Season Girl //SOON TO BE DELETED//

Chapter 2

Autumn's POV

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It took absolutely forever to get going, and the bell had already rung for tutor.

"So, dear, what's your name?" The old lady asked me, "my name is Ellen McGrath."

"Autumn McKenna," I answered, pushing my big black framed glasses up the bridge of my nose.

"Autumn? Why isn't that a lovely name!"

"Yes, my mum picked it out for me, because I was born in Autumn it seemed like the logically correct name for her to give me." I replied.

"Well isn't that sweet," Ellen cooed, driving into the school parking lot.

"Thank you for the ride in, Mrs McGrath," I said, "I really appreciate it."

"It's not a problem, dear," Ellen answered, leaning over and waving as I climbed out of the car, fumbling with the seat belt.

"Stay safe and keep clean!" Ellen called out to me as I shut the car door.

What is that supposed to mean?

"Yeah, McKenna, stay safe and clean with Tom," a voice mimicked behind me.

Ellen pulled out of the car park and drove off - I was by myself, not that an old lady like Ellen would have been any help in a situation like this.

I turned around, adjusting the straps on my bag and trying to look busy.

Katie Martin sat perched on the bonnet of a bright red car with her boyfriend.

Sugar Honey Iced Tea.

Katie is really horrible. You could call her the main 'popular girl'. Every girl wants to be just like Katie, everyone but me.

She dyes her hair blonde you know. Her natural colour is brown. You can tell by looking closely at the roots of her hair.

"T-Tom?" I stuttered, looking up.

"You know, your geeky little boyfriend, the one who follows you around like a little lost puppy," Katie replied cruelly, tossing her head backwards lightly so her hair flicked back.

"Tom? Boyfriend?" I gasped.

Tom is this guy in my class who thinks it is 100% normal to ask to run a DNA test in gym class.

He thinks with all of the sweat people produce it's possible a growing bacteria is mutating with all of the sweat monocles.

He also is my #1 stalker. He follows me around a lot, because I'm usually sitting alone he thinks I do it by choice, so he can 'make his move'.

That's not true.

"Yeah, Tom Matthews, Tomato Tom," Katie's current boyfriend, Joe, butts in.

The boys tease Tom, and he goes bright red. That's why they call him Tomato Tom.

"It's not true, Tom is weird," I said boldly.

"Like you then?" Katie smirked, leaning up to Joe, who puts an arm around her.

I shook my head vigorously and turned away, walking very fast across the road and into the school gates, with Katie and Joe shouting in chorus, "stay safe and keep clean!" behind me.

If anyone needs to stay safe and clean, it's Katie, with amount of boyfriends she's had.

I had to go to the school office and sign in because I was late.

Mrs Lawson, the office lady, narrowed her eyes when she saw me come in.

"Miss McKenna, what do I owe this great pleasure?" Mrs Lawson rolled the pen she was chewing between her teeth. It made me shiver.