Unconditionally (On Hold)

Chapter 2.

I woke up to the sound of ‘A thousand years’ by Christina Perri (I love that song so much!!). I looked at the clock, and it was 6 O’clock.

I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth. I curled my light brown hair into loose, spiral waves. I came out of the bathroom and went into my closet. Hmm I needed to look stunning today. Like they say, first impression is the best impression...…. I went through all my clothes, finally deciding on a pink sweater, along with a pair of dark blue skinny jeans. I then applied some mascara to my emerald eyes and finally applied a bit of my favorite strawberry lip gloss. I was ready to go!! I put on my black vans and ran downstairs with my bag on my right shoulder.

Dad was sitting on the kitchen table with a newspaper in his hand, Mom was making breakfast, and Jeremy was having his cereal.

“Peyte, sweetie, have some breakfast before you go” Mom said with a lovely smile her emerald eyes showing her concern for me. Now you know where I got my eyes from……

I looked at my watch. Its 7:00. I need to be at school by 7:30 and since it was just a 10-minute walk to school, I had some time to spare. I took a cereal bowl from one of the cabinets and added some frosted flakes and then milk. I sat next to my dad and gave him a kiss on the cheek which I he rewarded with a smile.

“Peyte, your Dad and I will be home late. We have some important meetings to attend. And Jeremy is coming with us today. Are you alright on your own sweetie?” Mom asked me.

“Yeah Mom don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine” I smiled at her.

“Ok. But if you need anything, just give us a call ok?”

“Sure Mom”

I finished my breakfast quickly and took my bag from the table.

“Bye mom. Bye Dad” I said as I kissed them both on the cheek

“Bye sweetie. We love you”

“I Love you too “

I stepped out of my house and walked down the street. Most of the houses looked exactly like ours, some big, some small. The neighborhood was calm and quiet, lush green trees everywhere.

I reached my new school with a few minutes to spare.  In front of the school was a semi-circle drop off. The main entrance was at the beginning of the main hallway, connected by the office, so I made my way into the guidance office to collect my schedule. I was greeted by a middle aged woman with dirty blonde hair.

“May I help you? “She politely asked me.

“Uh yeah, I came to collect my schedule”

“Can I have your name sweetie?” she asked while looking through a number of papers.

“Peyton Sawyer” I replied with a smile.

“It’s nice to meet you Peyton. Welcome to Tong High school. I’m Mrs. Dwyer.” She said handing me my schedule.

“Nice to meet you too and thank you so much” I said and left the office.

The hall way was pretty crowded and it took me almost 15 minutes to find my locker. I opened my locker and put some of my note books in it. My first period was starting in 5 minutes so I had to hurry up.

I closed my locker and started to walk towards my first class. That’s when I bumped into something….. or rather someone.

“Watch it!” A male voice shouted in a thick British accent.

I looked at the guy standing in front of me. He gave me a cold look. He had his almost black hair shaped into a perfect quiff and was wearing skinny jeans with a plain black t-shirt. My eyes ran over his slim but finely toned body and I noticed that one of his arms was completely covered in tattoos. I looked at his face once again and saw his Hazel eyes staring into mine.

“I -I’m so s-sorry” I stuttered. Once again his eyes became cold.

“You better be!” He spat at me. I watched him giving a deadly glare and walk away. My eyes never left him until he turned around the corner and was out of sight.

What the hell just happened?!! Did I just stare at him? OH MY GOD!!  Who does he think he is??! Ughh Now I’m really annoyed. Wow, what an awesome first day!

I ignored my irritation and resumed my walking to the class. My first Period was English, a subject I loved so much. I entered the classroom and it was already filled with students. They were all busy checking their phones or talking to each other, though, so they didn’t notice me coming in. Thank God!! I didn’t wanna make it anymore awkward. The teacher hadn’t arrived yet thankfully.

There were two vacant seats in the middle of the classroom. I sat in one of the seats and started checking my phone like everyone else in the class. Seconds later someone sat in the chair next to me. I turned to look and see who it was. He had a white t-shirt and a leather jacket on. His hair was in a small quiff. He smiled at me.

“Hey, you must be new here. I’m Liam” he held out his hand while smiling at me. He had a thick British accent too. Well what did I expect? I’m in London!

“Hi. I’m Peyton” I replied smiling.

“You are not from here. Are you?” He asked raising an eyebrow.

“No, I’m from North Carolina”

“Ah that explains the accent!” He grinned at me. I didn’t know I had an accent…...

 I just shrugged.

“So what brought you to Bradford?” He asked me.

“Uh my parents got transferred here” I told him my prepared lie. Well it wasn’t a complete lie……. But there was more to it; more important reasons that haunted me every night……..

“Oh well, welcome to Bradford!” He exclaimed in a high pitched voice. I giggled. I got a feeling that I had already made a friend.

Right then the teacher entered the class. Soon her eyes fell on me. She smiled at me, eyes friendly.

“Well hello there. You must be Peyton Sawyer, the new student. Welcome to Tong High school dear. I’m sure you’ll fit right in here. I’m Mrs. Blackwood” She said leaning over her table.

“Thank you so much Mrs. Blackwood.” I nodded and smiled at her.

 As I looked around the class, I noticed that most of them were waving and smile welcoming me, some boys even winked at me…….it wasn’t going to be that bad here after all.

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( i hope this chapter is not at bad as the last one :/

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- Eva xx