Zayn
"Hey, how may I help you?" The lady asks. I smile and wave and lead Alyssa in the front office. "It's my first day!" Alyssa chimes in excitedly. "Welcome, what's your name?" The lady asks. I tap my foot anxiously and look at the clock. "Alyssa Marie Malik." She gives out her full name.
I'm honestly terrified to let Alyssa out of my sight. I've always had her with me 24/7. Sure call me a helicopter parent all you want, but I love her too much to let her go. "Well Alyssa, here's your schedule. I'll lead you to your classes." The office lady says and walks out from behind her desk. Alyssa looks at me and nods. I give her a hug as if I were to never let her go. "I'll see you at three." I whisper and kiss her head.
"I love you, thank you so much dad." She says and gives me one last squeeze.
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Alyssa
"Are you excited?" Mrs. Johnson, the office attendant, asks me. "I'm scared honestly." I say and fix my bag on my shoulder. "You'll be fine, this is your second year of high school." She waves it off. "Actually, I was homeschooled before now. I don't have any friends. Or social skills really." I say honestly. I'm really scared, and honestly I just want to call dad and tell him to come get me, but this is what I need.
I need to get out and experience the real world. I asked for this, and I got what I wanted. I just hope I don't regret my decision. "Well, if you need anything, just ask your teacher to go to the guidance office and your grade level counselor should be there to talk to you." She says and stops in front of the door. "This is your first class."
She opens the door and leads me in. "Good morning class." She greets the class. I shyly walk in behind her and try to hide my face. "This is Alyssa, she's a new student. This is her first year of public school, so please help her out." She says and pats my back. The teacher looks at me and shakes my hand. "I'm Mrs. Roberts. Have a seat any where you'd like." She says and gestures to the class.
I look around and find a seat next to a boy. He pats the desk and I nod. "Can I sit here?" I ask and put my stuff down. "Yeah, I'm Jack. Alyssa right?" He looks at me to make sure he's correct. "Well, yeah. The teacher just said my name." I say bluntly. I may be new here, but I hate when people act stupid, @dad.
"True," he says and shrugs. "Can I see your schedule?" He asks and I hand him the small slip of paper. He examines it and smiles. "You have first, third, fifth, and seventh with me." I smile. "Will you help me to and from classes then?" I ask nicely. "Sure, anytime." He says and continues to do his work. Maybe this school year won't be so bad
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Zayn
"Do you think she'll ever find out?" Anthony asks and hands me the rest of his cigarette. I shrug and take a drag. "I don't know, she's really smart. Like her mother." I say. "How do you know?" Anthony asks and scrunches his eyebrows.
"So, uh Maria.... Would you like to go out sometime?" I ask. Maria was the hottest girl in school, and we've had some time to ourselves before, but then high school hit and she changed. "Oh, Zayn. You're very sweet. But I could never be seen with anything like you." She says and laughs.
"Hey babe, is this trash annoying you?" Her boyfriend, James, asks her. James was the popular kid in school. No he didn't do a sport, and yes he was smart, but his family was rich and that's why everyone loves him. That's the only reason why Maria likes him.
"Well, Zayn here was just asking me out this weekend." She simply says. I lower my head in fear and stare at my black boots. "Sure, we'll be there at my house. Six o'clock." He gives me instructions.......
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I walk up to Maria's door and knock on it. Maria opens the door and pushes me in. "Hurry quick, it's a good thing you got here early, I need to talk to you." She says. "You remember what happened between us last month. You know..." She says and wiggles her eye brows. "How could I forget!" I say and chuckle. "I'm serious, Zayn." She says and it hits me.
"You're pregnant?" I ask. She gives me a sad look with a hint of confusion. "Is it mine?" I ask and touch her stomach. She nods and stands quitely.
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"It was mine, but she called me when she miscarried. She hadn't talked to me in years. That's when I realized she married James, and she had a kid with him. It was a little girl. They haven't seen her in fifteen years." I tell Anthony.
