"What's Wrong?" Cole Asks With Concern.
"Nothing,I'm Fine.." I Wipe The Tears Off My Face And Try To Avoid His Eye Contact.
I Grabbed My Book Bag And Went Outside To Go To School,"Wait!Where Are You Going?" He Asks.
"To School." I Say. "How?You Don't Even Know Where It Is..I Can Drive You There." He Says Flashing A Smile,Making Me Feel Somewhat Better.
I Nod My Head And Get In His Black Truck.Inside The Car Is Dead Silent,"You Okay?" He Asks Again.
"No..I-I'm Not." I Don't Notice That I'm Crying Until He Pulls Over And Wipes Away My Tears,"Tell Me What Happened." His Voice Sounded So Sincere And Trusting.
I Click On The Texts,Hand Him The Phone And Stare Out The Window.
"Wow,That's A Lot To Take In..But I Promise I'll Help You." He Said Giving Me Some Hope.
"How?" I Look Up Into His Green Eyes,"They Could Already Be Dead By The Time We Get There,For All We Know." I Say Fighting Back The Tears.
"I Have My Ways,Trust Me Danielle,They'll Be Okay." And With That He Pulls Back Onto The Road And Before I Know It We're At My New School.
I Un-Buckle And Get Out Of The Truck.
When We Get Into The School Everyone Is Changing Classes So I Head To The Office To Get My Schedule.
"Hi,My Name Is Danielle And I'm New Here.I'd Like To Pick Up My Schedule." I Say Trying To Hide My Sadness But I Could Tell The Lady Saw That I Had Been Crying.
"Danielle Lands?" She Types My Name In The Computer.
"Yes M'am." I Nod.
She Prints Out The Paper And Hands It To Me Then Cole Asks For His.
First Period-Science,Ms.Wilburn.
Second Period-Algebra,Mr.Crow.
Break-Ten Minutes.
Third Period-History,Mrs.Collins.
Lunch-You Can Eat School Lunch For Thirty Minutes Or Go Somewhere Else.
Fourth Period-P.E.,Ms.Timmons.
Well I'm Totally Excited To Go To First Period,Not.
I Walk In And Everyone Just Stares At Me Like I'm An Alien Of Some Sort.
"Everyone This Is Danielle,And She Is New Here." She Gives Me A Smile,Huh.Maybe I Might Like This Class.
"Hi." I Wave Awkwardly To The Class And Take An Empty Seat To This Girl.She Looks Pretty Friendly I Guess.
We're Taking Notes About Electric Circuits When The Girls Whispers To Me,"Hey,My Names Emily."
I Smile,"Does The Teacher Always Talk This Much?" Ms.Wilburn Has Been Talking Non-Stop For Almost A Whole Hour.
"Yes,Sadly.Other Than That,She's Pretty Nice." She Whispers As We're Taking Notes.Then,The Bell Rings For Us To Go To The Next Class.
Mr.Crow,Mr.Crow...Ah!Here He Is.He Did The Whole Introduction Thing And I Take Another Empty Seat Beside This Guy.
"Hey,I'm Zach." He Flashes Me A Smile And Then Some Girls Glare At Me.
"Hey." I Smile,Feeling A Bit Awkward.He Was Dark Complected,Had Light Brown Eyes,And A Smile That Could Make Any Girl Fall For Him Instantly.For Some Reason He Didn't Really Have That Affect On Me,But I Knew We'd Be Good Friends.
Mr.Crow Was Actually Kind Of Annoying Because Of His High-Pitched Voice..."Am I The Only One Who Thinks He Sounds Like A Chipmunk?" I Ask Zach.
"No..It's More Like A High Chipmunk." I Held Back The Urge To Laugh.
"Zach And Danielle,It Seems Like You Two Are Having A Really Interesting Conversation Back There.Would You Mind Telling Us About It?" Mr.Crow Raises An Eyebrow.
Zach Smiles,"Yeah,It Was Pretty Interesting.But I Think I'll Pass On Explaining It To The Class." And Then He Sits Back And Smirks.
The Teacher Glares At Zach And I Then Speaks,"Just Pay Attention In Class."
The Bell Rings Then Zach And I Walk Out Of The Classroom Heading To Break Outside.
When Cole Sees Us He Looks Mad..Is He Jealous?
"Hey,I'll See Yah Later." I Tell Zach. "Alright." He Walks Off.
"Who Was That?" Cole Spat.
"Zach.He's A Friend..Are You Jealous?" I Smirk. "Please,I've Only Known You For A Few Days." He Mocks Me In A Girly Voice.
He Comes Close To Me And Whispers In My Ear,"Wanna Skip School?" His Voice Makes Me Shiver,Who Knew He Could Have This Effect On Me?
"Sur-Wait,No.Not On Our First Day,And No,Not Ever." Whew.I Almost Went Along With It.
"You're Such A Good Girl..." He Sighs,"Please?Just This Once?" He Uses The Puppy Dog Face.
"Fine." I Say Realizing What I Just Agreed To.
"Yes!" He Says With Excitement In His Voice.People Stare At Us,They Probably Heard Him.
When Break Was Over,We Waited Until Everyone Cleared Out Of The Hallways Until We Snuck Out Of The School.I'm Surprised They Didn't Catch Us..Oh My Gosh.What If They Catch Us By Looking On The Camera Footage?!
"Smile A Little Bit,It's Good For You." He Smirks.
"Sorry I'm-" He Finishes My Sentence,"You're Just Used To Being A Good Girl." He Teases Me.
I Roll My Eyes,"So..What Now?" I Ask.
"It's A Surprise." He Grins.
We Get Into His Truck And Drive Off And When The Truck Stops We're In The Woods.He Leads Me Down A Trail And It Seems Like He's Been Here Plenty Of Times.When He Stops,We're In Front Of A Pond And The Sunset Was Glistening On The Water,Beautiful Was An Understatement.
He Sits Down And Pats Beside Him,And We Sit In Silence.Not The Uncomfortable Kind,The Peaceful Kind.
"I Use To Come Here All The Time When I Was Little To Get Things Off My Mind." He Says Staring At The Pond.
"You Grew Up Here?" I Ask.
"Yep." He Says Smiling. "It's Beautiful Here." I Sit There Watching The Sunset.
"Yeah,After My Mom Passed When I Was Seven I Liked To Come Here And Just..Clear My Mind." He Says With A Bit Of Hurt Expressed On His Face.
I Put My Hand On His And Held It,"I Can Kind-Of Relate To That." Then,I Lay My Head On His Shoulder.Where Was All Of This Confidence And Trust Coming From?
