27th september, 2021
"Time to get up, Liv," Leah announced in a sing-song tone of voice, pushing back the curtains in the teenage girl's bedroom. "Wakey, wakey, it's time to get up for school." she told her.
Olivia groaned slightly and tried to pull the duvet up over her face to block out the harsh sunlight, "No, it's too early. Not yet." she whined.
Leah couldn't help but laugh and shake her head in disagreement, "Oh, I know, but if you don't get up now then you'll be late," she noted, trying to pull the duvet off her sister. "Come on! Aren't you excited to start at your new school today?" she asked enthusiastically.
"I'm so excited," The teenager muttered sarcastically as she squinted her eyes open and reached out for her phone that was on charge still, "Ugh, it's not even quarter past seven yet. I could still have fifteen more minutes of peace before you came in." she huffed.
"No better time to get up and get ready then," Leah reminded her, successfully tugging the duvet cover of her sister. "Alright, come on, enough laying about in bed, time to get up; Your uniform is hanging up in the wardrobe, come on." she told her.
"Ugh," Olivia huffed dramatically, slowly moving out of bed with the little effort that she had left. "Why are we going in so early anyways?" she asked.
"We've got to go in early so I can sign the paperwork and stuff," Leah explained to her sister as she walked over to her bedroom door. "It'll give you a chance to see the school before the rest of the students arrive as well." she told her.
"Oh, so, you mean that people don't recognise you?" The teenager remarked, smirking faintly.
"Something like that, maybe," Leah said in agreement with her sister. "Alright, I'll leave you to get ready and I'll go make you some breakfast. Cereal, okay?" she asked.
"I'm afraid to ask for anything else, you might burn the house down," Olivia replied sassily, opening her wardrobe door, all her clothes were neatly placed back where they were before as Leah had made sure to stick to her word and get her sister to tidy her bedroom up when they had gotten back, even despite how much later it had been in the evening.
"You cheeky little," Leah muttered, pointing her finger in her direction and shaking her head. "Get dressed and come downstairs, don't fall back to sleep." she warned.
"Ah, look who's finally woken up," Jordan joked, turning to spot the teenager, who walked into the kitchen as she finished placing Blu's bowl down on the floor for him to eat his breakfast.
"Yes, good job I haven't poured the milk on your breakfast or it would have gone soggy," Leah teased, gesturing to the coco pops she knew that her sister loved. "You know that the hoodie isn't part of the uniform kid, so you should probably remove it before you get to school." she told her.
"It's comfy," The teenager mumbled, moving past Jordan as she gave her a quick hug. "Morning Jordy." she greeted the older women.
"It might be comfy but it's not classed as the uniform," Leah told her firmly, shaking her head. "Hoodie comes off before we leave the house." she added, not letting the teenager have much option to argue about it.
"Did you sleep well, kid?" Jordan questioned, walking over to the cupboard and placing Blu's food back in there.
"Yeah, okay. Still a bit nervous for today though," Olivia admitted as she voiced her concerns. "Just worried and stuff." she mumbled.
"I'm sure you'll love it when you get used to things," Jordan reassured the teenage girl with a warm smile, squeezing her shoulders as she walked past her. "School can be fun, sometimes." she said.
"Not really, the schools' I have been at and all the teachers don't like me, always tell me I'm just causing trouble," The teenager remarked, rolling her eyes slightly. "This school will probably just be the same as well." she told them.
"You don't know unless you try," Leah piped in, handing her sister her breakfast.
Olivia shrugged her shoulders in disagreement as she started to eat her breakfast, "True but if the teachers don't like me then I can't help that." she stated.
"You've just gotta to give it your best shot kid," Jordan encouraged the blonde teenager. "And if not, them I'm sure you'll give them a run for their money." she joked.
"Jord," Leah gave her girlfriend a look and shook her head before she looked at her sister. "Look, Liv, I know you don't exactly like school but please just try and give this one a shot. You never know, this one might be different?" she offered.
"Maybe, we'll soon find out," Olivia said, scooping up a spoonfull of coco pops and shoving them in her mouth. "No promises on not getting detention though." she added, smirking at the older blonde.
"You'd better not," Leah stated firmly, pointing her finger in her sisters direction.
Olivia held her hands up in mock-surrender and smirked at her older sister, knowing it was just winding her up even more, "Like I said, no promises." she said with a mouthful of coco pops.
"Don't talk with your mouth full," Leah grimaced at her younger sister's actions. "I mean it, Liv, I'm being very serious now. I don't want to get any phone calls from your school today. It was difficult enough to try and get you into this school with your permanent record of exclusion, so you've really got to be on your best behaviour at this school." she told her.
"Aw, really? I thought I'd try and go for a new record," Olivia couldn't help but grin cockily.
"Olivia, I'm being serious. No getting into any trouble!" Leah told her firmly.
The teenager rolled her eyes and held her hands up in mock-surrender, "Alright, alright, relax, I'm just messing with you, Le," she told her older sister. "I'll try my hardest to keep my nose clean." she said.
