First Day

<center>First Day of School by Tiffany M Arnold</center> We moved. Out of nowhere, my father gets a new job across the country in a place I have never heard of, in a state that I can barely find. I hate this, but this I have to deal with. [[Click here to start]]

Ugh… it’s Monday, a new school and new faces. The only positive thing is I can be anyone I want to be, no one knows me here. But who do I want to be today, cool or comfy? (Walks to closet) [[Comfy - picks out sweats and an old t-shirt with sneakers.]] [[Cool - picks out jeans, boots and a button up.]]

I walk downstairs and see my twin sister Lindsey dressed up as usual. “That’s what you’re wearing on your first day? So, you plan on being a loser at this school too?” “What’s wrong with what I have on? It’s comfy and it shows my attitude towards school.” “That’s the problem Lance. You need to look how you want people to speak to you. I do not want to walk into the school with you.” I look down at my clothes and look up at Mom, who shrugs her shoulders. [[Go back upstairs and change]] [[Eat your breakfast and ignore your sister.]]

I walk downstairs and my Mom and twin sister is waiting for me. “It took you long enough, what are trying to impress all the girls?” “Shut up Lindsey, you’re all dressed up too.” I throw a napkin at her. “Yeah but I always dress like this, you are being someone you’re not.” I ignore her as I eat breakfast. “So hot shots are you all riding with me or taking the bus?” I look at my sister, she looks back at Mom. “We will ride with you but drop me off a few blocks from the school. [[Ride the bus alone]] [[Ride with Mom and Twin Sister]]

Grabbing my bag, I head towards the bus stop. There was a kid walking ahead of me, so I followed him assuming he was going to the bus stop. I'm glad I was right. I get to the bus stop and there are a few girls looking at me giggling. One girl points to me. [[Look around for who she's talking to]] [[Ignore them.]] [[Walk over to them to see what they want.]]

Lindsey jumps in the front seat as usual and plugs her phone into the aux. I grab my headphones out my pocket and plug them into my ear. I play my music to drown out the noise she's playing. My mom stops a block away from the school, since Lindsey didn't want to be seen. "Lance you want to get off here? Or do you want me to take you to the school?" [[Get out and walk the block with Lindsey.]] [[Stay in the car and get out in front of the school.]]

You stand in front of your mirror, trying to see what your sister see's is wrong with your clothes. [[Change your sweats for jeans]] [[Cool - picks out jeans, boots and a button up.]]

"Well since he is going to school like that, he can ride the bus. I refuse to be seen with him.” “What if what I have on is cool and what you have on is lame? You shouldn’t be so judgmental.” I take a piece of cereal and throw it at her. “Ma I don’t mind riding the bus.” [[Ride the bus alone]]

I go back downstairs with my jeans and stand at the door. “Better?” My sister rolls her eyes and my Mom smiles. “You look fine honey. Do you guys want to ride with me or take the bus?” [[Ride the bus alone]] [[Ride with Mom and Twin Sister]]

I know she is not talking to me. I look around to see who she's talking to. She laughs and points at me again, signaling for me to come here. [[Ignore them.]] [[Walk over to them to see what they want.]] [[Wave.]]

I ignore them. Looking into my phone. A guy with a large backpack and glasses walks up to me and nudges me. I take out my headphones and look up at him. "Good thing you ignored them. They are all trouble." "How do you know?" "The one calling for you is on hiatus with her boyfriend. What would make him madder than a new boy in his girls face." [[Ask him why he's helping you, what's he after?]] [[Thank him for the info.]]

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Lindsey gets out the car fast and walks away. "What are you doing?" As I caught up and started walking besides her. "Walking with you, what's your problem?" "Look I know we twins, but no one here knows that. Let's see the friends we make before announcing that." [[Talk back to your sister.]] [[Give in and let her walk up ahead of you.]] [[Keep walking beside her, ignoring her request]]

I stay in the car with Mom and let her pull up to the school. Clearly making it before everyone else gets to the school. I use the quietness of the situation to run up in the school and get my schedule. Drama free. <center>The End</center>

I wave at them and they giggle harder. I could feel my face getting hot. Before one of the girls walk over, the bus pulls up. We all get on, me trailing the tail of the line. When I walk on the bus, the girl that was waving at me motions for me to come sit by her. [[Sit by the girl.]] [[Sit at an empty seat.]]

