Chapter 1
New Girl
Endra
I took a deep breath as I walked through the front doors of Sweet Amoris High School. My dad had recently transferred jobs and I had been forced to move in with my Aunt Beatrice. She hated the name Beatrice and so insisted I call her Auntie. Auntie was a flamboyant and maybe even telepathic woman who always knew how to seize the day. Unless you were like her and would shout it out obnoxiously in Latin; Carpe Diem! Auntie lived across state which meant I had to start my sophomore year out alone in a new place with no friends. That wasn’t a big deal because I only had one friend at my old school and he happened to be my boyfriend, Ken. We were trying to make long distance work. However, I worried about losing him when the only way he could see me was on a computer screen. My life had been flipped upside down and I was not sure it was for the better. I wished Ken had come with me to give me a little extra strength, but he was back at Clifford High and I was here, walking through the shiny blue doors, trying not to let fear and nausea overcome me.
I dashed around a corner in an attempt to find the principal before the first bell rang, but my horrible luck took that moment to spite me. I crashed into a vibrantly red-haired boy with a leather jacket on. My books flew everywhere as the bell rang out, leaving me alone in the hall lying on top of this stranger. I laughed awkwardly and found myself looking into his dark brown eyes. They were so deep I might have mistaken them for being black if I hadn’t been so close to him. As I continued to stare, I giggled again because I still hadn’t gotten up. To hopefully end the awkwardness, I said the first thing I could think of,
“Hi. I’m new.”
He smirked and it sent my heart pounding. Then he spoke, his husky voice spilling sarcasm over me.
“And this matters to me, why?” Propping myself up a little, I responded, hoping my face wasn’t as red as his hair.
“Well, I’m lying on top of you; I thought I should introduce myself.”
Suddenly, he rolled over pinning me to the ground. Then he got real close to me. Lips barely an inch away from my ear, he whispered,
“Hi New, I’m Castiel.” His breath tickled, giving me chills. And just as suddenly he pushed himself up and sauntered away. Still sitting on the floor, I desperately shouted after him,
“Actually my name is Endra!”, but he was gone.
So I was left alone to pick up my books. As fast as I could, I piled them into my hands and ran to the front office. Panting, I apologized to the secretary for my lateness. She smiled and escorted me into the principal’s office. The principal was a kind-looking old woman with gray hair tied up in a tight bun. She informed me that I had to complete my registration before I could start my classes. She told me to go to the student council room and see the student body president. I thanked the principal for her time and went on my way in search of room 115.
I took my time getting to my next destination now that everyone was in class. I continued down the hall at a simple pace. I saw some posters advertising room on the basketball team and in the gardening club. Maybe I should join one I thought, if only to meet some fresh faces. I was sure Castiel and I wouldn’t be good friends after how our first meeting had gone over.
As I passed room 105, Castiel appeared at the end of the hall. He was strutting towards me with a big grin. I only had time to think, what is he scheming, before his hands had grabbed my books and dropped them to the floor. Castiel stopped smiling then and asked with innocent eyes,
