The New Girl

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

After I had gotten myself home I went up to my room, avoiding my parents as I knew the questions would be flying out about my new school. I unpacked my bag and flopped down on my bed, sighing loudly. We moved. Again. This time though, somewhere more exotic as my mother felt our previous locations had been either too wet, or too cold. My mother and her boyfriend had somehow decided that Florida would be a good place, the sun always shines and the heat would be good for us. I tell you know, I never understand that woman.

Ever since my Dad left, my mother likes moving a lot. I guess she doesn’t like keeping the same memories for a long period of time. It’s like every place we go had an expiry date that suits her mood. I wish we could just live in one place for once, I never get a proper chance to make friends! Whenever I do I can never stay around for long, I’ve never kept in contact with any of the people from our last homes.

Anyway, let me introduce myself, my name is Angela Stewart but my friends used to call me Ange. I guess I don’t really have anybody to call me that now though. I live with my Mum and her boyfriend, his daughter from another marriage called Jessica and my own brother, Jacob. I am a newly found 17 year old since 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately for me, my stepsister Jessica is the same age, my brother on the other hand is a year older.

I stood up from my bed and went over to my closer to pick something to wear for tomorrow, I needed to start with a good impression, even if it was looks wide. I mean, that’s how everybody gets judged these days. It doesn’t matter at first if you have a great personality or you’re the kindest person in the word, if you walk down the street people judge you for what you look like. So I may as well try to make a good impression.

After pondering for a few minutes I finally decided on a red tank top with black skinny jeans and my white vans shoes. I laid my outfit out on my desk ready for the next day then went over to my bed and logged on facebook.

There was nothing interesting apart from a few posts on my wall from some of the people from my old school I like to think I had an impact on. It was sweet to know they actually cared.

My mother’s shrill voice called up the stairs that it was dinner time. I was dreading have to sit for even 20 minutes with the evil Jessica and my step father. I sighed and walked as slowly as I could down the stairs to the dinner table trying to put the event off as long as I could.

We all sat down at the table and throughout the whole of the meal there was complete silence, the only noise was the metal knives and forks scraping across the china plate.

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Beep Beep Beep!

I woke up the next morning to the sound of my alarm clock ringing at 7:00. I got up with a yawn and took a shower quickly, then dressing into the outfit I had planned the night before. I then put a light amount of makeup on and shook my deep brown hair out into its natural waves.

I met my brother Jacob downstairs in the kitchen for breakfast.

“Where’s my toast?” I asked Jacob in a mock serious voice.

He rolled his eyes dramatically and sighed “In the bread bin where you left it.”

I gave him the evils and flipped him the bird as I walked around to the bread bin and popped it in the toaster. I heard heels clacking down the stairs and cringes with what was about to appear. Jessica made herself known in a strappy, tight top and a rather short denim skirt. I shook my head in disbelief and turned back round to butter my toast.

“Will you idiots hurry up so I won’t be late for my first day of school?” her nasally voice pierced through the room.

“You can always walk!” I scowled at her.

“Urgh!” she made a noise and stomped her way outside to my car.

I really wish I didn’t have to drive her to school every day now, but my mother insisted on it as I was going anyways.

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As we pulled up to the school and parked, Jessica wrenched the door open and made herself sparse pretty quickly, not wanting to be seen with us. I rolled my eyes at her immaturity and looked over at Jacob.

“You coming with to get schedules?” I asked.

“Nah, I’m gonna get help….elsewhere” his eyes locked on a group of girls chatting on the opposite side of the parking lot.

I got out of the car and locked it picking up my bag and making my way to the office, I got inside and there was a girl in front of my with long, blonde hair. As she turned around she stepped on my toe with her ridiculous heels and pushed past me.

“Watch where you’re going, freak” she spat.

“Excuse me. You’re the one that shoved me!” I glared at her angrily.

“Just watch where you’re going” she warned in a threatening tone, walking out the office.

I shook my head in disbelief at the girl.

“Don’t mind her, she’s the schools official bitch. She does a good job of keeping her title” I spun round when I heard a boy’s voice beside me.

He was cute, around my age with light brown hair and green eyes, he leant against the office door casually, when I didn’t respond he stuck his hand out.

“I’m Justin, and you are…?”

“Angela, I’m new here” I smiled sheepishly and shook his hand.

“Well, Angela, since you’re new here that means you’re gonna need help getting around this place, and I’m more than happy to help” he gave a wolfy grin.

“Alright, Justin, thank you” I smiled at him.

Justin glanced at my timetable and smiled to himself “So, Ange, where are you from?” he used my nickname and I smiled slightly.

“I wish I knew” I muttered, when Justin gave me a curious look I explained “We move around a lot, ever since I was a child we have gone from state to state, I have no idea which one I was born in but we just moved from Boston.”

“Redsocks, nice!” he stopped at my locker.

“Well, I will be back, just gotta get my stuff from my locker” he nodded quickly and took off.

 A/N: Hey guys, hoped you enjoy and leave a comment, should i continue? xx Nicest comments will get a shoutout on next chapter :) xx

~Katie x