My Life- The Rookie

Friends

The next day at school, Tim and I met our friends at school. We were hanging out when we caught a glimpse of a new student sitting under a tree. I looked closer and got a flashback from my first day.

Tim: "Baby, what are you thinking?" How does he know that I'm thinking about something.

Lucy: "It reminds me of my first day here, that's where I sat." Tim hugs me.

Angela: "How about we go say hi. Come on Luce, let's go." Nyla, Angela and myself all head over to the tree, we saw their girl. She was by herself, so we slowly approached her and all crouched down.

Nyla: "Hey, we saw you sitting here and wanted to say hi."

Girl: "Hi." The girl was very timid and quiet to herself.

Angela: "How old are you? And what's your name?"

Girl: "I'm Tamara and I'm 16."

Nyla: "We're all 16 as well, you know what your timetable is?" Tamara showed her timetable to the girls.

Lucy: "Your in my class. I'm Lucy by the way. That's Nyla and Angela."

Tamara: "Okay, cool." I look at Nyla and Angela then back at Tamara.

Lucy: "I don't mean to pry, what's your story?" She took a deep breath.

Tamara: "My parents were killed in a crash, I ended up in foster care. I left and ended up on the streets." She was in tears.

Lucy: "I understand how hard this all is."

Tamara: "How would you even know how I feel?" It brought all the bad memories back and it felt like a punch in the stomach.

Lucy: "My biology parents never care about me, I was left to fend for myself. I was abused everyday. By the age of 6, the police saved me and put me into the foster system. I was in and out of homes for years become no one wanted to keep me at all. They always said that I was a troubled child. I ended up on the streets as well, where two police officers found me. They wanted to take me but to the system but I pleaded them not to send me back and then they adopted me."

Tamara: "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have been mean to you."

Lucy: "It's okay, you never knew."

Tamara: "How did you get through it?"

Lucy: "I have two amazing people in my life to help me. Then I was scared when I first came here. But thanks to these two girls and our friend group they helped me through it. How about we introduce you to them?"

Tamara: "Sure I guess." We all stand.

Lucy: "I promise they won't judge, some of them have their own problems they have been through."

Angela: "She's right, I was abused by her bio parents when I was younger."

Nyla: "I was raped when I was younger."

Tamara: "Omg, I'm so sorry you guys. Thanks for being so kind and welcoming." Angela and I each extended a hand out to Tamara and she takes them. The girls all walk back to the group.

Nyla: "Btw, there's a guy, John. He is an idiot, so don't take anything he says serious."

Tamara: "Ok, noted." We get back to the group.

Angela: "Hey guys, this is Tamara. Tamara, this is James, Wesley, Bailey, John, Jackson, Genny and Tim." Everyone says hi to Tamara.

Nyla: "Ok, a quick run down. Bailey and John are dating, James is my boyfriend, Wesley is Angela's boyfriend, Tim is Lucy's boyfriend, Jackson and Genny are both single." Tamara took the information in.

The bell rings and everyone say goodbye to Tamara. I was standing with her.

Lucy: "You ready? I'm here for you." She nods. Tim walks up to the girls.

Tim: "You guys ready to go to class?" They both nods. They walk to their lockers, which Tamara's is next to mine then head to class. They all sat together and were having fun during class.

By break time, they were all giggling and joking around. They went back to class and were so bored during the classes.

At lunch, everyone was having so much fun.

Angela: "How about we have a girls trip to the mall?"

All the girls expect Tamara: "Yes!"

Angela: "Tamara, you want to come with us?"

Tamara: "I don't want to impose."

Lucy: "Your not imposing, we are just go shopping and have fun. (Whispers to Tamara) Plus we sometime shit talk the boys."

Tamara: "Okay then." The other girl's boyfriends offered to drive them to the mall.

Tim: "If you girls want to I can drive you there?" 

Lucy: "Okay babe, you can drive Genny, me and Tamara there and pick us up after." He agrees. Tamara pulls me aside.

Lucy: "What's up?"

Tamara: "I don't have a place to live, so I don't know what to do."

Lucy: "We'll work that out later." She nods. They head back to class and before they know it was the end of the day.

Everyone leaves school for the girls to get ready for the shopping trip. Tim drive's Genny, Tamara and me home. We rent a small flat next to Zoe's house so we are close to her.