"Okay, so what period do you guys have English?" Melissa asked, taking a sip of her drink. "First." C.J. replied. "Same here " Valerie exclaimed, as she and C.J. gave each other high fives. "I have English second period." Melissa frowned. "At least you and I have Math 9 together." Valerie said, trying to make her friend feel better. "And let's not forget that the three of us have Geography and P.E. together, too." C.J. smiled, catching on to what Valerie was trying to do. "That's true." Melissa smiled. "That's very true." Raising her glass, Valerie said, "I would like to make a toast to a new year and our best friend, C.J." "Cheers." The three girls said in unison, clinking their Star-bucks drinks together." As the girls took sips of their drinks, C.J. could not help but smile. School had not even started yet and she already had a plethora of friends. Much to her excitement, she also had two new and genuine best friends. This truly made C.J. happy more than anything else.