Without You

~ Chapter 1 ~

     I stood there in front of the y'all building, that is now my new school. New school, new beginnings. I'm a very shy person which makes it more difficult. I let out a sigh and I made my way to the office.
    Hey, I'm Tessa, I'm seventeen and well, this is my story.
   I arrived to my "destination" or the office. I walked inside the office.

"May I help you?" The office lady asked.

"Oh, I'm new here and I came to pick up my schedule" I replied.

"Of course" she said with a smile.

I awkwardly smiled back and made my way to her desk.

"So you're new to the district as well?" She asked as she tapped on her keyboard.

"Yeah" I replied.

"Where are you from honey?" She asked.

"Connecticut" I replied.

"Oh! Must be nice" she said.

"Yeah, it is" I replied.

   Not gonna lie, Los Ángeles was really nice and beautiful but, I miss Connecticut, and if it was safe to go back, I would go back in a heartbeat.

"Ah! Here it is" she said as she took a paper out of her folder. She handed it to me.

"Thank you" I said.

"You're welcome honey, good luck on your first day!" She said.

"Thanks" I replied.

    I walked out of the office. I looked at my schedule. I had first period math, second period PE, third period English, fourth period science, fifth period health class, and last period history. Hey, not bad.
    The bell rang. Oh Jesus. I looked at my schedule, the first classroom was classroom C4 I looked around, I was in the E's section, that meant I was two hallways away. I started making my way to the C's . I got to the C's. I got to the C's. I looked around, C1, C2, C3, C4! There it was C4. I headed to the classroom, I could feel my palms getting sweaty.
   I walked inside the classroom. All the attention, came to me. I gulped. The thing that sucks about being the new kid, is that you don't know anyone, you have no one to talk to, no one to walk with to class, and even worse, no one to hang out with at lunch!

"May I help you ?" The teacher asked.

"Uh, I'm the new student and this is my first class" I said.

"Oh! You must be Tessa!" He said.

"Yeah" I said.

"Well I'm Mr.Wilson, your math teacher, you may take a seat over there" Mr.Wilson said as he pointed at an empty seat.

    I awkwardly made my way to the empty seat and sat down. I tried paying attention to the class but I mostly zoned out.
   My toxic friends must be glad I'm gone. How's my dad gonna react when he wakes up and we aren't there?

"So you're new here to LA?"

I snapped out of my thoughts and turned to see a guy with brown hair and blue eyes.

"Yeah" I replied.

"Oh well, I'm Jake" he said.

"Tessa" I replied.

"Well, nice to meet you Tessa" Jake said.

"Nice to meet you too Jake" I replied.

We both locked eyes, and I felt a strong connection.

       After class, Jake and I got to know each other more. He's very sweet, understanding, a great listener, and he's really attractive. He's the kind of guy most girls look for.

"Do you miss Connecticut?" Jake asked.

"Yeah but my mom got a good opportunity for a job here, and she said it would be a better life for us" I replied.

"Oh" Jake said.

"Yeah but I'm not too bummed, I used to dream about living in LA" I said.

"Oh really?" Jake asked.

"Yeah, but that was when I was nine" I said.

"And what did you think LA would be like?" Jake asked.

"A bunch of celebrities walking around" I admitted.

Jake let out a laugh.

"No seriously that's what I pictured when I thought of LA" I said.

"I mean, there are some celebs that live here, but you'll be lucky if you actually meet them" Jake said.

"Oh, I bet" I said.

Jake and I laughed.

"What class do you have right now?" Jake asked.

"Ummm" I looked at my schedule, "PE" I said.

"I have that as well" Jake said.

"I'm in luck today" I said.

Jake laughed and we headed to PE.

    After school, I walked home. Once I arrived I got inside my new home and I made my way to the kitchen.

"Hey, how was your first day" mom asked.

"Great" I replied truthfully.

"Great! Did you make any new friends?" Mom asked.

"Yeah, I made one" I said.

"Oh, what's her name?" Mom asked.

"It's not a she" I said.

"Oh! What's his name?" Mom asked.

"Jake" I replied.

"Oh, is he cute?" Mom asked.

"Mom!" I said with a laugh.

"What!? Is he though?" Mom asked.

"Mad cute" I said.

"Oh, well we'll see where this goes" mom said.

"I just met him" I said.

"You'll get to know him" mom said.

"Yeah well, I'll be up in my room" I said.

"Okay, the food will be ready in about thirty minutes" mom said.

"Okay" I said as I made my way up to my room.