"Alright, well, we're here," Leah announced, parking her BMW in the carpark of Olivia's new school, "Ready to go in then?" she asked, turning to look at her sister who was suddenly a lot more quieter than usual.
"Uh, I-- I think I just need a minute," Olivia admitted, chewing on her bottom lip anxiously. "Just... Just go in without me." she told her.
"What is the matter, Liv?" The older blonde questioned, concerned.
"I'm scared," The teenager mumbled, glancing out of the window at her new school. "What if... What if people don't actually like me?" she asked.
"Don't be daft, people will like you. You're going to be fine, you will make plenty of friends, I'm sure of it," Leah said, shaking her head in disagreement. "Look I'm sure that most of the kids' here probably feel the same way." she told her.
"Yeah, sure, the only difference there is the fact that everyone else has been at this school a bit longer," Olivia fired back, taking another look out of the car window. "I'm the only one who is joining a few weeks later than everyone else." she added.
"Okay, maybe that's the case but I know either way, that you will having no worries struggling to make any friends," Leah tried to remain postivite for her little sister. "You've just got to keep your head down and get the work done, remember?" she told the younger blonde.
"Always so positive with your words," The teenager mumbled, shaking her head as she leant down to pick her Vans backpack up off the floor. "How can you be so sure about it?" she asked.
"Because I'm older and wiser, therefor I know stuff better than you do," Leah winked playfully at her younger sister.
"I'm sorry," Olivia said, she couldn't help but smirk. "I'm sorry, what did you say? I didn't hear anything past the point that you admitted you were old, Le," she said cheekily.
"Oi, you cheeky little buggar," Leah exclaimed, playfully swatting her sister's shoulder. "Right, come on, we'd better go in before we're late to meet with your new head of year." she told her.
"Do we have too?" Olivia whined dramatically, clutching tightly onto her backpack. "Do you have to come in? People might recognise you and then I'm just going to be known as "Williamsons' little sister" just like I have previously in the past." she told her.
"You make that sound like such a bad thing," Leah chuckled slightly and unbuckled her own seatbelt, "I'm sorry, Liv. Unfortunately, I've got to come in so I can sign the forms," she reminded the younger blonde.
"Really?" The blonde huffed.
Leah nodded her head slightly and smiled at her sister reassuringly, "Come on, it won't be so bad once you're in there." she told her.
"Ugh, alright, fine," Olivia mumbled, unbuckling her own seatbelt and stepping out of the car. The teenager stood there and looked towards the school with hesistance. "Are you sure that I really have to go to this school?" she asked, holding onto the straps of her backpack tightly.
Leah laughed as she walked around her side of the car, standing behind her younger sister while she rested her hands on her shoulders, having that slight advantage of being taller than her, "Yes, you do. It's the law that you have to go to school," she reminded her sister as she turned to lock the car up. "Come on, the sooner that you go in the sooner you'll be done. You'll be fine." she told her.
With a slight nudge in the direction of the school, the teenager walked towards the front of the school building along with her older sister, who was dressed in a pair of causal joggers and Arsenal hoodie, keeping her hair in a low pony tail, not wanting to wear anything to fancy to just go and sign paperwork since she had training afterwards.
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"Well, this school seems like a prison," Olivia mumbled, looking around at the appearance of the high school she was starting at. "Just like all usual high schools." she added.
"Always so dramatic," Leah said, shaking her head amusedly as they walked through the front doors and looked for the reception. "Right, repection is... That way, okay, that way then." she gestured in the direction where she spotted the office.
The school was mostly empty due to the fact it was early and most of the students had yet to arrive, other than the ones' who liked to be on time and had things to do, so there was plenty of time for them to look around without any persisting disturbances.
"Good sense of direction that is," Olivia snickered, following her sister who headed over to speak to the receptionist.
"Hi," Leah approached the older lady, who hadn't even bothered to acknowledge the two of them standing there.
"Hi, can I help you?" The receptionist questioned as she had barely even bothered to look up from computer, to see who she was speaking too.
"Rude. You know, it's not too late to turn around," Olivia mumbled, hoping her sister could hear her words.
Leah gently nudged her sister in the side and gave her a knowing look before she turned back to speak to the receptionist, "Hi, my sister is supposed to be starting here at this school today," she paused a brief moment before she continued to see if the women would even show any interest yet. "We're supposed to come here so I can sign the paperwork and meet with the head of her year." she added, smiling as politely as she could.
"Right, okay, names?" The receptionst asked in a bored-tone of voice, yet to even realise who she speaking too still.
"Olivia Georgia Williamson," Leah replied, turning to look at her sister who of course, looked less than impressed to be here. "And Leah Williamson." she added quietly.
The receptionist finally had the decency to look up from the computer screen in front of her and gasped in shocked slightly, "Oh, wow. I wasn't expecting to come face to face with a proffesional footballer today." she spoke her thoughts aloud, not realising as she instantly blushed.
Olivia couldn't help but snicker, finding the situation slightly hilarious as Leah smiled back awkwardly at the older lady, she never really knew how to feel when somebody did recognise her.
"Ah, uh, yep that's me," Leah said as she still smiled awkwardly, shoving her hands in her jogger pockets.
