Joyri
"she's falling in love now, losin control now, fighting the truth trying to hide but I think it's alright girl, yeah I think it's alright girl, she falling in love now losing control now, fighting the truth trying to hide, but I think it's alright girl, yeah I think it's alright girl" I sang as I began to get dressed for school , I'm in high school and starting new at this new school in Atlanta , my dad is in the military so we move every year but this year we are settling in Atlanta because my mom now has a job as a lawyer and my dad is retiring soon, so we are in the peach.. I was born in Germany where my mom met my dad because my mom was also in the military in order to pay for herself to go to law school, my mom is African American and my dad well, he's mixed
"Joyri are you excited"my mom asked as she walked into my bedroom making my bed up
"Yes ma, I mean you do this same pep talk every year I'm sure I get it, you want me to make friends and focus on school work and don't let people walk over me"I said talking in her voice
"Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed"she said and my dad came in
"What's wrong now Kendra"my dad said looking at my mom
"Nothing Mark, can you go make me some coffee honey"she asked my dad and he nodded and walked out of my room
I found my black leather jacket and put it on ,my fit was a royal blue champion t shirt with 'champion' written in white across it , some black skinny jeans with a few rips, and my all white fazos , I let my hair fall down and sprayed some perfume on
"I'm so proud of you Joyri"my mama said I nodded
"Thank you mama"I said hugging her
I began singing again , I love to sing and my mom loves it too
"oooooohhhhhh who would've thought I'd get you , this feels like summer, boy you make me feel so alive, just be my lover, boy you lead me to paradise"I sang as we walked down stairs
"Be cool Joyri"I said to myself as I sat in my car late to my first day of school already, I didn't know what time they took in out here so I'm late as hell
"Hi I'm Joyri Ward"I said as I was greeted my a very nice secretary
"Hi honey I'm assuming you're new to Frederick Douglass High"she said stretching her hand out to shake mine
"Yes ma'am , I wasn't sure what time school took in out here and I kinda got confused"I said she smiled
"Where are you from"she asked
"We moved here from South Korea a few months ago"I said she smiled and looked kind of confused "my dad is in the military"I added and she nodded
"Ohh okay sweetie well look I printed out your schedule for you, just follow me"she said handing me my schedule and walking around her desk to a door and greeting me "I'll bring you to your first class, now as you walk around you're going to get confused but just remember the halls all go in order so your first class is room 602, since you're coming through the office it'll be right here"she said as we came up to a hall "it is the last hall, now if you come through the front entrance like everyone else then the halls are going to start at 100 , but the 300 and 400 wings are in portables which are located in the back of the school, just take that ramp right there to get to them, now the gym is going to be over there"she said pointing to my right I was getting so confused listening to her but I kept nodding like I understood what was going on "okay now let's go to your class, which is AP European Civilization and History"she said reading off my schedule I nodded and followed behind her
as we reached maybe the last door on the hall she knocked on the door and a middle aged woman opened the door she looked mixed and was very pretty
"Hi Mrs.Bason this is Joyri you're new student"she introduced and the teacher shook my hand
"Hi welcome to Frederick Douglass High, I'm your history teacher"she said
"Nice to meet you"I said smiling
"Your smile is so pretty"she complimented me
"Thank you so much"I said and she stepped out the doorway
"Come in and meet the rest of the class"she said I walked in and everyone was staring at me "everyone this is Joyri, a new student"Mrs.Bason introduced me
"Hi"I said waving kind of awkwardly
"Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself"a girl asked and I looked at the teacher and she nodded in approval
"I'm Joyri but my family calls me Joy, I'm 18, and I moved here from South Korea and I enjoy singing"I said and everyone began speaking under their breaths or to a friend in secrecy I just brushed it off...
"Joyri right? I'm Kaylah I'm in your Calculus class 4th period"she said sitting with me as I sat at a table alone
"Hey I remember you, you knew the answer to pretty much everything"I said slightly smiling and she laughed lightly
"Yeah that's me I noticed you eating by yourself and figured you could maybe use a friend"she said sitting her lunch on the table
"That's sweet of you"I said sipping my juice
"So South Korea huh? Is it nice out there"she asked me eating her food after she spoke
"It's okay, I was only out there for 6 months"I said
"Why do you move so much"she asked
"My dad is in the military"I said and she nodded
"Mine was too! Then he retired maybe 8 years ago, my dad is pretty old I'm the youngest"she said
"I'm an only child"I said
"Oooh that's lucky!"she said I nodded
"Sometimes, it gets pretty boring honestly"I said
"I'm sure"she said
We sat in silence for a moment til she broke it
"Do you have any hobbies"she asked
"I sing"I said
"Really that's interesting, I'll have to hear you one day"she said and I nodded
"Of course i love singing in front of people"I said and she smiled and we began asking each other questions until the bell rang signaling us to go to class
