God, she was beautiful.
Dib suddenly noticed that his mouth was agape. He quickly closed it and blushed slightly, since Gaz had noticed. She sighed dejectedly and returned to her Gameslave. Dib ignored her and returned his attention to the new girl.
She looked so sad. But that didn't phase how beautiful she was. She had long, red hair that curled slightly at the bottom. Her skin was pale white and she was thin and quite gangly. Even from a distance, he could see that her eyes were a pale greenish-grey, lined with smoky grey eyeliner. Her lips were a pale pink color, shining with lipgloss. They had a slight pout to them. Her nose was small and cute, turning up to the sky. She had high cheekbones and was just a bit shorter than Dib.
"Stop staring, stupid," Gaz said. "You look like an idiot."
Dib sighed and turned to face the other direction.
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Sally sighed. Her fellow pupils look fairly unintelligent. Her hope for friends soon faded. How could she become accommodated with idiots such as these? Her patience was already being tried by her father. He had insisted they move to a smaller city, as New York had simply become to unhealthy for his only daughter. Still, Sally had wished she could have stayed and remained sick. At least her friends would have come to visit her at home.
She leaned against the cold brick wall of the skool, slowly sliding downwards to the ground. Her long ragdoll-red hair was gathered in one tress and put over her shoulder, touching her collarbone. She clutched the sleeves of her track jacket, staring at her purple and red striped knee-socks, following the stripes down to her heeled, platform mary-jane shoes. Her long black skirt was spread out across her knees, which were bent, her feet on the ground. Sally played with the crystal pendant on her black velvet choker. The only thing she had to remind her of her best friend.
There she sat. Sally Lacrymosa, a thirteen year old girl, in all her ragdoll-like glory. She watched the idiotic children as they ran about, tormenting the ones they believed freaks. Well, they'd just attained a new one. But, she would not be tormented. She would make sure of it herself.
One particular boy they tormented stood out to Sally. She raised her eyebrows in pity as two boys descended upon him. One shoved him, causing him to fall to the ground. He shook his head to clear the dizziness and fixed his glasses. A small crown had gathered around them, some laughing. The other pulled him up by his scythe-like hair. Sally gasped in horror at his cruelty. He dropped the boy, once again letting him fall to the ground. Sally had had enough. She stood up and marched towards the crowd.
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"HEY!"
It was a deafening shout. Dib winced slightly and looked to see where it came from, blinking when he saw who had shrieked.
"Just what the hell did this kid do to you?" she asked the boys. It was the new girl.
The two just blinked at her, wondering what had convinced her to defend Dib.
"Answer me!" she said, her voice like an angered pixie's cry.
"He's a freak!" a boy shouted. At once, the new girl looked at him, her eyes like a daggers.
"Oh really?" she said. "Then why aren't you in a freak show, seeing how unappealing to the eye you are."
The boy went silent, his gaze falling to the ground. The girl walked towards Dib and held out her hand. He took it hesitantly, allowing her to help him up. Why was she helping him?
She turned to face the two boys that were tormenting him. "If you two ever hurt him again, trust me. You'll regret it."
The bell rang, and everyone ran away, intimidated by the girl's anger. She looked at Dib and smiled before going towards the skool doors.
"Wait!" he called after her. She turned back. "I'm Dib," he said, holding out his hand. She shook it, smiling again.
"Sally. Lacrymosa." Dib felt his cheeks burn as she giggled.
"Which class do you have?" he asked.
"Um..." Sally looked down at her schedule. "Ms. Bitters."
"Cool!" Dib said. "I mean – yeah, I have that class too." Sally giggled. Dib once again felt his face become hot.
"Well then, Dib," she said cheerily. "Would you mind escorting me to class?"
Dib smiled slightly. She tilted her head slightly, just making her even cuter. Her smile was so wonderful. It made him want to smile as well.
"I guess."
