Temporary High

Chapter 5: The School

I wake up and my whole life once again flows into my brain and all the stupid shit I do daily. Then everything about to happen today also starts to overflow my brain. I think of every possible thing that could go wrong, I'm stressing myself out. I feel my heart beat getting faster, I'm starting to become short of breath.

I have to calm myself before this become a full out panic attack I surly don't need that today. I force myself to think of all the good thing that could come from this school and all the change that is about to happen. All the new opportunity that could possibly come from this. I start thinking about things that calm me.

Slowly and steady my heart slows and it gets easier to breath. I soon realize I was scratching myself raw and I felt the hives start rising from the stress. I waste no time running to my bathroom and take my meds and take a few more deep breaths.

Get changed into a nice shirt, my leather jacket, and lightly ripped jeans, my black leather boots and put eyeliner on. I leave my room and head to the kitchen where I find my parents already dressed and looks like their ready to leave at a moments notices.

"Mornin guys"

My dad says "Morning honey"

My mom says "Good morning sweetheart. How did you sleep?"

"Oh you know didn't sleep well, I never do" I give a laugh. It was like a on going joke in our family
"How bout you guys!"

My dad says "Slept like a baby. But your mother had a bit of a hard time"

"Aw mom I'm sorry to hear that"

"Its alright, honey. I got enough sleep. But we should be leaving soon. The drive is about 20-30 minutes. The meeting is in about an a hour. So we'll grab something on the way there, alright?"

"Okay mom. I'm going to go brush my teeth"

"Okay honey we'll be in the car"

I go to the bathroom brush my teeth, make sure everything looks okay and then head outside to the car.

We start backing out of the garage when I finally look at my phone and find an overload of notifications from all my social medias and a text from... RED.

Ugh why? You would think someone as hot as him he wouldn't be interested in wanted to see me again but here we are. I open the message.

*hey. i hope this is actually ur number, rose. if u can to prove its actually u. face time me real fast? i really hope this isn't just a random number* 10:21 pm

*hey, yeah its me, rose. its red, right? *sassy emoji* yeah 1 sec face time would be fine*
9:18 am

I start looking at all my notifications from my social medias when a "incoming face time call" pops up on my phone screen. I answer:

"Well hello, you really thought I would be one of those kinda girls, huh?"

"Well I mean yes. You look like the kinda girl who gets her asked number a lot,"

I laugh "Yeah right. Well are we done here? I don't particularly like talking on the phone,"

He give a conflicted look "uh sure,"

I smile "Don't worry I'll still text you. This is a 20-30 minute driv-,"

I get interpreted by a yell on his line.

"Sorry I'm outside right now, we on a break at my school right now,"

"Oh nice,"

"So what were you saying?"

"Just I have a long ride,"

"To?"

"This new school,"

"Oh nice, well I'll let you hang up so we can text," he gives a smile that doesn't reach his eyes

"Alright," and I hang up and he's already texting.

That goes on for the rest of the ride of us just talking about memes and jokes and favorite things. I take a quick glance out the window to be greeted by a giant castle of a school. I realize I have my mouth hanging open. It's amazing something out of a story book. We park and get out and walk towards the front doors.

We're greeted by a young women in a bright red jump suit that shines off the sun and could blind you.

"Hello, Welcome"
she smiles and shakes all our hands and then holds mine and says "You must be Rose! Well welcome to your new home away from home and I'm Headmistress Woods"

I give my best biggest fakest smile I could muster and say "Thank you, I really look forward to it, Mrs.Woods" and then tug my hand away and stand behind my parents.

Her smile doesn't waver and says
"Well I'll be giving you a basic tour and a map then we'll meet up with a resident student that will give you more of a detailed tour while I talk to your parents, Rose"

I just nod

We start walking and the lady points at stuff and says what it is, I can't pay attention what she is saying I just empty my mind and just mindlessly walk with them. Soon we come to a stop and I shake my head so I can hear why we stopped.

"Where is he? I told him to be here at 10:35!"

Then I hear running and a guy yell.

"I'm here, I'm here. Sorry got distracted."

"I said 10:35"

He says low " I'm sorry mom. So is this them. Where is the kid I'm giving a tou-"

He looks over and we make eye contact. At first he looks little shocked then a giant smirk plasters his face.

No. There is no way he goes here. I'm always destined for the things I don't want. Why does he have to go to this school, tHiS oNe?!?!??