Becoming Me

Prologue:

Kassidy Meltzin. She was my altar-ego. I literally had to ask if anyone else saw her walk through the doors at Bell High just to make sure it wasn’t my imagination again. It was like watching who I thought I was walk out of my imagination and through my high school. Obviously, as soon as I saw her, I wanted to be her friend. Everything about her was exactly what I wanted to be. She was edgy with her black choppy haircut,her ripped skinny jeans, neon purple shirt, and black and white checkered vans. Her eyes were the most beautiful blue I have ever seen...and although her eyes seemed dead; they just sucked you in like a whirlpool. And then there was me. Norah Calder...my plain brown hair, plain brown eyes, plain everything. I watched everyone stop and stare as Kassidy would walk by...not even all good stares. I just envied the fact that people cared about her one way or another. As she walked down the hallway it’s as if my eyes grew feet and followed her to the classroom. The classroom I was headed to, as well.

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I somehow found a seat by Kassidy and sat down. The spitting image of who I wanted to be was in the seat next to me. I felt like I had to say something...

“Hey.” I said as cool as I could.

“Hi.” She looked over at me and just stared, then turned her head back to the board. I felt like crap. Class hadn’t even started and my face repelled her to look away. She’d rather look at the white board than have a conversation with me.

“I’m Norah.” I tried again.

“I’m Kassidy.” She said as her gorgeous blue eyes searched my face for something interesting that they might’ve missed before. The exploration went terribly because she turned her head again.

“So...you’re new.”

“Are you assuming this?” She said turning back to face me.

“Well, yeah...I mean....I’ve never seen you. So, I guess I just...assumed...” I stuttered like an idiot.

“Never assume.” She said with a smirk. I didn’t know if I had said something wrong...maybe I just should’ve asked...

“Oh. Okay.” And I turned away, but I could feel her still staring at me with those intimidating eyes.

“...Well, aren’t you gonna ask why?” She said. Her blue eyes livened up. I was so confused.

“...Um. Okay, why?”

“Because...if you break down the word assume, it spells ‘ASS’ out of ‘U’ and ‘ME.’” she said with a smile as she wrote it down on her notebook and then showed me.

“...Oh. Ha. Yeah...I guess it does.”

“ But yeah, I’m new.” She said putting her notebook back in her backpack.

“Oh. Okay. That’s cool...where did you get that...assume thing? Ha, it’s clever.”

“Haha thanks. Just something stupid I figured out.”

“Oh.”

And so began our conversation about nothing...and yet it meant so much. Because this conversation would ignite an acquaintance-ship, which would turn into a friendship.

I began thinking of the possible outcomes...how Kassidy and I could become best friends, how much fun we could have...I stopped daydreaming just in time to hear Mr. Bisnett say “...And do NOT assume this is an easy class...”

Kassidy looked over at me and half smiled. We already had an inside joke...and I turned to her and smiled as I admired her face...The words that could’ve ruined my life ran across my mind. The words that changed my life. The ones that have made such an impact on who I am today...for better and worse. The words I never should’ve thought in the first place.

“I want to be Kassidy Meltzin”

a/n: tell me what you think...should I continue? Do you want to see where this is going?? Any kind of feedback is appreciated. Thanks :D