Switch Your Life

Chapter 5

Hey guys so here is the story that a lot of people have request that I hurry up and tell already :) ~~~~~

                                                         "That's a very long story"

1st day of middle school September 2007

        As I continue to get ready, I'm trying my hardest to get rid of the dark circles under my eyes from crying too hard yesterday. I quit my dance studio. I couldn't handle the teachers, and how they were treating everyone. I don't know what I'm doing to do now that I don't dance, but I do know that it wasn't just me quitting that caused the crying. It was mostly going to middle school. Something you should know about me, I've been in a private school my entire acedemic career. My parents didn't want me to go through the same bullying that my brother had, but I'll share a little secret. It doesn't matter where you go for your elementary school years. Bullying happens everywhere.

        I am just so terrified of all the terrible stories that I have heard are true. I have a best friend that I've known since we were five because of girl scouts, Sammy, but I haven't seen her yet. As I get on the bus, the bus driver stops me and asks if this is the first time that I have been on a bus.

        I say "yes, it's my first day of public school."

        "Just pretend that you've been here your whole life, and they won't even notice." he responses with a kind smile.

        "Thanks." is all I in response because I don't quite understand what he means, yet.

        When we finally get to the middle school, I see Sammy. She is surrounded by a lot of girls, who look like they just got out of a fashion magazine but then again so does Sammy. As I make my way over to Sammy and her friends, she immediately locks eyes with me and gives me a firm but slight shake of her head saying "no". Her eyes alone would have made me stop. They were like daggers that could have killed me if I had taken another step. So instead of saying hi to my one and only friend in this school; I turn around and walk away feeling lonelier then ever. 

        As I head for 1st period, I see a familiar face. It can't be, but it is. It's Jamie. Jamie was another kid that was from my private school that had transfered to public school to it seemed. He was hottest guy at our elementary school, and it seems from all the girls that stopped and starred at him as he walked by that he is the hottest guy here too.

               I went over to him at his locker to see if he could help me find my 1st period, maybe we had a class together.         

        "Hey Jamie!" I say keeping my voice upbeat.

        "Do I know you?" he responses with disgust thick in his voice as his eyes looked at my body from head to toe.

        "I don't know we did go to the same school for the past 7 years, this makes it 8."

        In a hurried whisper he responses with "Go away, Rachel! I don't want to ever see you again. You need to get over this little crush you have on me because I don't want to have anything to do with anyone from that school. If you tell anyone that we went to the same private school together. I will flat out deny it because I will not be labled as a freak like you!" With that he slammed his locker, and stormed away.

        I just stayed there starring at the floor wondering what had happened to him over the summer to make him want to change and recreate himself. Finally I rushed away to try and find my first period. It was an interesting start to my first day, if only I knew where it would end.