Kissing Her

4: School. Shit, I forgot

I'm going to meet Jack at the bus stop, the first day of school. When I'm there, Jack is already waiting for me. We walk in silence for a while. "How are you feeling? It's kind of first day of school all over again, isn't it?". I nod. "Yes, I feel like the new kid already. But, I think I'll be fine. I'll manage this".

The school is bigger and further away than the elementary down the street. Once we get inside, Jack leads me to the reception. Behind the desk there's an old, grey-haired lady.

I halfway expect her to talk to me in a grumpy voice, like all receptionists does in movies. But instead, she smiles and turn to face me. "And who might you be? Oh! You're the new student! Kristy Elis Johnson, right?" "Yes" I answer. "I think you're doing well on your own" Jack whispers. "I'll be late for class and Mr. Watkins don't tolerate this as a good excuse. Forget it, -it isn't an excuse at all" he gives me his Jack-smile and disappears down the corridor.

Now I'm on my own. I take a deep breath and look at the grey-haired lady again, which seems to be writing something on her computer. "Boyfriend, huh?". "No, we're just-" Not waiting for me to answer, she continues (I wasn't exactly going to explain to her that I'm gay, either) "I remember myself in high school. All the romance and flirting. Keep an eye on that guy, I tell you". She laughs at herself and looks at the computer again.

"Your birthday is 29th of January, right?" "Yes" I answer. So, it mostly goes on, until I've approximately told her everything about myself, except my love life. "Now, here's your schedule, make sure to keep it, we don't give extras". I nod when she hands me a colourful paper with lots of sheets. "Since you're a bit late, I can show you the classroom of your second period". "thank you" I say as I follow her down the hallway.

When I enter, I'm not ready for what's going to meet me. Yes, the classroom is approximately normal (for a classroom to be). However, right in the middle row, at the 3rd desk, there's a girl. But not just any girl. She's just about the prettiest girl I have ever seen in my entire life.

"Excuse me? Your name? Again, mine is Monsieur Alexandre and again I want you to tell something about yourself". The teacher, tries for, what may or may not be, the second time. My cheeks turn burning red. Even though I'm a red-head (which is known for their tendency to blush), it doesn't happen that often. Maybe because I'm not easily embarrassed, Idk.

However, this time I hadn't just embarrassed myself. I had done it in front of a super pretty girl. Denise?

Shit, I mumble as I am given the desk right beside her. Both to the fact that I'm sitting right. beside. her, but also to the fact that I'm supposed to be in love with someone else (or at least miss her some).

"what's up with you?" She asks as I sit down. I'm so taken by surprise that she's actually talking to me, that I'm not at all prepared to answer. I must have been looking really confused, because she continues. "what's up with the 'oh shit'?". "Oh, that...yes." you have come up with an excuse, quickly. "Uhm, you see... I just have a lot to do and I just remembered something I had forgotten". "Oh, okay". I sigh relieved as she turns to face the teacher, uhm, M. Alexandre.

I have French, and I feel pretty good at it, so I'm comfortable enough. What doesn't make me comfortable, is the fact that "Miss Breath Taking" is sitting right beside me. I can't concentrate about anything.

After a while of reading, the teacher wants us to gather in pairs, and since I sit right beside her and there is no one to my right side -oh, you do the maths here! "Uhm, I don't think we've introduced properly, what is your name?" I try. "Megan... -Gold, yours was something like Kristy, right?". "yes -Kristy Johnson".

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I never thought I'd get out of that classroom alive. I'm in the cafeteria looking for somewhere to sit. This is the hardest new kids test, I tell myself. Once you've won, everything else will be much easier.

Suddenly I can see Jack winking to get my attention. I sit down beside him. Around the table there's a few other guys, but they're so into what they're talking about that they don't notice anything. "hey guys!" Jack yells and they all look at him. "This is Kristy. I met her a few weeks into the summer. She has moved her from Brighton". "oh, new girlfriend, ey?" a tall guy with brown hair jokes. Jack just simply ignore him. God he's so nice to me, I can't even- "Kristy this is Tom -he's the bass in the band".

I'm introduced to all of Jack's band mates and lunch is nearly over. As we're about to go to or classrooms, Jack grabs me by my arm. "Everything okay, so far? Met anyone new -except these bread crumbles, they don't count much". I laugh. "I met a girl -in French". Jack looks suspiciously at me. "In what kind of way 'met' a girl?" He raises an eyebrow as he speaks. "oh, it's nothing, I-". Jack gives me his Jack-smile again. "well, okay I may be a little bit interested in her". "...and her name is? Don't say you didn't get to know her name!". "Of course, I know it, smart-ass. Her name is Megan -Gold".

Jacks reaction to this, startle me. His mouth is wide open.

A/N

Hi, guys!
So sorry for not updating in a while, but I was a little bit busy, since school started again and all that stuff. But here it is: the fourth chapter. Kristy meets Megan, yey!

Hope you enjoy and I will be quicker with the updates, Promise!

Me <3<3