- what am i • daniel seavey • ✔︎ -

-chapter 1-

[Emma's POV]

"Emma! Emma!" I heard my name yelled down the hall of Pearson High School in Portland, Oregon, by my two "best friends". I was really growing to hate them and all their screaming and cackling. It was all fake. They were just with me so that they could be popular like me.

I hated being popular even more than I hated them. Too many expectations, too many judgements. Everyone thought I was stuck up and didn't care. They thought I was shallow. I can't blame them though. I fit the part. Fake nails, perfect hair, perfect makeup, perfect clothing. Truth is, I despised all of it, but I was afraid of what people would think of me, the girl who loved music and the ocean. 

I slowed my pace as Hayden and Mallory caught up with me.
"Hey guys!" I put on a fake white smile.

"Guess what!!" They practically yelled in my ears while hanging off of me. They have no idea what personal space is. I tried to say 'what' but got cut off my more cackling. "Bryan Jenkins was making out with Lulu Meyers." Bryan was my ex. He was fake too and I didn't care one bit about him anymore.

"You should really leave people to their own business." They cackled some more even though I was being completely serious.

"Good one Eminem!" Mallory laughed her butt off again. I hated when they called me that. I was silent the rest of the way to my locker as they would whisper gossip back and forth thinking I was listening.

I pulled away from their grasp and opened my locker. I stuffed my books in it and huffed. I was not ready for my first class. First of all, it was Science. Second, Mallory and Hayden were in it. I was decent at science, but the teacher made it way too difficult.

I made it into class right as the last bell rang. I had to stop in the bathroom to calm down after Mallory and Hayden pissed me off. They drug me over to a lab table with them. I had no choice.

"Ok! Today, we will be starting a new project!" Mrs. Rhett said in her nasally voice. "This is an OUT OF CLASS project. I will assign partners. Leah Dmet and Parker Bacon. Timmy Clark and Lulu Meyers. Mallory Fran and Hayden Perkos." I sighed, thankful I didn't have to be with either of them. "Jake Vazquez and Orion Lee. Bryan Jenkins and Charlotte McGregor. Emma Wood and Isabella Medrano Rivera." I didn't know Isabella but I had heard she was nice. She was also the captain of the volley team. The teacher named off a few other students but I didn't listen.

"Get with your partner and I will explain my expectations for this project." We all shuffled around the classroom. I ended up sitting across the room from Mallory and Hayden. Mrs. Rhett gave out the most detailed rubric ever. I was already overwhelmed just by looking at it. "It's due in ONE week." She emphasized 'one'.

"So. What should we do?" I asked Isabella, starting up the conversation.

"I've always wanted to make one of those lava lamps. And it fits the expectations, it has something to with electricity and it moves."

"Ooo! I'm down! Wanna get started after school?"

"Sure!" She was all bubbly but then got concerned.

"What's wrong?" I said quietly.

"Oh. Um nothing!" She snapped out of it. "Where?"

"Starbucks?" I was craving coffee just thinking about it.

"Sure!" Isabella laughed. "I think we better start with research though."

"Yup!" The bell cut off our conversation. "See ya later Isabella!" I called to her as we left the classroom.

"Bye!" I liked Isabella. She was nice and real.
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Well...uh that was the first chapter. I definitely like the beginning more than the end but eh...I hope you liked it. Please vote. And I love it when you comment random crap😂 it makes me so happy! I introduced the first casted character! Go follow sexisanieldeavey ! She's amazing!! I'll get into describing Isabella more but yeah...I hope you liked it and I can't wait for this story!

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