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The sound of crunchy leaves keep me company through my walk to the school. Mom insisted to drive me to school but I keep rejecting her and honestly, I think I made the right choice. I love how the morning wind blow through my hair, the sound of the leaves when I step on it and how I trapped in my own mind with earphone plugged in my ears. 

After five minutes of walk, I walk in the school and went straight to my locker. I take a few books for the next period and close the locker. "Hey Bev, Ms Taylor want to see you in her office" Alicia pop out of nowhere, all I know she's already leaning at a locker beside me.

Alicia is my best friend since we're thirteen, the only one that can stand my annoyance beside my mom. 

"What for?" 

"I don't know but you better go now. She don't like people's late when she call them" She shrugged her shoulder and say goodbye before walking away. She's right about Ms Taylor so I better work my leg off to her office quick before I got a long bored lecture about how precious time is.

I squeeze myself between the busy crowd in the hallway and finally found my way to Ms Taylor's office. "Ms Taylor, you were looking for me?" My presence greeted with a smile on her face as she gesture for me to come in. 

"Good morning Beverly, I'm sorry to bother you but I would like to ask you for a favor. First, meet our new students, Grayson and Ethan Dolan" As soon as I heard the name, my brain clicked and quickly turn my back when the door swing open. 

"Oh hey Beverly. We meet again" I smile at them and turn back at Ms Taylor.

"So you guys know each other. That's better. Now Beverly, since you're the only student that I trust, I want you to help them with their schedule and take them on a little tour around the school. I will inform about your absence to your first and second period's teacher" 

 "Thank you Ms Taylor for trusting me, I'll take care of them" I get up and turn to the twins. Grayson look calm but the other twin, not so. Ethan keep fidgeting while his eyes wandering around the room and I could clearly see little sweats dropping from his forehead down to his face.

"Shall we?" They walk out the office with me behind them. "Ethan you okay?" Grayson spoke up and grab Ethan's face to meet his eyes. He take out a tissue and wipe Ethan's face until no sweats drop seen as he chuckle when Grayson squeeze his face to make sure he doesn't move. I thought to myself, Grayson is such a good brother that everyone's hoping to get one. The way he check on Ethan just melt my heart. "Sorry about that. Ethan's just too nervous being around new people" 

"Maybe a candy could help?" I take out a bar candy from my bag and hand it to Ethan. Yes, I have a lot of candy in my bag to help me relax but sometimes just for snacking. Ethan hesitatingly take the candy from my hand.

"Thank you Beverly"

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 I take them on a tour around the school starting from the gym and ended at the cafeteria. Even though it's not much, it's take a lot of time since Ethan won't stop asking too many questions.

"I've show you guys pretty much the entire building. Now, let me help you with the schedule" They both hand me their schedule and I waste no time to examine it.

"Okay, Grayson you have science right now. Go straight and turn left then you'll see a lab. For Ethan, wow you have all the classes with me, how is that possible" I chuckle and look at him as he look at me with a smile and teeth showing. 

"Beverly can I talk to you for a sec" Grayson said to me with a worry expression and walk away. I nod my head and walk with Grayson five feet away from Ethan for some reason.