Changing tides

part 3

 3

I smiled and took the only empty seat. The one next to the girl with a dodgy expression on her face

“hello!” I said trying to start a conversation but all she did was laugh and turn to her friend “oh looks like we’ve got a foreigner!” and her and her friend went into fits of laughter “ Katie don’t be so mean!” she chuckled “ Hi I’m Abbey and this young lady is Katie Gillen” and the both broke out in laughter again I kept my head down for the rest of that class. Many people tried to speak to me but when they heard the way I spoke they giggled hysterically and sauntered away. Leaving me with a new tear every time. I walked to my next class clutching my bag when from behind Katie came up and snatched out of my hand sending the bag and the contents of it flying across the corridor. A young girl bent down in front of me and began to help me pick them up. When I had all my books back she stood up and forced her hand in mine and helped me up. “I’m Bianca nice to meet you !” she seemed nice. Hyper but nice. “ I’m Nada” I whispered “ wow cool accent were are you from Nadia ?” by this point I was getting angry why could no-one get my name right? “ Nada!” I said forcefully. She shrugged “ never heard of it !” I began to walk away as I did I heard her say “ some people have no manners I mean not even a thanks?” I ignored her and carried on walking to class and sat through a boring period of math. Every time I was walking to a different class Katie would do something to me. She tripped me up on the way home as well.

I ran into the house and slammed the door behind me, stormed up to the stairs, into my room where I lay on my bed for half an hour crying until my father came up.

“hard day at school?” he asked

“yup” I sobbed

“The first day is always the worst it will get better! I promise!” and I was stupid enough to believe him. I went into school the next day. Head held high. But did it get better ? well sort of. As soon as I walked into the school building Katie opened a locker door in my face and it really hurt in fact it was so sore my nose began to bleed. Bianca and a few of her friends ran over “ are you okay ?” asked a girl with long blonde hair. I shook my head. Her, Bianca and another girl with shoulder length brown hair took my to the school office where I received an ice pack for my face. I later found out the two other girls names: Colette (the blonde) and Annie (the brunette) and that they wanted to be my friends! Things were starting to look up maybe my father was right !