Blindfold (Book One)

1. Lost and Saved

Amelie's POV

"Amelie! Come on you will be late for your first day of school!" I listen to my mom shouting from downstairs.

"Going!"

My family and I are new to Houston. We moved from Wisconsin because of my dad's job. It's been two months already and to be honest I am still not used to living here. I have no friends yet and I terribly miss Beth, my BFF from Wisconsin. We are like sisters. Hopefully she'll come visit me in a few weeks.

I start walking down the stairs, my makeup and hair impeccably done, perfectly matching clothes and all my books ready for my first day of High School in this new city. I will be studying in Klein Oak High School. A chill runs through my spine every time I think about going there, with no one to talk to.

"Ohh look at you with your hair and makeup perfectly done. You are only fifteen and you look a bit older," my mom says as she sees me walking down the stairs. "Really pretty."

"Thanks mom. Love you," I reply hugging my mother.

"Take care darling."

"I will, don't worry."

I walk towards the door. The school is not far away so I will just walk to get there. I turn back to my mom and wave goodbye for the last time. My mom and I are best friends; we share everything with each other.

I feel butterflies in my stomach as I think about my first day of school, but there's no time to think, I have to rush. I close the door behind me, feeling the fresh, morning breeze of the Texan air.

I can hear the singing of the birds in the trees and the warmth of the sun in a warm, cloudless day. I can sense something good will happen today.

"Why am I so nervous then?" I ask to myself, whispering.

Maybe because this is a chance to stop being the weird, nerdy girl, because this is a chance to start again and prove who I can really be.

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I can see Klein Oak High School now, just a street away. My legs getting weaker with every step I give, the butterflies in my stomach multiplying and my heart beating faster every time.

I stop to take a deep breath and calm myself down. Taking a deep breath has always helped me calm down and refuel myself. I take out a small mirror I was carrying inside my bag. I look at myself in the reflection. This is not the way I used to look at my old school in Wisconsin, this is a new me. No glasses, no braces, makeup, perfectly done hair,

"This could work out," I say to myself.

With a lot more confidence, I take a step forward and continue walking, now with no butterflies in my stomach to take me down.

I finally get to the door. I slowly open it and walk towards my first class, which is Math.

Ohh no!! Where the hell is the classroom?! I am thinking to myself desperately. I feel every part of my brain screaming. Why didn't I think about this before, now I am totally lost. The butterflies in my stomach reappear, and my palms start sweating as several heads turn to me.

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I've been walking around the school for approximately twenty minutes now and I have no idea where I am. Thankfully, I got to school early and would hopefully have enough time to find the classroom before my Math class starts. I take a right turn once again. A picture of the football team is hanging on the wall.