Say it isn't So

Chapter One

I slam my hand down on the alarm clock and groan as I sling my arm across my eyes to block out the sun. Today is the day my life begins, I have my first real job as an adult. A job that gets me thirty thousand dollars a year, thats not a lot but it's enough for me my first real job as a teacher, my first grown up adult job. I smile as I finally make my way out of my warm childlike bed and go to the mirror I don't look any different the same dark blond hair the same blue eyes everything looks the same and yet Im different I stand a little taller as I head to the closet to change. I know that teachers have to dress professionally but that doesn't mean i have to wear pantsuits for the rest of my life I grab a cute professional black dress and slip it on, I grab the black flats from the back of the closet and put on eyeliner and mascara, I look in the mirror and sigh. Im no beauty queen but I look good enough. Im nervous more nervous than Ive ever been in my whole life and I know its only going to get worse the more I think about it. I braid my hair halfway around my head and then curl the parts that are down I want to look good even though Im dying inside. I don't eat anything because Im too nervous but I grab a banana because I'll get hungry later I sit in the car I look at the people around me leaving bustling around rousing kids trying to get them in the car so they aren't late for school I smile and think this is what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. I start the car and make my way to the school, I pull in the lot and park next to a very shiny very new looking balck car, I go in through the side door of Washington High like I was instructed and make my way to the principals office so that they can take me to my new room, when I run into something very solid, I actually fall so embarassing,

"Im so sorry are you ok?" He reaches for my arm and i jerk my arm back on impulse and he looks at me with confusion I look up and lock eyes with him. He laughs actually laughs which I know for a fact I was glowing like Rudolphs very shiny very red nose right now. He holds out his hand and shakes his head.

"Still clumsy I see Rocky." I glare at him for calling me that and yank my hand out of his.

"You ran into me." He smiles and picks up my bag from the floor and hands it to me.

"How chivarlous." He laughs.

"What are you doing here Rocky?" I roll my eyes.

"Dont call me that and I work here." He furrows his brow and I can practically feel his eyes on me as if he were touching me.

"Since when do you work here?" I roll my eyes.

"Since they hired me." He smiles that cocky smile of his I narrow my eyes at him and keep walking to the office hoping he'll just go to wherever he's going but he follows me. He opens the door for me and I narrow my eyes again and he just laughs. My hands were shaking and I felt like I could pass out at any moment I leaned against the wall and he looked at me with a smirk. I roll my eyes at him and he chuckled.

"Are you nervous Rocky?" I don't even get agitated I just nod he put his hand on my shoulder and I looked at him he looked uncharacteristically serious.

"Youre gonna be fine theres nothing to be nervous about youll do great." I looked at him waiting for him to make a joke or call me Rocky or something but he was just looking at me so seriously and it was kind of freaking me out but it was making me less nervous. I nodded mostly because I didn't know what to say to all of that.

"Layla Jackson, Mrs. Prescott will see you now." A pretty brunette said to me but she was looking at Larry the entire time she spoke I smiled and went to go in but then I stopped I don't know why but I had to do this. He looked at me quizically.

"Thanks." His brows shoot up in surprise.

"For what?" I smiled at little and turned away from him.