Co-ed?

Chapter 2- I think I like you...

 Chapter 2

           It was Monday, and the boys from Saint Andrews College were roaming the halls like lost puppy dogs just hoping to at some point, find the right class room. I looked at them with hate and disgust. They wore navy blue corduroy pants, white polo shirts, and a navy vest with a small stitched crest on the side. Our school modo of truth, virtue and loveliness definitely did not fit their category, especially the loveliness part! After a few days, I realized, they’re not going to change this school one bit! If I just ignore them, it will be like they’re not even there! Next thing I know, were changing our style of eating in the same room together every lunch, splitting the gym, changing the murals on the walls to fit the boys style, and then worst of all, I had to learn in the same class room as them! Now this has just gotten way out of hand. 

“Why did we have to become co-ed?”, I asked my best friend Bree. “I mean, we were perfectly happy before. Why does the board of education have to be so stupid?”

Bree looked at me with a glare respect and continuity. “Well, I guess they thought that if we went our entire school career without boys around, when we got to university, we wouldn’t be tough enough and we would just be pushed around by them,” she said.

I sighed. “But the thing is, that it’s our last year here. I want to enjoy it.”

“You will enjoy it! Don’t worry, having the guys here won’t change anything dramatically. The school does have to stay true to their roots,” said Bree. Instantly, I felt better about the situation. Bree had that effect on me. She could change my view on things within seconds. Which was one of the things I loved most about her. When times were tough, she was always there for me, and vice versa. She was definitely my best friend, and I don’t know what I would do without her.

“Well, I’ve got to home now, but I’ll see you tomorrow!”, I said.

“Okay, bye Lexi!”

            I walked to my car to find a note on the windshield. It read “You’re Cute :)” At that point I was just frustrated. These cliché pick-up lines and notes aren’t going to work on me. In fact, it makes me sick to my stomach to even think about it. Although, I guess it would be nice to have a boyfriend…even just for a little while. I slapped myself mid thought. I was turning into every other girl. I don’t want to be like the girls who think that the only thing that’s important is having the hottest boyfriend in school. I just want to be, different.

            I pulled into my driveway and opened the door, to find that nobody was home. They were probably at my brother’s house. Ever since my niece passed away, things have been different. She was like the little sister that I always wanted, but never had. She was 3 years old when she was diagnosed with leukemia. And she passed away just 8 months later. Because she passed away in August, I had very little time to be upset. I had to somehow pull it together for the school year. I didn’t want to make a scene. I surprisingly did I pretty good job of it. I went the entire day acting as happy as ever, yet every night I cried myself to sleep. The only other person that knows is Bree. I desperately needed to get it out and tell someone, and she was the only person I could think of that I really trusted. Anyways, my brother and his wife are still going through a lot, and so my parents are there pretty much 24/7. But I get it, if that were my kid, I would want all of the comforting I could get.

I walked into my room and shut the door. Switching my mind over to the note that I had just encountered. Who would write something like this, to me. Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe this was supposed to go on Reece’s car, we do have the same looking cars. It would be an easy mistake. I accepted the fact that it was probably supposed to be given to Reece, and so I moved on. That’s right I moved on…to the giant pile of homework that I had. I looked through my agenda:

AP Calculus pg 120-135

AP English read Withering Heights

History read pg 246-350

Law create defence speech and questions

Chem. Test Tomorrow

Bio create life sized replica of the human body

Physics test 2 theories

Drama write 30 minutes script

I read through my list of things to do…and then my eyes shot to one thing on the list “Chem. Test Tomorrow.” I nearly had a heart attack. With all of the hype about the schools merging, and everything going on with my niece, I completely forgot to study. I don’t even know what the test is on! I knew what I had to do, SKYPE BREE! I logged on to my laptop at leopard speed and was relieved to find that Bree was online. I Skyped her and within seconds I got an answer. At the same time, we both said…”WHAT’S ON THE SCIENCE TEST?!”

            We both laughed and decided that we would work through it together.  We were up until 2 am studying, but it definitely paid off. Just after we had hung up, I got a contact request.

From…

I sat there shocked and a little bit excited. The contact request said “You’re Cute :).” I screamed a little bit. Who cares about being like the other girls…now it’s different. Someone actually likes me! And you’ll never believe who it was. 

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Hey! Okay, so I guess I haven't really introduced myslef yet so here it goes. 

I'm Lexi and I do actually go to Trafalgar Castle School (It is still an all-girls school, we didn't actually merge with St. Andrews College) I'm in grade 9 and I love to write. Honestly, I'm not writing to get discovered and get this story published someday, I'm just doing it for fun. A couple of things you should know about the story:

-Bree is actually my best friend. She is the best and I don't know what I would do without her. I love her to death and she means so much to me. I couldn't ask for a better best friend :) 

-Everyone else in the story (accept for Reece) are absolutly FAKE. 

That's it! I hope you like the story :) 

P.S. Don't worry Bree, you will meet a boy :P