Smile

1: A Perfect Start

    It's 5:45 in the morning. I wake up to the ear-aching sound of my alarm. I sit up and smash the button to shut the damn thing up. It's annoying but it does what it's made for. I grab my phone and turn it on. "5:50, Monday, September 17th." It reads. Ugh, Monday. I forgot. That means school. I hate school. I would never go to school if it weren't for my friend, Hyemin. She's the only reason I actually want to go to school. I get out of bed and tidy up. I grab my coat, slip my shoes on and head out the door. Once I get outside I look up at the sky. The sky is clear blue and the branches of the tees are moving slowly with the cool breeze. It's really nice out today, might as well be out.

After 20 minutes of walking I finally make it to school. I hate walking to school but I really don't have any other choice. I enter the gates and start walking towards the library. I look around, but I don't see Hyemin. 'Maybe she's not here yet?' I think to myself. But that thought quickly turns to dust as I jump at the loud, obnoxious voice shouting my name. It's Lee Hyemin alright. I turn around and see a tall, stalky girl walking towards me. I laugh at how stupid she looks right now. She's still yelling my name until I teacher shushes her. I try to hold myself from cracking up. She finally stops being embarrassing and walks up to me.
"You're so stupid." I tell her. We laugh.
"I try my best." She replies. I shake my head and we walk towards the Cafeteria to sit down and talk.
    "Hey! So did you hear about the new girl? I heard she's hot!" Hyemin exclaims
    "No, I haven't heard of her. Or seen her. What does she look like?"
    "I don't know. But everyone's saying she's beautiful."
    "Know her name?"
    "It's Sera,"
    "Hm. Sera," I say. The bell interrupts our conversation. We say our goodbyes and part to our first period classes.

    Once I reach the room the class is loud and rowdy. I walk in and take my seat. I sit and wonder what the new girl looks like if she's so pretty. Our teacher, Ms Lee, walks in. The class instantly gets quiet. She taps her pointer on the desk to get everyone's attention. I don't know why she does that when everyone is already paying attention.
    "Welcome back from the weekend class! Today, we have a new student. When she walks in, I expect you all to greet her with respect." She demands. Maybe she's talking about the girl Hyemin was talking about.

    About 15 minutes of class, there's a knock on the door. A student opens the door and a girl walks in. My jaw drops. This has to be the girl Hyemin was talking about. She's beautiful! She walks in and bows.
"Hello. My name is Sera," She greets the class. I can't stop staring at her! From her glossy, black hair, to her thin waist, to her long legs. She's so hard not to stare at! I space out just thinking about her.
"Hyuna? HYUNA!" The teacher yells. I jump and the class laughs. I feel my face get hot but I laugh along anyway.
"Y-yes Ms Lee?" I say shyly. I see Sera quietly laughing behind her hand. I feel my face get even hotter. I'm probably redder than a tomato right now!
"Sera is your seat partner, raise your hand." Ms Lee demands. I do so. Sera walks over to the seat next to me and sits down. I put my hand down. 'Don't do anything stupid. Don't do anything stupid.' I think to myself. I look around. I probably look so stupid. I look down. 'My pencil. Where's my pencil?' I look around feeling really flustered.
"This yours?" The familiar voice next to me asks. I turn to face Sera. She holds her hand out with my pencil in it. How did she?
"Y-yeah...thanks," I say and take the pencil. She keeps looking at me. I turn my face away in embarrassment.
"You okay?" She asks. I turn to face her again.
"Yeah! I'm...fine!" I assure her, trying not to look as stupid as possible. But I'm probably making myself look stupid trying not to. She squints her eyes.
"Hm. Whatever you say, Hyuna. Right?"
"Y-yeah. But you can and call me Moon if you want." I say. I feel my face getting hot again. She holds her hand out for me to shake.
    "Moon, nice to meet you!" She says in a bubbly way and smiles. I can't help myself but smile too. I put my hand in hers and we shake.

    This is the perfect start.