Here we go again
Hi, I'm Elle,your typical home girl who loves books but isn't a nerd, loves sport but can't seem to play any, smart but still gets an average score,loves makeup but don't use any, loves parties but doesn't get invited, needs friends but can't seem to find one.
I'M elle, I don't go to parties, I'm not a sport girl,I don't do makeup very morning and don't have any friends, I'm a shy girl who loves her books but wishes to have fun.
I was downstairs eating breakfast dad's telling me how great I would be today. It's my first day in my new school. Dad thinks if I can start in a new school, I can change my personality and have friends and all of that. But I wasn't feeling it, this is the third time I'm changing schools and this time I'm going to Kyla's school. Kyla is my sister, she's older than me with just 2 years, she completely different from me, she has tons of friends, goes to parties ,ace her grades and is very very pretty but I don't admit it, she's always saying I look ugly. Kyla came down looking stunning, Dad told her to make sure I get socialize and she should introduce her friends to me but Dad and I both know she isn't gonna do it. I don't even want her to.
There it was, kyla's school just out the window from the car, kyla got out of the car and slammed the door behind her as she went over to her friends. I waited in the car feeling miserable and scared, Dad told me to just go down that everything is gonna be alright. He says this all the time and nothing is always alright. I finally got the courage to get out of the car, Dad blowed me a kiss and left. I stood there at the school's gate staring. "You can do this" rang in my head for the tenth time. I walked in very slowly, I saw a lot of people, tall,short,weird,confident,popular, a lot of new faces. I was distracted by this very cute guy, he was riding this skateboard so cool, he looked so ad...., I bumped into someone and her drink spilled in my clothes and a little in hers "Hey, watch it" she said. "I'm so sorry, I wasn't pa..."I couldn't finish when she interrupted."I don't care just move jeez"she said as she pushed me by the shoulders and walked away. That wasn't fair, I said sorry, she even spilled her drink on me. I had to find the ladies to get this mess cleaned up but where is it, I have no idea, I looked around hoping to find kyla but I couldn't see her, I decided to just look for it myself, I went left then right then up, but I still doesn't find it and it was so embarrassing walking around the school with a stained shirt. But just then a voice called from behind me, I turned to look and it was a teacher I think, she called me over,I came greeting her."You must be new here"she told me,"um yes, yes I am". "Pls step into my office" she said as she opened the door infront of us and sat down on a Chair behind a desk "pls sit down, I'm principal Judy, nice to meet you". "Ella" I replied with a smile as we shook hands."I'm kyla's sister, kyla Frederick ". "Oh yes, I had a call from your dad that you would be joining our school, come on let me show you around".
She took me round the school, showed me the ladies my classroom and the likes,she gave me a guide,like a map around the school,she gave me keys to my locker, got me a new shirt when she saw the mess on my shirt. She told me where I could find my first period class and she left me. I went straight to the ladies,locked myself in one of the cubicles, and think. I finally got out and stared at myself in the mirror "You can do this" I said to myself. I took a deep breath and headed towards the door, just then three girls burst in giggling they saw and froze, the middle on eyed me and shrug, she said something I didn't quite hear it and they laughed and came forward,pushing me with her shoulder. Ugh. I ignored them and left. God I haven't had first period yet and four people already hates me.
