Who I am

School

I told dad about my day leaving out the kiss part. He was glad I made a 'friend'.
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It's my first day of school. I packed my book my mom gave me for my 16th and a bottle of water, after I'd been in the shower I had to chose what to wear. Eventually I chose a oversized hoodie and some black jeans.
"Honey I'm going shopping, the bus will be here in 10 minutes make sure you eat something. Bye I love you" a few seconds later I heard the door slam.
I was too scared to eat so I just stood at the end of the road where the bus picks me up and oh look it's josh-_-
"Hey Errm sorry about yesterday I don't know what I was thinking." He actually sounded like he meant it.
" why are you getting the bus when you have a car?" I asked.
"Didn't want you sitting on your own on your first day" he smiled then frowned "mom says I have to use up this months bus pass as I got it before I got the car" I smile as the bus pulls up. I get in first almost certain that he's staring at my ass. I show the driver my pass and sit at the back, of course josh sat with me. It was a long and boring ride to school which I spent pretending to listen to josh. Every time he stopped for breath I smiled and said "really?" Works every time.
I got off the bus and began walking across the car park. With Josh. He held the door open as I walked in.
"Hey man, this your new chick you was telling me about?" An African American guy asked while fist bumping josh.
"Yeah it is, she's a Beauty right?" He put his arm around me.
"Remove your arm before I break it" I hissed, he quickly moved his arm away.
"And feisty too" he growled slapping my ass as I walked away.
***
First lesson was pretty dull. Everyone stared at me while josh and the African American (who I learned is called Curtis) threw paper balls at me.
At lunch I sat alone, I hid in a corner from Josh. I could see him being mauled by a crowd of cheerleaders. Gross. I took a sip of my water and looked around the room. Each table was separated into cliques; popular, nerdy, goth, musicians, bad boys/girls, sport freaks and the outcasts. On the far side of the room a boy a bit taller than me walked past Josh, who knocked the boys dinner tray out of his hand, the boy yelled "what the hell man that's the third time this week!" This angered me. Curtis got right in the boys face and yelled "talk to my bro like that again and you will spend the rest of lunch picking up your teeth from the floor." I got up to leave but as I reached the door I saw Josh swing a punch. I ran over and pushed Josh off the boy.
"Josh leave it you jerk! He's harmless just grow up" I had never been this protective over anyone before. I turned away from him and looked at the boy who had a bloody nose, I held my hand out to help him up and out of the cafeteria.
"God I hate him! Is he your boyfriend?" The boy said while holding his nose to stop the blood.
" don't be ridiculous" I laughed back. He walked into the boys toilets. Without even thinking about it I followed him.
"Thanks for stopping him anyway, you do realise this is the dudes bathroom right?"
"Yeah "
"Oh okay" he grabbed some tissue from a stall and dabbed the blood off his face.
"What's your name?" I asked him, he looked at me, his blue eyes sparkling.
"Harvey" he said holding out his hand.
"Maddie" I said while shaking his hand. "Hey I gotta run I need to get to my next class. Oh and here" I handed him my apple from my bag as he hadn't eaten, I then left.
"Thanks" I heard him shout.
***
"I heard you was Harvey's guardian angel today" a girl whispered from beside me. The teacher continued talking.
"Not really I just can't stand to see people in pain" I whisper back.
"I'm his cousin,Blake" she gave me a minuet smile.
"Maddie" I said.
Maybe this school wasn't so bad after all...