Outside the Lines

I'm Lauren Haley Stewart...

I would not classify myself as perfect. Apparently everyone at Poway High thinks I am. They think because I'm "pretty" and "popular" and keep up with my grades... makes me perfect. I have blue/green eyes and long blonde hair. They think I have perfect skin, but I live in California... how can I not get a tan? I'm also a cheerleader. The head cheerleader actually. My parents are doctors, so I HAVE to get straight A's in school. Since my parents are "rich", the students think I have everything in life perfect. Well I don't. My parents are divorced. I only go down to Los Angeles to visit my dad on the weekends. My mom always has to work, so she never has time for me. Nobody knows that I play guitar. I picked up the hobby while my parents were arguing over the summer into highschool. They divorced right before school started. Nobody knows that I secretly hate my group of "popular" friends, and my stuck up boyfriend Justin. Nobody knows that I struggle with school work. Without my secret tutor, the smartest person in every class, Serena, I wouldn't be able to get the A's I need to. Nobody knows I struggle with my parents. Nobody knows... I cry at night. Except for Zach. Zachary Porter. I never realized he was in all of my classes. I'd seen him in the halls before. He usually sat in the back of the class, I think writing in a notebook. Even when we weren't taking notes, he'd still be scribbling. I've noticed him in the corner of my eye. My "friends" would never expect this of me. One day, I just said to myself, "Screw it". I wanted to see what was outside of my boundaries. I wanted to talk to Zach for the first time. I wanted to step outside of the lines.

The question is, what will I find? ...

~Some chapters written in diary format~