"Seriously Lindsey? What is your problem with me?" "You don't care about popularity, where I do." She looked like she was going to cry. Her normal dramatics. [[Give in and let her walk up ahead of you.]] [[Keep walking beside her, ignoring her request]]

As soon as I fall back, my sister walks with an extra pep in her step, like I was her problem. She can be so annoying at times but whatever, I always give her what she wants. Walking up to the school, most of the kids were running around, some were walking and others were laying out on blankets. A few people stared and point fingers at my sister. This guy walks up to her and puts his arm around her. [[Push guys arm off my sister.]] [[Shake my head and find my way to the office.]] [[Yell out to see if Lindsey is okay.]]

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"Hey get your arms off my sister." My sister looks around horrified. "Who are you?" My sister pulls his arm from around her and walks inside. I follow behind her. "Watch what's going on." As we walk in the building, I hear commotion outside from where we just came. [[Turn around and see what's happening.]] [[Walk into the office for my schedule.]]

My sister always gets herself in this kind of mess. I walk into the school, bumping into a guy with a large bookbag and glasses. "Sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you." "No worries, I am new, Lance." "Hey I can take you to the office. I'm Justin" [[Follow Justin to the office.]]

Lindsey turns around and looks at me shrugging her shoulders. I notice the bus pull up and a group of girls head straight towards my sister and the guy. The girl in front was angry and the friends were pulling her away. [[Push guys arm off my sister.]] [[Go grab my sister from the group.]] [[Nod to the oncoming girls.]]

I sit down and she smiles. I notice her smile is bright, she has perfect teeth and full lips. Her hair is a deep brown, and falls down her back in a long ponytail. "So what's your name? I have never seen you before?" I notice her friends giggling close by but the one next to me was busy trying to keep my attention on her. [[Ask what her friends are laughing at.]] [[Entertain her conversation.]] [[Say nothing. Look at your phone.]]

I choose to sit in an empty seat. The girls all whisper and try to get my attenion. A guy with a huge backpack and glasses sits next to me. "I'm Justin, you did a good thing sitting alone. Those girls were going to set you up." "Lance, how? I don't even know them." "The one waving at you is on a hiatus with her boyfriend, what's better than a new boy to make him mad." [[Thank him for his information.]] [[Ask him why he's helping you, what's he after?]]

"They are silly little girls. Look my name is Jasmine and I think you're cute. Where did you move here from? Tell me about you." "You seem to have a lot of questions for someone I just met. What are you going to write an article on me?" Jasmine starts laughing, hard like I really told a joke. I look at her crazy and then look at her friends who start laughing with her. [[Ask them are they high?]] [[Get up and move to a seat alone.]]

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"Thank you, I am definitely trying to stay away from the drama at this school." "Was it a lot where you came from?" He looks over at me. "No, my sister was in more drama than I was. I was pretty quiet and kept to myself." "You have a sister?" [[Stay quiet]]

I watched as he took off his glasses and cleaned them and put them back on. "These kids run the school and make or break everyone when they first get to the school. If you follow behind her, she will destroy you before you get your schedule."

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"No you are just so funny." I look up her friends and they were shaking their heads in agreement. "But I didn't say anything funny." She laughed again and I was seriously confused. The bus arrived at the school and I got up to get in line to exit. I felt someone grab my hand, I look around and see her smiling. [[Let her hand go.]] [[Do nothing.]]

I move away from them and slide into a seat alone. It was something up with them. Who laughs at jokes thats not funny? I put in my headphones and turn on my music. Before I could pull out my sketch book. A guy with a big bookbag and glasses sat next to me. "Whats up man, you know they was using you right? She's into with her boyfriend and you'd be the perfecrt guy to get back at him with." [[Ask him why he's helping you, what's he after?]] [[Thank him for his information.]]

I let go of her grasp and walk off the bus. I notice my sister walking up and some guy puts his arm around her. [[Push guys arm off my sister.]] [[Walk up to the guy, but have the girl close on my heels.]]

I walk off the bus, and head inside. Her hand still neatly tucked into mine. I see a guy walk up and grab my sister but stop and look directly at me. "Who the hell is this?" The guy walks towards me and the girl squeezes my hand harder. "This is Lance, he is new and hopefully my new boo. Wasn't you just linked with a new girl?" My sister turns around, she waves towards me. [[Walk away from the situation towards my sister.]] [[Stand up to this big guy.]]

