COMPATIBILITY ERROR

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• A M A I R A 'S P O V •

         I look at the big, bold letters in front of me. 'MAXWELL HIGH', they read. They seem to be staring right back at me. I take a deep breath. I am ready for this.
       
        I'm not the type of person who frets too much about anything. But, this is not just a new city, this is a new country. New faces, new people, new rules and new adventures. I enter the school building with a million thoughts in my head.

         Everyone is staring at me, probably wondering who the new girl is. The hallways are so big, one could get lost easily. Schools here are so different from India.

         I meet the principal, Mr.Harris. He seems like a good person, nice and kind. I take my class schedule from him. So, my first class is Calculus. Room 305. Great. Kill me now.
  
        I wander around the hallways searching for room 305, but no luck. When I finally did find it, I am already 15 minutes late.

       I take a seat at the front because I know no one and I feel awkward to walk between rows till the last bench.

      I lose interest in whatever the teacher is saying 15 minutes into the lecture. I look around the classroom. But, I can tell that whoever's sitting at the back is making a hell of a noise. I look at the back and spot good looking boys.

         One has brown hair and one has blonde. The brown haired guy looks at the teacher smugly. He seems intriguing, like he keeps a lot to himself.

         The bell finally rings and everyone heads out. I'm packing my things when I see a perfectly manicured hand on my bench. I look up to see a blonde girl with a big smile on her face.

       "Hey, I'm Cara, you're Amaira, right?"

       "Yeah, is something up?" I ask her.

      "Well, I'm supposed to show you around the campus, so we can go now if you want? " She asks me with a smile again. She seems nice.

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       The tour went really well. I am now familiar with at least some of the places which is better than before.

      "Hey, do you want to hangout sometime later today at my place maybe?" Cara asks me after she showed me around.

       "Well..... sure, we're already done unpacking, so I think I'm free. Text me the address."  I tell her and give her my number.

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     "Bye, mom." I tell my mom as I got out of the car.

     "Don't have too much fun!" She tells me as she drives away. I wave my hands in the air, raising my brows.

        I enter into Cara's house. I gotta admit, it looks more like a mansion. I see some familiar faces from school. Guess it isn't just the two of us afterall.

         After searching the entire house, I finally spot Cara amidst few blondies. She is dressed in casuals, a plain yellow off-shoulder top matched with blue shorts and a black choker around her neck.

       "Hey!" I say with one of my best smiles.

       "Hey! I'm glad you came." She pulls me into a hug.

"Come on. I'll show you around." She adds, leading me to the hallway. I nod and follow her. I look around the house in awe. Looks like it's a pool party. Everyone's huddled around the pool.

        "Well well....look who showed up! Axel and Noah! " Cara's eyes go wide at the sight of two people. They're the same guys from school earlier. So their names are Axel and Noah. They're like an old school couple I guess, going together every where. What an iconic duo though!

    "Let's go get a drink! I'll show you around later, Amaira?" She turns to look at me. I nod again, assuring her that it's okay. We walk to the pool area with our drinks.

      "I didn't know you had such a beautiful house, Cara!" I tell her, truly meaning it. I finally learn that brown haired guy's name is Axel and the blonde one is Noah.

      It is when Noah laughs at Axel's plan to be an actor that I realise Noah is so handsome. He had brown eyes.  The black tee he wore fit him perfectly and suit his fair skin tone. I didn't notice I was staring at him until something strong crashed with me, pushing me into the water. What the hell!

     "Oh I am so sorry. " A girl with ripped jeans and tank top apologizes to Axel.

      "You should be." Axel replies rudely and looks at me in the pool.

       It took a while for me to come out of my thoughts and understand that the dumbass of Axel actually pushed me into the pool. A chorus of Ooh's went around the house.

      "Here. Let me help you." Both the boys say in unison and reach out for my hand. I give Axel a death glare and let Noah help me. Axel looks at me and squints his eyes. What the fuck is wrong with him?

     "Little did I know you had a problem with your eyesight and you're not even apologizing." I tell Axel as I come out of the pool completely drenched.

     "Well, I'm sorry, if that's what you want. And it was an accident." Axel tells me.

     " If that's what I want? What do you mean?"

      "You should have been more careful." Noah tells Axel and follows me. He shows me the way to Cara's bedroom.

     "I don't think Cara would mind you using her clothes." He tries to comfort me.

     "Yeah I hope so. I got no other option." I tell him and he walks towards the door. I change as he waits outside for me.

      Noah is not just handsome, but a lot more caring than I imagined. I feel so good about him. At least, he's not a douche like Axel.After few minutes, I join him outside the room.

     "So what do you wanna do now?" He asks me.

      "Go home, maybe? But my mother wouldn't be here until 11 to pick me up. So I don't know."

    "You wanna go home? If that is it, come on!" He grabs my hand.