• Valarie Wilding woke up from bed with as jolt. Her heart thumped wildly. It's the same dream again. She thought. This wasn't the first time she had it. Valarie walked towards the bathroom for a quick shower before she got changed for school.

    Every morning, approximately 7a.m, there would be a girl carrying her typical black and gold handbag. She had bangs as fringe and her layered hair would be tied up in her ponytail. She was just like any other typical girl you would see on the streets. She wasn't a rich girl nor a pretty girl. You might just miss her if you didn't look carefully enough. Books are the most precious things to her. Whether if it's a sunny or rainy day, she would definitely be holding a book in her hand. She would be so engrossed in reading that she wouldn't even notice what happen in her surroundings,sometimes even missing the bus.That girl was soft-spoken and barely sociable.
    Her name is Valarie.

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    "Hey Val! What'd you do during the school holidays.." Jaime Macpherson exclaimed when she saw Valarie, and then she rattled on and on. Jaime and Valarie were best friends since they were 13. Together, they would believe that Santa would come every christmas.Jaime was everything Valarie was not. She has high self-esteem and she was always exuding with confidence. She was the fun and loving type of girl that you can never expect from Valarie. Jaime was a pretty and charismatic girl. They had totally different personalities. Sometimes, Valarie wondered how did such a lovable girl like Jaime become a best friend of hers.

    Together with Ashley and Whitney,the clique went towards the football field. Most of the popular and hottest guys in school were found there. Her friends would always drag Valarie to the field, just to sit and talk. They would look at the guys from afar and comment about them. Valarie would always be the one engross with her book while the rest chat. Even though, occassionally she wouldn't join them in their conversations, she didn't feel left out.
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    One game of football had just ended.Nick Conley, together with one of his best buddy Ryan Gaskell walked on the field. Being the star-player of the football team, many girls in the school admired him. He was handsome and was everything a girl wished for.
    "Dude, She's there." Ryan nudged Nick gently with his elbow. Nick brushed his brown sushine hair and turned towards where the clique was sitting.
    "I just don't understand why you would be interested in her. She doesn't seem noticeable at all." Ryan turned towards where Nick was looking at and said casually.
    "Shut up, you wouldn't understand.. Don't you find that she's mysterious and sort of make people curious about her..?" Nick replied, in a trance.

    "Hey, you girls look! They're looking towards our direction.." Jaime chuckled excitedly as she was talking to the girls. All of them knew how much Jaime like this guy. Valarie shook her head and smiled gently.
    "That's Jaime.." She looked up and looked towards the guys' direction. She could see Nick smiling towards their direction the moment she looked up.after a moment, her head sank down into her book again.
    Beep It was Valarie's cell. "I wanna see you, same place.", the text message reads. I should probably just break it down to him one day., Valarie thought to herself.

    The bell rang and every one went back to their respective classes. Valarie wasn't listening to the teacher's lectures though. Her mind was out thinking about other stuffs. It wasn't the first time. Suddenly, she saw at the corner of her eye books being placed on the table next to her. Valarie turned around, it was Nick.
    "Hey, do you mind if I sit here..?" Nick asked politely and gave a friendly smile. "There isn't anywhere else.."
    Valarie returned his smile and replied quietly. "Yeah, sure.."
    Jaime turned towards Valarie's direction,asking her to look at her cell. Valarie looked at her cell, one text message.
    GOD,Valarie! He's siting right beside you!.
    Valarie replied, Chill, Jaime. I can actually exchange seats with you if you want... To Valarie, it wasn't really that big of a deal.
    Aww..That's so nice of you. But i think its alright. TTYL!. Jaime texted her again.
    "Valaire, Valarie.."Valarie was just deep in her thoughts so much so that she didn't even realise that the teacher,Miss Anya was asking for her.Just then, she heard a bang on her table.
    "Valarie!" Miss Anya exclaimed.Valarie was startled. For a moment, she thought she was in trouble. "Are you feeling okay..?"
    Valarie composed herself. "Oh, um, y-yes..Miss Anya." She even gave her a smile for assurance.After Miss Anya walked off, Nick turned over to Valarie and ask her if she was alright in a concerned tone. Valarie merely replied. "Yeah, I'm fine.."

    Valarie went missing in action straight after school and jaime and clique were looking all over for her in the school compound but she was nowhere to be found. She was uncontactable.




    [Author's reflection: Though the prolougue may be a bit typical. Those that you can find in movies or teen romance novels.There's more to it in time to come. By then, i shall reveal who really is that girl that Nick likes. I don't know why i have the urge to write such story but it really expresses how i feel after reading books since this year. I am impressed by these books and want to try one story on my own. Sorry if my english isn't good enough. Hope you guys will like it. Please comment, i really need it so that i can improve on it..Thanks! ]