Scars
Ellie POV
So, today was the first day of school; High school to be exact. Degrassi High is huge; it felt like it just swallowed me up right from the first step into the school. I was thrown into a sea of thousands of people, only some of them familiar to me. I waved at some of my old classmates, but none waved back. I was so confused. We used to be close... I knew I could depend on my best friend, Paige. So I made it my goal to find her at lunch, so I would finally have someone to be with on this scary new experience. I struggled to find my first class, but I finally got there a little late. Everyone stared at me; their eyes burning through my very weak wall of confidence. I saw Paige in the back row though, so I cooled down soon enough. There was a free desk diagonal to hers, so I made my way there. I heard snickers taunt me from behind as I approached the desk. I shook them off and sat down. I smiled at Paige; happy to finally be in my first class safe and sound…well, close enough. She returned with a cold-hearted glare; looked me up and down and started scribbling on a note. Maybe she was mad at someone and was telling about it? I felt crushed. Why couldn't things just go right for once? She angrily slapped the torn piece of paper on my desk while smirking. I picked up the note and prepared myself for what was written. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and opened the piece of paper. It read:
"Ellie! It's High School! I have better people to hang out with then a little depressed, confused little girl like you! Figure it out! I already told everyone about your little confession about sleeping with a teddy bear last night. Everyone thinks you're a wittle baby now, and I already made a name for myself, so it all works out hon. you get to be the loser like you would've been anyways, and I get to be the popular, risk taker with all the friends! Good luck!
Paige
I swallowed hard. I never slept with a teddy bear last night- it was all just a lie. And even if I had, who cares? Clearly these people. But the more important thing was that It was the first day of school, I was going to be stuck here for the next 4 years, and I had no friends.
I looked up at Paige who was giggling with her new friends. They kept glancing at me and laughing even harder. I felt one of the little braids in my hair. I had twisted every inch of my hair into its own little braid, and I was so proud when I was done. It looked edgy and fun to me. But now I found myself taking each one out, because everyone had been pointing and laughing; while saying "Nice Hair, Ellie!" My hair was a catastrophe now, and so was my day. Possibly the rest of my life.
That's when I noticed a guy who was picking up the little ponytails I had thrown on the ground. He stood up; and I was surprised to see that he was smiling.
"Hey, I thought your hair looked cool like that. You should do it again sometime. I'm Marco. You?"