Writing Stories Assignment

I've never really been one to sit down and make up stories so I don't have much practice.  I love to paint and enjoy the expressions you create through actions that you can portray rather than writing down words but I took a shot at this assignment so hopefully it's somewhat entertaining. :)

A Betrayal

High school is hard. Everyone who’s been there knows it.  But somehow it always seems like it’s easier for those popular kids.  You all know who I’m talking about.  At Bozeman High School, there is a senior named Lacey who is absolutely beautiful.  She is head cheerleader and dating Aaron, the quarterback on the football team.  Life seemed like it was so perfect for both of them and everyone envied their love.  During the first week of September a girl named Rayna started attending Bozeman High.  She was a transfer from Big Sky High School in Missoula.  Since she was new to the school she didn’t know very many people, but on her first day she was told about how Lacey was the most popular girl in school and everyone wanted to be friends with her.  Rayna ended up having Biology and History with Lacey so she started sitting by Lacey hoping to get on her good graces.  Over the next few weeks they ended up being extremely good friends and Rayna started to become popular as well.  She really liked her new school because many people would talk to her and invite her to parties on the weekend.  At Rayna’s old school, she had a few friends, but she had never experienced actually being popular like she was at Bozeman High School.  Her parents started to notice that her school work was slacking because she was out late with her new friends all the time instead of doing her homework.  They tried to encourage her to spend more time with her studies but she was too excited that everyone liked her. 

State football was coming up, and the Hawks were going to Helena to play the Bruins in the state championship game.  Lacey and Rayna were planning on riding there together with a bunch of their friends and they were very excited.  Lacey’s aunt lived in Helena so all of the girls were going to stay the night at her house so they didn’t have to leave the game early to drive back home.  When they got to the game Lacey disappeared after the first quarter and Rayna began to worry.  She asked a few people if they’d seen her but no one had.  Rayna decided to go looking for her to make sure that she was okay and found her in the dark parking lot outback.   She started to walk up to her but noticed that she was talking to someone that she didn’t recognize.  Lacey threw her arms around the guy and kissed him on the cheek without letting go.  This seemed like an intimate moment for the two and Rayna was shocked with what she saw.  Why would Lacey be cheating on Aaron?  They were both so perfect together.  She wasn’t sure what to think so she went back into the game to join her other friends and continued enjoying the night. 

When they all got home the next day, Rayna couldn’t stop thinking about what she’d seen.  She had gotten to know Aaron very well since she was Lacey’s best friend, and really respected him.  Aaron didn’t deserve to be cheated on so Rayna decided to call him and tell him what she had seen.  He was completely devastated and hung up the phone right after Rayna had told him the news.  That night Rayna stayed at home with her family and worried what would happen at school the next week.  On Monday she woke up late and was running late so she missed the first period of class.  Second period was Biology.  She always sat with Lacey so she was figured she’d act normal and do the same.  When she walked in the class, another girl was sitting with Lacey and neither one of them would even look at Rayna.  She knew they were mad at her and later found out that Aaron and dumped Lacey.  None of their usual friend group would talk to Rayna so she ate lunch by herself and went to all of her classes alone.  This continued for the rest of the week.  Friday was homecoming and all of the girls were planning on meeting up at Lacey’s house to get ready together.  Rayna already had her dress so she decided to show up hoping to apologize to Lacey and explain why she had told Aaron.  When she got to the house Lacey opened the door but left the screen door shut so that Rayna couldn’t get in.  Rayna tried to apologize that she had hurt her and that she hoped they could move past it and still be friends.  Lacey said that Rayna had seen her with her cousin Jared and that his girlfriend died in a car accident and he didn’t want to make a seen at the game so that’s why they were outside by themselves for so long.  Aaron didn’t believe Lacey and wasn’t planning on dating her again.  Rayna felt awful for her mistake but Lacey turned their friends against her and she was once again the outcast in high school.