"Wow, my kids' both love to watch you play football," The receptionist, who Olivia still didn't know her name was basically smitten with her older sister and the girl couldn't help but be amused. "We try and go down to watch the matches when we can." she added, slightly starstruck.
"Ah, that's great... I'm glad you all like the football," Leah remarked, not exactly sure what else there was to say.
The receptionist grinned at the blonde, still pretty much starstruck by the footballer in the building as she suddenly realised she needed to be professional, "Right, okay, lets' have a look," she said as she tapped her fingers against the keys on the computer in front of her. "Ah, here we are, right, Olivia Williamson, year 9, correct?" she asked.
"Yep," Olivia spoke up for the first time directly to the women.
The receptionist smiled at the younger girl, trying her best to come across as polite, "Okay, great. If you could both go and take a seat then I'll let Mr Burne know that you've arrived." she told them.
"Great, thanks," Leah replied politely before Olivia could get the chance to make some type of sarcastic comment instead.
"Wow, seems like you've got your own personal fanclub wherever you go, sis," Olivia teased her older sister, taking a seat on one of the chairs. "See? Told you that somebody would recognise you. Definitely should've worn a pair of sunglasses and a hat." she stated.
"Shush, behave you," Leah nudged her younger sister slightly, taking a seat beside her.
"No, no, I'm being serious. The lady was proper fangirling over you and everything," Olivia couldn't help but smirk. "Bet she's still starstruck over you as we speak." she added, looking over to the receptionist who was very much staring at them. "Told you so. You should've waited in the car." she stated.
"That wouldn't have worked and you know it, Liv," Leah said, looking around the school briefly. "So, it doesn't look that bad here, does it? I'm sure you'll have no trouble to fit in." she told her confidently.
"Doubt it," The teenager mumbled in disagreement.
"Hi, there," A tall man with dark hair appeared with a dopey looking smile on his face, walking towards them as he held his hand out to exchange a hand shake with Leah. "I'm Mr Burne, I'm the head of year and I believe we spoke on the phone, correct? You must be Olivia, and you must be... Mum?" he asked.
Leah almost choked the little saliva that she had in her mouth at his words, clearly the man wasn't familiar with who she was, "No, no, I'm not. I'm Liv's sister, I'm Leah," she paused to exchange a hand-shake with the man. "My sister has recently moved in with me now." she explained.
Olivia couldn't help but burst out laughing, wondering if the man was serious with his thoughts, her sister barely looked old enough to be here mum, and she found it hilarious the man thought it.
"Ah, my apologies, I do often get these type of situations confusing," Mr Burne explained, laughing awkwardly and scratching the back of his neck. "It's nice to meet you both, we're very excited to having you join our school, and especially at such short notice as well." he said, turning his attention to look at Olivia. "I'm sure you'll fit in well here."
"Happy to be here," Olivia mumbled, just loud enough for them to hear while Leah glanced to look at her sister slightly unimpressed.
"Liv," The older blonde nudged her sister in the ribs faintly.
The man was unaware of the sarcasm of the teenagers words, most likely used to it as he smiled widely, "Right then, shall we go ahead into my office and sign the forms?" he suggested.
"Sure, let's go and do that," Leah said in agreement with the man.
Mr Burne turned to look at the receptionist, "Mrs Lansbury? Would you mind printing out Olivia's timetable while we're dealing with the paperwork?" he asked the receptionist, who of course was more than obliged to help, knowing it would appear a good thing to do.
"Of course, Mr Burne," The recpetionist, Mrs Lansbury, Olivia know knew her name agreed and got straight done to business with the task at hand. "They will be ready for you when you come out." she told him.
Olivia couldn't help but turn to look back at the receptionist, or miserable fangirl receptionist as she prefered to call her, she liked that one and thought it suited her much better.
"Thank you," Mr Burne thanked the women as he turned his attention to the two sisters. "We've put together your timetable based on Olivia's grades at her previous school." he explained.
"That's great," Leah acknowledged the older mans' explanation since her sister seemed to be distracted.
"Well, at least he doesn't appear to know who you are. Doesn't even seem fazed at all," Olivia quietly joked with her older sister. "Thought you were my mum, I mean, how old does he even think you are?" she asked, amusedly.
Leah didn't bother to actually speak as she briefly nudged her sister, a subtle way to tell her to shut up as the man led them into his office.
"The paperwork shouldn't take too long and then we can take that tour around the school that I promised," The man said cheerfully, and Olivia thought it was odd for a man, let alone any to be this cheerful at this time in the morning.
"Sounds wonderful," Olivia spoke sarcastically, taking a seat on the opposite side of the desk to where her new head of year sat.
"I'm sure you'll like to get to know the place more before the rest of the students arrive," Mr Burne stated.
"Yep, can't wait to tour the school," The fourteen-year-old continued to sarcastically reply. "Really looking forward to it, it's gonna be the hilight of my day." she added.
"Liv, pack it in," Leah spoke in a warning tone of voice, pursing her lips as she sat beside her sister.
"What? I'm just being geniune," Olivia glanced at her sister with a playful smirk on her face. "I'm very excited to begin at this new school." she said.
