Read The Rock Star Trilogy 01 - Jaded for Free Online

They're the same color of green as Stephan's. The girl is kind of beautiful.
    “ See you inside,” Ethan blushes, then with his head down, he walks off in the opposite direction.
    “ Hi, I'm Mona,” she introduces herself to me. “Do you want to eat lunch with me and my friends today?”
    “ I don't know,” I hesitate. “I usually eat with Ethan.”
    She rolls her eyes. “Come on, you're Scarlett Ryan. Why are you hanging out with him ?”
    “ Scarlett!” Stephan comes up, and puts his arm around my shoulder.
    “ Ewe,” Mona says, then turns around and walks the other way.
    “ What's her problem?” I ask him.
    “ I don't know, and I don't care.” He says. I start to walk towards to cafeteria, but he stops me. “Let's ditch.”
    I roll my eyes. “It's my third day here, Stephan. And might I remind you, I'm 19 and still haven't graduated high school. I'm here to learn.”
    He tries to look sad. “Fine. Go hang out with my dorky stepbrother, and I will see you after school. Remember, you promised to give me a private concert tonight.”
    I half wave. “Later.”
    As I walk through the cafeteria, I ignore everybody who tries to talk to me, and sit beside Ethan. I don't even care if everybody thinks I am being a bitch. I am not in the mood to put up with fake people, and I am quickly figuring out, high school is almost as bad as Hollywood.
    Ethan looks sad, but smiles when I sit at the table across from him. He almost looks surprised that I am sitting here.
    “ What's wrong?” I ask.
    He shakes his head. “It's nothing. I just... hate small towns sometimes.”
    “ Trust me when I say it's not any different in a big city, just less people to hate you here,” I shrug. “Does this have anything to do with that cheerleader?”
    “ Mona,” he reminds me her name. I really don't care. “You know, I've known her since kindergarten. We were friends up until two years ago. After my dad married Stephan's mom, she quit talking to me.”
    “ Wow, what a bitch,” I say. “Why would you want somebody like her to talk to you anyway?”
    He doesn't reply. He just hangs his head, and looks at his food. Where was the confident guy I met on the first day of school? And then, I realize...
    “ You like her.”
    He glares at me. “I don't know her... I mean, I used to, but not anymore. I can't like somebody I don't know.”
    I can't help but smile. “But you want to know her. And you're attracted to her.”
    He sighs. “It doesn't matter. She doesn't want to know me.”
    “ How about we make an arrangement,” I suggest.
    He looks up, and I can tell he's intrigued.
    “ You tutor me in math, and I'll tutor you in girls.”
    “ I'll tutor you either way,” he says, taking a bite of his food. “Besides, I'm a lost cause.” I'm pretty sure part of his burrito just fell out of his mouth. I choose not to comment.
    “ I know. But I want to help you.”
    “ I don't know...” he hesitates, but I can see that he will break easily.
    “ That girl, and every other girl in this school, will be falling at your feet within a month,” I promise.
    “ Fine.”
    I can't help but feel satisfied.

    3:11 pm
    The real “Scarlett”.

    One of the reasons why I chose Hope, Florida is because of my house. It's nothing fancy, especially compared to my home in Malibu, but it is exactly what I want. A 2 story house on the beach. On the bottom floor, the walls are basically glass, and the view of the ocean is spectacular.
    At the back of my house, there is a huge stone wall that circles around the in ground pool. There is even a rock waterfall that is attached to the pool.
    The best part... I know my parents won't want to visit me here. This house, as well as the town, is much too small for their taste.
    I catch a ride home with Ethan, since I had rode to school with Stephan. When I get home, he is waiting for me outside. The security guys I hired are standing beside him.
    “ Want us to get rid of him, Miss Ryan?” one of the guys