"𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬, 𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫"
"𝐢 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎."
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matt and valerie met on a holiday park in the 80s, the pair would sne...
(no more songs after this chapter unless i think of one to fit it)
it was the first day at my new school in boston, me and matt hadn't spoken since about two weeks after i had left holiday. i wasn't too phased by it, after all, it was just a holiday romance. yeah, just holiday. it's not like we were ever going to see each other again.
i walked through the doors to my highschool and took in the view infront of me, i saw some kids staring at me. probably because i was new and it's not everyday you see a kid walk into your school and just stop in the middle of the hall. i ignored them because i needed to figure out who everyone was and what everyone was like before i could start sticking up for myself.
i put my head down and walked to the office, i didn't want to get in anyone's way. i made it to the office and looked down at the lady working the office. she looked up at me and smiled at me, her smile was welcoming but it didn't make me feel any more at home than i did already and i didn't feel in place at all.
i felt as though everyone was staring at me, judging me almost. i smiled back at the woman and built up the courage to speak, "hi, i'm new here. my names valerie campbell, when i came here before the semester started i got told too come here for my timetable and my locker number i think" i say as the words practically spill out my mouth.
the woman doesn't stop smiling as she chuckles to herself, "your at the right place" she says with an extremely heavy boston accent, "okay so your locker number is 213 and here is your timetable, want me to write your locker number on a piece of paper for you doll? it's easy to forget" she asks me and i nod.
"i'm mrs brown" she says ripping off some paper from the corner of her notebook and she writes the locker number on there, "your a very pretty girl you know that" she says and i smile, "thank you" i reply and she nods smiling, "okay here you go, see you around doll" she smiles and i nod my head smiling and walking away.
i get to my locker and open it. i put my backpack in there and get some books out while also putting some in, i go to shut it but someone talks to me from my right.
i turned to my right and look at the girl stud next to me, "hey are you new?" she asks me and i nod, "yeah i am" i smile trying not to be too awkward.
"what's your name?" she asks me, "i'm valerie, valerie campbell. what's yours?" i ask, "i'm cynthia, cynthia murray" she smiles as she shakes my hand, "looks like we've got lockers by eachother" she shrugs going into her locker and getting some books out.
"did you get your schedule?" she asks me and i nod, "yeah i did" i laugh lightly as cynthia shuts her locker, "let me see?" she asks and i nod passing it to her, "oh my gosh we have like loads of classes together" she replies and i feel a sense of relief wash over me, a familiar face. "thank god, i was worried i was going to be on my own" i reply and she smiles at me.
"well we don't have the next two periods together but we have the rest of classes together for the rest of the day after this one so we'll have to meet up" she says and i nod, "yeah okay, where should i meet you?" i ask her, "our lockers" she replies, "want me to take me to your class if you don't know where it is" she offers and i nod, "yeah that would be amazing" i smile and she nods.
we walk away from our lockers and go upstairs and she just walks around until we reach a room. on the way there we just talk about random stuff, she mainly asked me questions about where i came from and stuff like that.
"here you are" she smiles and i take a deep breath, "i'll see you after class?" i reply and she nods, "good luck, everyone will love you" she reassures and i smile at her, "hopefully" i say and walk inside the classroom.
it's quite empty in here, other than the teacher there's probably like seven others in here. i sit on an empty table near the back as i don't want to be noticed as much, obviously i wanted to make friends so i wasn't alone and had to rely on just cynthia but i wasn't also the best social person.
after everyone else was in class the teacher was taking the register. after she had finished she called me up to the front, "okay everyone we have a new student, please introduce yourself"
"okay, i'm valerie and i've just moved here" i say and suck in some air through my teeth, "everyone please be nice" the teacher says and i just stand there looking at the ground as i didn't want to look at all the teenagers staring at me.
just as i was about to sit down the door opened and someone came rushing in the classroom, "sorry i'm late miss" the person says and my eyes widen as i immediately recognise the voice.
i look up at the door and i make eye contact which i quickly look away from. it was chris, matts brother.
i make my way towards my table at the back and take the seat next to the window and try and block out the conversation going on with chris and the teacher about why he's late.
after about five minutes of them talking she tells chris to sit down, i hear him walk somewhere and then i hear the scraping of the chair next to me moving away from the table.
i look up and chris just makes his lips form a line as he just takes a seat, "hey" i say awkwardly and he just nods, "hi" he replies and i nod too.
i was hoping matt didn't go to this school as my best friend from home went to a different school to her brother, this was gonna be a long year.
