How?

Two

As I'm putting my stuff in my locker, I realize, I don't know what I'm supposed to take to class. I look at my schedule and look at my first class. Math.
I turn to Liam and ask, "What do I need for Math?"
He stops, looks at me, and says, "Oh. Uh, just like, paper, pencil, your binder."
I nod. I grab my pack of pencils, my pack of paper, and my light blue binder. I put everything else in my locker. Most of the other kids are done putting their stuff in their lockers. I close my locker and look at Liam. He puts his backpack on a hook in his locker and closes the locker.
He looks at me and says, "Ready?"
I nod. Before we go I say bye to Olivia. She says bye, too, and I follow Liam to Math.
There are about ten other people in the class. I notice they all stare at me. Liam completely ignores them and walks to a seat a little further back then the middle of the classroom.
"This is your seat." He says, gesturing to it.
I put my binder, paper, and pencils down and sit in the seat. Liam plops down in the seat next to me.
"You can just put the paper in your binder, and uh, do you have a pencil case?" Liam asks.
"Yep." I say, opening my binder to show him my pencil case clipped into my binder.
"Great. You can put your pencils in there."
I nod, wanting to say, I know how to organize a binder, but I didn't say it. I didn't want him to think I was being mean. A few seconds later more kids come in and the teacher walks in behind them. Everyone takes their seats and the teacher, Mr.Polen, starts talking.

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Math was pretty boring. No one really acknowledged me once the teacher started talking. I walk to Language Arts, with Liam one step ahead of me, showing me where to go.
"I'm right here at Biology, and then we're gonna switch classes." Liam says.
I nod. Liam gives me a small wave and I wave back, and I walk into Language Arts. Most of the kids are already there, and I get a lot of stares.
I walk over to the teacher, Ms.Bracken, and ask, "Where should I sit?"
"Are you the new student?" Ms.Bracken asks, looking up from her computer.
"Yes." I answer.
"Oh well first we have to do an introduction!" She exclaims.
     She gets up from her desk and walks over to me. She waves me to follow her to the front of the class. I do.
     "Class." She says, trying to get everyone's attention. She does, and then says, "This is our new student,
Y/N! Why don't you tell them a little about yourself?"
     I nod.
     "Um, well, mine name is Y/N, I just moved here because my mom got a job, and I have a little brother named Noah who's six years old."
     "Thank you! You can sit in that desk over there." Ms.Bracken says, pointing to a seat more towards the front of class.
     I nod and walk over to the desk. I place my stuff down and sit. There is a girl to my right.
     "Hi." She whispers.
     "Hi." I whisper back.
     "I'm Ruby."
     "I'm Y/N."
     "Nice to meet you. Let me know if you need help or anything."
     "Thank you." I reply.
     I later learn that the class is reading a book. I am given a copy and I am told to catch up. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do today.
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     Class finally ends and I grab my stuff and walk out to the hallway. I see Liam right away. I walk over to him.
     "How was Language Arts?" He asks.
     "It was good. I have a lot of reading to catch up on." I reply.
     "Oh yeah. I forgot about the book."
     "Yeah."
     "So um, Biology is pretty easy today. Mr.Roswell just shows you a video and then you write down what you remember."
     I nod.
     "Okay. Let's meet out here again after class."
     "Okay. See ya." I say. Liam and I part ways.
     I walk into Biology and ask the teacher where I should sit. He points to a seat in the back on the room. I walk over to it and sit down.
     "Today, we will be learning about the digestive system for animals. I will show you a video, and then you will write what you remember on a scrap piece of paper." Mr.Roswell announces as everyone takes their seats.
     Mr.Roswell starts the video, and I try my best to pay attention. I find myself day dreaming about what I'm going to do after school, what I want for dinner, if I should find Olivia after school or just find her on the bus, etc.
     "Okay. Now everyone get out a piece of scrap paper and a pencil." Mr.Roswell says, snapping me out of my thoughts.
     I get out my paper and a pencil. Dang, I should have listened. I just write down what I already know about the digestive system, which isn't much, and then turn my paper in. The rest of the class does so, too. Class ends a few minutes later and I walk into the hall to find Liam talking to a boy.
     I walk up to them and say, "Hello."
     "Oh hey, Y/N." Liam says.
     I glance at the other boy. He has darker skin, and glasses. He is wearing a red shirt that has a pocket over his heart, and jeans.
     Liam notices me looking at the boy and says, "Oh, this is Chubs. Chubs, this is Y/N. I'm her hallway buddy."
     Chubs looks over to me and tilts his head down, as if to say, "Hello." I give him a smile.
     "So what's next?" I ask.
     "Lunch!" Liam says.
     "I'm starving!" Chubs says, patting his stomach.
     I chuckle and we walk down to the lunch room. I spot Olivia ahead of me in the lunch line. I decide to see where she sits, and depending on that I will choose if I should sit with her or Liam and Chubs.
     We get closer to the lunch trays and I see that Olivia goes and sits at a table with a few other girls. Olivia doesn't talk with them, she just sits and listens and eats. I decide I would sit with her, just so she'd have someone to talk to.
     I get my tray and tell Liam and Chubs that I am going to sit with Liv. They nod. I walk over to where she is sitting and sit right next to her.
     "Hey, Liv!" I say.
     She gives me a small smile.
     "Hey, aren't you the new girl?" One of the girls at the table asks. 
     I look up and nod.
     "Yes."
     "Oh cool! I'm Cathy."
     "I'm Y/N."
     "Nice to meet you, Y/N. Who's your hallway buddy?" She asks.
     "Uh, Liam Stewart."
     "Oh, my, gosh. You got the hottest guy in school as your hallway buddy?!" She exclaims.
     I shrug.
     "I guess."
     "Wow, you're so lucky. I only have one class with him."
     "And which one is that?" I ask.
     "Gym."
     "Oh, I have gym with him too. And don't you have gym with us too, Liv?" I ask, trying to include her in the conversation.
     She slowly nods. Our conversation comes to an end and Liv grabs my arm. I turn to her.
     "Look, all these girls care about is getting a boy and making sure they look the prettiest. Don't fall into their trap." She whispers, her face very serious.
     "Then why do you sit with them?" I ask.
     "Because no other table of girls has room."
     "So just sit with boys." I say. "We can sit with Liam and Chubs tomorrow."
     She shakes her head. "Just don't trust them, okay?"
     I nod. I wonder why she is so worried about these girls. They don't seem too bad.
     Lunch ends about ten minutes later, and we all get up and throw our trays away.
     "So, I'll see you in PE?" I ask Olivia.
     "See you in PE." She replies.
     Liam comes up to me. "Ready for your first elective?" He asks. I nod.
     We walk to Spanish and Liam shows me where to sit. It is right behind him.
     "If you need help you can ask me or just raise your hand." He says.
     I nod. After he says that, the teacher, Ms.Gonzalez, starts class.
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