Romeo & Juliet With A Child (Book 1)

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~Valerie~

I drive up to the school that is huge compared to my old school, and I have trouble trying to find a parking spot due to the filled parking lot. I park my car next to a old Chevy orange truck. I smile at the truck, 'At least someone has a nice taste for cars.' I thought to myself as I get out of my car and starts to walk towards the school. 

I try to remember the layout of the school that I looked up on my chromebook laptop last night. I reach into my pocket, and I grab my headphones. I put one of them into my ear, next I plug them into my phone.

(There is going to be a introducion in the song, but where I am starting is 0:32)

I smile feeling relaxed by the music that enters my ear. I put my phone away, and I speed walk towards the office. Once I enter, I see a old lady looking bored at her computer. I walk up to the counter, "Excuse me?"

From my voice the old lady looks up from her computer screen with a smile.

"Hello, you must be Valerie right?" She asked.

I nod my head smiling, the old lady walks towards a filing cabinet. Once she finds it, she walks back up to the counter.

"Okay, this is your schedule and your locker number and combination. Then I also need your teachers to sign this sheet, and then bring it back at the end of the day." The lady tells me before the door opens. 

"I will be with you in a minute dear." The lady tells the person that opened the door. I turn my eyes towards the person who walked in, it turns out to be a girl around my age.

She looks like she is very uncomfortable with everything around her. As I look at her, I can see a many things that can compare to Charlie, the Chief of Police.

After talking to the Lady, I decided to hang back and try to make a new friend while here in Forks. Besides she looks lost and uncomfortable, I might as well help. A few minutes passes before the Lady lets her go.

I smile and I give her a wave, as she sees me wave. She gives me a small smile, I walk up to her side.

"I'm sorry for starring, but I can't help it to see that you look very uncomfortable." I tell her trying to help.

She looks at me and smiles a little. "It's fine, and yes. This is my first day here, what about you?"

"Same. Hey, what does your schedule look like?" I ask as I grab my schedule from my left hand.

As she was about to hand her schedule over, a guy walks over and stands between us with a friendly look.

"Hey your, Isabella Swan." As he points at the girl next to me. "And your Valerie Neilson." I smile at my name.

"Ahh the new girls, I am Eric. The eyes and ears of this place, anything you need; a tour guide, lunch date, a shoulder to cry on. I am your man."

Bella looks a little taken back, before she says. "I am a more suffer in silence type.

"I am a more silent but friendly type." I tell them with a smile.

Eric starts to get the idea, "Good headline for the future. I am on the paper, and you girls are front news babies."

Bella stops where she is, and looks at Eric scared. "I'm not.....please don't"

"Whoa! Whoa. No feature." Eric says to calm down Bella.

Once Eric leads us towards the gym, we are in the girls locker room. Since we don't know anybody, we decided to have lockers next to each other away from the other girls.

"Hey, so where did you come from Valerie?" Bella asked me as we walked up the stairs to the gym.

"I came from Minnesota, I lived in a small town named Hallow." I tell her hiding my tears from showing.

"Really? Then you must have very cold winters then, huh?" Bella asks me smiling.

I smile back at her, having fun around Bella. "Yeah, definitely."

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During Gym, both Bella and I met Mike Newton and Jessica Stanley. I can instantly tell that Jessica is not a type a friend I want.

Now we are in the lunch line getting food, and the only two spots left is at the table where Jessica is. I mentally roll my eyes, but I follow Bella to the table.

As we sit down, Bella and I get a flash in our faces. Since my eyes are not used to flashes going off, I groan in pain and I hold my hands over my eyes.

"Valerie! Are you okay?" I hear Bella asked me worried. I am in so much pain that I don't answer, I shake my head.

~3rd pov~

Worried for her new friend, Bella gets up and speed walks around the table. Bella puts her hands on Valerie's shoulder.

"Are you in pain, Valerie?" Bella asked her friend.

Valerie nods her head, "Thanks for worrying Bella, I just have to let my eyes adjust."

Bella lets out a sigh of relief, she decides to sit by Valerie just in case Angela gets another idea. Bella grabs her tray and sets it down next to Valerie.

"Bella, can you hand me a napkin?" Valerie asked.

Bella nods handing Valerie some napkins from her tray. Once Valerie has the napkins in one of her hands, she takes down her hands that are covering her eyes. Bella gasps and puts her hands over her mouth.

Valerie's eyes are very red, puffy, and there is blood running down her eyelids. "I'm fine Bella, really. Please don't make a big deal out of it."

"But Valerie-"

"Please Bella!" Valerie begged.

Bella nods and sits back in her seat. Jessica turns her head towards the door that leads out of the lunchroom.

She turns to look at Angela, "Here comes the Cullens."

Both Bella and Valerie look at them in confusion. Soon the door opens....and.....

To be continued......

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[Edited 1-6-2023]