Just The Thought Of You

Who Are You

Lauren's POV
Today was the day that I "started" high school. My cousin Camila says that I can pretty much do anything I want, she's got my back. But she also thinks that I was like her back at my high school. I wasn't. I didn't run the school. I was the smart girl everyone knew but didn't talk to much. I had random conversations here and there. I talked to everybody, no matter who you were. Camila's story... Very different. I had a few friends but no one ever really close to call a best friend. She had like 5 best friends. She told me to watch out for, in her words,  "a tall, ugly, bitch". I'm going to guess that she's got some enemies. She doesn't talk much about the girl though. She just said, she's got a smart mouth.

"Last this is the English room. And that's all you need to know for now. Shoot me a text when if you're having trouble." I heard Camila say.

She was giving me a quick tour before classes started and I'm totally lost. But I'm sure someone can help me, if I need it.
                                        .... (4 period)
Camila and her "squad" walked me to my Creative Writing class. I of course was one of the last people in.
I slowly stepped through the door not sure if there were assigned seats.
"Hey! You're out new student. I'm Mrs. Williams. You can take a seat next to Dinah. Dinah raise your hand." I looked around the room and saw a beautiful girl raise her hand. I walked over and smiled.
"Hey" I whispered as I took my seat next to her.
"Hi" I heard her say back. Her voice sounded like heaven. I wonder why Camila hasn't told me about her? Maybe they didn't know each other. Or they didn't have classes together. I got out my notebook and started jotting down the notes.
"Dinah?" I heard the teacher call out. I looked to my left and saw Dinah lift  her head to face the teacher.
"Huh?" She said. Some kids snickered.
"The answer to number four. Come write it on the board." She smiled. Dinah got up and walked to the board. She started writing with the chalk. Her handwriting was neat. That's a relief. Now I know I can rely on her notes to copy if I ever am absent. She answered the question very intelligently and came and walked back to he desk.
"Correct. Thank you, Miss Hansen." Dinah nodded and took her seat. The question on my mind was How did she know the answer? Because she wasn't even paying attention. She was smart. Also a relief.
"Alright, today I'm assigning a project, As you all know.  It's due Next Thursday. The directions are in the back table and so are the rubrics. Each person needs one of each paper. Now to answer the question everybody's anxious about. Yes, you can work with partners. Partners! Not groups. And you can choose. Now get started you have 10 minutes." Mrs. Williams announced. Everyone buddied up after getting papers. Everyone except Dinah and I. I fiddled with my fingers for what seemed like half the time we had. I turned my head to her and she was writing something in her notebook.
"Hey?" I said quietly.
She turned her head and her chocolate brown pools, she calls eyes, met mine.
"Yeah?" She responded. Her voice sounded so sweet.
"Do you- um" I started scratching the back of my head.
"Maybe- you'd like to, uh. Ya know... Um... Want to...-"
"Yeah, we can work together." She said cutting me off. I was blushing now. I sounded like an idiot.
She smiled causing me to smile and closed her notebook. She started putting things in her away and the bell rang. It's about time, lunch came around. 5 period. And then 3 periods to go. I went to my locker where I met Camila, Days, and Ally.
"Hey Lauren!" Camila waved walking towards me.
"Hey Camz!" I said.
"Well someone's having a good first day, now hurry up, lunch is only 45 minutes." I threw my stuff in the locker and followed Camila to her table.
"I'm gonna go grab something to eat." I said. They nodded and I went to the line for a chicken sandwich and some fries. I grabbed an apple juice bottle and payed for the lunch.
Dinah's POV
After getting my lunch I was making my way to the table only I sat at.
"Hey, Dinah!" I turned and saw Camila smiling at me.
"What's up Camila?" I said knowing she wants nothing but trouble.
"Well a bucket." She giggled.
"Bucket?" I asked. Not even 2 seconds later, blue gunk was falling from my head. It went all over my face and shirt.
"You're such a dork" a heard Zendaya say.
"No she's a loser." Ally snapped.
Tears filled my eyes. I dropped my tray and ran out the lunchroom.
Lauren's POV
I had seen what Camila, my cousin had just done to that poor girl. Why would they do that? I quickly set my tray down but remained standing.
"I have to use the bathroom, be right back." I smiled.
"K, but I've got a story to tell you when u get back. It'll explain this blue shit." Camila said still laughing with the rest of the group. I nodded and jogged off. I was going to the bathroom, that was the truth, but I wasn't going to use it. I was searching for Dinah. If I were her that's where I'd go. I ran into the bathroom but entered quietly.
"Dinah?" I said as I approached the stall she was in. I could tell she was in there, hence the trail of blue stuff in the floor.
"Go away!" She sobbed.
"Dinah.... I'm not leaving."
"How do you know my name? No one knows my name.... No one even knows me." She said still crying.
"But I want to." That's was very true. I wanted to know Dinah. I wanted to get to know why she caught my attention, like no one else did.
"Just... Leave, please." She said faintly. That's was it.
I crouched down and climbed in the stall by crawling under. My hands and clothes got some of the goo on it but I didn't care. I sat kneeled in front of her but she refused to look at me.
"Do you know who you're talking to?" I asked. She hadn't even looked at me, yet.
"No..." She mumbled.
"I'm Lauren. We've got a couple classes toget-" she quickly shifted to the right and started backing away.

I stood up and held my hand out for her to take.
She flinched and backed up against the wall.
I now realized who that girl Camila said to watch out for was. The girl she hated for some reason. It was Dinah.
"I'm not going to hurt you." I went up to her and hugged her. She slowly accepted it and hurried her head in the crook of my neck. She started crying again.
"Shh, shh. It's okay. " I said whiled placing my hand in her goo covered head. We stayed like this for a few minutes until, she lifted her head.

"How about we get you cleaned up." I said softly.

"I think it's best if I go home and get changed. You'd be in trouble if Camila saw you here with me." I frowned but she smiled. She stood up and held out her hand. I took it and got up.

"Thanks." I said. She nodded and unlocked the stall door.
"Um...Dinah?" She turned around and waited for me to respond.
"There's a song that says....
You are beautiful no matter what they say/in every single way, words can't bring me down... And they won't bring me down today.
You shouldn't care what they think of you. I mean there isn't anything wrong with being a "dork" or "loser"." I said finger quoting the word dork and loser.
She smiled.
"Yeah it's nice to say to someone that will believe it. They're right, I am a dork, I am a loser" She said.
"Yeah... But you're my loser. We can be losers together." I said. I mentally high fived myself for that one.

Theres a part two...