Strawberry Lemonade

Chapter 2: 1st day!

Scarlet woke up, her hair curly and wavy as it bounced on her shoulders. She slipped out of bed quickly changing into clothes that seemed like city clothes. Knee high dress, sweater coat, and flats. She placed her glasses on and walked into the kitchen grabbing an apple and taking a large bite out of it as she walked towards the door, where he backpack lay. She looked inside and saw new supplies! Colored pencils,paints,sketch books,notebooks,pencils,books, and binders for each class! There was also a phone and a calculator?! She had never been able to have a phone but it looked like her dad knew how this school would be! She closed her backpack and rushed out the door, down the apartment staircase, and out onto the sidewalk. She started making her way to the high school.
Scarlet turned the corner, a few blocks from her house bumping into a kid going in the same direction but from an opposite way. This guy was at least a foot higher than Scarlet and was wearing a t-shirt,shorts, and converse.
Scarlet mumbled quickly,
"S-sorry..."
The guy smiled,
"No harm done. You must be new cause usually kids know when I'm coming around the corner. Heh."
Scarlet was taken aback by the calm voice the guy had and but still didn't dare look up,
"Y-yeah I'm new....to the s-school...."
The guy laughed,
"I'm Cameron! Head of the wrestling team at JC HighSchool! nice to meet ya!"
Cameron held out his hand.
Scarlet smiled and shook his hand looking up at his face. Compared to Scarlet he looked like he tanned himself to the limit, but really scarlet was just as pale as snow.
"S-scarlet, was head of the art club at my old school."
Cameron smiled,
"OoH! Artist? That's neato! Well, we better hurry to school before we are late!"
Cameron sprinted off down the block.
Scarlet followed a few feet behind him. She couldn't believe she made a friend without hardly trying!
Scarlet walked through the halls quickly and to her locker. She grabbed what she needed, including her art supplies, and headed to HomeRoom. She walked into her HomeRoom and sat down in the back of the classroom.
The teacher, Mr.EverGreen stood up and smiled as kids yelled and threw thing at each other. He smiled simply and said,
"Everyone calm down. I have an announcement!"
All the students sat down and looked at the teacher.
Mr.EverGreen smiled,
"We have a new student here today. Scarlet McShaw, would you please stand."
Scarlet stood up shyly and everyone turned towards her. She felt her heart beat rapidly in her chest as she felt the eyes of the students.
Mr.EverGreen smiled,
"Scarlet, why don't you tell us about yourself? I'm sure we would love to hear about you!"
Scarlet nodded,
"I'm S-Scarlet and I like to d-draw and.....walk...run...sprint...anything I guess...."
Some students started to giggle.
"U-uh I like to work hard and get good grades, I like to read especially!"
Scarlet smiled brightly and students stopped laughing and nodded, a few smiling, and others zoned out.
Mr.EverGreen nodded,
"Good good! Now everyone head to first period! "
Scarlet grabbed her school supplies and hurried out the door after the other students.

After school Scarlet trudged home. She had fallen down the stairs twice,been shoved in the hallways, almost sweated herself half to death in gym, and finally, was called on by each of her new teachers to say a little bit about herself! How could bring new get any worse?!
A girl almost the size of Scarlet called out,
"H-hey Scarlet! W-wait up!"
She appeared next to Scarlet and smiled,
"Hi I'm M-Mabel! You did a great job in class today!"
Scarlet smiled,
"Really?"
Mabel nodded,
"Yeah! You were better than me when I first came here!...uh oh....look...The punk kid..."
Scarlet looked up and bumped right into a large figure and fell down on her but to the ground, her glasses crooked. She straightened her glasses and looked up. The large figure was a guy with a perching through his nose and he wore mostly all black leather. He growled,
"Hand over you money short cake!"
Scarlet stood up,
"I am not a dessert! I am as raw as fish and if you try messing with me I will hurt you and I will make you into scrambled eggs!"
The guy smirked,
"Oh really? What if I did this!"
He lunged at Scarlet and she grabbed his head and threw him towards her side putting him in a head lock,
"And what if I did this. Yeah I don't think that was very smart punk!"
The guy slipped out and ran,
" I WILL GET YOU SHORT CAKE!"
Scarlet yowled back,
"LIKE TO SEE YA TRY FISH BREATH!"
Mabel smiled at Scarlet,
"WOAH! I never saw anyone stand up to a punk like that before!"
Scarlet smiled,
"It's simple. It's just fighting fire with fire."

Mabel and Scarlet split was and headed to their homes along the city. Scarlet got to the apartment complex and stopped at the doors. She opened them and headed up the stairs to her families apartment. She walked inside. Finally, she was home.