Prologue

My name is Veronica Mars. I am twelve years old and my favourite sport is soccer. My best friend Duncan Kane and we play on the same team. Duncan and I have been best friends since we were four. Duncan is the boy version of me, he understands me and I understand him without question. Also Duncan is the only child of Kane software programmer Jake Kane.

Meg is also a close friend of mine; she is the exact opposite to me - loves pink and loves shopping. The reason why we are friends is because she told the other girls stop calling me names in the 3rd grade. Some people say we look alike long blonde hair and about the same height but we don't listen to other people.

At school I also have other friends including the Casablanca Brothers, Dick and Cassidy.

Dick is the oldest. He is named after his Father Richard Senior. Three words to describe him annoy, rude, show off. Dick may act like his name but I love him (in the friends kind of way) We have known him and Cassidy since they moved to Neptune when Dick was 8. Dick is the older brother I never had. He stands up for me in times of need and always has a shoulder I can cry on if my parents are having a fight (or vice versa). The blonde locks and goofy smile makes him look like any other Californian surfer.

Cassidy on the other hand, is the exact opposite. Shy and smart he is nothing like his older brother. Cassidy is in the same grade as us even though he is a year younger. In grade three, Cassidy skipped a grade and joined us in grade four.

One thing you should know about me. I'm an only child just like Duncan weird right? Yeah I thought it was freaky. My Father Keith Mars is the local sheriff here in Neptune and my mother a stay at home mum.

I love my parents and wouldn't change them for the world.

This is where the story begins...