I Think… I'm in Love…

Chapter 1

I looked at the new school I was supposed to be going to. Westley School for Performing Arts sounded like something I use to know.

I looked up nervously at my big brother, Josh. He just smiled down at me, grabbed my hand, and said in a soothing voice, "You'll be fine."

I nodded as he led me inside the school. We walked into the principal's office and sat down. We waited for five minutes and then the principal came in. He looked Mexican and had a long mustache. He smiled at me and asked, "You're Patience Williams, correct?"

"Yes sir," I said as I looked down at my knees.

"You don't have to be shy. I'm Principle Luna. Now, you said you wanted to be in a music class, correct?" I nodded.

"What instruments do you play, again?" He asked.

"I play piano, saxophone, guitar, flute, and bass guitar," I replied.

"Well Mr. Lambargo I think Sunny Bridges will be a suitable teacher for your sister," Principle Luna said, turning to Josh. "Do you want to see how the class works?" he asked.

"Of course," Josh said politely.

"Will you two me come with me, then?" Josh and I nodded and followed Principal Luna to a class room. He opened the door and stepped in.

"Hold up, hold up," I heard a male voice with an accent say from inside the room.

"Mr. Bridges, you might have a new student coming in your class, if she and her brother say yes to this school, that is" Principal Luna said.

"Is she here now?" asked the male voice, who must have been Mr. Bridges.

"Yes. Please come in Miss Williams," He said as he stepped aside.

I gulped, and Josh pushed me into the room. I looked at the eight pairs of eyes staring at me, making me feel more nervous. But one of the four boys caught my eye. He was holding a bass and was taller than me; in fact, he was taller then the bass itself. He was skinny, and had curly red hair with a purple sweat band around his forehead, goggles around his face as if they were his glasses, and a yellow jumpsuit. I could see the straps of a backpack on his shoulders and cowboy boots on his feet.

"Mr. Bridges, class, I would like you to meet Miss Patience Williams." I looked down at my feet and mumbled a hello.

"Yes. Please come in Miss Williams" Principle Luna said as he stepped aside.

A girl, probably my age, was pushed into the room. I felt my stomach do somersaults while she was looking around the room. Her dark brown hair was five inches past her shoulders and parted to the left. She wore completely black clothing, except for her shirt, which had a red broken heart on it that said "I have more than broken dreams" in red letters, and her skirt plaid. She wore leather boots and black biking gloves, and around her neck was a choker that had a broken heart as well. Her brown eyes were hidden behind black-framed glasses making her eyes shine nicely.

"Mr. Bridges, class, I would like you to meet Miss Patience Williams." Patience looked down at her feet and mumbled a hello.

I kept on staring at her. She looked at me from the corner of her eye, making me blush and look away.

I felt someone still looking at me. I glanced out the corner of my eye to see the red-haired boy looking at me. He blushed and looked away.

"Miss Williams," Principle Luna said, making me look up. "This will be your teacher if you were to join our school," He moved his hand to an African American man. He was really tall, with a mustache and beard on the tip of his chin and he wore a straw hat on the top of his head.

"Hi there, Patience, I'm Sunny Bridges. It's nice to meet you," he said as he stuck out his hand.

"It's nice to meet you too Mr. Bridges," I replied politely as I took his hand and shook it.

"Call me Sunny," he said, and he turned to the rest of the class. "Alright now, please introduce your selves…"

"While they do that, can you come to the hall to talk to Mr. Lambargo?" Principle Luna asked Sunny.

"Patience's brother? Sure thing." Sunny stepped out into the hall and I was left alone with a bunch of people I didn't know. I rubbed my arm while an African American boy came up to me.

"You seem cool, I'm Lil' D. I'm the leader of this group," he said.

I cocked an eyebrow. "Really? I'd never guess, since you look like the youngest here," I slapped my hands over my mouth. "Sorry, that came out wrong," I said quickly.

"It's alright," Lil' D said with a grin.

An Asian girl came up and looked me over. "You seem to be a punk girl. I'm Kim."

"I'm Kim's twin brother, Kam. It's a pleasure to meet you," said a boy that looked like Kim.

I gave them a smile, "I don't think I've met any twins before; it's nice to meet you both,"

"I'm Madison. I'll be so HAPPY if you decide to join our school," said a blonde girl in a high-pitched voice.

"Thanks… I think" I said, scratching the back of my neck.

"I'm Tamika. You seem cool. Do you do any sports?" asked an African American girl.

"Yeah, I do a lot of martial arts… why?"

"You look really strong, that's why," Tamika replied.

"I'm Eddie. What instrument do you play?" asked a blonde hair boy.

"I play all sorts of instruments; my faves are the saxophone and flute," I replied.

"That's interesting," said the red-haired boy as he came up to me. "I'm Philly Phil; it's nice to meet you," He stuck out his hand.

I gave him a small smile and shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you too, all of you,"

"Hey, Patience." I turned to Lil' D.

"Yes?"

"Do you want to hear a song or something?" he asked.

"Oh, sure," I said with a smile.

Lil' D grinned and ran to the drum-set. He started to play something I didn't recognize. Then the grown-ups came in.

"So… what do you think, bro?" I asked.

"I think this will be a nice school for you," Josh replied with a soft smile.

I grinned and got up. "So... Talking about the stuff I need for school?"

"I'm afraid so," Josh said.

"Aw," I whined as we left.