Okay, deep breath. Here I go.
I made my way up the steps of the large building. Students surrounded me, talking to one another, playing on their phones, or just socializing. I played with the charm on my necklace as I made it to the top and entered my new school.
The halls were filled with more students. New faces.
Maybe my new friends.
Oh, who was I kidding, I was only a new girl. Not only that, but I was also a Freshman. That isn't a good combo. I felt eyes on me, and I don't know if it's because I stood out being a new face or I was just paranoid. Honestly, it was probably both, and I didn't like the feeling of walls of the hallway were lined with lockers. Tall ones, not the ones where it was two in one row. To my relief, that meant I wouldn't be in anyone's way. I bet you can imagine that was an issue back at my old school.
I looked for the office, not knowing where it was, or who to talk to. I didn't want to ask any students for help. That would practically be saying, "Hey! I'm the new girl! The new target!" Yeah. No thank you.
I just want to go home… I thought. Maybe I'll play sick, or convince mom to let me take classes online. She'd let me do that, right? No. She wouldn't.
We, my mom and I, moved for a few reasons. One being my mom got a new job. She couldn't handle being just a designer at her very successful store clothing store, but wanted to become a manager. Only way she could do that was to move here. Closer to her boyfriend.
But that's another story. I just wanted to find that damn office.
"Um, excuse me, I…" The girl I tried talking to just walked past me. I accidentally bumped into a red echidna. "Oh! Sorry, do you know where I can find…" He hadn't even seen me. He rushed off before I could finish. "...the office…"
"The office? Straight down the hall. Then take a left." I turned to see a white bat looking at me. She was kind of stylish. I couldn't tell if she was a teacher or student. Before I could thank her, she sped walked past me, calling, "Oh, Knuckie!"
Knuckie? I shook the weird name out of my head and found my way to the office. I walked through the maze of students and opened the office door. Students sat in chairs, stood up by the front desk, and entered or exited the room. It was bigger than most school offices, so it wasn't too crowded. I looked around and met eyes with a woman at the front desk.
"Just take a seat, dear." The lady said kindly. I took a seat and just sat there with my hands in my lap. I sighed and pulled out my phone, looking at it.
One New Message: Mom (1)
It read:
Have a great first day, Honey. The school is big, so try not to get lost. Take the bus home, I'll be home at around 8. Love you. xoxo
I closed the message and opened up a game, trying to distract myself and keep my mind off of being there. It seemed to kill time, because next thing I knew, the lady at the front desk called me over.
"I don't believe I have seen you before," the lady claimed, fixing her glasses. "are you new, dear?"
"Yes," I replied. "I transferred from Trevalin." The lady, a grey squirrel, had an expression of recognition. "Oh! Yes, of course! Principal Voscain will come talk to you soon enough. Just take a seat until he comes for you. Welcome to Chaos High." She said with a sweet smile. I thanked her and sat back down.
Around two minutes later, a yellow fox sat right by me. We both said nothing until he asked me what time it was. It was 7:17. The day started in three minutes, and I still didn't know where I was going from here. I wanted to be in my class by the time the bell rang. Yeah, like that was going to happen.
"You related to Kate Myers?" a voice to my left said. I turned my head to see the fox looking at me, waiting for an answer.
"Who? Me?"
"Yeah. You know her?" I shook my head and he looked back at his phone. "Oh. You look like her." And that was the end of that conversation.
Minutes go by, and the bell had already rang. I was the only student left in the office, other than a student assistant at the front desk. She asked me where I came from, if I was nervous, and what grade I was in. When I told her I was a freshman, her expression seemed sympathetic.
A door in the office opened and out came a large mouse.
"Morning, Ms. Rosy and Amber."
"Good morning, Principal Voscain." The two said. He turned to me.
"And you too, young lady." He said. The girl at the front desk, Amber, informed the mouse that I had been waiting for him, being a new student. We shook hands before he grabbed a file out of his office. "Alright then, Miss. Let's get you to your homeroom. "Now down this hall and that door to the left is the library…"
At the end of my personal tour (which would have been much more appreciated before my first day there), we reached my homeroom. Room G224. The principal opened the door and I was greeted with students chatting and being loud while at the front of the room there was a student in the front of the room speaking with the teacher at her desk. Both turned their heads and the teacher gave me a huge smile. She got up out of her chair and walked our way.
"You must be my new student." The black cat said, sticking out her hand to shake. "I'm Ms. Miu. It's a pleasure to meet you." Mr. Voscain squeezed my shoulder, then patting it, before drawing it back to his side. "She transferred from…?"
"Trevalin." I finished.
"Oh, that's quite a far transfer. Well, you're going to love it here." Ms. Miu said, turning towards the class. "Class, attention please, for just a moment." The class grew quiet and gave their eyes to the teacher, then to me. Oh no. "Meet your new classmate. Amy Rose."