Horton Hears A Who: First Crush

by: Terrell James

Chapter 1: New Classmate

On a very clear day in Whoville High School, Jojo went into English class and sat down when the bell rung for class. Then, a 15-year-old girl whose a little taller, has blue eyes, has a rocker-tee shirt, rhinestone shorts and a little ponytail on the side came in the classroom, looking a little shy, yet quiet. The teacher noticed her when she came in.

"Good afternoon, class. We have a new student here. Her name is Miranda Armstrong. She just moved in a few days ago. So I want everyone to make her feel welcome in this school." said the teacher. She turned to Miranda and said, "You can sit in this seat right next to Jojo."

She walked across the classroom and sat an empty seat next to Jojo. She felt very shy around Jojo and she looked at him and said, 'hi' very softly. Jojo stared at her and said 'hi' back. A few hours later, it was lunch and Jojo went through his Who-Pod and started to listen to a little song while drawing a new invention.

This town is colder now

I think it's sick of us

It's the time to make our move

I'm shaking off the rust

I've got my heart set

on anywhere but here

I'm standing down myself

Counting up the years

Steady, hands

Just take the wheel

Every glance is killing me

Time to make one last appeal

For the life I lead

Stop and stare

I think I'm moving

But I go nowhere

Yeah, I know that everyone gets scared

I've become what I can't be

Ohhh, stop and stare

You start to wonder why you're here

Not there

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

But fair ain't what you really need

Oh, can you see what I see?

Just then, the new girl sat next to Jojo without noticing it. He sees her and looked a little surprised at first. She said, "So, what's your name?"

"Jojo McDodd." he replied.

"I'm Miranda Armstrong. My family and I moved from Whenville, about 4 hours from here." said Miranda.

She noticed Jojo's Who-Pod and his earphones and said, "Nice Who-pod. When did you get it?"

He looked at the Who-Pod and said, "I got it when I was about 13, so about 2 years."

"What music do you like?" she asked.

"Not much. I'm into any kinds of rock; alternative, punk-rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock-pop and emo rock. I'm pretty much a rock person. What about you?" said Jojo.

"I'm into pop music, a little R&B/pop, punk rock and pop punk, some Avril, Paramore and Aly & AJ." said Miranda.

"That's cool. You own a When-pod?" he asked.

"Absolutely." said Miranda.

Jojo and Miranda kept talking until the bell rang for music class. Jojo and Miranda sat next to each other and they're interested in music. A few hours later, Jojo walked home from school until Miranda caught up with him. Miranda said, "So, I heard you're the mayor's son."

"It's true. It can get a little annoying at school based on my relationship with him. A few kids love to taunt me and it gets to a point where I need to hide for a while and forget the whole thing." said Jojo.

"Anyway, maybe we can see each other sometime. What do you say?" said Miranda.

"Sure. That's okay with me." said Jojo.

"Here's how you contact me. Don't lose the number." said Miranda, as she gave him Miranda's new phone number. Jojo looked at the number and said, "Thanks. Where do you guys live?"

"You see that big red house next to the tennis court? That's where you'll find it."

Jojo stared at the house and said, "I'll keep that in mind."

"Thanks. See you tomorrow!" said Miranda.

"Okay, bye!" said Jojo.

As Miranda walked herself home, Jojo sighed happily and has never felt this way before. He felt a little crush on Miranda, but he just realizes that they're just friends. Nothing more, nothing serious. He walked home looking a little happy and a little bit peaceful.


BTW, that song is called "Stop and Stare" from OneRepublic. Thought I should add a little pop-rock to JoJo's rock persona. Anway, please read and review! Every little review counts!