The Monster Within

New Kid

Narrator

Alicen Walker was the new girl at school. She felt anxious, it being her senior year of high school and not knowing anyone. Alicen was in online school for 18 months before now. She had had slip ups Online School and decided it was time she return to public school. The High School she transferred into was big. That high school? Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas Nevada.

Alicen's POV

First day at Cheyenne. Kinda scared, I don't know anybody here. The teacher began to call people to get their schedules. I stood, hearing my name called. Not remembering that I had my backpack there, I begin to fall, guess the anxiety really has a grip on me to make me this clumsy. I move quickly to brush it off and walk to the front of the room and grab my schedule, sign my name and walk quickly back to where I was sitting, face red from tripping.

"Ms. Alicen?" the teacher inquired

"Yes sir?" I respond

"Can you move to sit next to Mr. Robert up here please?"

Not knowing who that was I grab my bag and stand, unsure.

"Robert, raise your hand please." the teacher says, seeing my confusion

A boy with brunette hair raises his hand. I am fast to scurry to where I was asked to be, somehow managing to run my shin into the desk. Great going Alicen. I think to myself as I hold back a yelp of pain and the boy looks at me. He smiles as I sit down and say, lamely, "Your name is Robert?"

He nods and says "Yes"

I hold out my hand and say "I'm Alicen" he shakes my hand. I sit there looking at my schedule for a few minutes before he speaks up and says "Are you new to Cheyenne?"

"I am." I say simply

"Where were you before?" he asks

Is he really curious? I ask myself

"Connections Academy Online school" I say

"Oh... Why did you leave?"

"Just had some... Problems."

He falls quiet at the same time I do.

"You seem shy" he comments after about 10 minutes

"Yeah. Social anxiety." I say

"Don't feel bad. I have social anxiety as well."

"Oh really?" I say, in disbelief

"Yeah. Hey, do you want me to show you around the school?" He asks

"Yes, if you want to."

He nods just as the bell rings. I stand and grab my backpack and he says "Where do you go first?"

I look at my schedule and say "Smith in 211."

He nods and walks with me as I try to keep down anxiety and walk beside him.

"You don't have to be afraid" he says

"I'm just... shy" I say

We get to 211 and he says "See you outside the double doors right here okay?" I look where he is pointing and nod.

I sit in class and listen to the teacher speak while waiting for the bell to ring. At 7:41 the bell rings and I get up and walk out. Just as I leave the double doors at the end of the hall where he said to wait Robert is leaning against the lockers waiting for me.

"Where to next?" he asks

"Umm French in 809." I say

"Lets go" he says and we make our way to my second period, again in silence.

We get to 809 and he asks "What is your next class?"

I glance down at my schedule and say "Algebra, 823."

He tells me where to meet him and I nod.

The day progresses like that, him asking me where my next class is and where to meet him after.

Once I get home I relax and replay the day in my head, not believing what happened. Knowing it had to have been a dream. Could someone so amazing and calm with the same problems as me really exist?

A/N

This story is based on a real life story. Mine.