The New kid

Befriending the devil

Tom's P.O.V

We walked up to Tord, he was standing next to his locker he glanced up at us. Edd smiled, "Hey Tord, we haven't really met yet. I'm Edd, this is Matt and Tom. We wondering if you wanted to have lunch with us.."

He thought for a moment, "Why not?" He smiled, but somthing felt off. Whenever I was around him something felt off..

As we walked to the cafeteria I stepped next to Edd, "What about the thing I was gonna tell you guys?"

"What about it? Is Tord not allowed to hear? We're trying to make him feel welcomed Tom, it'd be rude to ask him to leave." Damit Edd! Urr! Mr. Mason said he needs to know asap! He might sell the house if I take to long, damit, ugh, I guess I can't wait to tell them. We all took a seat a table. The all brought out thier lunches, I was to tired to eat and tired to even make a lunch. Matt sat next to me, Edd and Tord sat on the other side.

"Uh," How do I even start this? "The thing is.." They all stared at me. Including Tord, which made me more shakey, Why'd he have to be here? "My parents were killed and I'm gonna have to move if I dont find three people to live in some house Mr. Mason found for me and I'll be moving to a different state and I really don't want to because I'll be stuck at some orphanage and I won't know anyone andyouguysaremyfreinds and even though this place sucks I don't wanna move soyeah ..." I sharply inhaled, this is why I fail English. I looked up at Edd and Matt's faces as they took in everything I just said, if the even understood me that is.

"Tom." Edd started, he stood up and hugged me, "I'm sorry, I'msosorry.." I could hear the sorrow cracking in his voice, my loss was his loss too, we were that close.

"Edd, please s-stop, it's fine-" I tried to push him away.

"No it's not, I know you always act tuff but I know deep down it hurts you. Tom why do you hide your pain? You don't have to, it's okay. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when I should have been, I should have realized it earlier." I realized he wasn't just talking about her deaths, he knew. I felt vulnerable, my heart was all over the place. "I'm sorry Tom." Edd started crying which made me on the verge of tears. Then Matt had to open his big mouth.

"I'm sorry too, you were hurting.." Matt wrapped his arms around me. My lip started to tremble but I didn't want to cry.  Through their arms I could see Tord, for once I didn't have a bad feeling about him. He looked confused, but at the same time there was a glint of jealousy in his eye. Like it was something he wanted, but he was confused by the affection. Mabey he is't some bad guy? The two let go of me and smiled, "I'll totally live with you, my parents wouldn't mind, plus there always busy traveling around the world for photoshoots." Matt shrugged.

"Me too! That sounds like so much fun and so many new adventures! My parents always are going on how I should be more independent and start being more of an adult. What can I say, I'm as childish as a child goes."

I wiped my face, "Thanks guys really. But I still need one more person." We all looked at Tord, I almost forgot he was sitting there. I could imagine how awkward he felt.

"Uh, I know we're asking a lot and we all just met but do you need a place to stay?" Edd awarkdly smiled.

"Actually, I moved here because I was needing a place to stay. As long as your okay with it I am."

"Wait, really?" I respond astonished, it's not everyday things actually work in my favor.

"Yeah." he nodded.

"So you get to stay!" Edd yelled with joy!

"I have to go tell Mr. Mason, we can meet up after school or something, I gotta go!" I dashed down the halls with a smile on my face. This was really happening. I knocked on his door, "Mr. Mason? It's Tom."

"Come in." I shut the door behind me, "What'sup?"

"I have three people."

"That's great! I have the papers ready, you just need to get them filled out a signed. Tomorrow you guys can move in, since it's Friday I figured that'd work out. So who's the third person?"

"Okay, shut up but it's Tord."

"New kid?"

"Yeah. I know, not what I was expecting either but I didn't have much of a choice here. But since your a teacher and all, and we're buds, ya think you could give me the dirt on him?"

"You know I'm not supposed to do that, so what are we waiting for?" We smirked at eachother. He went on his computer, "Okay, let me just type in his name anddd.."

"Well?" I asked.

"There's nothing here. Nada."

"That's weird, if that was the case then how is he in high school? There has to be records somewhere."

"There's one web page that might work but it's only for the principles and higher authorities. I need a password, it'd be Principal John's password." Mr. Mason leaned back in his chair.

"That guys lame. What do people put as their passwords?"

"Usually names of loved ones." Mr. Mason points, "But the guys been divorced like six times." He snickered, "One of them became a lawyer so they could file thier own divorce." We both laughed.

I thought for a second, "I remember seeing like a million pictures of a fish in his office."

"John the first." Mr. Mason glared.

"What?"

"It's the fishes name, wherever we're in a meeting he'll go on and on about the stupid fish. He should just marry it he talks about it so much." We both looked at eachother, "You don't think.."

"He is a lame guy, so mabey." Mr. Mason typed in Johnthe1st, the screen went green, it worked! "Holy crap, our principal and your boss seriously has no life." I laughed.

"My boss is a fish obsessed weirdo. What has this world come to? Well anyways, let's see if I can pull anything up. Tord L, it doesn't say his last name..he's been to a few other schools in the past but it looks like he doesn't stay very long. Mabey his parents travel a lot? He's record clean."

"He sure isn't the guy to have a clean record." I spat.

"I have to agree."

"What's that?" I say pointing to the screen, it was a little glitchy and had parts of documents under his record. "It looks like it was deleted."

"The principles a werid guy but he's not dumb, he had to have noticed this. At the same time say he did notice this but he didn't report it, why does that happen?"

"Bribery." I finish.

"Exactly, someone wanted him to keep his mouth shut and he took the bait. Why though?"

"What's he hiding?" I whisper.

"Well I can't say anything to the principle even though he took bribery which should get him fired but he can fire me since I broke into his files."

"If you can send me the schools he went to, thanks for the help Mr. Mason."

"Just another crime and another day!" He winked and gave me finger guns, "Just be careful around him. Obviously there was somthing they didn't want us to see." I nodded and left. I got a text from Edd, 'we're all gonna meet up at the mall', after school. Who is this guy? I thought looking at his files might answer a few things but I just gave me more unanswered questions. I'm back at square one. Lame! Well I might just have moved in with the devil himself.