Chapter 1; New Friends, New School
I stood in the center of the big, intimidating hallway.
There were lots of kids - far more than my old school had.
Everyone was talking, hugging, like good friends meeting after a long time.
I felt so left out.
My friends, Leslie and Tori were in Tennessee, not here.
I had no friends to hug me or talk to me.
I quickly found my locker, B264.
I put my books in the new locker, leaving out the ones I needed for now.
The locker was so plain. It definitely needed a makeover.
I shut my locker, and looked around me.
Suddenly, two girls with glittery looking clothes walked over to me.
"New girl?" asked the tallest one.
"Yeah…"I said shyly.
They laughed.
"Look Amber, she's a redneck." the shorter one said.
"Totally, Ashley."
The only thing I could get out was,
"Wow, that's rude."
"Like we care." They said in unison.
"Oooh! Tiiissss!"
I wasn't sure how to get out of this situation, thankfully the bell rang.
I ran away, trying to push the fear down.
Don't worry Miley, it's only two girls. Not the entire school. Right?
***
It was the entire school.
Everyone made fun of my accent all day.
It was horrible, and I ended up crying in one of bathroom stalls inbetween periods.
Then came Lunch.
The dreaded picking out of where you would sit.
Sit in the wrong place, and you're deemed a loser forever.
I ended up sitting somewhere with a bunch of people that looked like "outcasts".
"Hey. I'm Lilly. Lilly Truscott." one said.
"Hi…I'm Miley Stewart." I said quietly.
"Is that a Tennessean accent I hear?" She asked.
"Yeah…"I said, bracing myself.
"Cool. I have cousins in Tennessee." she said simply.
I smiled. "That's nice. What's their names?"
"Leslie and Marie," she answered.
"Leslie and Marie Patterson? I know them! They've mentioned you before. We're really good friends."
Lilly smiled for the first time. "Really? That's awesome. I can tell we'll be really great friends."
"Yeah," I replied happily.
Someone coughed.
"OH! Sorry. These are the others, Larry, Oliver, and Sarah…"
As she introduced the rest, I smiled inwardly.
Maybe Ocean View Junior High wouldn't be so bad after all.