Danger Love Ahead

Chapter One: New Life

I stood just outside the classroom door nervously glancing up and down the school hallway. Graham High was way bigger than my school and apparently fashion trends were different . I glanced down at my pull up socks, pleated blue skirt, pink sweater and white sneakers that i was wearing. Terribly different. My hair was in a tight plait just like I was expected from my old school back in London. These students wore jeans and strapless tops or thin strap tops. Mom would probably die of heart seizure if she saw me in any of that. Not that she was overly conservative. It was just that for me to expose more skin is for pigs to fly. Mom.... why did she have to get a new job? I mean she came to Graham to become a lit. teacher. She was a lawyer back in New York while I was attending an all girl's boarding school in England.I mean, I wasn't complaining. We always had to wear decent clothes (the nuns were sooo strict)and uniforms. We hardly went out..only for field trips but that was the way I liked it. That was the way I lived...after Dad passed. Kenny, my younger brother starts pre-school this year but before that he was always dropped off at the day care center. But mom wanted more time with her children, so she brought us all back together and sends me to this..this...(if u can call it a school). You see I'm a conservative person, I believe in god, in true love and that 'wait till you're ready' phrase. Oh and I can't swear. Yep, you heard right, I can't swear. A few years in a strict prison like school really nails those sort of things into you. Unfortunately, the outside world was a different story. I was learning that quickly. So anyway, back to the story. I tensed when I heard the teacher from inside the classroom say my name.

"She's from London and it's her first time in a co-ed school. Come on in, April." I heard the teacher say. I stepped into the classroom hesitantly and looked at the curious faces staring back at me. There were stifling laughs and very rude comments but I ignored them. 

"Why don't you sit beside Kira over there, hmm," the teacher pointed to an empty seat beside a blonde girl who was blowing bubble gums. I made my way uncomfortably but let out a scream as I tripped over someone's foot.

"Oops, did I do that?" Kira said tauntingly and the class burst out into laughter. This scene was too cliche....except it worked against me.