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During her freshman year, Bella Swan's mother forces her to join the Forks High band.  Instead of the torture Bella was expecting, she actually meets the five people who will become the best friends of her life.  But amid the flirting, jokes, and pranks, something unexpected happens to Bella.  She finds herself unable to escape one devastating mistake and fears her life is over forever...at the age of fifteen. AU/AH.  

One is not free to make mistakes in a small town like Forks.  The tiniest misstep, the smallest indiscretion is fair game for the gossip mill for years.  And the mistake I had made was certainly not a small one.  I would never be able to escape the shadow of what I had done; and worst of all, absolutely everyone knew about it.

There will be no teen pregnancy or illegal drug use in this story.  Anything else that could realistically happen in a high school setting is a possibility.

Finalist for Best Secondary Characterization and Best Action or Drama Story: