Changed by Lilly Hinz (books for students to read .TXT) 📕

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I woke up this Friday morning never knowing I was going to give up life as I knew it. I went to school and did the usual. Went to classes had lunch with my friends went to classes, rode the bus home. Thats it. Its what I do every day. I was so bored I decided to change it up that day, I skipped the bus and walked around town.


This was probably one of the most irresponsible things I've ever done. I walked into the candy store and bought some red vines with my money from mowing lawns. i walked out and started walking down the street again. i stopped at the costume shop to have a look around. i stopped at a Hannah Montannah costume. I thought about her show and how everyone never connect the lines to her being Miley. Its a wonder how ignorent people can be. Like with Josh, my best friend. I have been giving him hints for the past 6 years that i like him. He doesn't catch on, obviosly. I twirled my blond hair around my finger. It didn't really fit me. I should have been born a brunette, my skin is to dark and it makes me look a little freaky, oh well. i walked back out of the store after buying some super cute red feather earings. I'd never normally wear them, there too....I don't know they stand out, and I don't. Quite frankly I'm sick of it. I wish I could just start over. I got a smile on my face as the best idea I've ever had popped into my mind. start over....thats exactly what I'll do. I pulled out my cell and told my parents to come pick me up.


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"Riley are you sure you want this?" My mom asked me as I told her I was done being....well me. Both my parents showed concern that there little girl wanted to become a more "out there" teen. I told them I was going to do this either way. I was going to become a new person. I new the plan....constant hair dyings, and change into my alter ego. My parent came to agreement with me about a half hour ago after hours of tears and heartfelt explaining. I went to school for the rest of the year as myself.


At the hair salon no one new me, my mom had always cut my hair which was now almost butt length. I sat in the chair and told the stylist I wanted my hair to be a deep exotic brown. After coloring was done I told her I still wanted my hair long but I wanted it to be layered and wavy. She did exactly what I wanted. She gave me a root touch up kit that would get me through the school year. After looking at my new hair that made me look so different she did my makeup for the first time in my life. When she turned me around I no longer had my face I was becoming something different. I went shopping next and picked out everything I thought was gorgeous and tried it on. I found that I had a nice body, and after years of hiding it behind baggy tshirts and jeans it showed off. I changed in the mall bathroom after all my purchases I would need for the next two monthes. I looked in the full body mirror. My eyes opened wide as I looked into the eyes of a stranger. A very hot stranger. My skinny jeans clung to my legs and hips in all the right ways.The leather jacket and hot pink tank I wore gave me soft of a sweet bad girl look, I liked it. I walked out of the bathroom with my practiced walk. I had trained for monthes walking in heals and was struting my new hot pink pumps. I couldn't help but notice a couple guys glance at me and smile I'd smile back and ocasionally wink. I think I could get used to this.


