My best friend is my soulmate

1| pizza

𖧷 𝟸𝟻 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚐𝚘 𖧷

Scared.

Frightened.

My stomach hurt, I looked up at my mom and dad holding onto their leg. I don't wanna start school. I wasn't ready to separate from my mom, I was with her every day for the past five years of my life.

"Mom I can't do this" I held her tight. I wasn't gonna cry not in front of the new faces. "Yes you can Stella. Look all your new buddies are going in without a problem" my dad kneeled down to my height

"I promise you, I'll be right here when that bell rings. The first one to be here waiting" my mom cupped my face. She kissed my forehead and did the sign of the cross before kissing my cheek "come on I'll walk you to the gate" she smiled.

I wrapped my small arms around her. Inhaling her morning scent. The body wash from last night still lingered on her body along with the smell of coffee she always drinks in the morning.

"Mom I don't wanna go to school" I turned my head slightly peaking to the side. The kid my age was throwing a tantrum not because he was gonna miss his mom, but because he didn't wanna be here. School was for losers and he wasn't one.

His words not mine

His mom whispered something into his ear, he  stopped complaining and looked over at me. I smiled at him, he smiled back.

Eliot his mom called him by his name to get his attention. She explained that she wouldn't be here to pick him up, she had a shift later this afternoon and that his grandma or someone in his family would be here for him.

That must suck.

I watched as he walked away looking back every few steps until he was behind the gates.

My mom walked me to the gates where we said goodbye one last time before the school aides helped me find my class.

B-2 . Ms. Adams class

All the new faces made me nervous. I wasn't a outgoing girl, I was the only child and as the only child I didn't really have anyone to play with at home so I enjoyed being alone.

"Hi!" I looked beside me as I hung my backpack. It was the hazel eyed boy with light brown hair that was combed over perfectly smiling at me "just to let you know, I actually don't think schools for losers"

"Ok?" my eyebrows furrowed, I was confused why was he speaking to me?

"Don't do that. My grandma says you'll get wrinkles fast if you do weird face expressions" he poked my forehead. I smack his hand away "keep your hands to yourself" boys have germs according to my dad.

I walked into class. The teacher introduced herself and we each went around introducing ourselves and saying one thing we liked outside of school.

When it was my turn I froze. I wasn't sure what to say, I opened my mouth to say my name but I forgot it. I forgot how to speak.

"Her name is Stella" I look over at Eliot who was speaking for me. "She loves Barbie's and to play outside" he smiles

"No I don't" I blurt out. "Ah" he pointed his finger at me "got you to talk. Don't be shy Stella it's only a couple hundred eyes on you" he widened his eyes and laughs.

I hated Eliot!

How does he even know my name?

Maybe the same way I knew his, from out front at drop off.

"Hey Eliot we need to use our inside voice. Stella why don't we come back to you" ms.Adam smiles

"Eliot why don't you go next since you feel like speaking"

"Ok sure" he shrugs and stands up "my name is Eliot Johnson, my favorite color is black I like to skateboard and play soccer"

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Lunch was the worst. Who eats pizza with milk? They had chicken but who eats milk with chicken? The thought of it made me want to vomit. I grabbed the plate with the pizza and took my seat with my class.

I picked at the pepperoni taking them off before taking a bit of my now cheese pizza. "Can I have those?" Eliot ! He scooted between the two girls in front of me with his lunch box.

I shrugged and let him have them. He unpacked a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, some goldfish and a apple juice. "can I have your Apple juice?" I asked

He grabbed the juice shrugged and grabbed my milk "Sure. Only because who eats pizza with milk?"

"I do" Xavier I believe was his name. He has a head full of curls, liked coloring and apparently eating milk with pizza Eww.

"That's nasty!"

"Your peanut butter sandwich is nasty. This pizza is delicious" he rubbed the pizza taunting Eliot.

Now remember Stella, not everyone can afford nice shoes or nice clothes. Some kids can't afford school meals or maybe they might have stomach issues. Some might bring better lunches than you and some might just bring a sandwich but always be nice.

"Yea well my moms picking me up with a big box of pizza after school and I won't give you any!" Eliot looked at me with a face, he knew I heard this morning that she wouldn't pick him up. But I smile and didn't ruin his moment.

"Want a bite? I promise I don't have germs" I held the pizza up to his face and he smiles taking a bite of it "mhm" he shrugged "pizza hut is better" but I knew he really wanted more.

"Hey no sharing" the lady who was watching us like a hawk not really she was on her phone maybe texting her boyfriend yelled at us.

Eliot was nice.

I like Eliot

I didn't feel sick after sharing pizza, maybe he doesn't have germs.

He will make school worth coming.

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