Adrian drops me at the college and wishes me luck before he drives off leaving me staring at the rather intimidating building before me. "Okay let's do this shit."
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I check my already memorized schedule for no reason except anxiety. Okay, I have Math first because in a school for arts you apparently still need to find 'x'.
I head to my locker to drop some of my books and my other stuff before heading to class 32c. I check my watch to see I have five minutes until they ring the bell for first period.
Finding the class won't be a problem; I memorized the map of this school last week out of boredom. The problem will be battling with my social anxiety, to allow me even to go. I wish Ajax was here,he'd make everything better, he'd calm me down, he'd be here for me.
A single tear falls down my face at the thought of my brother. I can almost hear his voice and imagine what he would say right now. "Don't cry. I'm here, AJ'll fix it." That was he's catch phrase for whenever something was wrong or when I was upset.
"AJ'll fix it." I mumble out, a sad smile on my face and more tears falling down my face as I lean my head on my locker trying to swallow my sobs. The sound of the bell brings me out of my little sob fest, guess I'm gone be late for my first class on my first day. I rush to class after I clean up to make it look less that I was crying.
I knock on the door when I get there, hearing a soft 'come in' I open the door and walk in. The teacher gives a a slight disapproving look for being late and I use the usual 'sorry I'm new and got a bit lost' excuse. A little white lie never hurt anyone.
"That is no excuse Miss Garcia but I'll let you off since it's the first day. You take the seat next to Mr DeJesus. Mr DeJesus, please raise your hand." I nod and look towards the guy raising his hand. My eyes widen when I look at his face.
"Holy mother of spongebob's spatula!" I whisper to myself not believing my eyes. Fricking Yanyan DeJesus is in my school, my class, hell he's my fucking seat mate.
"What was that Miss Garcia?" The teacher asks, a questioning look in her eyes. Probably questioning my sanity.
"Nothing"
"Good. Now take your seat."
I walk over and sit down trying not to go crazy fan girl on him.
I will respect his privacy.
I will not go loko on him.
I wouldn't want that to happen to me so I won't do it to him.
I keep chanting my mantra in my head cause I really don't want to make him uncomfortable but I'm also so excited, it's not every day you see your favorite tik tok star-- actually it's gonna be everyday since we go to the same school and are in the same class.
"Hey, hey, helloooo"
I snap out of- whatever I was in and face the person calling me and it's....... "Hi. I'm Ian but you can call me Yanyan, nice to meet you."
"N-nice to meet you too." Fuck what's with the stammering?
"I'm Kaelynn. Kae for short, I know my name can be quite a mouthful."
Too much information dummy, now you're gonna scare him off.
"I think it's a nice name. I know you, don't I?" He asks but I tell him 'no' cause honestly, where would I even meet him.
"I remember. You're the girl I bumped into last week and the girl Joseph saved at the Café"
I'm confused for second till it hits me- he was the boy in the Billie Eilish hoodie. Piecing the information together I come to the conclusion that I'm a real dumbass. How could I not know it was him? He's worn that hoodie multiple times in his tik toks, the braces, Joseph.
"Fuck. I'm dumb as shit"
"What was that?"
"Oh noth-"
Before I can complete my statement the teacher turns to us seeming done with the noise.
"Since you two just love interrupting my class, how about you both continue your conversation in a two hour detention?"
"Like there's any other option" I mumble with an eye roll. The teacher looks at me with a sharp, irritated glare.
"Would you like to make it three hours Miss Garcia?"
"No ma'am"
Yanyan snickers at me while I stick out my tongue at him reminding him he's got detention too. I know, I'm the epitome of maturity. Also.....
Since when do colleges even give detentions?!!
