The Shy Girl and the Class Clown

Chapter 1

Noelle's P.O.V

"Come on shortcake, you're gonna be late!" My older brother Danny yelled from my door way.

"Ugh. Why?!" I groan, flipping my pillow over my face when suddenly, the bed dips and my brother jumps on me and starts tickling me. "Ugh bro, why you gotta weigh so much? Better stop eating all the ice cream." I smirk and he glares at me.

"Oh no, you have a share in the ice cream as well." I take my pillow and whack him in the face with it. 

"Ok fine, but get off so I can go to my doom." I say, sadly. Danny knows what happens at school. He stops and sits himself down on the side of the bed while I sit up, not giving a damn about my hair at this present moment in time. 

"Come here sis, give your brother a hug." He says. I take the comforter off me and scoot across to give him a hug and he rubs my back. "I can beat up some people if needed. I'm not afraid to protect my little sister." My heart swells up and I smile into his shoulder.

"Thank you." I say as I leave his embrace, getting up to get ready for school. Danny leaves and shuts the door behind him while I grab a red shirt, capris, undergarments and make my way into the bathroom off my bedroom. I always loved the ocean since I was able to enjoy it. The way the waves crash into your toes and the saltiness in the air. I have an ocean shower curtain, a shelf with small ocean decorations, the two rugs are of the ocean waves, the toothbrush holder, soap dispenser, and trash can all have shells with waves on him. I brush my retainer, then brush my teeth, get changed into the outfit I picked, and then brush my brown hair. I leave it down, letting it run down my back. It's naturally curly, which sometimes loves to run the roost. I clean my face and decide i'm ready for school. "Come on princess, you can do this. They don't run me, I run myself." I say at the mirror, then leave the bathroom. I put my pajamas down on the bed and grab my backpack and phone before walking into the kitchen. 

"Good morning, Noelle." My mom says to me as she walks around from behind the island to give me a kiss on the head. I inherited my mom's curly brown hair and her 5'6 height, while my dad gave me his blue eyes and academic excellence. I'm not saying my mom isn't smart, which she is, it just happened that I inherited it from my dad. 

"Morning cupcake." My dad says.

"Morning mom and dad." I put my backpack down on the ground next to me while I sit down on the barstool, grabbing a banana to eat. I finish it and throw the wrapper away, grab my backpack and sling it onto my back, give my parents a kiss on the cheek and Danny a little nudge on the shoulder.

"Have a good day sweetie!" Mom says as I leave to walk to school. It wasn't too cold yet so it might actually turn into a nice day. I blend in with the other kids walking to school. I don't exactly have many friends, i'm just the shy girl in class who sits in the back of the class, who gets picked on for every possible thing you can think of. I walk through the big blue doors of Orland High School and towards my locker with my head down.

"Well, isn't it Noelle." Emily says with Emma and Sophia flanking her. They have been my bullies since I was a freshman. Emily is the queen bee of the school, all drama goes through her, and has always loved to bully me. I ignore her and gather my books from the locker for history class when I get shoved backwards onto the ground with all my books scattered onto the floor. "Get up Nerd, you're gonna be late for your class." Emily laughs as her little clique walks away after shoving me back down. The hallway clears and i'm laying on the ground with my back against the locker. I pull myself together as I gather up my things for my first class.

Come on Princess. I can do this. Don't let her get under my skin.

I walk to History class, take a deep breath, and open the door. Mrs. Womack stops writing on the board and looks at me along with the rest of the class. 

"Miss Aguiar, so nice of you to join us." I start shaking and the kids snicker. "Please, take a seat." I nod and rush to my seat without running into anyone. I take my backpack off my back and set it down next to my seat and open up my stuff for class.

"She's late, that's unusual for Noelle." And the whispers start. I start writing down notes in my notebook and finally the bell rings after what seems like forever.

"Ok class, come to class tomorrow with an idea for your projects you'll be starting tomorrow." Mrs. Womack says and over half the class starts getting excited, chattering with their friends.

"Omg, I want to be paired with Chip. I hear he makes everything funnier, even boring projects." By now you're wondering who exactly is Chip. Well, he is considered the class clown. He does all the harmless pranks on people, but he does have the charm to knock the socks off the female population. With beach blonde hair, baby blue eyes, and the star on the basketball team, let's just say he's a known target for the ladies of Orland High School. I quickly stop daydreaming and gather up my stuff to leave.

"Hey, watch where you're going."