ℝ𝔼-𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕋 ||𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

10. Roosevelt's high🏫

Hailey's POV

Roosevelt's high school here I come! I pray this place is gonna be nice. I mean if it's as good as it looks then I'll be left with no worries.

I walked majestically to the principal's office as I check my map. I pray I don't get lost cause the school is really huge with what I love most, flowers! It had a lot of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers.

"Wow!" I couldn't help but mutter under my breath.

I got to a door with 'The principal' boldly written on it, I knocked once and I heard a voice telling me to come in which I did.

"Good day ma" I greeted. She raised her head and looked at me with a smile. Her hair is grey and permed neatly, she looks young with her beautiful face which was without wrinkles.

"You're Hailey Thompson I suppose?"

"Yes ma. I actually came for my time table and books"

"That's okay. Em Miss Hailey Thompson we don't usually admit students by this time of the academic year but we've checked your record and I believe you will cope with the changes. Do well to meet me if you are in need of anything. "

I caught sight of a picture on the wall, it looked like an eagle shielding it's eaglet from a prey. I admired it for sometime, maybe I'll try making a similar sketch when I'm bored. I noticed the principal's mouth still moving, I didn't listen to 70% of what she said but what can I do?

" Thanks alot ma'am I appreciate. " I say to her as a cover up.

" It's nothing dear. Your class is on the time table and I believe you have the school map already. "

" Yes I do. "

" Good! Enjoy your stay in Roosevelt's high school dear. "

" Thanks! "

She's nice better than my former principal, that ugly cow. Mtcheew!

All eyes were on me but this time it wasn't that awkward. It was a look even I would give a new student. It's quite obvious no one knew me here. I was glancing through the map till I mistakenly bumped into someone.

"I'm so sorry"I apologised.

"It's alright" the girl said. She looks younger than me so she's probably a junior.

"I'm Janie, I guess you're new here?"

"Yeah, I'm a new student."

"A final year?"

"Not really."

"You look familiar, the girl I watch on TikTok looks so much like you." She said with a smile walking beside me.
Am I permitted to say she's such a talkative, this is getting tiring.

"What's your name?" She asked.

"Hailey"

"Wow! That's her name too.

"Well that's definitely a coincidence "I shrugged.

"That's alright, gotta go. Nice spending time with you Hailey!" She said waving. I returned it with a sigh of relief.
I got into my supposed class, the students were giggling since no teacher was around. Some whispered to their neighbours while the others stared at me. I'm not good at reading facial expressions so I can't tell what's on their minds. I walked to an empty seat at the back of the class, I picked up my gist partner and wrote down some things before heading to my sketchpad. I tried recalling the picture that hung on the principal's office wall as I made a similar sketch.

I heard some girls infront of me discussing so I eavesdropped since they were loud. They were talking about dad. How did the news get here?

"He was really a terror" a girl on chin length hair said while the others chuckled. Thank God no one knew his family. I knew my secret was safe but the discussion changed my mood drastically. I started scribbling things in my jotter abandoning my drawing. I'm really glad people in this school mind their business.

I noticed a girl walk towards me, guess she wanted to say hi before a teacher entered. Thank goodness the biology miss entered, I'm currently in a bad mood and I don't need company.
The lesson was interesting and I must comment on the teacher's sense of humour.

I stared at the who wanted to talk to me, she's pretty with a dirty blonde waist length hair cascading down her shoulder. The wind blew occasionally making me feel like taking her picture and using it as a front cover for my next novel on Wattpad.

She was in the midst of two boys, they seemed to be a clique cause I noticed they are close. At the end of the lesson what I dreaded most happened.

The teacher called me up to introduce myself. It wasn't that complicated since the students flashed smiles at me. I had a small smile on my face. I'm not just in the mood for all these, I know first impression matters but who cares?

"I'm Hailey Thompson and I feel honoured being part of this lovely class" I said to the class and turned to the teacher a real smile this time.

I guess it's quite obvious I didn't want to say anything further, she asked me if I needed a tutor but I rebuffed the idea. I can tutor myself, I'm not such a dull student.

I patiently waited for the bell to go. I took my sketchpad with me, my pencil on my ear as I walked briskly to God knows where. I don't wanna talk to anybody for now. I gave myself a tour round the school and it was fun spending time alone.

Author's Note

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