The New Girl

Chapter 3-School

'So,all you have to do is,get on the Tube when it says Paddington.Make sure you don't get on the wrong one,okay?'Dad told us in the morning.

'And don't don't DON'T talk to strangers!'Mum urged us.As if I would.I'M the stranger here.The American in England.

We walked out of the house after saying goodbye to Mum and Dad.Yup,we walk to the station.A 16 year old girl and her 13 year old brother off to school at 6 am.How nice.

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I had my earphones in to drown out Andy's constant rants about how soccer is football in London.I'm listening to Bruno Mars,by the way.

Anyway,we arrived and quickly hopped on one heading to Paddington.As we sat down,five guys got it.I didn't notice at first,as I was reading my Wuthering Heights book online with Bruno Mars blasting in my ear.Then,Andy nudged me and said very loudly,'Look who it is!'I looked up and instantly regretted it.I rolled my eyes and continued reading.Surprisingly,Harry was quiet when he noticed us.He sat opposite me as one of his friends sat next to me.'Hi,I'm Niall.'He said in an Irish accent.

'I'm Amanda.'

'Ya're not from around here,are ya?'

'You can say the same for yourself.'I chuckled.

'I'm Irish!'

'And I'm New Yorkian.'

'Cool!Where ya going?'

'School.Duh!'

'Goody goody girl aren't ya?'I blushed.He's really nice to me....unlike SOMEONE....!!!!

'So,what school are ya?'Niall continued to ask me.

'Paddington High.'

'Oh like us!!That's great!!'

'Say,why do ya wear long sleeved shirts?Aren't ya feeling hot?'

'It's-It's something I do....'

'One day I'll figure it out!!Do ya like Nando's?'Niall said,then changing the subject completely.

'Heck yeah!!Listen,why is that Harry guy all mysterious and quiet?'I lowered my voice to a whisper.

'I dunno...He's always flirting with the pretty girls but not today....'We were interrupted as we had to get off at our stop.

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I walked behind the guys,listening to my school playlist.I didn't notice someone was beside me when he tapped my shoulder.It was a guy with a smile that could bring world peace!

'Hi,I'm Zayn.'But he said it in a thick accent,I heard it like....

'Hey,Zen.'He corrected me,still with the SMILE.....He's actually kinda cute.

'It's Zayn...hello again...'He looked at me expectantly.

'Oh right,I'm Amanda.'How could I forget my own name???

'Nice to meet you,Amanda.Say,how old is your brother?'

'13.Why?'

'He seems like a....10 year old.'We laughed together.

'Yeah,he's like that.But he doesn't understand why he's called a kid.'

'Oh wow....When I was 13,I was a shy boy with music on my mind...'

'Oh....I-I...'I'm not really used to guys opening up to me.....

'Not used to guys telling you a secret when you just met a few minutes ago?Yeah...But you seem okay....'

'Okayyyy....'

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Class.Ugh.I got my timetable in the office.My first subject is....Geometry!I hurried to the class and sat at the back.I was reading my LOTR book (Lord of The Rings) and someone tapped my shoulder.I recognize him as the guy talking to Andy through the ride just now!'Hi,Amanda right?I'm Liam,Liam Payne.'I bet he works out a lot because he's....sooo muscly and so fit.....Them biceps....

'Hi,Liam.You in this class,huh?'

'Yup...I hate geometry!!It's so complicated!!'

'I can teach you if you want.I'm okay in geometry...'

'Oh really?Sure!I've always been confused in this class and there should be some improvements...'

'Okay then.We'll discuss later.'

'Wait.You're serious?'

'Yeah!I'd love to teach you.'

'Great!'At that moment,our teacher came in.

'Morning class-oh hello there!Mr. Payne,are you hitting on our new student?'Our Geometry teacher,Mrs. Gunther (as I learn later on) asked Liam.She smiled at me while eyeballing Liam.

'No,I wasn't!'

'We were just talking.I want to try and help Liam with his geometry.'I said.Mrs. Gunther then practically beamed at me.

'Why,that's good!Liam's been behind on anything mathematical and we haven't got a tutor...Where did you say you're from?'

'I'm from New York.'

'That's great!Liam,don't...stress her out too much,okay?'

'Yeah,yeah.'Liam said.

Me,being a nice person,said,'He won't stress me out.It's cool.He's funny and I like helping people out.'

'Well,it's good to have you then...Welcome to our geometry class-er what's your name?'

'Oh right,I'm Amanda.'

'Welcome Amanda...'And she proceeded to teach the rest of the class.

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My next class is Literature.Ah,my favourite!There's not a book I would pass without reading...unless it's a biography of someone I don't know about or lame comics....Anyway,I asked Liam,'You got Literature,next?'

'No,actually.I've got PE.'

'Oh.Good luck surviving PE....'PE is my worst subject EVER!!!

'I love PE!!Besides,I get fit.'He said,flexing some muscles.I rolled my eyes at him.I walked out of Geometry class and into the Literature class.This class is so cool!!There's tons of books on the shelves all around the class.

I hurried to a seat next to a guy wearing a Superman T-shirt.Since we're allowed to bring our "electronic devices",I brought my iPod Touch and plugged the earphones in.Now,it's Lorde,with Royals.

Yet another person tapped my shoulder.It was "Superman".

'Hello.I'm Louis.You're Amanda Steel,right?'

'Yeah,I am Amanda.How do you know me?'

'Niall's been telling me about you.Amanda,the American Beauty.'

'Really?'I blushed a bit.

'Don't flatter yourself.He calls everyone beautiful.'Louis said,rolling his eyes.

'Right.So,what book are we on?'

'You're actually EXCITED for this class??!!'

'Yeah,I love books!'

'I love books too but I just....get bored in a quiet room.It's...the creepy quiet.Brrrr!!!'I laughed.There were only a few students and the teacher isn't here yet.So,I pulled out     my book and read.