"Pack it in, Olivia," Leah repeated firmly.
Olivia held her hands up in mock-surrender, "I'm not doing anything. Nothing at all. Being truthful, can't wait to start at this school." she stated, knowing it was doing nothing but winding her sister up, earning herself a more prominent poke in the ribs from the older girl. "Ow." she hissed quietly.
The man was less than oblivious to the teenagers' sarcastic voice or answers to his questions, taking a seat behind his desk as he sorted the paperwork out and gave them a shuffle around before them placing on the desk.
"Only a couple of forms for you to sign then, Leah," Mr Burne stated, handing the paperwork over to the blonde, who briefly scanned it over. "We'll just need you to tick a few boxes, fill in the emergency numbers for people we'd need in case of an emergency and then some signatures, and then Olivia will be ready to start here." he told her, still with a dopey wide-grin plastered on his face.
"Can't wait, I'm so excited," Olivia muttered, shoving her hands in the pockets of her new blazer.
Leah narrowed her eyebrows and looked at her sister disapprovingly before she glanced back down at the papers, "In regards to emergency numbers, other than myself and my partner, who else can I put down?" she wondered.
"Anyone that we can reach should be fine as long as we have both of your numbers," Mr Burne stated. "Any other family if they live close by is fine as well." he added.
"I'm just thinking that maybe it's best to put one of the other girls down instead of family, since there most nearest," Leah spoke aloud, flicking the pen in her hands as she looked at her sister. "I don't know how long it would take mum to get down here." she added.
"Probably better to get someone a bit closer. Might take a bit of time on the motorway," The man joked with the blonde.
Olivia wasn't exactly sure what to make of this man who she had just met, she hadn't really spoken much other than sarcastic comments and her initial opinion of the man made her think he seemed like a total idiot, but of course that was just her own thoughts.
It was her first day and she had, afterall, made that promise to her older sister to behave and not get into any trouble on her first day, of course, nothing was mentioned about the following days though.
"Maybe it might be wise to put Beth down or Katie even," Leah said, speaking her thoughts aloud. "Or maybe Lia, or even Kim... They're more responsible. Can I just write them all down?" she wondered.
"Write whoever you want, the more numbers the merrier," Mr Burne chuckled, still having that stupid grin on his face the whole time. "The number's will remain confidential, so nobody will be able to get ahold of them unless there is an emergency. I'm sure you wouldn't want anybody just getting hold of them." he told her.
"Oh, so he does maybe know who you are then," Olivia whispered, leaning in towards her older sister to speak. "And here I thought the man was clueless." she mumbled.
Leah, once again, jabbed her sisters side with the clear message for her to be quiet, and pack it in with her comments as she continued to jot all the numbers down.
"Ouch," The teenager whined, rubbing the spot where she felt a slight sting from the jab.
"What else do I need to fill in?" Leah asked, glancing at the man, who was grinning at her like a cheshire cat, and Olivia seriously had to question if the man was okay or if he had some type of problem.
"Just a couple of signatures. I'll check the paperwork and then it'll be all taken care off," Mr Burne answered her question. "So, Olivia, are you an aspiring footballer as well, following in your sisters footsteps? We have a football team here if you would looking to join that." he told her.
"Sure, I like football but I wouldn't have time to join another team," Olivia told the man.
The man looked a bit confused now, not entirely understanding what the teenager meant.
"Actually, Liv's already playing football for the Acamedy," Leah explained to the man. "She'll be coming to the club after school to train, she's just recently joined." she told him.
"Ah, I see, well we're always happy to have a future football star amongst our students," Mr Burne said, smiling at them both.
"Thanks," Olivia said, nodding awkwardly as she wasn't really sure what else there was to say on the subject.
"Right, think I have filled everything in," Leah said, placing the pen down and handing the paperwork back to the man who scanned it through quickly.
"Great. Okay, well then how about the tour of the school now?" Mr Burne suggested, he still hadn't stopped smiling and it slightly concerned Olivia how cheerful he was.
"Sure, that sounds great," Leah spoke in agreement for her sister, who was barely paying any attention to what was being said.
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"See? The school isn't that bad," Leah stated, looking around the empty the canteen area that they were led too, they had taken a quick tour around the school and found that the school actually specialised in sports, so it seemed perfect for the teenager. "I think you'll like it here." she stated as a matter of fact.
"Glad you think so Le," The teenager replied, keeping her hands shoved in her blazer pocket.
"You'll be fine, you're going to have such a good time," Leah reassured the younger girl.
"We'll head back to reception now and we'll grab your timetable, and then I can introduce you to your new form tutor and class," Mr Burne told them, leading them back to the reception area where they were at the begining. "Here we go, so, how about we go and meet them now?" he offered.
"Cool, sounds good," Olivia said in agreement, not that she had much choice.
By the time that the tour had finished, there was more student thats had began to arrive, so Olivia knew it would be soon time to meet people, who she hoped she would get along with.
"Right then, I'd better be going," Leah said, taking a quick glance at the time on her phone as she looked at her sister who looked apprenhensive. "Relax, kid, you're going to be fine." she told her, smiling.
