The New Girl

Chapter 8: Hanging Out

 
 
It's safe to say that the past few weeks since Amity came over have been the best in my life so far.

Unlike RVA where I never looked forward to school, with Hexside, every single day has had its moments where it was worth the wait.

There's still some problems. Some teachers for example. The gym teacher hasn't changed one bit, even though most of us have complained about how he runs the class. Math as well has been agonizing to say the least. I somehow been able to get by, but there have been times where I was very close to falling very far behind.

Thankfully nothing has changed with the better classes. I've been more open in Ms. Clawthorne class, both in homeroom and History, and surprisingly we have a lot in common. We both have a distant older sister, our favorite subject in history is WW2, we have the same favorite colors of purple and blue. Hell, she also remarked that she had one parent growing up for most of her life, kinda like my situation. Boscha has called me plenty of things because of connecting with the teacher, but as time went by, it's been getting easier to ignore her insults, well thanks for Amity helping me ignore her as well.

Speaking of Boscha, she hasn't changed much. It's almost been a habit everyday, to stumble upon her at least once for her to throw her insults and remarks about me. One day she would comment about my style, another day she would remark about something I would connect with one of the teachers. Most of these insults I can honestly ignore now, as they have became dull and predictable, but whenever she calls me Luzer and weirdo, I still get defeated by that.

Her treatment towards Amity has been getting worse as well. Despite Amity saying that she's annoyed with Boscha and all this other stuff, she still begrudgingly sticks with her. Boscha has been more...assertive and demanding with Amity, especially when I'm around them. I don't know if it's her trying to prove a point or something, but it's doing something well: pissing me off.

Other than her strange desire to stick with Boscha, Amity has still been good with me. Ever since she came over that day to comfort me, we have slowly gotten closer to each other in secret. Nothing major, but me and her have been messaging each other every day and been making plans to hangout every now and then. Mom really likes her, which is nice. For some reason my mind would tell me that any person I would ever bring over, Mom wouldn't like, but with Amity, she is really sweet to her.

 I also suggested that maybe I'd check out her house, but she instantly denied it which caught me off guard. She switched the subject rather quickly, so I don't know what her deal is about that as well.

I also learned recently that Willow and Gus live near me as well. Not as close as Amity, but definitely close enough for a 10 or so minute walk to my house. They came over the other day, and Mom once again showered them with love and appreciation. That was a really fun day. We played games in my room, went on walks and even went down to the local park nearby. We did as much as we could with the stuff there, but that day had me feeling like myself for once again, and despite the hate I have for it, that moment in particular had my mind second guessing on it's feelings.

Unfortunately Jerbo and Viney live much farther away, in a separate town away from here. I have been messaging them though, and we're planning a big meet today with those two, as well as Gus, Willow and Amity. I was able to convince Amity to join us with the promise I'd teach her how to skateboard during it. I can already imagine how that’s gonna go.

I’ve been feeling nervous about it. To be fair when am I not nervous? I shouldn’t be nervous about this right? I mean i’ve been hanging out with all of them at school, why would this be any different? Honestly, I wasn’t sure why I was feeling this way, so I shrugged it off.