Don't believe what you THINK you know.

==Chapter One - Repeated lies.==
"Teagan!" my ever-so-innocent stepmother calls from the kitchen. "Coming!" I reply. She can be pretty mean, but she cooks surprisingly decent. The warm smell of home-made oatmeal and cinnamon, along with some hot chocolate greets me as I slip on my chocolate-brown fur boots. It used to be perfect - my life, that is. Until the day came that my parents were in dept, although hardly had any money to pay it back. Because of this, my father, who was wealthy yet greedy left my poor, ill mother on the streets, taking me to meet his wife which he turned out to be with instead of my mom. I couldn't understand any of this, considering I was only 10 at the time, but now I notice why he took me at such a young age. The thing I'm still puzzled about is why he would leave my 3-year-old brother to live in tragedy and disgust. I, although do not express it, despise my father - stronger than anything in my life.
"Clean the dishes, wipe down the cupboards, and light the fireplace when you're finished." says Thena. "Yes ma'am.." I say, with a sort of moan that follows. My father suddenly comes in, and kisses my forehead, leaving me with the smell of overpowering cologne, which he says Thena "enjoys". "Hey father," I manage to croak out, secretly coughing under the fleece scarf covering my thin, warm lips. "Teagan, ready for school?" he asks, and I mutter "no" under my breath. "Huh?" my dad wonders, and I just reply with a "Yeah, I guess". The only reason I want to be there is for my friends and all, but most importantly, Mason Ceggs. Most hottest and popular guy in this whole town, head of the football team, and did I mention his good looks? I mean, his hazel eyes that sparkle when in contact, freckles - exactly like mine - that dot across his sun-kissed skin. And his lips..SLAM! My eyes snap up when Athena bangs the table and lectures me for not doing the morning chores yet. Oops. Too much day-dreaming?
Walking to class, I look at an interesting poster on the school wall when BAM! I crash into somebody. Both of us falling on the floor, they get up first and come over to help me gather my books. "I'm so sorry! It's my fault, I should've been looking where I was going instead of admiring your beaut-" looking up, I notice it's him. Mason. "Umm, no, its my fault." I say quickly and then hurriedly pick up the books before turning around to hide my flushed face. "Hey..you're Teagan, right? I just did that to stop by and say hey, I didn't think we'd collide that hard. I apologize." he says, the hotness of my cheeks rising, before I realize it, I'm smiling.