The New Kid

Chapter 9 #201

12/13/15     Day A
I woke up to screaming in my ear and a pillow being thrown at my face. "C'mon, Sleeping Beauty! We have school! Hellooooo!" Raina screeched while Sierra whacked me with a pillow.

"Stopppp." I grumbled covering my head with my hands.

"We're gonna give you 15 minutes to get dressed and ready." Raina said, calmly this time.

"Jriomwnfbuh." I mumbled in response.

"Okay, I'm setting a timer." Raina said as they walked out the door leaving me alone at last. I grumbled a while before deciding to finally get out of bed.

I fell out of the bed and washed my face before putting on my blue polo, khaki pants and my black blazer. I pull my grey hoodie, that says Westland on it, over my hear and drag a brush through my hair, leaving it down, before brushing my teeth. I grabbed a granola bar for breakfast deciding to eat that instead of going to the dining hall. I shove a pencil and a pack of sticky notes into my hoodie pocket and grab my bag.

I walk out into the hall and see Sierra and Raina leaning against the wall on their phones. The timer just went off, and they jumped before spotting me by the door.

"Just in time!" Sierra exclaimed, standing up. She wanted McDonalds for breakfast, so she walked there with some of her other friends, while Raina decided to go to the dining hall and eat breakfast there.

I ate my granola bar as I walked to the middle school where everyone's lockers were. I looked around making sure Sierra wasn't around and grabbed a sticky note out of my pocket. I think a little before writing down, "Your Voice". I stick it onto Sierra's locker and turn around to walk away.

Suddenly, I come face to face with Daniel. How did he get there so silently?! He was leaning against the locker next to Sierra's. I sighed and quickly turned to the side to avoid bumping into him as I walked down the hall. "Hey!" he called out, following me. I waved my hand to show him I heard him, but I continued walking.  "What'd you put on the locker? Is it a looove note?" He teases.

I turn around and vigorously shake my head no before sighing. I look around, it was just us. I had to tell him not to ask Raina or Sierra about it because I don't want them to know it's me putting the notes on her locker.

I take the sticky netes back out of my pocket and write, "Dont tell Raina or Sierra"

"Why." He asks me.

"I'll tell u later" I scribble.

"Ohhhkayyy then." He says.

I quickly walked away from him, and towards the band room to practice and let all my stress wash away as I drummed along to Drumming Song by Florence + The Machine before it was time for morning meeting.

Once the bell rang telling students that school was starting I quickly walked to morning meeting and sat down. Soon Raina came in and sat down right beside me. "So have you seen your boyfriend lately?" I whisper, talking about Devon.

"Stop calling him my boyfriend, and yes, we had breakfast and he sat next to me and we were talking and yeah."

"Oooooo," I tease.

"Oh, your not allowed to talk to anyone but me and Sierra today." She said remembering.

"I know" I said as Sierra sat down on the other side of me.

"Okay so we have regular dress tomorrow.......... with our quote of the day is Bree" said Miss. Anderson starting off.

"Your work is going to fill a huge part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all that matters with of heart, you'll know when you find it. By Steve Jobs. Thank you," Bree said.

Everyone applauded politely then Miss Anderson asked if there was an announcements or shoutouts.

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My first class was free period and everyone was either doing their homework, some of the borders went back to their dorms to get another hour of sleep, while others just walked around campus, or to McDonalds, Dairy Queen, or Rita's all very close to campus.

Raina was finishing up the last of my homework (she's my slave), I wasn't a boarder, and I didn't feel like walking around all by myself so I started watching Netflix.

Mr. Reyes noticed and said, "Do you have anything better to do?"

I shook my head no, confused, because he normally doesn't care what we do as long as we stay at least a little quiet.

"Could you by any chance show the new kid around?" He asked.

I nodded my head yes and he told me to go to the boys dorm room #201.