I wander the halls at school heading to class I heard whisperings that there was a new girl hiding somewhere but not many people had seen her not yet at least, im snapped out of my thoughts by the sound of something hitting the ground, I look around and find a girl on her knees picking up books I bent down and help her pick up the books I hand them to her she doesn’t look up at me as she takes them "thanks" she mumbles quietly she's average height for girls our age but the way she holds herself makes her look smaller she has light brown hair with a little bit of red in it I couldn’t see her eyes but I could tell she wore glasses I smile at her "no problem" I say "do you need help finding your next class" I could tell she was the new girl "umm yes please" she says a little louder looking up at me, behind her green and black glasses she had deep blue eyes, she also had a necklace hidden under her shirt "what class do you have next" I ask
"umm i have drama next" she says timidly
"cool" i say "so do I" I walk with her to the drama room, unlike normal rooms the drama room didn’t have tables only a stack of chairs, a teachers desk and a white board "grab a chair" calls our drama teacher I grab one and sit down then watch the new girl as she sits down in the far corner then pulls out her book and starts to read, I notice the teacher doesn’t draw attention to the new girl as she usually would maybe it was because she saw how shy she was "earth to Luke" says the drama teacher I snap out of my thoughts and look at her
"sorry miss" I say miss Alison smiles
"you need to find a partner Luke" she says I hate having to be in pairs I don’t get along with the people in my drama class I look around to see everyone already paired with someone except the new girl who just sits there reading unaware of what's happening around her "Natalie" miss Alison calls the new girl looks up from her book "could you pair up with Luke please" Natalie looks at me then back at the teacher, then she sighs putting her book away
"its ok dear" she says "he won't bite" I watch her curiously as she mutters something under her breath then walks over and sits next to me the teacher then explains what kind of improvisation we'll be doing which is just the normal 5 minutes to rehearse make up the ending improvisation, the teacher then sits at her desk leaving us to do as we please, "so any idea's on what to do" I ask Natalie she looks thoughtful for a moment then shrugs
"something funny" she suggests "or something overly dramatic and overdone it becomes funny" I nod
"sounds interesting" I say
"a few more minutes and you'll present your piece" she says, we didn’t end up presenting ours the bell rang half way through the third performances, "what class do you have" I ask Natalie she looks at her timetable "I have maths now" she says I look at mine, english,
"do you know where the maths rooms are" I ask she nods then turns and heads toward the math classrooms I watch her go for a moment then turn and head toward science "hey look who it is boys" I hear someone call I moan, not today please just once give me a break, he comes up behind me and slaps me hard on the shoulder "how ya doin' buddy" says the same guy that’s harassed me since primary school "go away matt" I saw through my teeth
"why" he asks "what are you going to do about it" I continue walking but he follows "you cant hide from us buddy"
"will you just shut up" I say
"ooh, or what, you gonna kiss me" he says my anger flares I spin and punch him right in the jaw he growls, oh shit now I'm in trouble, he punches back getting me in the eye, his group of followers surround us egging us on chanting "fight, fight, fight, fight" I punch him in the gut and he doubles over "oi!" I look up and see a teacher, oh crap, he comes toward us "Luke Jacobs I should have known" he says