This is it. First day of school. First impressions are everything right? I'm wearing my red short shorts and a red tank under a black v neck. I had on my red two inch heals. My body was bronzed and my face was accented with the perfects amounts of make up. My green eyes popped, I neve new hor far eyeliner could take you.
This summer I also used my savings to get a new car. It's a red 52 rambler, my dream car. I drove up to the school. Everyone stands outside in the mornings and I parked in the front row, really just so I could like stick my legs out like in the movies you know what i'm talking about right. Everyone was already looking cause of my hot car. I stuck out one leg and the other (beilieve me I totally practiced this.) I glided out, while swinging my bag oout with me. Josh was walking past me then and he did a double take. He creased his eyebrows and tilted his head. I smiled my new whitened teeth.
"Hey!" I said.
"Hi." he said giving me a questioning look. I smiled even bigger. He furrowed his eyes even more. He shook his head. I raized my left eyebrow like I always did and his jaw dropped.
"HOLEY SHIT, Riley is that you!!?"
"pft! no I'm George Busch, yes it's me. Now close your mouth, you're going to swallow a fly." I said as I walked oast him and tipped his bottom jaw up. I was about five feet in front of him and he jogged to get in pace with me.
"What the hell happened!" he said, eyes looking me up and down."
"Change happened." I said shrugging my shoulders. we reached the concrete and I turned around to look at him.
"Yeah I can see that." he said "Shit, you've sure been hiding away haven't you?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" I said getting a little agravated with him, he didn't even say i looked good or anything.
"It means that my best friend is friggin hot, and now I'm never ganna' see her anymore, because she's gonna have a date every night. I smiled.
"Don't worry, I'll keep Wednesday afternoons open for you."
He smirked and rolled his eyes. "appreciated"
We laughed and Jeremy Flight, our school's football captain, came over.
"Welcome to Breakwater highschool."
"Sorry Jeremy, but I'm pretty sure I've been welcome here for a while now."
Jeremy tilted his head and gave me a questioning look.
"I'm pretty sure I would remember you if you went to school here."
"Maybe if you would have opened your eyes a little more, you'd see whats right in front of you." His eyes were wide since I had spoken to him like a little child.
"There you go, perfect!" I said and patted his face. I turned and hugged Josh, knowing Jeremy was still behind me.
"I missed you sooooooo much this summer Joshi." Knowing Jeremy would be embarassed, Josh hugged me back.
"I missed you too!" he said into my hair. We held onto each other for a few more seconds until the bell rang. Josh put his arm around my shoulders.
"rhylz, what have you gotten us into?"+
"Us, I got into this all on my own." I said looking at him. he twisted to of his fingers together.
"We're like this, If one of us goes down..."
"Or UP!" I butted in.
"Then we do it together." he said. we laughed and I kissed him on the cheek, It sent chills through my body, his skin was soft and warm.
He smiled, "what was that for?" He stopped and I stared walking backwards.
"That was for being my friend, no matter who I am." I then turned around and hurried to my first class.

It's lunch now and being the "new girl", everyone wants to sit by me. My table was full except for the one seat on my right that I was saving. I kept looking around the lunchroom till I saw Josh. I waved to him and he stooped midstride when he saw everyone at the table. I put a hand on my hip and motioned him forward with a finger. Reluctantly he walked to the table. He sat down next to me. We were really close together because our table had never been this full before. All the girls at the table kept on yapping their heads off ocasionally asking me a question.
Halfway through lunch, I noticed Joshi was staring at me.
"What?" I asked. He glanced back down at his food.
I slapped his arm playfully. "Dude I asked you a question, you know." He mumbled something I couldn't understand.
"really Joshi, I swear you have a sock in your mouth, cuz I couldn't hear a word you just said. I swear if you keep it up, no more kisses for you." I said as I nibbled on a french fry. He mumbled a little louder this time, but I still couldn't hear what he was saying. I cupped his face in my hands and put my forehead on his as I looked him in the eyes.
"I whispered to him this time since we were so close, but the sarcasm was still there.
"Speak louder boy! With you around I'm gonna need a hearing aid." I patted his cheecks and turned back to my food. i grabbed a french fry, and turned back to josh. I crossed my legs and smirked.
"Well, I'm waiting." I took a bite out of my fry.
"I can't beleive your taking this so seriously."
"I'm not, i'm just curious." I said grabbing yet another fry.
"Fine, It's just really weird, you know....you look....you know....different."
"And by different you mean....."
"Like good, different"
"How good?" He gave me the look like, (your really gonna make me say it.) I smiled and raized my eyebrow. he huffed and threw his head back and stared at the ceiling.
"Like really good." He mumbled, but I could still hear it, and wanted to again.
"Ahem, excuse me what did you say?" I said cupping my ear and leaning into him. He turned towards me.
"Don't make me say it again, we're friends, it's weird, I look at you a little differently now. it's gonna take some getting used to." I widened my eyes sarcastically, "Omg! do I actually look female now, why didn't anyone tell me!?" He looked at me with a pained expression, "Rhylz, really ok your hot, happy now?" The bell rang and I grabbed my last french fry, as I got up from the table.
I wiggled my eyebrows and looked over my shoulder and smiled. "yup!" and I walked away.

Me and Joshi had our last hour together and we sat next to each other along with ten other people who were now comming up to me and calling me babe, buddy, hot stuff, bestie, BFF, and funny thing, I honestly dont think they new who i was before. Me and Josh were walking to class after we went to our lockers and I stumbled and dropped all of my stuff, Like 5 guys came and helped me and walked with me to my class. Josh had forgotten something in his locker, I must have been slow because he made it there before me and saved me a seat. He was staring at me again with a frustraited look on his face, he couldnt tell I could