"Yes, okay. Leah, I want you to know that your sister is in safe hands with us here, and you can come and pick her up at the end of the day," Mr Burne said cheerfully. "I'm sure that your sister is going to have a good day today, but if there are any problems then we'll call you." he added.
Leah nodded in agreement. "Thanks, I'll remember that. I'm sure that Liv will be fine though, right kid?" she glanced back at her sister stood beside her. "Remember what I said?" she asked.
"Nope, sorry, I've suddenly forgotten," Olivia couldn't help but smirk.
"Funny," Leah said, shaking her head. "Behave, please? No getting into trouble, I don't want any phone calls, just keep your head down." she told her seriously.
"Yep, got it," Olivia mumbled quietly.
"Please, try at least, kid?" Leah looked at her sister with a slight pleading look on her face. "There's only so many chances you'll get, don't muck this up, okay?" she told her.
Olivia exhaled a sigh and nodded in agreement with her older sister, "I'll try my hardest to not get into any trouble." she stated.
"Good girl," Leah smiled and wrapped her arms around her younger sister, "Okay, I've really got to go now but I'll see you later, okay? I love you." she told her.
"Love you too, Le," Olivia replied, embracing the warm hug from her sister.
Leah kissed the top of her sisters head once more before she headed out of the reception and the school building, while Olivia was left with the man, who she had come to have a quick opinion of him already, total idiot if you asked her.
"Right then," Mr Burne clapped his hands together in joy. "The first bell is just about to go, so we'll make our way to your new form room." he explained, leading her down a corridor. "You'll be able to meet everyone, they're a great bunch of peers that I have no doubt you'll get along with." he added.
"Cool, sounds good that does," The teenager reluctantly agreed with the man.
"Follow me, follow me, right this way," Mr Burne continued to lead her down different corridors, opening a door on the left. "I really think you will fit in well with this form group." he told her.
The teenager began to feel anxious as she stood up at the front of the classroom, there was several faces staring at her curiously, wanting to know who this new girl was. The girl didn't like this feeling at all.
Olivia had never really dealt well with change, and this past few days, there was a lot of it that had happened.
"Hello miss, sorry to interuppt you and your class," Mr Burne acknowleged the older ginger haired women who was sat at her desk. "I'd like to introduce you to our newest student to join. This is Olivia and I have placed her in your form tutor group." he told her.
"Hello there," The friendly looking women looked at the fourteen-year-old and smiled.
Mr Burne smiled and turned back to look at the teenager, who was standing beside him awkwardly, clutching onto the straps of her backpack. "Olivia, this is Miss Willis, and she will be your form tutor for your time here at this school." he introduced the girl to her new teacher.
"Hi, uh, it's nice to meet you," Olivia spoke quietly, feeling slightly uncomfortable to be standing here in front of everyone she had yet to meet.
"Hi Olivia, I'm glad that you're joining our tutor group. I want you to know that you're more than welcome here and if you have any problems then you just raise the issue and I'll sort it out," Miss Willis told her kindly, she could tell the teenager felt slightly nervous throughout the introduction.
"Thanks," Olivia replied, smiling faintly.
Mr Burne turned around to acknowledge the rest of the class, "Right, guys, listen up!" he quickly got their attention as they all turned to look at him. "We have a new student joining your form group, this is Olivia Williamson and I want you to all make her feel as welcome as possible please." he told them.
Olivia didn't really know what to say so she just waved awkwardly, not liking the feeling of being put on the spot, unless it was on the pitch and then that was different of course but this was a situation she felt anxious about and she didn't like the feeling of it, all those eyes just lurking at her every move.
"Right then, miss, I'll leave Olivia in your capable hands," Mr Burne told the teacher, before he looked at Olivia again. "Olivia, have a good day today and if you need to ask any questions at all then feel free to come and find me." he told her.
"Thanks," Olivia replied in acknowledgment to the older mans offer.
Mr Burne gave her two thumbs up as he exited the classroom, leaving Olivia to turn around to look apprehensively.
"Why don't you introduce yourself, Olivia?" Miss Willis suggested kindly.
"Sure," Olivia spoke in agreement, looking at the class as she clutched onto the straps of her backpack. "Uh, my names Olivia, but most people call me Liv, and I uh, I like to play football." she told them.
"That's great, Liv," Miss Willis said, smiling at the teenager. "I'm sure you have some serious talent with the football. Why don't you go ahead and take a seat next to Sophie?" she offered, motioning over to where a girl was sat with auburn coloured hair and a pale skin tone.
"Okay, uh, thanks," Olivia said, reluctantly, walking over to sit beside the girl who appeared to be looking at her curiously.
"Hi, I'm Sophie," The girl introduced herself quick enough.
Olivia sat down at the desk and placed her backpack underneath the table. "Hiya, I'm Liv," she replied politely.
Sophie continued to look at her almost questioningly, "You know... You look familiar," she noted, resting her finger on her chin as she looked deep in thought. "Have you just moved here, or have you been living around here for a while?" she wondered suspiciously.
"Uh, moved here a few days ago," Olivia explained quietly, not wanting to draw attention to the fact of who she was related too. "I live with my sister and her partner now." she added.
