claustrophobic -Ray Hall

part 2- school and old friends

Today was well interesting to say the least. It had got around that I was coming back but most of the people still thought of me as the new girl. See I looked nothing like my father or what I used to look like when I was younger.

In the morning I woke up to the nagging alarm clock fading with my dream. I turned it off but the invitation of sleep was so tempting I couldn't resist myself. But before I could even shut my eyes my father burst through the door. "Wake up sleepyhead it's the first day of school!" He said over enthusiastically and left without shutting up door. I rolled out of my messy bed and practically crawled my way to the bathroom grabbing my towel on the way there. After taking a slightly cold shower to wake me up a bit I started to do my morning routine. Starting with picking out my outfit.

Since it was almost summer it was hot and humid so I picked up a pair of white denim oversized shorts and a white cropped tank. I paired it with some vans. I sat down at the old table that now had a little mirror on it and started to apply my makeup. Some concealer, blush and mascara. It was too hot outside for too much makeup.

I bounded my way downstairs for breakfast grabbing a apple that was left out and a piece of toast. I quickly ate the toast leaving the apple for later, said goodbye to my dad and grabbed my phone and bag on the way out the house. I got into my blue car and started the engine probably waking the dead. And off I went to school.

When I arrived I got out my car and too my surprise I was early. See I have a thing for being late it's either I forget or I'm *fashionably late. I have had my experiences once when I was back with my foster parents I was so late for school I got there with only two periods left. Yeah that was a bad day. But when I got to school today there were only a couple of people outside and the time was 8:05 and school starts at 8:30. But then again I haven't been here in ages so might have changed a bit from kindergarten to high school.

I walked in and it was like a ghost town. I guess no one comes in early. But I might as well make the most of it. I made my way to the front desk to get my planer and timetable. I got it and stuffed it into my bag and agent off to my newfound locker. I did the starter code and then changed it. I put my bag in there but grabbed a pen form my first lesson. Maths.

I hate maths with a passion it just drags on and on. I'm suppressed I even made it out alive and the teacher did that embarrassing thing like 'oh class this is the new kid say something about ur self' ugh that just pissed me off and I didn't know or speak to anyone through the whole lesson. I just sat at the back picking my nail polish off to keep me entertained.

As I was exiting the class I walked into this wall. Oh it's not a wall it's a boy. And that boy happens to be the one the only. Ray Hall. God just look at him. He looks me once over and then just smirks. Yeah SMIRKS.

"Hey neighbour". He says casually. " hello Ray" I say as if I don't have time to talk to him but in reality I want to talk to him all day long. "Fancy seeing you here on this fine morning." the SMIRK!!!!!! AHHHHH. "Yeah such a small world" I tried playing it off casually. " so what I got next Bridget?" He asks. "Oh I'm let me check." I say as I clumsily checked through the books I was holding for the planner dropping everything in the process. We both bent down to pick my stuff up and then someone else came to help. "Hey your the new girl aren't you?" He looked at me intently and then looked me up and down. "Um I guess you could say that" I said awkwardly. "So Ray you gunna introduce me to your friend?" The boy asked. "Oh right yeah Tyler this is Bella we used to know each other" he says as if he just got snapped out of a daze.

After introductions home and Ray both turned out to have biology so we walked together. The rest of the day was a drag and before I new it it was lunch the scariest part of the day for high schoolers. I just had art class my favourite class. But I didn't know anyone there so I walked to lunch on my own and when I was there the cafeteria was full I couldn't see a free seat. Just as I was about to grab a tray I ran into someone with their nose in their book. As I regained my balance I apologised to the person. But as I looked up I recognised this girl and I new exactly who she was.

"Heather?" She looked up at me with an scrunched up face of confusion. "Do uh I know you?" She asked raising her eyebrows. " can't recognise an old friend?" She just stared at me in confusion. "It's Arabella." I said with a huge smile on my face. "Bella! Omg you look so different but definitely a good different. What happened? Are you living with your dad again? How have you been? How long have you been here? Why didn't you stay in touch?" These where too many questions at one but I managed to get and answer to all of them and replied with. "I left, yes, two days, and I don't know why." She just nodded and pulled me in for a nice but unexpected hug.

After this encounter I met some more of heathers friends and hung out with them at lunch. And before I knew it we could leave the prison and go to our homes. As I was about to get into my car Ray stoped me from opening my door to my car. I spin around and ask "may I help you?" I could see his gang of friends behind him. He turned to look at them and then turned back with that famous smirk. "You I was just wondering what you were doing Saturday night there's a party at my place you know panic stuff. May be 6 weeks early but I want to know who's playing in advance." I looked him deeply in the eye. This was the perfect opportunity to find more out about PANIC. "I will be there." And with that I left.