Connections: A Shawn Mendes Story

Starting Over

Kaitlyn's P.O.V-

New girl. That was basically the only thing on my mind today. I'm the new girl. I'm the girl who isn't like the others here. I'm different. Today was my first day of school in Los Angeles. Originally, I lived in Seattle, but my mom got a new job here in LA, and forced me to go to an actual high school, not an online one, which is why I was starting school at a new location with new people and new ideas. As I entered the front door, slowly lingering around the walkway, trying to figure out where my first class was, I noticed a group of guys sitting at a round table. There were at least seven of them, and let me tell you they were actually not that bad looking. Usually, I didn't waste my time on obnoxious high school boys, let alone any boys at all. I guess I was just not likeable. My long brown hair and bright blue eyes weren't very attractive I guess, along with my thighs and my body. I was a really insecure person and honestly I can't remember a time I wasn't self-conscious around others, but this time, it was different. I didn't care if those guys judged me. I'm new. I can make a new life here and I can decide for myself how it will go. I walked heal-toe right past their group, flipped my hair, glimpsed backwards at the group, and kept walking. Three of the guys whistled,three of the guys stared with low grins, and one just sat there, silently, admiring me. I turned back once more to get a better look at the silent one. Wow. Our eyes met, and I could've sworn fireworks went off in the distance. He was beautiful, an angel walking on Earth's surface. He made my heart hurt. I didn't know who he was but all I knew was that I wanted him. Not in a sexual way, but in a loving, peaceful way. He noticed me staring back and blushed. I whipped my head around, in hopes he hadn't had a long enough look at me to judge me, and hurried off to homeroom.