Can you love a ghost? // H.S✔️

2. Hello, Im new

I'm woken by my alarm ringing at me, I feel like I only went to bed ten minutes ago and it's already time to get up. I roll over and turn my phone off which is resting on my make shift bedside table of a moving box.

I take my phone and scroll through Facebook while I wake up properly. I spend five minutes scrolling then notice my friend is in a relationship with a boy she's been crushing on for ages.

I feel a sadness creep over me that I've missed this, all my friends were routing for her to make a move. Why didn't she text me and tell me? Have they all forgotten me already?

I get off Facebook it's making me depressed and I don't need to be anymore depressed than I already am about starting school today. I finally stretch and decide I can't lay in bed any longer I need to get up and ready. I jump in the shower in my room, it's great having my own bathroom I wash myself and my hair and let the hot water refresh me.

Once I'm out I towel dry my hair enough to do my make up without it dripping down my face. The school rules state no make up but I'm definitely not going bare faced to school, so I apply light makeup so I don't literally look like a ghost.

I dry my hair enough for me to french braid it, I always find it easier when it's not completely dry. My hairs too soft once it's been dried to do anything with it. I change my hoop earrings to plain studs and then I grab my new uniform from the end of he bed.

The uniform is probably the worse I've seen, it's a dark emerald colour and on the chest is the school logo followed by the name St.Johns Grammar school. I put my white shirt on followed by their hideous green tie, I pull on my skirt which comes just below my knees. Oh lord. I think to myself I look like a clown.

I decide to fold my skirt up slightly so it comes just above the knee and pull on my knee length socks. I look at myself in the mirror and decide this is exactly what the school girls look like from the cheap porn videos.I chuck my blazer on and leave my room for breakfast.

I'm not overly hungry so I just have some fruit and yogurt followed by a glass of water. My mum is dropping me off at school today so I don't have the worry of catching the school bus. I run upstairs and brush my teeth and apply some lip balm.

Ok. I look ok, I mean everyone is going to look the same in their uniform. I shrug, it could be worse although I'm not sure how at the moment in time. My mum is standing by the front door she's jingling her keys at me.

"Come on Hols we are going to be late and on your first day!" She whines and opens the door.

I grab my bag and chuck it over my shoulder and head out the door.

"So, are you excited?" She beams at me as we drive out the gates of our home.

"Not really" I look out the window watching the house disappear.

Why would I be excited? I'm seventeen walking into a new school in the middle of the school year. Everyone has their friends and their set ways. I know what it's like. No one will want the new girl to hang out with them.

"I'm sure they will all be lovely and kind to you, it's not a city school with city kids. It's a lovely grammar school with kind and caring young adults" she sits up in her chair.

"Oh give over! If you believe that you're living in a dream world Anne" I bang my head on to the window.

"Hey! That's mum to you!" She sniggers.

We arrived outside the school gates and we sit for a few moments before I let out a long sigh and pick my bag up from the floor.