A new school year! I can't wait! I get the same teacher as last year and I'm even in the same class as Ally and Ashely, my best friends. 7th grade has to be great! Anyway, my name is Cat Mane. I am mostly energetic and very forgiving. I play volleyball, act, and sing. I get good grades and have a talkative personality. But even though I have friends that are popular, doesn't mean I am. I have friends but I usually am left out of everything. Last year I had to go to counseling because I am one of those people that is greatly affected by loneliness. If I get to lonely and sad I have mental problems. I am happy one minute then I am sad the next. That's just my life.

I run as fast as I can. I have to get pictures taken with my siblings for the first sday.

"Come on Margaret, go next to Will!" my mom yells at my youngest sister.

"Mom, hurry up! We are going to miss the bus!" I yell back at her.

"Just give me a good picture and then you can go." My mom takes a picture. My sister Marie ruins it. "Marie! I just want one good picture!" My mom takes another one. "Good enough." Than we heard the bus come.

"Bye Mom! Love ya!" I yell as I hurry out the door. I get on the bus and say hi to our bus driver. Then I go to the second to last seat at the back of the bus. I can since I'm a seventh grader. I look over I see my neighbor Matt get on the last seat. I debate whether to say hi. He always seems so quiet nowadays. I remember third grade when he was in fourth and we were in a feud.

"Hah! I'm in the seat behind you. That means I'm more important!" I bragged.

"I'm in fourth grade so I should be behind you THIRD GRADER!" Matt retorted.

"That doesn't mean anything!" I yelled.

"Cat, the older you are the farther back you can sit! I'm older so I should sit behind you!"

"Sorry, but this is MY assigned seat not yours. So SCREW YOU!"

I smile at the memory. We both were very hot-headed. I sit down and decide not to say hi. I'll say hi later when he's more talkative. I can't wait for school! "Haters gonna hate!" That is going to be my motto this year. A few minutes later we arrived at school.