Love It Up

CeCe it up!

“Sorry to be a bother. My name is Ava Rylance; I’m the new student here.”

The woman smiled at Ava and took the note in her hand.  As she signed her name on the flip she spoke to Ava in a soft but unique voice. “My name is Ms Burke, welcome to JH High. There is a seat at the back, feel free to sit there.”  She handed Ava back the form and picked up her romance novel once again. By this time most of the students had filed in and took their seats, and began texting or writing in their notebooks. Ava walked to the back, where she spotted who she assumed was CeCe Jones.  Taking off her back pack and sitting in the vacant seat, Ava turned to the redhead and spoke politely.

“Excuse me but are you CeCe Jones? Dina, Ty and Deuce told me to introduce myself to you. My name is Ava, I’m a new student here.”

CeCe looked up from her mobile phone and turned towards Ava with a smile on her face. “Oh my gosh, hi! I am CeCe! Wow, I love your shoes! Finally someone with a fashion sense similar to mine that I can talk to!”

Ava giggle at the girls politeness, “It’s nice to meet you CeCe. And thanks, I got them from one of my favourite stores back in England.” Ava crossed one leg over the other and took her notebook and pencil case out of her bag.

“You’re from England? That’s totally cool! So how do you like JH so far?”

Ava looked up from where she was doodling in her notebook to see CeCe turned towards her, leaning her head on her hand, looking genuinely interested at what Ava was going to say. “Yeah. Well, I’ve only just got here so I haven’t really seen that much. But the people I have met are totally cool and totally sweet. I think I’m gonna like it here.”

“Awesome! So why did you move all the way here from England?” CeCe picked up her phone and sent a text as she spoke to Ava, who fidgeted in her seat before answering. “My mum got a job over here, and I have always wanted to move to America, so I came with her.”

“Aw. That is so sweet. Well Ava, we are going to be really good friends, I can tell. So pass me your cell phone.” CeCe held out her hand, waiting for Ava to place her iPhone in it. Ava took the phone out of her bag and placed it reluctantly in CeCe’s hand. “Sweet case!” She said indicating the black case with ‘Ava’ written on it in bright purple cursive writing. “There, now you have my cell number, so we can text in any classes where we aren’t together!”

“Wow thanks CeCe.”

“No prob, now just one more thing,” CeCe handed the phone back to Ava and Ava read the new contact in her phone, it said ‘CeCe’ with an array of rainbow hearts after it. “You should totally come over to my house tonight, to meet my best friend Rocky. She loves meeting new people! I live at this address.” CeCe then took the pen out of Ava’s hand and leaned over to write in her notebook, and wrote down the address of her flat. “Here you are!”

Ava read the address on her notebook in the cursive handwriting, with hearts that dotted the ‘i’s.

“This is in my building! Its two floors down! That’s totally awesome!”

CeCe looked up in surprise and glee. “Seriously? Oh yay! This means you, me, Rocky, Tinka and Dina can have sleepovers together! I know what our plans are for this weekend!”

Ava laughed at the girl’s enthusiasm, “But CeCe, it’s only Monday!”

“Exactly! Oh wait, Tinka, Rocky and I have to dance on Shake It Up Chicago this Saturday..I guess you and Dina could come watch and then we could all go back to my house!”

“Sounds awesome. I would have to ask my mom though. I’ll ask her tonight when I get home.”

“Yay! Okay. This is going to so much fun!” CeCe leaned over to Ava and hugged her tightly, and as she did, the bell for the end of homeroom rang, and CeCe and Ava walked off to their next class.

The day couldn’t go slow enough for Ava, she really enjoyed her first day of school, her lessons were awesome and the teachers were better, she spent lunch with Dina and her friends, laughing about everything and nothing, and now she was walking home with CeCe and Ty, getting ready to meet CeCe’s friend Rocky.