Love is overrated (Mixte1963)

New school, new drama

It's the year 1963

I spent the first 16 years of my life in Paris but that is about to change.
I am forced to move to a small town where my aunt and uncle are living and there is only one school nearby.

In Paris I lived in an apartment it was big but now my parents sent me away for awhile

They think I need a new start and maybe that's true
there are things that happened at my old school I would very much like to forget, things that are in the past now, things I have to banish from my mind even though I don't think I ever can.

Today is my first day at the new school for the first time the all boys school is also taking in girls.
A normal thing by now in the big city's but revolutionary for this small town

I'm not particularly thrilled.
I am coming from free and independent
To new and controversial. I can feel the drama and the problems boiling up as soon as girls are gonna enter the school

I am not scared about what's gonna happen because I'm sure whatever the boys tryna say or do I've experienced worse in Paris and often it's not the boys you have to be scared of but the girls.

I am sitting at my vanity and i'm brushing my hair lost in the thoughts about the first day. I picked out my outfit last night. I chose a light blue dress with a black belt and my black leather bag.
I snap out of my thoughts and look at the clock.
"oh god im gonna be late"

I quickly put on the outfit and my black Mary Janes. I wanted to wear my white pumps but I thought the Mary Janes were gonna be more comfortable for the first day.

On my way down the stairs I bumped into my Aunt. She looked at me startled "are you not gonna eat breakfast" she asked me
"I can't i'm gonna be late"
"Okay, have a nice day"
I brushed past her to the door, a faint
"And don't cause any trouble"
Was the last thing I heard before the door closed behind me.
I knew what she meant.
I made my way over to my white bike, it's not far to school so I got there earlier than I thought.

I locked my bike and felt the first looks on me. Is the whole day gonna be like this?
I noticed the blonde girl beside me
„Hey I'm Lilli" i said to her holding out my hand
„Annick" she answered shaking my hand
I noticed her slightly worried look to the schoolyard, she seems like a proud girl so I didn't wanna say anything but she suddenly turned to me and said
"Should we go in together?"
"Sure"

Here goes nothing

We stepped onto the schoolyard.
We walked confidently, there is nothing I can do about their stares but I can control the way it made me feel and I chose to not care.
As we walked across the schoolyard to the big front door I slightly looked to the left and right I saw boys standing in circles with cigarettes in their hand. They followed our walk with their eyes, mouth open (disgusting), three boys were by a bench, two were saying something I couldn't hear, the one boy sitting wearing glasses even leandend completely forward just to stare.

The bell ring and we heard a speech about how they welcomed us (the girls) to the school and some things about behavior I don't know I zoned out.
Then a strict looking woman with an irritating voice (Madame Giraud) began to call the second year students class one..my class.

I walked with Annick to the class room.
"Is it okay for you if we sit separately, its just i want to do good in school and don't want distraction" Annick asked me
"No its okay i admire your willingness to learn I don't have that"