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Derek and I headed to science. I hate science with passion mostly because Harriet was in my class. Mr. Bower told us to sit down and shut up.

"We have a new student today class." Mr. Bower pointed at a girl with blond wavy hair. She has glasses and is about 5'7. I can already tell she was scared to be here just by the look on her face. " Her name is Lauren and she moved here from Michigan," Mr. Bower said.

Lauren was looking down at her shoes, swaying from side to side. She looks up and sees my. I decide to smile to be polite. Her whole face lights up and she gave me a big smile back. I guess she seems like a nice girl. Most people just ignore me when I smile at them.

"Lauren, tell us about yourself," Mr. Smith said.

"Uh well I'm from Waginaw, Michigan. I was homeschooled for my elementary years and I went Waginaw jr. High for middle school"

"What about your first year of high school? We're all in our second year," A student Burt's out.

" I uh... skipped my first year," she smiles when she said that. I can tell she is proud of her intelligence.

"Well Lauren what's one thing that you want us to know about you?" Mr. Smith said in his jumpy voice

"I love music," she said almost laughing.

"Well that's very nice Lauren now go sit next to Niall in the back." She walks over nervously as every kid eyes her some giving good looks and some giving bad. Some people are so judge mental. I felt bad so I smiled at her as she walked toward me. She smiled back.

"Hey I'm Niall, Niall Horan."

"Hi nice to meet you." She was really friendly.

" So your a smarty pants huh?" I ask.

"Haha. I guess I am."

"Well good luck in his class cause its harder than heck," I whispered.

"I'm not worried."

"You should be," I kid with with her. Mr. Smith starts talking and we immediately shut up but when I sneaked a glance at Lauren, she was smiling.

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After school I had to stay a little late for tutoring. Uh I hate tutoring. Maybe if I didn't stink in science my life would be so much easier. I start complaining to myself more when I hear a noise. A piano? who's playing the piano after school this late? I walk closer and I stop in front of the door and I peek in. There is a girl sitting there playing the piano. The music was fascinating. I've never heard better playing. How long did it take to learn how to play like that? The song was over so I start clapping as the girl turned around. I was shocked to see the new girl.

The smiling Lauren.

"Now what are you doing here," I say as I entered the music room.

"Uh uh nothing. I was just about to leave," she walks away nervously. Why does she seem so shy? She wasn't during science.

"Well I see you later!" She walks towards the door without saying another word.

The next day

"Hey Lauren!" I yelled across the hallway. She just kept walking so I ran. "Hey why do you keep avoiding me?" I ask. I know I'm being creepy asking her but I'm not hat type of person that people get mad at.

" I'm not aloud to be your friend," she says.

"What? why?" She says nothing. I see Harriet come charging towards us as she knocks Lauren to the floor with a thud, books flying every where. She even hits her head on the floor. I look at Harriet with a disgusting look.

"What did I say Lauren?" She links arms with me "He's mine and don't talk to him!" I quickly shove her away from me. She looks surprised. " What's your deal Niall?"

"You're a jerk! why would you think that we are together when I never even asked you out?"

"Most guys like it when I do that. "

"Yeah well I'm not like most guys." I storm off, grab Lauren, and bring her to an empty room.

"What's going on?" she asks.

"I'm sorry that she's such a jerk, Lauren." She just standing there, looking confused. " Here's a piece of advice. Stay away from Harriet. She thinks she gets what ever she wants. She thinks that everyone wants to date her, including me. I don't want anything to do with her. I don't get why everybody treats her like royalty." She just smiles at me.

"Thank you. I understand. I'm sort u avoided you. But I'm just curious why you actually care about me"

"What do you mean?"

" I mean, know ones ever cared about about me before. Know ones ever cared about what I think," she looks down.

"Why not?"

"You don't know who I am," she looks back up at me.

" I'd like to find out," was all I could think of saying. I smile and she smiles back. The bell finally rang to break the awkward silence and we head to math. The only other class Lauren and I were in together.

We walk in and Harriet try's to trip Lauren like a jerk she is. I grab her hand and pull her towards me as the disappointed look on Harriet's face grows. Lauren looks at me and smiles. "Thanks."

"No problem." I raise my eyebrows to make her laugh and she does. We finally realize that we're still holding hands and quickly let go. The whole class erupts with laughter as if they were watching the whole time. I blush and sit down.

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My tutoring is finally over. I hear the familiar piano music and decide to pay Lauren a visit. She is really nice and I want to get to know her more. I wait till her song is over and I clap. She turns around and smiles. " Hey Niall!"

"Hey mind if I listen?"

"Um I guess." I could tell she really didn't want me to hear.

"Hey remember, I don't bite." She makes a small smile and starts playing. It's beautiful. It's almost magical the ways she moves her fingers like that over the piano. I love the way her determined face looks as she tries to concentrate. She catches me looking at her and I quickly look away embarrassed. I applaud her. "Hey I gotta go." she stops playing and stands up.

"Ok I'll see you tomorrow," she says. We stand there . I lean in for an awkward hug. It lasts about five seconds then she breaks away.

"Bye Lauren."