A Womb with a View//G.D. (ON HOLD)

Blessing 1: The Meet and Greet

ARIA'S POV

*The next day*

I get out of bed and I check the clock on my wall. I have an hour before school, so I pop into the shower and get dressed in the rightful sweater with my community's crest on the front pocket. This crest tells everyone that I am a senior in high school. I look in the mirror and brush my blonde hair until it falls into tangle free waves down my back. I look around making sure no one is around and I pull out my small tube of mascara from the back of my cabinet. I slowly apply a small coat over my eyelashes making them curl and elongate some. I put on my glasses, so no one can tell that I am wearing makeup. Makeup is forbidden in our community. Women are not allowed to falsify their looks by any means. I just love the feeling of putting it on and feeling pretty for once. 

I quickly shove it back into the cabinet and walk out of house. I walk to the city hall building, which also holds our school. As I grab the door handle, I feel someone grab my shoulders and scream, "Boo!" I jump and turn around to be faced with my best friend, Elijah. He has his beanie on his head covering most of his black hair. I roll my eyes and push him, "What are you? Seven?" He laughed some and said, "Just because you act like your forty years old, doesn't mean I have to." I roll my eyes and we walk into the building together. "Did you do the homework for Calculus?" He looked at me in shock, "We had homework?!" I laugh and shake my head. I start to walk again when I run into someone. Their arms grab a hold of my waist to keep me steady and I look up to see the new boy was looking right at me. I could feel my face heat up as he smiled and said, "I am sorry. I did not see you there. Are you okay?" He drops his hands and I stutter, "Umm, yeah. Sorry, I should have been paying attention." He looked at me and said, "I am Grayson and this is Ethan." He points to his brother and continues, "Nice to meet you." I reach out to shake his hand and said, "I-I-I am Aria." He smiled and looked me up and down. "Grayson,we have to go." I look over at Ethan. Grayson looked over and said, "Alright." He turned to me and said, "See you soon, Aria." I wave goodbye and Elijah pulls me into the room where our class is.

As I sit down, I turn to take out my homework from my backpack I hear conversations about the new family's arrival. "I heard they were kicked out of their last community." "I heard that the youngest was in a rebellion group, so they had to leave." "He is hott! Who cares?!" I could feel my blood boil hearing someone call Grayson hott. Everyone went quite when we heard a knock on the door and saw the twins standing in the doorway. Mrs. Lee smiled at them and said, "Find a seat. You can sit anywhere, but sadly you cannot sit together since there is no double seating available." They both nodded and looked around. Grayson looked at me and lifted his eyebrow, so I quickly turn my head to the side towards Elijah. Elijah looked highly upset and almost possessive. Surprising me, Ethan came over and took the seat next to me causing Grayson to sit in the seat in next to Renee. Renee twirled her hair as he sat down and he didn't look at her once, which made me smile because I felt as if I just won a small victory. I heard a soft voice in my ear and I turned my head to see Ethan looking at me and saying, "Hey, I am Ethan." He held out his hand and I shook it. "I am Aria." He smiled at me and turned back to the teacher.

Ethan looked attractive with his strong jawline and slightly jostled hair, but Grayson had this soft and tough exterior that intrigued me more. I sigh and think to myself. It is not like it matters anyways. My family would never allow it, because the community picks out our spouses for us at the age of twenty-one. Maybe I will be lucky and we could be friends. 

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