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I turn to walk away towards my sister and the guy turns me around. "Who the hell are you?" I look back at the girl and her friends, who are back consoling her. Looks like there is no help there. I see a kid standing behind them with a big bookback and glasses on. He is motioning me to duck down. [[Duck down and turn towards the big guy.]] [[Ignore and keep walking towards the school.]]

"Look, I don't know what's going on, but if this is your lady, you all need to talk." I let go of her hand and try to walk past the big guy. As I go around him I see a guy with glasses telling me to duck down. [[Duck down and turn towards the big guy.]] [[Ignore and keep walking towards the school.]]

I duck down, barely missing a punch to my face. His face turns red. [[Throw a punch back hitting him in the stomach.]] [[Push the guy back and head around him.]]

I follow Justin to the office to go pick up my schedule. I look back to see my sister following in behind me. Justin looks at both of us and nods his head. I figure he knows who my sister is now. "You all must've been the twins who are starting today. I have your schedules here. Justin are you going to show them around?" The secretary asks. "Isn't there someone else that can show me?" Lindsay responds [[Say something to Lindsey.]] [[Walk out with Justin.]]

As I walk away I feel a hard knock on the back of my head. Hard enough to make me fall flat on my face. I roll over and yell out, "What was that for?" "That's for talking to my girl." He punches me again in my face. Before he can punch me again, he is taken away by the security guard and an older guy. The guy with the glasses walks up to me and offers me his hand. [[Take his hand and get up.]]

I hit him in the stomach. He bends over away from me. I look around to see a crowd gathering. [[Get out the middle and go into the school.]] [[Hit him again.]]

I walk over to the guy in glasses. "Thanks for the heads up, I'm Lance." "No problem. I just don't like bullies. I'm Justin. Do you need help to the office?" I nod my head and follow him into the office. [[Follow Justin to the office.]]

I go back and grab my sister from the group of girls surrounding her. I felt a slap across my back as I fought my way out. "Hey, I wasn't done talking to her." The big guy yells out. My sister grabs my hand, squeezing it as we go in. Perhaps we should have stayed together in the beginning. Instead of starting school that day, we went home. <center>The End</center>

My sister looked behind her and saw the girls coming. She shrugged the guys arms from around her. Before she can walk away the girls are yelling at her and him. She shrugs and walks around it. [[Wait for sister.]] [[Shake my head and find my way to the office.]]

I turn around just in time to catch a fist to the face. I fall down and hit my head on the ground. I look up to see the guy coming at me again with another fist. [[Roll out the way.]] [[Try to get up.]]

I push my sister in the building towards the office for our schedules. "You need to watch who you associate with." <center>The End</center>

I stand in the doorway waiting for my sister to come in the door. "Perhaps at this school we need to stick together." I say holding the door open for her. "You think?" She slaps my hand away and walks past me. Irritated, I walk out and walk towards home. Perhaps I can start tomorrow, since I haven't technically signed in yet. <center>The End</center>

I run out the middle of the fight circle and run up in the school before the teachers come. I need to get my schedule. [[Walk into the school.]]

I hit him again, knowing if I stop he would get me. I could here my sister screaming for me to stop. I feel someone pull me by the back off my shirt. I struggle to get away until I see it's an older gentleman and a security guard. They take me and the guy to the office. Now I'm suspended before I even started. <center> The End </center>

I roll out the way and the next punch intended for my face hits the ground, breaking his hand. I look up at the people surrounding us. [[Hit him, and get away]] [[Walk into the school.]]

I try to get up and get punched down again. Things go dark as I feel my body take a beating. I should've minded my business. <center>The End</center>

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I nod my head, but don't tell him about Lindsey. He's cool but I don't really know him yet. The bus pulls up to the school. [[

"Thanks man, I'm Lance. I should've listened to you. How did you know?" "I was one of his victims in the past. He's a bit possessive of his girl. Heard he does the same to her." "That's horrible, why doesn't anyone report him?" "He's a jock, he can do anything. I'm Justin by the way! I can show you the way to the office." [[Follow Justin to the office.]]

"Lindsey, what is your problem?" "What, I don't want to be seen with you dweebs. I am trying to start with a good reputation." "Yeah, right, you seem to be off to a great start." [[Walk out with Justin.]]

"No wonder you didn't want to talk about your sister, is she always like that?" I shake my head. I follow Justin to my first class. He noticed we had all the same classes except the one around lunch. The rest of the day went will minus the ackward lunch time, but I survived my first day. <center> The End </center>