You're the only Reason

Chapter 1

"Oh no, I'm gonna be late for my first class!"

I was running through the hallway of my new school. There are no more students outside and they're probably in their own classes. I already saw my classroom and as I got close to the door I could feel my heartbeat pounding loudly. Yeah. I'm nervous.

"Oh here it is." Then I anxiously opened the door and prepared to be embarassed, they were all staring at me and don't know what to do so I just greeted the teacher in front but I really wanted to cry but no.

"Goodmorning Ms. Clark, sorry I'm late.."

"Oh goodmorning Ms. Stewart, why are you late? It was just about the first day of school." She said raising her left eyebrow to me.

"I woke up late Ms. Clark but I promise it won't happen again"

"Okay then, you may find your seat."

I saw two vacant seats left at the back so I have no choice but to sit on one of those chairs.

10 minutes later a guy just arrived at the classroom.. Oh god. I thought I'm the only one whose late. So Ms. Clark let him sat beside me. That was the only vacant chair left in the classroom.

I can't help but to stare at him, its a bit awkward and... geez he sure looks like an asian. Then he asked me for a pen. Well I almost thought he wasn't going to talk to me.

"Ummm.. hey, can I borrow your pen? just for awhile?" he said nicely.

"Yeah. Yeah. sure. yeah. ofcourse..." What the hell am I saying? Its too awkward okay.. So I started asking him some random questions.

"Soooo.. you're new here too?"

"No. I've been here just this last school year. I have no friends here. Just me." Oh... so he dosen't have friends... well we could be friends.. why not? I don't have friends either.

"Well we could be friends right? Don't tell me you're gonna spend your whole school year alone?"

"Okay you were right. I need a companion. Ummm.. so I guess we're friends?"

"Yeah. Sure."

He was nice. Then our conversation continued..

"So you're an asian?" I said to him.

"Holy balls! I'm not a goddamn asian okay?!" omg. I'm such a stupid ass. Ugh! why did I asked that??!

"Oh.. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for that. I didn't mean to offend you..

and by the way, we haven't introduced our names yet. Chloe Stewart."

"Calum Hood." then he smiled at me. "That asian thing is okay. People always thought that I'm asian" he said as he giggled quietly.

"Yeah. I see that" *few minutes later...

*The bell rangs.

"Class dismissed." Our teacher said then we all stood up immediately to get out of the classroom.

"Hey Chloe, aren't we gonna eat lunch together?" He said with a small grin in his face.

"Yeah. Ofcourse but we need to go first to the locker hall. I need to find my locker, is it okay to you?"

"Yes. I was just gonna say that. I haven't found my locker either." Then we headed down to the hall to search for our lockers. I keep turning my head from left to right wondering where it might be. Luckily, I found it, third column to the left in the second row, and so as Calum. His locker is just two spots away from mine. We've spent almost half of our time in lunch for that and I'm pretty starving so I immediately put up some of my things in my locker. "Calum we gotta go, I'm starving."

"Yeah, me too. Let's go already." Then we leaved and walked fastly to the cafeteria and without looking, I accidentally bumped onto a tall, chocolate-colored-hair guy with blonde streaks and which I guess is a bully here in school.

"Hey! Watch where you're going loser!" he said. Then he stares at me like he was gonna punch me in the face. "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm very sorry.." But then he just walked away like nothing happend.

"Nah.. He's always like that, always not in the mood for everyone, but you'll get used to it." Calum said. What? He knows that guy?

"So you know him? Did he ever bullied you or something?"

"No. He's not like that okay. He's Michael. Michael Clifford. We were once friends but we don't talk much to each other since this summer." Oh I see.. maybe they had a fight. Just maybe.

"Why? Can we talk about it?"

"Lets just talk about it at the cafeteria okay?" Then we headed down to the cafeteria and get our food then then we found some vacant chairs and table and sat there. Then I started, "So..?"

"Oh, right. About that... we had a fight."

"I knew it haha. So what's it all about?"

"Oh no. You sure wouldn't believe the reason. I swear. You'll laugh."

"Oh c'mon! Just tell me what."

"Okay its pizza. Its all because of a stupid PIZZA." I was shocked about what he just said. That guy sure is a dork.

"What the?! Like.., SERIOUSLY?! What the hell man!"

"Yup. So I was at his house, hanging out and playing video games. Then I saw a large box of pizza in their table, then I took two slices without permission, then I ate it, then he got mad at me, then kicked mo outta his house, then didn't ever talked to me." Calum said then sighs.

"Oh god dude. That was the funniest thing ever!" I said laughing like an idiot.

"Yeah it is, and worst at the same time."

After our conersation, we stood up and head back to our own classes.

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Few hours passed, we finally went home seperately.