Chapter 1:
Bette’s house:
Bette was still sleeping, it was already 8 o’clock. She came home 3am, after partying with Alice, Shane and Papi the whole night. All 4 of them were close friends, but somehow Bette has always been closer to Papi. Both think it’s because they both come from the ghetto. The 4 of them do everything together; they go to clubs to parties. But basketball has always been their thing, every now and then they go shoot some hoops. The 4 of them were even on the school basketball team; Bette is the team captain of course. Papi and Shane are the town’s Lotharios, even though Bette is as hot as then she always preferred being in a relationships.

 

Bette is momentarily single. Alice is involved with Dana. Papi and Shane don’t do relationships. Even though the 4 of them are close friends, their group consists of more people: Dana, Carmen, Tina and Jenny. Jenny and Tina are the last editions of the group; they met Alice when they joined the school’s newspaper. Alice always went on good with Tina, but she always had doubts of Jenny’s intentions. Bette had met Dana on a camp her father sent her; it turned out Dana was really good at tennis. Bette introduced Dana to Alice after the camp one day and the 2 immediately hit it off. Bette and Papi always knew Carmen; she was a Latina who lived in the ghetto with them. So, in high school she bonded with the rest immediately. Secretly Shane always had a crush on Carmen.

 

Bette’s family consisted of her father Melvin Porter; her mother Isabel Porter; her big sister Katherine (Kit) Porter who is 24 years old and her little sister Emily Porter who is 8 years old. Bette is 16 years old. She loves her family to bits and pieces. Her father never approved of her sexuality, he decided to ignore it. Her mother and sisters didn’t care and loved her anyways.

 

“Bette!! You’re going to be late for school.” Bette’s mother Isabel yelled. Bette sat up on the Bette and saw Emily in the doorway, she was giggling.
“What are you giggling about?” Bette said this raising her brows.
“You’re going to be in so much trouble if you arrive late for school,” said Emily still laughing. Bette chuckled, ran to Emily and started tickling her. She was laughing so hard, “Stop….stop…stop.”
“Say sorry first,” said Bette continuing to tickle her.
“Okay sorry.” Bette put her down and Emily ran downstairs. 20 minutes later Bette went downstairs to eat some breakfast. She found Emily sitting eating her cereal, she went to her mother and gave her a kiss on the cheek. “Good morning mom.” Isabel gave her a stern look and said:”Bette…You’re late for school.” Bette let out a sign.
“I know, nut it doesn’t really matter. I’m a straight A student.”
“It does matter to your father, and to me.”
“Fine, I’ll start going earlier.”
“Thank you,” Isabel told her daughter and gave her a bowl of cereal. “Now eat up.” Bette smiled and started eating her cereal.