Sophie's eyes lit up in sudden realisation, "I know who you are!" she exclaimed.
"You do?" Olivia asked, taken back by the sudden excitement from the girl.
"Yep, you're related to the Arsenal footballer, Leah Williamson," Sophie was quick to recognise who the girl was. "Sorry... I didn't mean to be so forward. I only know that because of Instagram and I've seen her most recent posts and the rest of the Arsenal teams as well." she apologised when she realised how strong she came on.
Olivia blinked in shock, not knowing how to feel about the sudden recognisiton, "Uh, yeah, guess the secrets out." she joked, playing off the awkwardness she felt about the situation.
"Wow, you're dead lucky to be related to her," Sophie said, grinning at the blonde. "I can't believe you're here at this school, of all the schools, this one!" she stated.
"So, take it you're a fan of football then?" Olivia wondered.
"Yeah, love football, my whole family supports Arsenal," Sophie exclaimed, grinning massively. "You said you like football, so do you play for a team? You should join ours!" she stated.
"Uh, I actually do, sort off, it's all pretty new," Olivia told the girl, who she had known for a matter of five seconds.
"Ah, that's a shame, it would have been good to have you on our team," Sophie said, exhaling a sigh. "You should stick with me, I'll introduce you to some of my friends. I think you'll like them!" she stated.
"Uh, sure, yeah that sounds good," Olivia said, shrugging her shoulders in agreement.
"Girls, quiet please. I'm about to take the register," Miss Willis interuppted the girls' conversation and giving them a pointed look.
"Sorry," Olivia apologised quietly.
"Sorry, miss," Sophie added in, leaning in towards Olivia to speak to her in a hushed whisper. "Let me see your timetable? Maybe we might have some lessons together." she wondered.
Olivia dug around in her blazer pocket and pulled out the piece of paper that she was given before she handed it to Sophie, "Possibly," she said.
Sophie took a quick scan of it and smiled, "Oh, awesome. Looks like we've got most lessons together," she handed her the paper back to the blonde. "I'll show you around, some of my friends are in them as well." she told her.
"Sounds good," Olivia said in agreement, accepting the paper back and shoving it back into her blazer.
"They're a good bunch, you'll like them," Sophie said, smiling at the blonde. "And don't worry, they're not all completely mad about football. They're boring unlike me." she joked.
Olivia couldn't help but laugh, at least she wasn't going to be made to feel like they were only going to be her friends based on who her older sister was, so that was a relief and maybe she would actually make some real friends.
"Can't wait to meet them," The blonde said in agreement.
"The teachers aren't that bad here either, there's a few mardy ones' to look out for but the rest of them are alright," Sophie told her honestly. "I'll let you know which one's to look out for." she added in jokingly.
Olivia took a quick glance at her phone once she heard it repeatedly go off inside her blazer pocket, pulling it out and she saw that her recent text had been left by Jordan, asking her to reply to her sisters' text that she had sent her. The teenager made a mental note to respond to the text as soon as she could.
"Right, so here's the Math classroom," Sophie said, gesturing towards the door that they stood outside off and getting the blonde girls attention. "Mr Hughes teaches this class, he's alright sometimes and the works pretty easy." she told the girl.
"Okay," Olivia said in agreement, looking inside the empty classroom.
"Hello," A lad appeared beside them and looked at Olivia curiously. "You new? Not seen you around here before." he added in.
"Obviously then if you haven't seen me before," Olivia remarked sarcastically, she didn't mean to come across like that but she was annoyed to have somebody come close enough to invade her personal space.
"Whoa, you're fiesty," The lad joked, smirking at the blonde which annoyed her further. "I like that in a girl." he bit his bottom lip.
Sophie scoffed and rolled her eyes at the lads' words, "Pay no attention to him. He can be a real idiot sometimes." she told her. "This is my cousin, Josh." she introduced him.
"Ouch, me, an idiot? Soph, you wound me." The lad, Josh, replied, resting his hand over his heart in a joking matter. "Sorry. Guess I should have introduced myself properly; I'm Josh, and I'm Sophie's cousin like she said. Nice to meet you." he told her.
"I'm Liv," Olivia replied, smiling faintly at the lad. "Nice to meet you as well." she added.
"Otherwise known as the absolute melt that I have no choice but to put up with," Sophie said, joking with her cousin, who looked slightly offended.
Josh slung his arm around Sophie and grinned, "Aw Soph, you wouldn't have me any other way." he stated playfully.
"Right, in you come then guys," The teacher, who Olivia asumed was Mr Hughes motioned for them to all come in. "Hi, you must be the new student, Olivia, is it?" he asked, spotting Olivia out and not recognising her before.
"Hello, uh yeah, I'm new," The blonde told him, shifting in her spot. "I'm Olivia." she added in.
"Welcome Olivia, take a seat and we can begin with the lesson," Mr Hughes gestured to the empty seat at the desk, just beside Sophie and Josh. "We're just doing some stuff on Algebra, did you learn this at your old school?" he wondered.
