The New Beginning

Chapter 2-The first day rollercoaster (Jamie's POV)

I sat in art class as the bell rang. Another year just began, and I dreaded the thought. Another year of harassment. What will I be called this year? An ogre? Fatso? My heart fell a little farther. I hated my class. They were catty and were always putting me down. I was not one with many friends. Not one of the 'it girls' or the one every guy liked. Only time a guy had talked to me was when Traycon Martin and me had been friends. I was plain old me. Just as I got deeper into my thought The new girl walked into class.

I recognized her. I had met her at a volleyball camp a few years back. Next thing I new Maria had got up and ran over to her side. She shoved her over to our table. I studied Clair careful. She had changed. She had ditched the glasses and curly hair for contacts and straight, bright red hair. She was a big time Ginger.

"hey, Jamie isn't it?" the tall ginger said," We went to Volleyball camp together, remember?"

"Yeah, I remember, Clair isn't it?"

"That would be me! Good old Clair Hoppner. By the way, I like boys, not girls!" She blurted out. I could tell she was nervous by the sweat beads dripping off her forehead.

"What are you talking about of course you like," Maria said confused.

"Just I heard there was a rumor going around that said differently so I thought I would clarify."

"Wait the one about you messaging Zoe? Yeah, I heard about that I figured it was just some lie." I told her. A relieved look came on her face. I couldn't decide whether or not she was cool. I looked over at my best friend, Piper.She returned the same weary look.

"HI, I'm Piper." She said to break the silence. Piper was not one for long awkward silences. Piper was A medium height blonde with hair a little below her shoulders. She was pretty but not really one that people would turn around to stare at. "Oh, and that is Jacob," she said pointing to a boy at the end of the table. He gave a small wave

Jacob was also a new kid this year, but Piper and me had been talking to him since he got in the room. Hi was a tan, tall boy. He had seemed like he was Indian. I was not quiet sure. He said that he had been at a private school most of his life. I highly doubted it. I mean he also said that he completed military school by age 5. That was so a lie. I could tell he just wanted to fit in even though he was trying to be someone he isn't.

"Hello, Piper, Jacob. If you haven't guessed I'm Clair "she introduced herself. I could tell she was beginning to loosen up. Piper looked over and gave me an approving look. Soon enough, Ms. Tenton stood up and introduced herself. She then explained why there was upper-class men in the classroom. Because there were only eight periods, she needed to combine classes. They would be different classes just both classes would be taught in the same room. It was confusing, but we just nodded our heads like we understood. She then handed out paper and told us to draw the first thing that came to mind.

She wanted us to express ourselves on paper. I started drawing a train, but it looked more like a box with wheels. It was not stunning at all. Grea way to start a new year right? Not! That period seemed like it took forever and a day. As soon as the bell rang I was out of the door. I went to my locker and got it open with ease.

When I looked down the hallway, and there I saw Clair talking to Traycon. My heart dropped a little. So he will talk to her but he is too good to talk to me. To think I liked him. NOW he just treats me like dirt. I didn't get what I did to make him hate me. The bell broke my train of thought and hurried off to my next class. As I entered, I realized Piper had saved me a seat. THANK GOD!

As the bell rang, I saw Dustin Vertin get up on the desk." I just want to say I call dibs on dating the new girl, Clair Hoppner, and to clarify she is not a lesbian. She likes dudes. That will be all" He yelled. I then noticed that she wasn't in this class. That meant she had science this hour.Mrs. Myra then proceeded o shew him off the desk and filled out a detention slip for standing on the desk. First day and he already had detention. That had to be a new record for him. He gracefully took the white slip and proceeded to his desk next to his best friend Alex. This was going to be a long day.

As I hurried out of class, I bumped into Traycon. Traycon is a year younger than me and me him, and I had had a kind of a bumpy past. Our eyes met, and my heart stopped. His eyes looked different than they used to. They were cold and dark. My mind began to block out the memories of everything that had happened. Without a word, we walked away. I couldn't deal with him. Not now, not ever.

Not paying attention I bumped into my locker. Luckily, no one noticed. No one except Traycon. He had been staring at me with his cold brown eyes. I felt like they were burning a hole in my stomach. Why did he have to do this? Why today? Hadn't he put me through enough?

Next thing I knew, A small tap came on my shoulder. "Um mm... I am kind of lost where is a Mrs. Myra's Room?" I heard the new girl Clair say. I turned around suddenly.

"Well, it is down the hall and then down the stairs first door on your right.I think Carson has that class too I bet you could just follow him" I said loud enough that Carson could hear. He had a locker next to mine, and I could tell he had been staring at her since she got there.

"Yeah, I can show you to English," He said a little too eager. I could tell right away that he liked her. He will be depressed when he finds out that Dustin called dibs. Too bad Carson and her would be cute.Te bell rang suddenly, and I hurried to Science with Piper. This may not be such a long day after all. On my way to class, I saw Traycon.

"Hey, can we talk later?"He said kindly. Something had changed his mood. Sometimes I wondered if he was like bipolar. Whenever we used to talk, He would be all happy and funny one minute then cold and angry the next. It was like a giant rollercoaster of signs.

"Um Sure" Getting a weird feeling."What do you want?"

"Just can we talk at lunch?"

"Um. Sure?" I said confused. What could he possibly want? He walked away with a smile.Well, that was weird.

I almost forgot that Piper was standing next to me. "Okay? What was that about?" She said with an eyebrow raised.

"No clue," I said as We walked into the classroom for Science. For some odd reason, A little part of me wanted lunch to come. Let this roller-coaster begin.....