I was already sure I was late for whatever i am having but according to the timetable i think I am having chemistry so the lab should be... just right the cornor. I looked in through the door,I didn't want to just step In and all eyes would be on me,it would be embarrassing plus this has happened to me before and it wasn't funny. I decided to skip chemistry, i mean it wouldn't hurt,would it?,I'll just tell them I couldn't find the class. So according to the timetable the next thing we are having is maths,but at homeroom,I thought of going there but what if a teacher was there or something. I plan to check if a teacher was there, if not then I could just stay there until maths,not a bad idea at all. I got there and faithfully no teacher. I checked all the tables to check if it's occupied, I finally found one empty, thank God. It wasn't at the front hopefully nor the back, at the middle close to the window just how I liked it. I put some few books in then brought out my sketchbook and decided to doodle something anything clueless of what I'm doing, just then someone walked, i was startled I got up, maybe it's a teacher or the principal, ready to come up with the most stupidest excuse that could come out of my head, but it wasn't any of them, it was a boy, tall, kinda cute, he was holding a skateboard on his left hand and a sketchbook at his right, he's bag was open with a ball in it, he's wearing a black hoodie with headphones on. He looked at me in shock didn't want to make it obvious that he was frustrated, he puts he's headphones down in the most stylish way which made even more cute. He said "skipping first period too". Did he just talk to me, I stood there dumbfounded, I didn't say anything,nothing could come out of my mouth for some reasons. God what is wrong with me. He said again "I get it",he puts he's headphones back on and Sat two tables beside me. Gosh I feel so stupid, "You are not gonna get friend like this elle" I said to myself. I sat down back, feeling so guilty, urgh. I was bored doodling so I decided to draw an unfinished drawing I did yesterday. I saw the boy leaning over, to see my drawing ,for some reason I felt warm inside, happy. "Are these yours" he said, I looked, what should I say, "um yeah" I replied, "Nicee" he said and leaned back to continue he's drawings. The bell rang. We are having maths now.
It's recess, maths wasn't to good though, I had to represent myself to the whole class and there was some whispers. I felt so embarrassed. But I saw that boy throwing me some glances. I'm at a table in the a small field, everyone talking and chatting and I'm all alone stretching just then I spotted the boy with his skateboard, he looked so good,he stop over to his friend and sat a table away from me. "New girl?" his friend said, "yeah I guess, whatever how about a game at my place today" he replied. For some reason those words crushed me literally, I stood up to get out of there ,I sighted Kyla waved at her and said hey, she saw me looking embarrassed, "oh my gosh who's that *giggles*"." her friend said "I don't know why she's waving at me such a loser" Kyla said as all her friends laughed. Ugrh what was I thinking, I stomped angry back into the school then her friend yelled "Oh she wanna cry boo hoo" and they all burst out laughing and Kyla just stood there, said nothing just laughed with them. I ran inside to the ladies.
School was over and I waited outside for dad, he was already 20 minutes late and I wanted to get the hell out of here quick. After 30 more minutes he came I rushed inside banging the door "easy there, where's kyla?", no response. She came in "Hey dad", "Hey, what's up with ur sisters ", "I have no idea,ask her". Dad started driving "elle can you tell me what's going on", "I'm not in the mood". We got home and I went upstairs to my room and locked it, what was I even expecting from Kyla anyways , I was so dumb for thinking she would actually answer me. "DINNER!" I didn't feel like eating anything right now, I don't even want to see her face, *knock* "who is it", "it's me your dad open up" he said, "I don't wanna eat", "at least open the door" he said. I opened it "can you tell me wants wrong". "I said I don't wanna talk about it" I told him. "Please maybe I could fix it" he said, "I don't think so", "For daddy?" He said. Fine I told him almost everything that happened today not the part I skipped chemistry he would flip. "And she just laughed with them,she didn't even defend me or anything " I finished off. "If you are telling dad about what happened today it isn't my fault" Kyla said while walking in. You aren't allowed in my room!" I yelled. "Easy elle let's hear her part of the story" dad said "there's nothing she has to say, get out of here"i yelled. "You can't make me"kyla said "it's MY room" I shouted. "If you are angry cuz I didn't wave you back here" she waved at me"happy?". "You think this is a joke uh,you think it's funny right?, whatever I'm out of here" I said and left my room. "Okay elle!,I'm sorry, is that what you wanna hear, sorry!" Kyla said from a distance. I went down and sat at the front porch. I wasn't crying cuz that would be stupid, I just felt sad, all her life she got the spotlight and I'm just in her shadow at the background living my miserable life and she's just making every thing worse. "Elle,I'm sorry, I didn't mean for any of this to happen, I just felt embarrassed and tense" Kyla said "oh so I embarrass you,I'm not up to your 'league' cuz I'm not as pretty as you uh?"I told her. "It's not that"she said. "Then what is it, you know what just save it,you got nothing to say " I said and went back inside.
Elle shut the door behind her, leaving Kyla standing outside in silence. She pressed her back against the wood, her chest rising and falling fast. For the first time, she wondered if this school would break her... or finally make her.