Seventeen-years-old Luna Haley Grey is a shy, awkward little nerd who's idea of a good time is drawing and reading comic books. But after a friendship blossoms between her and South Cross's handsome star footballer, Garrett Carson, her life is turne...
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I step out of Jayden Lombardi's car in my pair of really comfortable light brown flats.
I silently thank god that Luna happens to be a girl who's not into high heels.
I look forward and South Cross High looms before me, looking extra intimidating concerning my current situation. I gulp, thinking about what I have to face today. Just this morning, I've struggled so much with getting ready as a girl, let alone trying to keep my promise of not touching or looking at Luna's bare skin.
Frankly, I didn't even bother taking a shower and just grabbed whatever random sweater she has stashed in her closet.
Which adds to my not-so-good feeling right now.
My eyes scan around me. It's still quite early and there's some students who are casually lounging around South Cross's front lawn. Slowly, I take in a deep breath and closes my eyes.
"Luna! What's your first period?" Jayden suddenly asks me, making me open up my eyes to look at her.
Jayden Lombardi stands near me, making sure her car is locked. Unintentionally, I look at the girl up and down. She's wearing a loose black and white crop top that showcases her stomach alongside a pair of ripped white skinny jeans. Her long brown hair is loose around her lightly made-up face. She looks like a popular girl, or at least a girl who cares about the high school social hierarchy.
Which means, she looks so odd walking next to conservative, shy and awkward Luna. Especially the Luna I am today, with this uncombed head of black hair and ugly-ass sweater.
"Luna? Hello.." Jayden snaps me back to reality.
I think back to her question and remember the class schedule Luna sent me yesterday. "I have English for first period, I think."
"Okay. I gotta go to physics. See you at the cafeteria then," she says, before walking away towards the main entrance.
I follow her after a couple of minutes standing in the parking lot. I find myself walking slowly and attentively, scanning the people around me. In my head, I keep repeating to myself to act normal, like nothing is different. Like it's just another normal day at school as a normal girl.
'I'm Luna Haley Grey. I'm just a girl. I'm Luna Haley Grey. I'm just another normal girl.' I tell myself, all the way to the main entrance.
But however I try to ignore it, almost everyone is staring at me. No. Staring is an understatement. They're shooting daggers through their eyes at me, like I'm a criminal who just got out of jail or something.
Needless to say, it's uncomfortable. Really, really uncomfortable.
'They don't know what's up. There's no way they would know,' I tell myself again, trying to gain composure.
Then when my feet reach the steps of the entrance, the whispers reach my ears. From a few random groups of girls hanging around the school front yard, thinking I don't hear them talking just as I pass by them.
