The 6th HUPE in Storyland competition Ranking

Our story begins in the halls of Silver Creek High School. It's the first day after the summer break, but for Layla and her best friend Mia, it's the fist day of freshman year in high school. Layla is fourteen, but she turns fifteen next month. As for Mia, she is alredy fifteen and can't wait to turn sixteen. Layla and mia are like moon and sun, complete opposites. Layla is shy and quiet, and rarely makes new friends, unlike Mia , who is loud, always excited about everything and is friends with everyone. Layla watches around. There are people everywhere and everyone is talking. She turns around to look at Mia, but Mia is alredy talking to the popular girls. Layla tries to talk to Mia, but the bell signals the beggining of the first period. "See you at lunch, Layla!" Mia yells, but layla doesn't answer, she just waves, smiles and enters the biology class. In Biology class Miss Williams is checking who is present and who is not. Almost the whole class says "here", but as Laylas turn approaches, she panicks. She thinks, "What if I say something wrong?" or "What if I forget my name?" and she zones out drowning in her thoughts. Miss Williams says, "Layla Jones." but nobody answers, "Layla Jones." she repeats now louder. "Layla Jones!" she yells this time and Layla finally answers, "Here, miss". Layla covers her face with her hair in embarassment as the whole class giggles. It was realls not the best start of her freshman year. The class is finally over. For Layla it felt like days; she couldn't wait to see Mia at lunch. Layla packs her bag as soon as possible, but as she enters into the cafateria, she just stands there, trying to process what she is seeing. Mia is sitting with the popular girls at the table ;it looks like she is having the time of her life . While Layla is standing there one of the girls at the table gives her a mean look and rolls her eyes. In the meantime, a group of alternative-looking girls saw Layla. One of them taps her shoulder ans says "Hey, don't be sad, it happened to us all. Come sit with us, I'm pretty sure we are in the same Biology class." Layla looks away as she remembers how embarrassed herrself during attendance, "Yeah, I think we are, but can you tell me your name again, i kind of forgot." the girl gently smiles at her "I am Lucy Smith, I sit behind you in Biology class.". Layla looks at Lucy, "Oh yeah i remember you, you always answer every question.". As they all sit down and take out their lunch boxes, Lucy says "Let me introduce you to the team. This is Eve she is really good at drawing, and this is Olivia, probably the one with most crushes. Welcome to the team Layla.". Layla looks at the girls in scock; she has never been acepted so fast. Sudendly, the bell rings. "Wanna hang out after school?" Eve asks. "You bet I want!", Lucy answers. Layla usually tries to avoid social plans, but this time she feels like she can trust them, like she belongs there. "I can come too.", Layla adds after a loot of thinking. "If everyone is coming the i will come too!" Olvivia says. As they all exit the school, Mia unexpextedly appears next to Layla and asks, "Are you really gonna hang out with those losers?!? I guess you belong there since you are one yourself." Layla looks down she feels how her heart gets shattered into million peices. She feels tears going down her face, but she tries to hide them. "Typical for a loser! Why are you so emotional about everyth..." Mia tries to finish her sentence, but Lucy pushes her "People like you disgust me! She has been your friend for years and after you spent one day with those spoiled brats, you immediately turn against her?! She didn't even do anything to you!": Layla looks at Lucy in shock. She has never excpected a girl she met a few hours ago to side with her. Mia looks more shocked than Layla herself. "Ugh whatever, bye losers!": She tries to look confident, but is more emmbarassed. "Thank you.", Layla finally says. "Oh, come on thats what real friends do. Now where do you want to go?" Eve yells " I know lets go to McDonald's!" Layla smiles shyly and says, "Yeah, but I am kind of low on cash, so I thinkk you should go without me." Olivia starts laughing, "Girl, that's what friends are for, we can pay for you!" They go to dinner and Eve draws a portrait of that, and Layla plans to keep it on her wall of her room forever. When Layla comes home, her dad slaps her for being two minutes late and then yells "You spoiled brat, how disrespectful you are! Why can't you be more like Mia?!". Those words hit harder than any knife ever could. she felt betrayed by her own family, asking her to be someone she is not. To make things worse, her mom adds, "You dumb spoiled brat!". Instead of staying quiet like usual, this time Layla talks back "Funny how im the ungrateful brat here." she says and slams the door of her room. But this time the words her parents said to her didn't hurt that much she didn't get it, why didn't they hurt. It was like there is still some hapiness in her heart, then she realises its all because of her friends, hard times are better when you have someone to cheer you up. She goes to sleep thinking how one day changed her life completley.

