Broken and Stranded

The New Girl

Her hair fell into her face as she looked down at her shoes. She was clearly nervous she was new to the class, school, state, country. The name she said was Bonny. She spoke with a French accent and had pale pink curly pigtails. She wore a blue sundress and tan sandals. She stood in front of the class as her nose twitched slightly and she seemed more scared than before.

"Is something the matter?" Miss Raven asked.

Bonny looked up but didn't say anything just mouthed her answer and it looked like she said no. As I look up from my drawing I noticed she had moved back to the seat across the room from me. I look back down at my drawing. It's sloppy but you can tell what it is granted I didn't have much time to do it.

Miss Raven is standing in front of the class now and has said something that I didn't hear but the class is moving. I feel a tap on my shoulder I look up to see that Bonny has come over to my table and is blushing and not even looking at me.

She talks in a shy voice stumbling over a few words," D-do you want to be p-partners?"

I look down not knowing what to say. I hesitate but after a few seconds I seem to manage to form a word," O-ok."

I can't even say anything else like some witty comment that all the "cool kids" do. She looks happy at what I said but then her mood changes I realize that I've been staring at her for too long and it's time to find out what we are doing.

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I look up just long enough to see Tristan staring at the new girl... what was her name again like bunny or something well whatever I wasn't about to lose the only guy that is not into me to some girl with pink hair and most likely the brain the size of a pea. See at the AASC, Above Average School for Children, they only welcome the best and by the looks of her, she somehow cheated the system which is weird because AASC is one of the best schools in New America.

I look at my partner Mae she's staring at the book she chose for our project.

" I can't even comprehend why he would choose her over me I mean he knows I'm the best at everything looks, style, brains, and I've dated almost every boy on campus. I mean what does she have, some pink curly pigtails and an accent that I'm almost sure is fake... don't you think?"

I look down at my partner she is still looking at the book and hasn't looked up.

"Well...?!"

"Honestly", she looks up from the book," I just think you're scared of a little competition."

" Excuse me!?", I look at her like she's crazy because she is.

No one talks to me that way. Well, other than my mother but that's a different story. One that I'll tell you later.

" You're excused." She says in a snobby voice, " and I don't think we should be partners anymore."

I'm so shocked when she leaves that I don't even do anything. I just sit and watch as she goes and finds a new partner. I think back to what was done... It's worse than I thought. I think I'm out a partner and a best friend...

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I sat in front of him trying not to look at him too long as if he wasn't the most tasteful thing my eyes had ever seen. As I look up again he's looking at me with the eyes of a small child looking at a large cookie in a baker's window. I look down blushing and shift a little in my seat.

"Sooo... what do you want to do for the project?" I say not knowing what else to say.

"I have no clue. What about you?", he says it like he's truly interested.

"Maybe we could do it on new friendships?"

"I think that's an amazing idea", he looks at me with kind eyes and a truly heart-melting smile, and I can't help but giggle a little in response. " So where should we start? I think names are a good start.So hi, my name is Tristan and your Bonny, right?"

I just smile and nod.