"Yeah, we've done this sort of thing," The teenager agreed, taking a seat at the desk as Mr Hughes walked over and handed her an empty excercise book for the lesson.
"Excellent, then let's begin," The man said, smiling at the teenage girl, friendly as he walked back up to the front of the classroom to start the lesson.
Making sure to reply to her sisters message, to avoid the further texts ahead, Olivia quickly replied to Leah's previous message that she had sent her, hopefully she wouldn't get caught on her phone in the middle of a lesson.
Needless to say, the blonde teenager was more than happy for lunch to roll around, her lessons in the morning had been relatively okay but all the lessons just made the teenager's head spin as she took it all in, she did sometimes struggle with schoolwork but she wouldn't admit that to anyone, she didn't want to be seen as dumb or anything like that.
"I think my friends will be out in the quad," Sophie noted, gathering up her stuff to shove into her school bag. "You've already met Josh but there's a few others as well." she told her.
"Sounds cool," The blonde replied, packing away her own stuff into her backpack after the geography lesson had finished, she wasn't exactly thrilled by it and found it quite boring, so the teenager was more than happy to get out of the classroom.
"Alright, guys?" Sophie greeted the small group as the entered the quad, she slung her bag on the table as she looked at them.
Olivia glanced around and she recognised Josh, who was stood with a lad beside him, who was invested in doing kick-ups with the football, and there was a girl sitting at the table, staring down at her phone in her hand while eating a packet of crisps.
"This is Liv, she's new so I thought I'd introduce you to her," Sophie motioned towards the blonde, who didn't really know what to say as she was more than tempted to kick the ball in her direction and do some tricks with it. "Liv, this is Parker, Paige, and you already know Josh; Where's Jess?" she wondered, confused.
"Think she's in detention again probably," Josh chuckled, wavering his hand out to toss the ball away from Parker.
"Dude, not cool," The lad, Parker, grumbled as he looked annoyed at Josh. "Hi, I'm Parker." He turned his attention to Olivia.
"Hiya," Olivia replied, waving her hand slightly.
"You know, you're actually pretty fit," Parker spoke outright without even thinking about it.
"Parker, you can't just say stuff like that!" Sophie stated, whacking the lad on the shoulder, annoyed with him.
"Why not?" Parker asked confused. "It's an opionion and I'm just stating it." he said, shrugging his shoulders.
Paige shook her head in disagreement, "Liv, I apologise my twin brothers' idiotic comments, he can't help but not think before he speaks." she said dryly, standing up from the table. "Hi, I'm Paige." She added, waving at the blonde.
"Yep, they're both idiots," Sophie muttered, looking at the two lads, who looked dumbfounded. "Yes, that's right, I'm talking about you two." she added.
"We might be idiots, but we're still your friends, right?" Josh grinned, running over to Sophie and throwing his arms around the girl. "So, what does that make you then?" he wondered, amusedly.
"Then I guess I'm the idiot that puts up with you both then," Sophie said, rolling her eyes.
"Uh-huh," Parker smirked playfully at the girl.
"Idiots," Paige spoke dramatically, shaking her head. "I'm surrounded by idiots." she repeated.
Olivia couldn't help but laugh at their friendly banter, "Are you guys always like this?" she wondered.
"Most of the time, sometimes it's just purely so they can wind Soph up and see how far they can push her," Another girl appeared behind Olivia, slinging her bag onto the table. "Can you believe that Mr Duncan kept me behind in lesson for ten minutes? Not fair at all." she muttered, shaking her head.
"Wow, total idiot," Josh chuckled, shaking his head.
"What'd you do this time?" Sophie couldn't help but smirk.
"What-- I didn't do anything! Daft teacher hates me, I swear," The girl, who Olivia still didn't know her name, although she thought this might be Jess, who was missing. "Hi, sorry, I didn't introduce myself. You must be new?" she introduced herself.
"Hiya, I'm Liv," The blonde spoke, if she had to admit then she was slightly taken back by the sudden beauty of the girl that was stood in front of her, and she felt her sudden nerves creep back in again. "Uh, joined today." she added quietly.
The blonde felt a bit confused about her feelings, she wondered why she had a sudden feel in her stomach when she looked at the girl. The teenager didn't know what to think, she didn't know if this was a normal feeling to have. There was a slight feeling of goosebumps over her arms as she stared at the girl, and all of this just confused her and panicked her over her initial thoughts.
"Well, call me Jess then. Nobody calls me Jessica as I actually hate my full name," The brunette girl stated, grinning cheekily at Olivia, who was pretty sure had even winked at her. "So, you like it here then, or?" she asked.
"Uh, yeah, I suppose that it's alright," Olivia agreed, trying to not stutter over her words and end up embarassing herself in front of this girl. "Hopefully, I'll get used to it over here." she added.
"You lived around the area long?" Paige piped up, curiously.
"Nope, moved recently," Olivia explained, keeping her eye on the football that was being tossed back and forth between the two lads. "I moved in with my sister and her partner." she told them.
"You play?" Josh wondered, noticing the expression on the blondes' face. "You can join us if you want, well, if you can keep up with us that is?" he joked.
