Mistakes

Story of my life

Still caught up in my thoughts, I cross the intersection, to get to the high school. I turn right and head to the office, when I'm about two feet away the door slams open.
Out comes, Jake Miller the captain of the football team and captain of the man whore team.
When Jake faces me he smirks. "Well well well, what do we have here? Why, could it be Hazel Zydre, queen of the trouble makers? How are you doing babe, already got in trouble?" He leans toward me trying to be seductive. See what I mean, man whore.
"First off, I'm not your babe. Second, no I'm transferring so move along man whore." He chuckles coolly and clucks his tongue, "See now that wasn't a nice thing to say, sweet cheeks." he moves in front of the door and tries to use his height to look down on me.
I sigh and walk calmly up to him, when I reach his smug smirk I kick his legs out from under him. He groans on the ground as I step over him while saying "I guess I'm just not nice then."
I opened the office door and walked up to the front desk. Mrs. Jordan is in her seat and smiles at me "Hey Hazel what have you done now?" She says it teasingly but she could have said it rudely if she wanted, but because of how much time I spend here we're friends. I smile back "Oh, you know the usual. I'm actually here cause I'm getting transferred to AHT. I need to get my things from my locker." She looks at me with shock, not because she thinks I'm not smart but because I don't want to leave.
"Why did you take the test?" I shrug nonchalantly even though less than thirty minutes ago I showed I did care. "Jeff and Stacy dared me to take it and pass. I didn't think they'd even look at my form cause of my record."
I start slipping into my Texan accent so it sounded more like "Jeff an Stacy dayared meh ta take it an pass. I dint think theya'd even look at myah foarm cause o my record." Any form of acting like I didn't care slipped away when I slipped into my southern accent.
Mrs. Jordan looks sympathetically at me "So now Janet is making you go." I nod and she gives me my paperwork and tells me to go ahead and get my stuff. "Okay, bye."
She gets up and hugs me "Bye Hazel, good luck." I smile at her gratefully "Thanks, I'll see you around." with that I grab my folder that has my paper work and walk out of the office.
I try to hold it together as I open the door and ignore everyone calling out to me. I head down the hallway and reach my locker. I start putting in the combination, my throat is clogged by the tears and words I swallow.
I hear the click and clear my throat, I open the locker I've had for the last two years.
Deep breaths, this locker was with me when I came out of my haze, was there for me when Jeremy tried over and over to talk to me.
I grab my books, my magnetic mirror, and my pictures of both my families. The one with Jeremy and Janet makes me smile, we were at the park and it started snowing and we ended up having a lot of fun that day.
The picture of my mom and dad with my little sister and I playing on the beach in Corpus Christi, makes my eyes misty and puts a sad smile on my face. We weren't making a sand castle we were having a sand ball fight. I miss them, I didn't even get to say goodbye, and Kara she was just five years old but her smile could light the world.
They died in a fire started by the Council of Magic Assassins, I was at my uncle's home in Italy so I could get learn Italian. When I came home, I went to their funeral. The adoption services wouldn't allow my uncle to take me because he had a record.
I talked with my uncle last week, things were going well with his business. I sigh and position my things in my arms. The bell rings and teenagers flood the halls. Focusing ahead of me I walk and people part for me whispering rumors.
When I hear words like "expelled" and "arrested" it makes me smile. Maybe my reputation won't be ruined after all. I see Jeff and Stacy coming towards me so I slow down.
"Haze where you going? What happened?" Stacy asks. "I'm being transferred to AHT." they look at me in shock. Jeff recovers first asking " What, Why are you being transferred to the geek school." I sigh and repeat the story for the third time this morning, " Well I passed the test that you guys dared me to take, the accepted me and Janet won't let me back out of it."
I glance up and see Jeremy "Gotta go guys." I walk over to him and tap on his shoulder. "Hey Jeremy can I borrow your phone?" He turns around and starts pulling out his phone. He stops however when a manicured had stops his arm.
I look at Amy Hawkins a cheerleader who is a bitch and a slut. Pardon my French but there's no other way to describe someone like her. "Why do you need it? To call his mother and get her to pick you up?" Her voice slithers out and I clamp my teeth together so I don't end up hitting my "brother's" girlfriend.
"Yeah actually. Why do you ask Amy?" I say irritably. She cocks her eyebrow, "No reason, I just think that if your gonna get expelled you should have to walk home." She looks at Jeremy innocently. "Don't you think so Jer-Bear." he answers coolly "Yeah if she was getting expelled." and he hands the phone over to me "Thanks." then I call Janet.
She answers in three rings "Hello," I smile "Hey Janet can you come pick me up, then drop me off at my new school?" I can practically hear her smile through the phone. "Yeah, just let me tell my boss. I'll see you soon." I smile and say "Awesome,"

"And Hazel, I'm really proud of you." I feel my cheeks redden. "Okay, I'll see you." then hang up. I hand the phone over to Jeremy. Once he pockets it I hug him. "Nice going to school with you, see you at home bro." he smiles and says "Yeah, bye sis."
Then I turn with my paperwork, three books, magnetic mirror, and two pictures that mean the world to me, and I walk out of the safe haven I'd built for myself. On my first day of school here I thought I would be happy to leave. Story of my life: everything changes.