Side by side a repunzel story

5. You're acting like a stalker

"Tiffany hitch." Lily scoffed. "That girl is a bitch on steroids." After my awkward introduced to the chem class first period I proceed to my second class of the day, math where I told lily about my awful encountered with the red head Tiffany hitch. From then on lily spent the entire class complaining about her. Honestly I didn't blame her. The stories about how Tiffany single handedly tormented almost every girl in the school by second year was probably the most entertaining gossip I have ever herd about one person in my fifteen years of living. My mother would have loved to hear this. She always loved a good gossip session.

"your lying. No one is that sociopathic." I accused. Lily shrugged. She had just finished telling me about the time Tiffany apparently not only drew on someone's face while they were asleep in chem but lit their hair on fire. As if drawing on them wasn't enough. And I believe it . The bell rang and I packed up my text books.

"Alright," lily started. "Now we send you off into the hands of Jake for gym class. Good luck little dove." Lily patted my back and left the class. Little dove? I followed close behind her knowing Jake would be waiting outside the door. They were trying to play it cool but as soon as I followed Marcus out the door from chem lily was there waiting to take me to math. Lissa had always been a tad over protective. I guess now I wouldn't have to walk around looking like an idiot while searching for my next class.

Just as I suspected Jake was waiting outside the door pretending he just happen to be waiting there for a different reason.

"Oh hey Addi, lily I didn't realize you had this class, total coincidence. Oh Addi it looks like we have the next class together let me take you there." He lied. Awfully I might add. Me and lily both gave him the 'really you idiot' look. Honestly how stupid did he think we were. At least I'll always know when he was lying sense he was so awful at it.

"Yeah. okay. she's all yours Jake." Lily said leaving Jake and I. He grinned at me and I offered a small smile in return.

"Alright so the girls change room is right there." Jake said pointing at a large green door. "Now, as soon as you're done I'll be waiting outside to show you the gym." I rolled my eyes.

"Okay, Jake, seriously. I know your only acting like a stalker because Lissa probably threatened to bash your head in if you didn't, but I can manage myself." I told Jake in the nicest possible tone. He smiled and sighed in relief.

"I'm so happy you didn't think I was being creepy on purpose." He Explained. I let a little laugh go. It was so like Lissa to force everyone to help me.

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The girls locker room smelled weird. Like cheep perfume and girl sweat. Nasty. I lifted my shirt and slipped the over sized gym strip which was about a gazillion times too big. It went down to just about my knees. I Groaned and slipped on the loose fitting shorts which were also a gazillion times to big going mid calf. The moral of this story is one size doesn't fit all. In the end I decided to roll the waist of the shorts up al little so they would fit properly. With five rolls later the shorts were just under my knee which I was satisfied with.

When I found my way to the gym people were stretching. It was honestly the saddest stretch I had ever seen. People not even close to touching their toes, barley reaching mid shin it reminded me of when my dad tried to stretch with me. I peeled my eyes away from the stretchers to find Jake. Honestly I needed anyone I knew to get me through these classes. I hate being alone in a new school it makes me feel awkward. It wasn't hard to find Jake. he was at the back of the gym stretching and aggressively waving at me when I saw him. I rolled my eyes and wondered over to him.

"I see your gym strip is way to big." He said eyeing my huge shirt. I frowned over dramatically. Jake laughed at my facial expression then proceeded to make his own. I snorted and he laughed.

"So how are you liking river bank high?" He asked. I shrugged.

"It's okay I guess. nothing like my old school. But it's only my first day so I suppose everything's going basically how I thought." I answered. In reality I had no idea what I expected today to be. I didn't know what a first day of school was with out my parents. It was different.

"So why'd you move here anyway?" Jake asked. SHOOT. It's okay Addi, all you have to do is come up with a believable lie. How am I supposed to do that? I suck at lying not nearly as bad as Jake but still. I bit my lip.

"Uh you know my parents thought... That a change of scenery would be nice for me. I had never been to America so..." I lied right through my teeth. That was actually a good lie. It was partly true too. I had never been to the u.s. And my parents would have loved me to visit my aunt and Lissa. Not alone but still.

"Oh. do you miss them?" Jake asked. I pushed back the tears I felt forming in my eyes. It's a good thing he didn't make eye contact with me or I would have lost it. I did miss them. A lot. But jake thinks that when schools done I'll just go home and see them again. But I won't. Suddenly the ache I felt constantly was readily apparent.

"You have no idea."