School Spy (Tom Holland)

Chapter One

I was a childhood genius.  I was the girl who sat in the front row and spent her time memorizing the periodic table instead of swinging on the monkey bars.  I was the girl in the eighth grade english as an eleven year old.  I was the freakishly smart one.  Not that I minded, really.  The constant bickering every time the teacher used my work as the class model was nothing that ever really concerned me; however, high school was a different story.  The Bronx School of Science!  What an accomplishment right?  I was the one who got the score and was perfectly cut out for the school, or so I thought.  

I went from reading "Amy Harris" at the top of the class rank to not even bothering to check where I landed after each semester.  Now, here I was, two months into senior year, sitting in the back of advanced chemistry.  Don't get me wrong, I was still smart.  Even freakishly smart.  But, relative to the kids who were bound to cure cancer one day walking these halls, I might as well be dumb as a rock.  

However, what I lacked in academics, (if you'd consider a solid B and A transcript in all honors at one of New York's Finest "lacking"), I made up in extracurriculars.  Varsity swimming, quiz bowl, science club, theatre, glee club, French Honors Society, etc.. you name it, I was a part of it.  But here, at the Bronx School of Science, it didn't matter unless your report card was plastered with A's.  I didn't get shoved into lockers or anything, I mean, I went to school with a bunch of nerds, but I definitely didn't sit with the brightest of the bright at lunch either.  In any normal high school, the popular kids were the captain of the poms team.  Here, I sat among her as an outcast.  

So, as you'd imagine, the back row of advanced chemistry class was a comforting place.  I never worried about the teacher calling on me and the threat of constant whispers if I made a small misstep in my logic, I never worried about someone snitching if they saw me doodling around my color-coded notes, I could just sit in peace and focus.  

Today, that changed.

A/N Sorry this is so short!  I'm absolutely terrible at intro chapters and this was my best shot at one.  I promise it will get a little juicier!!!  And btw my name's Amy and I most definitely do not go to the Bronx School of Science so sorry if this is inaccurate.  I wrote a somewhat popular fan fic on quotev a couple years ago and have definitely grown as a writer and really don't want to do my summer homework so I went back to my roots and wrote this instead.  Enjoy!!