Our story begins in the halls of Silver Creek High School. It's the first day after the summer break, but for Layla and her best friend Mia, it's the fist day of freshman year in high school. Layla is fourteen, but she turns fifteen next month. As for Mia, she is alredy fifteen and can't wait to turn sixteen. Layla and mia are like moon and sun, complete opposites. Layla is shy and quiet, and rarely makes new friends, unlike Mia , who is loud, always excited about everything and is friends with everyone. Layla watches around. There are people everywhere and everyone is talking. She turns around to look at Mia, but Mia is alredy talking to the popular girls. Layla tries to talk to Mia, but the bell signals the beggining of the first period. "See you at lunch, Layla!" Mia yells, but layla doesn't answer, she just waves, smiles and enters the biology class. In Biology class Miss Williams is checking who is present and who is not. Almost the whole class says "here", but as Laylas turn approaches, she panicks. She thinks, "What if I say something wrong?" or "What if I forget my name?" and she zones out drowning in her thoughts. Miss Williams says, "Layla Jones." but nobody answers, "Layla Jones." she repeats now louder. "Layla Jones!" she yells this time and Layla finally answers, "Here, miss". Layla covers her face with her hair in embarassment as the whole class giggles. It was realls not the best start of her freshman year. The class is finally over. For Layla it felt like days; she couldn't wait to see Mia at lunch. Layla packs her bag as soon as possible, but as she enters into the cafateria, she just stands there, trying to process what she is seeing. Mia is sitting with the popular girls at the table ;it looks like she is having the time of her life . While Layla is standing there one of the girls at the table gives her a mean look and rolls her eyes. In the meantime, a group of alternative-looking girls saw Layla. One of them taps her shoulder ans says "Hey, don't be sad, it happened to us all. Come sit with us, I'm pretty sure we are in the same Biology class." Layla looks away as she remembers how embarrassed herrself during attendance, "Yeah, I think we are, but can you tell me your name again, i kind of forgot." the girl gently smiles at her "I am Lucy Smith, I sit behind you in Biology class.". Layla looks at Lucy, "Oh yeah i remember you, you always answer every question.". As they all sit down and take out their lunch boxes, Lucy says "Let me introduce you to the team. This is Eve she is really good at drawing, and this is Olivia, probably the one with most crushes. Welcome to the team Layla.". Layla looks at the girls in scock; she has never been acepted so fast. Sudendly, the bell rings. "Wanna hang out after school?" Eve asks. "You bet I want!", Lucy answers. Layla usually tries to avoid social plans, but this time she feels like she can trust them, like she belongs there. "I can come too.", Layla adds after a loot of thinking. "If everyone is coming the i will come too!" Olvivia says. As they all exit the school, Mia unexpextedly appears next to Layla and asks, "Are you really gonna hang out with those losers?!? I guess you belong there since you are one yourself." Layla looks down she feels how her heart gets shattered into million peices. She feels tears going down her face, but she tries to hide them. "Typical for a loser! Why are you so emotional about everyth..." Mia tries to finish her sentence, but Lucy pushes her "People like you disgust me! She has been your friend for years and after you spent one day with those spoiled brats, you immediately turn against her?! She didn't even do anything to you!": Layla looks at Lucy in shock. She has never excpected a girl she met a few hours ago to side with her. Mia looks more shocked than Layla herself. "Ugh whatever, bye losers!": She tries to look confident, but is more emmbarassed. "Thank you.", Layla finally says. "Oh, come on thats what real friends do. Now where do you want to go?" Eve yells " I know lets go to McDonald's!" Layla smiles shyly and says, "Yeah, but I am kind of low on cash, so I thinkk you should go without me." Olivia starts laughing, "Girl, that's what friends are for, we can pay for you!" They go to dinner and Eve draws a portrait of that, and Layla plans to keep it on her wall of her room forever. When Layla comes home, her dad slaps her for being two minutes late and then yells "You spoiled brat, how disrespectful you are! Why can't you be more like Mia?!". Those words hit harder than any knife ever could. she felt betrayed by her own family, asking her to be someone she is not. To make things worse, her mom adds, "You dumb spoiled brat!". Instead of staying quiet like usual, this time Layla talks back "Funny how im the ungrateful brat here." she says and slams the door of her room. But this time the words her parents said to her didn't hurt that much she didn't get it, why didn't they hurt. It was like there is still some hapiness in her heart, then she realises its all because of her friends, hard times are better when you have someone to cheer you up. She goes to sleep thinking how one day changed her life completley.