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that’s as far as I’ll budge. Now go,” she finished the discussion and went back to putting away the dishes.
                  “Alice, are you nervous for tomorrow?” My mom was the only person to ever call me Alice.
                  “What do you think, Marsha?” My dad came over and wrapped his arms around her waist.
                  “Yeah, Mom, of course I’m nervous,” I tried to avoid eye contact because my nerves were really starting to sink in.
                  “You’ll be fine, sweetheart. You’ll fit right in.” She squeezed my hand.
                  “Thanks. Well, I’m going to call it a night. I love you.” I kissed my parents cheeks and headed upstairs to get ready for bed.
                  You know something awesome about this house is that there are two master bedrooms and I got one. So that means I get an entire bathroom all to myself. I got ready for bed and laid out my outfit for tomorrow. Then I grabbed my book and snuggled into bed with my phone sitting on my night stand. I set the alarm just in case I fell asleep reading and started in on my book.
    I’m glad I set the alarm because before I knew it, it was going off at 6 in the morning and my ass was dragging.
                  I crawled out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom for a shower. I dried my hair, straightened it, put my makeup on and then got dressed. I put on a medium-length, white-laced skirt, a light blue cotton tank, a brown skinny belt around the waist and then a pleather black ¾-sleeved jacket. For shoes I decided on my black wedges. I looked in the mirror and questioned if the outfit was the right choice. But I was running out of time so I was stuck with it now. I went downstairs. Justin and Marlie would be coming in about 15 minutes, so I sat down while the rest of my family hustled and bustled around. My dad set two pancakes on my plate and gave me a glass milk.
                  “Happy first day of school, kiddo. Have fun today.” He kissed my forehead.
                  “Thanks, Dad,” I blushed a little.
                  “Oh, Alice Burns, you look stunning,” my mom came walking in all dressed and ready for the day carrying a pair of Dillon’s sneakers.
                  “Thanks, Mom.” I quickly ate my breakfast and before I knew it, I heard Justin honk in my driveway.
                  “That’s my ride. See you all later. Good luck today, twerp.” I lightly punched Dillon’s arm.
                  “Thanks, you too.” He looked a little nervous for today. I grabbed my bag by the door and headed out to Justin’s car.
                  “Dang! Look what the cat dragged in.” Marlie whistled as I hopped in the back seat.
                  “It’s not too much, is it?” I felt uncomfortable.
                  “Are you kidding? No. I’m dressed up too.” She smiled.
                  “Don’t worry, Ali. Everyone dresses up at our school, and almost every day, too,” Justin concurred.
                  “You’ll fit right in,” Marlie turned back around.
                  Everyone was saying how I’d fit in. But what if I didn’t want to fit in?

Two
                  I walked through the doors of the high school and my stomach wound tight. There were so many kids and teachers running around getting ready for the assembly. I looked around a little for Carter or Jake but didn’t find them. One moment I was standing next to Marlie and Justin and the next they lost me or I lost them. Somehow I managed to find my table with a planner and some paperwork for my parents and then I headed into the gym where everyone was sitting. I looked around for Marlie and didn’t see her from the hundreds of people already sitting down. So I took a seat by a girl who seemed nice