Could It Be Something More?

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Stephanie.... Such a sweet name for such a shark. Each time I went to my locker her and her little clique were two lockers away giggling and glossing. Talking about the cheer squad and the cutest jocks on the soccer and football team.
I was starting to feel lonely. My fourth day and no one bothered to even say hi. Everyone were in their own cliques already. The jocks, preps, cheerleaders, nerds/geeks, emos and the cool kids who were jocks and preps or cheerleaders and preps (like Stephanie). Where could I fit in? I was in the nobody class. The class for the teens who didn't belong.
I walked along the halls with my eyes to the floor avoiding having to face the children who whispered about me. Suddenly I tripped on my laces and I felt my self falling. Time seemed to slow and I closed my eyes. My school life was about to cast into the burning pit of loneliness forever when I felt a hand grab me and pull me back up.
"Umm... Thanks." I said still staring at the floor trying to compose myself. "No problem," a deep voice replied. I looked up and a dark guy with very dark brown eyes and quite muscular stood in front me smiling. "Clumsy much?" He asked. I stood staring at him. He was melting my insides and somehow I couldn't look away.
"You're looks are killing her J," a guy who was also quite handsome said. 'J' flashed a smile which showed a perfect set of white teeth. "What's your name? I've never seen you before so you have to be the new girl." "Mia. Mia Turner," I said snapping out of his trance of handsomeness. "Cute name. I'm Joseph. Joseph Maxwell," he said smiling. "Hi Joseph."
"Hey I'm Karen," a girl said stepping from behind Joseph. "This is my boyfriend Tyler." She said gesturing to ' quite handsome ' who still seemed amused by my reaction to Joseph's face. I waved at Karen and smiled. Maybe I had finally found some friends.
The bell rang and I began to walk away to English. "You've got English right?" Karen asked walking beside me. "Yeah how'd you know?" "I'm in your English class," she said smiling. We walked to English leaving Tyler and sadly Joseph. Perhaps I'd see he him more often if I became friends with Karen.
I couldn't find Karen or Joseph and Tyler so I ate my lunch in the usual corner then headed to the library to read to page one hundred in Lord Of The Rings. "Hey, how comes your here? Hiding from the preppy sharks outside?" Karen said as she dropped her bag on the table. "Oh hey. Just Reading. Where were you, Tyler and Joseph at lunch today?" She laughed which caused the librarian to give us a stern look. I tried to figure out what was so funny.
"You think we eat in that grubby cafeteria?" She said finally. The cafeteria was grubby? That place was like a palace compared to the one at my old school. The tiles were shining, there were lights hanging from the ceiling and the food was amazing. Even the garbage smelt good and I would know since I sat two feet away from it in my little corner.
"We eat outside on the benches behind the school," she continued. There were benches behind the school?! "Hey we have English right before lunch tomorrow I'll take you there.

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Karen and I walked around the school with our lunch after English. Joseph, Tyler, two other guys and another girl sat on the bench. My heart began to race at the thought of talking new rich kids. Well I too was quite wealthy but still. Would they be nice? No one had talked to me till yesterday, I thought to myself.
" Karen!" The girl said smiling. "Hey Jessica!" Karen said. "This is Mia, the new girl," she continued. "Hi Mia." The two guys and Jessica said in unison. I waved meekly. I glanced at Joseph and I managed to catch him staring at me. I wasn't gonna lie. I had purposely dressed fancy to impress him. I wore a black dress that clung to my upper body while the bottom was more flared. I wore a denim jacket over it and black and white converses. I sat next to Karen and they all resumed talking. As I ate my lunch I heard Tyler mention a party. A party? I wondered if I would get invited. "Yeah its the biggest party of the year. Plus Quinn always holds the best parties anyway," Jessica added. "He invited me yesterday," Joseph said but I just ignored them all. I probably wouldn't get an invite anyway. "So who's your plus one?" Karen asked clearly intrigued. "Not sure," he replied with a smirk. "You can keep your invite. I'm already invited and Matt here is my plus one," a guy with curly hair said. Jessica scoffed. "Lovers much?" She said.
When I had finished my lunch I looked up. "Can't you just turn up at the party?" I asked. I was eager to go and I needed to find a way. I was new and I had no idea who Quinn was. "Nope his party's at a nightclub. You need an invite to get in," Joseph replied. "Unless your a plus one," Matt said smirking. I nodded. I had to be someone's plus one cause I clearly wasn't gonna get an invite. "Did you get invited?" I asked Karen. She nodded. "But I'M already her plus one," Jessica said grinning. "Uh... I don't care I was just asking a question boo," I said smiling sweetly. "Fiesty!" Curly said and I rolled my eyes.
The bell rang and we each headed to our own classes. "Hey. Mia!" Joseph yelled. He grabbed my arm and instantly it felt like fire surged through my body. "Yeah?" I said hopefully. "Umm.... Would you like.. To...... Walk to bio with me?" Seriously?! I nodded and we went to biology class together.

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After school my uber took me home. The house was practically empty except for my older brother, Tyrell who sat a this computer in his room typing a document. Me and him were really close. Tyrell had just started his first year at college where he majored in computer engineering. "Hey baby bro," I said. It was a joke we made. When we were little I wanted a little baby boy doll but all my parents bought were barbie dolls so Tyrell agreed to be my own little baby boy doll. It was funny pretending to feed a boy three years older than you but he soon started calling me big sis and he became baby bro. "Hey big sis. How was school?" "Who are you, dad? Maybe I'll call you dad.." We burst out laughing. "Sorry." "What cha doin'?" I asked trying to read the essay he was writing. "Writing a 2500 word essay on the advancement of technology." "Oh yawn," I said. "I'll never major in computer engineering when I go to college." "Ha! Like your going to college." I punched him on his arm. My phone buzzed and I saw a few people had followed me on Instagram. Karen, Tyler, Matt and Joseph had started following me. "What's up?" Tyrell asked. "The sky," I replied. "Very funny." "A few friends from school started following me on Instagram."
Joseph DM'd me.

Yo

Hey Joseph

Get invited?

Wtf?! How would I get invited?
I don't even know Quinn

Y

ou can be my plus one then.

I screamed internally. Yes! I'm going to the party of the year!

Omg! Thanks!

I was gonna ask u at lunch but I didn't need everyone making comments.

I get it. :-)

So see ya tmr ;-)

I stared at the ceiling as I lay on Tyrell's bed holding the phone to my chest and smiling.