The New Boy

Chapter 2

     It was lunch time and Sydney definitely needed food for her grumbling belly.  Usually by the end of lunch she'd have the biggest food baby in the world. That wasn't and understatement either.

     She sat with Adison, Kris, Jen, Maddison, and Laura. Jackson used to be there too but not anymore obviously.

     Sydney thought it must be hard on Kris now that he's the only guy at the table. Jackson was his best friend. Things change rapidly and sometimes when they change it's not a good thing. Maybe he died for a reason? Sydney had always thought of this. But, she was also mad at him. It wasn't his time to go. She believed you should never take your own life because of someone else. It's not your time and her Christian mind believed God chooses when you go. He cheated himself out of a good life.

     Sydney usually thought about Jackson during lunch. No one sat in his seat. Ever. Not even in the other lunch periods. That was Jackson's seat. He might as well have had his name carved into it.

     All of the sudden The New Boy sat in the vacant seat. Everyone noticed almost immediately and grew silent. Sydney snapped out of her daze and glared at him which was hard with the threating tears.

     "That seats reserved." Adi said in a cold tone.

     "Oh this was Jackson's wasn't it? Yeah first day here already know all about him. Heard he died this Summer but why should I care. There's no other seats." New Boy said in a cold tone right back to her.

     Sydney could not believe those words came from his mouth. Why would anyone say such a hurtful thing.

     "Did you also know that he was my long term boyfriend? THAT HE WAS THE MOST POPULAR BOY IN SCHOOL AND EVEN A GUY WHO WAS HERE FOR ONE DAY SHOULD KNOW NOT TO SIT IN HIS SEAT." Sydney screamed at the top of her lungs.

     All she saw was red. She ran out of the lunch room as Adi followed her. She just wanted to be alone.

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SYDNEY'S P.O.V

     After my freak attack in the lunch room I went and calmed down in the bathroom. I just can not believe he did that! I don't care if he's the new guy, he said he knew who Jackson was. You just don't do something like that.

     "But why would he do that, mom?" I wailed. I can always seek comfort in my mom. She always knows what to say. I think most moms are like that. Jackson's mom definitely was not. She beat him until he had to go to the hospital and say he 'fell'. I was the only one he told. Maybe that's one of the reasons he did it. Or maybe that's what started it all.

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NARRATOR P.O.V

     Once Sydney had felt comfortable to go back and face everyone at school, New Boy decided to become popular. She was gone for one day!

     All day she heard "Oh yeah I hope he asks me out!" "I heard he has a girlfriend in France!" "He wouldn't reply to my text last night!!" "Goodbye Jackson, hello New Boy"

     That was the one that had hurt her the most. One day and he had taken Jackson's place. Even Adison, Jen, Kris, and Maddison had seemed to forgotten what had happened yesterday,

     She had gotten to lunch a little late and she saw a girl in her seat. She tapped on her shoulder.

     "Oh, I forgot to tell you. Abby will be sitting here from now on." New Boy said casually, like it was nothing.

     Adi and the rest of her friends looked down and continued eating. There was obviously no room for Sydney at the table anymore.

     She was being excluded. Hopefully it wasn't for good.

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     Two periods after lunch she had Art and they were working on a project with a partner. She was glad she had this today since she had Kris as a partner. There was no way he could ignore her.

     "Kris, you have to explain what's going on to me. All of the sudden my friends hate me? I expected you to understand the most being Jackson's best friend and all." Sydney said.

     "Syd," Kris looked her in the eye, "You have to understand Jackson is dead. He's not coming back. He's been that way for six months and the rest of us have moved on, not forgotten, but moved on. I think you really need to too."

     Kris looked away and asked the teacher for another partner, saying that Sydney was bothering him.

     Maybe he's right. Sydney thought. Maybe I should just move on.

     Sydney went back to work on her project.

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     Sydney had totally forgot that her and her friends were not speaking. She walked out to Adison's car when she said she wasn't there.

     "Really?! I have to walk 30 minutes to get home!" Sydney yelled at nothing. Maybe this was God punishing her for even thinking of getting over Jackson.

     She started walking when a really ugly truck pulled up next to her.

     "Hey baby, you want some candy?" She looked and saw the New Boy laughing alone in his truck.

     As much as she hated him, she needed a ride. It was in the middle of January and it's cold and snowing.

     She gave him a pleading look. He sighed, "Get in."

     She quickly got into the rusted truck but dang, did it have heat. She warmed up fast. 

     "Where to?" He asked. She showed him the directions.

     The ride there was pretty silent. Sydney did not plan on saying anything to New Boy. She was still pretty mad at him. She did ask one question though.

     "Why do you show up at my school and suddenly make everyone forget what happened to Jackson and steal my best friend and the rest of my friends. How?!"

     "You're home." Was all he said.

     He was right too, she hadn't even realized.

     She unbuckled her seat belt and looked at him, "Thanks, New Boy."

     There it was, that smirk again. "Call me Toby."

     She slammed the car door shut.

a/n

I decided to make the chapters over 1000 words! I hope y'all enjoyed this!

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