The New Girl

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Isabelle.

One.

Two.

Three.Okay.

Smile.

"I'm fine Dad." I held my smile as I looked up at my dad rushing around as he packed his messenger bag with random things off the table.

"You sure? You dont want me to stay around to keep a check on your first day?" he mutters distractedly. It wasn't like he was going to stay even if I said yes. But yet, I wanted to say yes just to gauge his reaction.

"No, you go ahead. I'll get myself around." Again.

"Okay hon. Make sure to eat healthy. I'll give you a call as soon as I land.... Aaandd- Oh God Im forgetting something I just cant remember ... Shit! Shit! Shit! "He scratches his head and looks awfully young doing that. I lean against the doorjam and randomly call out stuff he must've forgotten. Its routine.

"Yep! That's it!" He messes my hair as he jogs back into his room to get his phone. I know its hard to stay without your phone but its no wonder where I get my lack of technological love from. I dont even own a phone. And dad has a hard time remembering he does. It would have been so much easier from the start if he did.

" All done. Take care sweety. Call me if you need anything." He kisses my head and runs out to the waiting cab. I wave at him from the porch miming his big smile my cheeks aching.

I've heard somewhere that if you keep smiling for five minutes straight the smile comes out naturally later. Take my word, its horse crap. Its only that when you keep smiling you realize how awkward and stupid you look so you almost smile at the situation.

The minute the car disappears around the corner I lock the door behind me and walk out zipping up my hoodie.

Its a pretty town. Small and warm and green. But I've definitely seen better. The people keep talking to each other over the hedges and everyone looks too darn happy.Its almost infectious and I find myself walking with a spring in my step. I round another corner trying to remember the places at the same time and reach a small recreational area with lots of kids with skateboards and cycles. As I walk closer to them I notice its like a park with all these ramps set up where kids are doing some real cool flips in the air.

"Out OUT!! Get out of my way!" I hear someone yell and am almost shoved aside as this person rushes past me and comes to a screeching halt ahead of me.

The person turns around and pushes off their helmet. Caramel hair tumbles out of the helmet and I'm almost surprised to see its a girl.

She kicks the skateboard to her side and marches over to me.

"You crazy?  You just dont stand in the middle of the park doing nothing!" She yells.

"You right now are." I point out.

"I'm talking!" she yells again. Doesn't she realize that I'm just centimeters away from her.

"Actually that's yelling." I say amused that this girl was seriously wrung up.

She opens her mouth to yell again but is cut off by another voice.

"Carmen, come on now." We both turn around to another girl.

"Sorry. She didn't mean to yell-" the other girl has a smaller voice but she looks bigger than Carmen.

" It's okay.I was leaving anyways." I smile at her and turn to leave as another skater rushes past us.