Fatal Lies [#wattys2018]

Ch.2||Im the New Girl

       Monday morning came around cold and rainy. Well I would say it rained the whole weekend since we arrived in Fairhaven, but I really don't want to.I don't like rain, it reminds me of wet things, like wet hair and wet feet,  which is so not normal.

The house we moved into is suited some meters away from the local church and between two similar houses.Its quite the little neighborhood, our neighbors came around on Sunday to welcome us to Fairhaven.I think they're quite the jolly lot.

"Angie,wake up!!",I heard mum call downstairs. " It's first day of school, you wouldn't want to be late now, would you? ",. 'Angie' is Mum and Dad's pet name for me. My name is actually Angelica Rose, I remember asking mum why my middle name was Rose and she said it was because it was one of her favorite flowers apart from Jasmine.

" I'm awake, just give me a minute to put on my clothes ", I called down as I pull on jeans and a sweater.I walked to the mirror that was beside my closet and studied the person looking back.She wasn't much,average skinny with short curly dark black hair and green eyes. I like to consider myself just 'average'. After some more turns and spins at the mirror I put on my sneakers,  grabbed my jacket and school bag and skipped downstairs.
"Honey you have to eat something before we go", Mum said pilling a plate with pancakes." Thanks, where's Dad? ", I asked as I tried hurriedly to stuff down the pancakes." He's gone ahead to the hospital, emergency call",. I watched her as I ate, she seem to have age so soon, the roots of her chestnut hair were turning a lighter shade. I didn't want to think like this but just next year and I'll be off to college and I hate to think about leaving them. Just thinking of being away from mum and dad scared me.
"Your doing it again", mum said screwing up her face." Wu...hat", I said with my mouth full of pancakes. "The expression on your face when your thinking hard".

Mum parked the car in the school parking lot. " Why can't I drive my own car", I said undoing my seatbelt. "Because you're 17 and as long as your still 17 I will drive you to school, now go before your late", she said placing a kiss on my forehead.
I stepped out of the car and started walking towards the school doors.Inside was crowded with students, some walking to classrooms, some hanging at their lockers with friends. Friends, whom I didn't have today cause they were like 10000miles away. I swallowed the lump that started to form in my throat and made my way towards a sign ahead that read:  ADMINISTRATION.
"You must be Angelica Crestwood, the new student", the lady in red glasses at the reception said giving me a smile. I smiled back and nodded, making up my mind not to say anything." Well,here is your class schedule, a school map and your locker number with keys", she said giving me two papers and a piece of paper that had my locker number on and the  keys."Welcome to Fairhaven High School Ms. Crestwood ",.

I started out the door and nearly collided with someone that was coming in. " S,sorry", I said looking up to see who I nearly bumped into. A girl with glasses and messy brown hair that fell off her shoulder and warm brown eyes stood looking back at me. "No problem", she said smiling politely. " Ah!Ms. Leyton good timing, you can show Ms. Crestwood around school ", I heard the receptionist say as I was about to leave.

" Your the new girl, you know you look awful familiar,it's like I've seen you before", the girl said looking me up and down. "Anyways my name is Freya Layton and... ", she consulted my schedule, " We have homeroom, history and Geo together ".She handed me my schedule and I noticed that I had English first period. " I'm Angelica Crestwood, nice to meet you ", I said smiling.
" Ah! now I remember who you look like, Jenelle Nixon, except she has straight Chestnut hair and you have curly black hair ", she said looking proud of herself that she remembered. " Who's Jenelle Nixon? " , I asked.
"Oh,only the most popular girl in school,Queen Bee you know,Her father owns the only car dealership in town. She's kind of a meanie to people she doesn't like", she explained rolling her eyes.
Oh well at least someone popular looks like me, I thought smugly, I must have looked funny with the smug cause Freya looked at me funnily. " What ", she asked. " Oh nothing ", I waved my hands dismissiely.

We came to a stop at a corridor. " Here you are, just walk a little further down and 3rd room on your right ", she said pointing. " I'll see you at lunch to give you the full school tour ",. With that she turned on her heels and ran back the way we had came.
I took a deep breath and walked to the door, holding my breath I opened the door.
All eyes turned to me, I felt heat rush up my face, God how embarrassing,I must look like a beetroot right now.
"Miss.... ", the teacher said looking at me. " Crestwood Sir", I said."Crestwood, glad you could join us, take a seat, how are you finding Fairhaven so far?".
"Its nice, I guess", I shrug as I took the only seat left at the window. " Well better learn to love it cause you'd be here for a while ", he said winking, I could hear some people snot at the back and feel people's stare piecing holes into the back of my head.I sight and lean my head against the window,one class down seven more to go.
The teacher picked up the chalk and school officially started for me at Fairhaven High School.

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