I entered the chattered filled hallway of the dreadful building like any normal school day would begin. An entourage of my supposedly "friends" crowded around me, pretending to see how I was.

"Hey Scarlett" Amanda, my frenemy, greeted in her annoying high pitched voice. I put on my best fake-smile and nodded her way. I made my way past her, rolling my eyes, and walked over to my locker where my REAL friends were.

In case you're wondering, my name is Scarlett Cooper. And yes, I'm your typical popular high school girl. I'm seventeen and you're all thinking that my life is perfect, right? WRONG!
Sure enough, I have rich parents, the latest designer clothes and I walk around with a smile on my face. Don't let the smile fool you, my life is everything but perfect. Its all pretend. I pretend to be the happiest person in these hallways so people don't find out what a messed up home I come from.

There are 3 people I actually call my real friends. I'm pretty sure the rest only pretend to like me.

"Hey guys" my smile widens when I see them.
"Lettie" my friend Niall calls and gives me a hug.
"Oh my God! Scarr, you won't believe who's back in school" Cassidy shrieks excitedly.
"Who's back?" I ask nonchalantly, taking some books out my locker.
"Liam Payne" she winks at me and says his name in a sing-song voice.

I freeze, dropping the books that were once in my hands. That name still sends shivers down my spine.
Liam Payne. Typical bad boy, extremely gorgeous and compulsively arrogant.

*Flashback*

He throws me over his shoulder "Liam stop, where are you taking me?" I try to wiggle out of his grasp, hitting his back with my fists.

"Just relax, babe. Trust me?"
"Not even a bit"
He sets me down and motions for me to get in his car.

/skip car ride/

He comes to a stop, "We're here"
I look around acknowledging the place. I've been here before, its a racing track.
"Liam, this place is closed"
I had a bad feeling about this.
"That hasn't stopped me before" he smirks and continues driving until we come to a group of guys who look to be around Liam's age. And then it hits me "We're breaking in? Are you serious right now? We could get arrested"
"C'mon, stop being such a spoilt goody two-shoes and let's go, they're waiting for me. Or would you like me to carry you out myself?" he says a bit too harshly

I give him a death stare. The urge to redden his cheek with my palm was growing. But I restrained and ignored him.

"Sup Liam, who's your lady friend?" says the one who's starring at me from head to toe, licking his lips.
I feel uncomfortable being the only girl here. He puts an arm around me
"She's my girlfriend, Jared." he says sternly.
I'm completely taken aback. I almost choke on my own saliva. Girlfriend? We're not even friends.

"Let's get this show on the road shall we. £10 000, winner takes all. Get in your position."
Liam leaves me behind. I grab his arm, "You aren't leaving me alone with these guys are you? I'm coming with you"
He sighs "C'mon then"
We get to the car, he straps me up
"Just in case"
Just in case? Just in case he crashes and I fly through the windshield? Really? I'm terrified but part of me wants to do this.

A single gunshot. The race begins. Adrenaline takes over me and suddenly I'm screaming at Liam, motivating him to go faster.
We're almost there, almost at the finish line but someone glides into us. Its Jared.
What is he playing at?
He repeats the motion with his car and we're skid off the track and he finishes first
Liam slams the wheel with his fists, running his hands through his perfectly long-brown side swept hair.
"Liam, its okay. Calm down, its just a ra ---" I'm cut off by the sound of police sirens. All the cars that were once on the track we're driving away as if their life depended on it, trying to lose the cops. And here I sit, petrified of what might happen.

Will we get caught?
Will we get arrested?
I mentally slap myself for being so dramtic. 'Snap out of it, Scarlett!'

After an hour of what seems to be "hit and run" we finally manage to lose the cops. We both look at each other and burst into a fit a laughter. The laughter dies down, I unstrap my seat belt and leave the car.
I need some air.
I felt Liam brush my side. I turn to face him noticing that he is already staring at me intently.
"Why? Why did you bring me here?"
He looks at me, in a swift motion, he grabs the sides of my face and crashes his lips on mine. Shivers run down my spine. I feel the hairs rising at the back of my neck. His lips were demanding. The kiss was intense and when he parted my lips with his tongue, I thought there was no air to breathe anymore. His tongue played with mine skillfully. I have never been kissed like this before. I have never felt like this before.
Both of us gasping for air, he leans in and whispers into my ear in a seductive voice "Because I like you"

*End flashback*

I smile at the bittersweet memory that is still fresh in my head. That was the last time I've seen him, the last I got to be with him, well, the only time I've got to be with him after he got sent to juvy.

"Hello, scarr, are you listening?" She snaps me out of my daze and continues "Niall tells me he got released from Juvy yesterday, I think he's pretty brave coming to school so suddenly"
"Great" I say, trying to sound as uninterested as I can but I'm actually dying to see him. See, my friends know how big of a crush I have on him, but they have no knowledge of the race-track incident.
Rochelle walks over. "Hey, did you guys hear, HE'S back" she say, rolling her eyes.
"Can everybody shut the ---" I was cut off by a very distracting sound of burning tires.

Its him. He's here.