Olivia couldn't help but scoff and roll her eyes, her sudden shyness disappearing when she had the ball under her control as she kicked it away from the lads, "More like, if you can both keep up witih me." she stated, smirking.
Jess an Paige looked shocked to discover how well Olivia played football, while Josh and Parker chased after the ball, ashamed to be loosing against a girl, all while Sophie couldn't help but grin and knew the reason behind it all.
"Wow," Paige was the first to break the silence, watching as Olivia had the ball under her control and keep it away from the two lads. "You're great. You have to join our team." she said, glancing at Jess, who was the captain for her agreement.
"You should, you'd be amazing for the team," Jess said, taken back by the girls' skills with the football. "You're like, really good." she stated.
Olivia shrugged her shoulders, resting her foot on the ball as she looked at them all, "I am alright, I can kick the ball around," she said, not wanting to dawn much attention on her.
"So, will you join the team?" Paige asked.
"Can't, sorry," Olivia replied, kicking the ball back in the direction of Parker, who was eager to accept the football.
"Why?" Jess wondered curiously.
"I'm already part of a club, I wouldn't have time for both," Olivia told them, keeping the subject brief as she moved to grab her water bottle out of her bag. "I'm always up for a kick-about though." she added.
"Oh, that sucks, we'd have loved to have someone on the team who can play like you can," Jess said, deflating her shoulders slightly. "I guess if you ever change your mind then the options there though, huh?" she wondered.
"Thanks," Olivia grinned, taking a seat at the table.
"Hold on a second," Paige gasped in shock, pointing her finger in the blonde's direction. "I know who you are, I thought you looked familiar... Your sister-- She's the footballer, she plays for Arsenal!" she said in sudden realisation. "You're Leah Williamsons' sister!" she stated.
"What?" Josh asked, shocked.
"Really?" Parker piped in.
Olivia couldn't help but laugh slightly, not sure how to feel about the sudden realisation from the rest of them who were bound to know who she is now, "Uh, yep, guess that you all know now." she joked, not entirely sure how to feel about this now.
"Whoa, no way!" Jess said in amazement.
"So, uh, you guys all know who she is then?" Olivia wondered.
"Yep, she's well fit!" Parker stated, not thinking again before speaking.
"Parker!" Paige said, all while Sophie whacked her friend, glaring at him.
"What? Ouch-- Soph, you know it's true. You've even said it yourself!" Parker insisted, rubbing his arm. "You didn't have to hit me, you know? That actually hurt." he muttered.
Sophie couldn't help but blush slightly, "Well, yeah er but Liv probably doesn't want to hear about that now." she said quickly.
"Wouldn't be the worst thing to hear I guess," Olivia joked, shaking her head.
"So, do you go to all of the matches?" Josh wondered curiously. "Our whole family supports Arsenal. Best team out there!" he stated, glancing at Sophie who also nodded in argeement.
"I try and go to them if I can," Olivia replied in agreement to the question.
"Wow, that's cool. So, do you, like know the rest of the Arsenal girls as well?" Jess questioned in slight awe.
"Yep, most of them. Not really spoken to the newest players though," Olivia told them all, who were looking at her with interest now. "So, are you all Arsenal supports then?" she asked.
"Most of us. The twins support Spurs though," Jess said, shaking her head as if she was disgusted with them. "Awful team to support." she noted.
"I know what you mean, my dad and brother support Spurs'. Don't know why they would want to willingly do that," Olivia said, the mention of her dad didn't really throw her off but she rarely talked about him much, even if she did miss him.
"Gross," Jess smirked, looking at the twins.
"Alright, Spurs' isn't a bad team to support," Parker said, rolling his eyes. "There's worst teams to support, ain't there." he stated.
"Yeah, Chelsea is one of them," Josh laughed, shaking his head.
"Well, we can all agree on that at least," Paige piped in. "So, do you know the lionesses as well?" she wondered.
"Yeah, do you know Keira Walsh and Georgia Stanway?" Sophie asked.
"Yeah, several of them," Olivia agreed to Paige's question. "And course, saw them last night at the game. Felt bad for them with that 5 nil win." she added in, spotting the look of awe on all of their faces, mainly the girls.
"Whoa, that's cool!" Jess said impressed.
"What are they like?" Sophie asked, a bit starstruck at the mention of the lionessess.
"Uh, normal, I guess. Keira tries to remain a bit like the peacekeeper while I will happily join Georgia to wind my sister up when we can," Olivia said, she couldn't help but grin.
"You're so lucky," Paige said in awe of the blonde. "Do you get to the England camps and stuff, like now that you live ith your sister?" she asked.
"I've been a few times, but uh, I don't know about that," Olivia said, shrugging her shoulders honestly.
"You're living the high-life then," Jess joked with the blonde, winking slightly.
Olivia couldn't help but blush and bite her bottom lip slightly, smiling at the brunette haired girl, who made her feel a bunch of feelings she wasn't entirely sure about.
Inside, the teenager was begining to initially panick about these different feelings she felt, she felt confused if this was a slight crush she had on the girl.
Maybe this conversation would be best had with her older sister, who always was known to give her the best advice sometimes.
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