𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃, ander muñoz

tres

SERENA'S EYES had practically bulged out of her head by the time she was walking through the hallways of la encinas. they adorned each piece of art displayed on the walls of the corridors. the halls were filled with students coming in and out.

" if it isn't the famous serena!"

serena furrowed her eyebrows as she turned her body to face whoever had called out her name.
" Polo!" she laughed

the boy had embraced her in a tight hug.
" where's your brother?"
" oh, he needed to talk with Lu. we separated in the front."

" oh, alright. here, i'll show you to the main office."

Polo and Serena walked alongside through the packed corridors. Polo had the occasional stop to greet his classmates, in which he introduced serena to new faces. He also talked about the school, extracurriculars, and whatnot.

" here you are. if you need anything, you have my number."

" thank you pollito."

" ay serena." polo rolled his eyes playfully before turning the other way and walking off. the bell had rung as serena took a seat in one of the blue office chairs.

she waited less than five minutes before being given her syllabus, along with books and a keycard.

" your card is used to check out books from the library,
along with school lunch. any questions, feel free to come back. have a great first day, serena!"
the chubby office lady smiled warmly. her comfort reminded serena of sweet caramel melted in the sun.

" thank you."
she walked out and headed to her first class.
"english one." the girl mumbled

serena had felt a vibration in her pocket. she dug out her phone as she read the sent message.

hermano 💞
you settled okay?

serena 🤓
todo bien.
omw to english one 😎

hermano 💞
okay
see you at lunch?

serena 🤓
ok. don't forget to send your location.

hermano 💞
i'll share my location rn
hermano 💞 wants to share location indefinitely with you
accept or decline?
you can now see hermano 💞's location

serena 🤓
you are now sharing your location with hermano 💞

hermano 💞
see you later hermanita

serena 🤓
ciao
read 8:09 am

" would you like to introduce yourself?"
serena dreaded that phrase since the car.
she slowly stood up from her chair and looked around the class. though it was her third period, she still felt like an outcast.
" my name is serena and i'm excited to meet all of you?"
she said, but it sounded more like a question. there was a small snicker behind her, but her embarrassment got the best of her, so she plumped back on her chair.

" well, hold on. tell us some things you like,
where you come from, or whatever you want to share."

serena stood back up again, fiddling anxiously on her fingers.

" okay. um, i'm interested in listening to music, i make poetry, and i've been homeschooled practically my whole life." she stared at the black haired teacher. her curly hair frizzed up at her ends.

" that's great! we're glad to have you on our journey to experimenting things in the making!"
serena hoped science would be a breeze in her grade, she thought sitting back down.

she tapped her fingernails on the top of her desk remembering the snicker she heard earlier. she pretended to look around the room all fascinated, secretly preparing herself to look behind her. and when she did, she had met with the serious face of a known boy.

he looked up from his desk up to her. he held silent dead eyes, looking like he missed days of sleep. his lips began to part in a small smirk before serena continued to look around the room, taking her eyes of his.

her eyes were set back on the front of the class as the rest of the lesson continued smoothly. serena couldn't shake the feeling of being stared at. she had the feeling the boy behind her was glaring at her.

serena felt a small tap on her right arm that rested on the desk. she looked over to who might've needed something.
" someone wanted me to give you this."

serena took the yellow note out of the green colored eyed girls hands and into her own." me llamo rebeka cariño."

serena smiled politely before fiddling with the paper.
she opened it and her eyes shifted looked at rebeka

" what is that supposed to mean?"
rebeka shrugged her shoulders before looking back up to the teacher.

serena looked at the words planted on the paper.
welcome to the game, serena.

-- translations

pollito - baby chicken
ay, serena - ugh, serena
hermano - brother
todo bien - all good
ciao - bye
me llamo rebeka cariño - my name is rebeka honey