After what seemed like an eternity, the bell rang- and to my horror, before I could even pick my head up from the desk, the classroom was almost empty. Almost. The only two left in the class were the green boy and the membrane kid- arguing over something quite loudly. I squinted, gathering my things and pushing to my feet. How does one shuffle past an argument that intense without gathering attention? And how would I find my next class? These were all very important questions- all without answers.
I took a deep breath, mustering up any courage I could before walking up to the two and regrettably opening my mouth to speak. "Can either of you help me? I lost my schedule and I don't know where my next class is…" I explained, brushing my bangs aside anxiously and giving a rather sheepish smile. The duo looked at me with confusion and- from the green asshat, a lovely glare. My smile wavered at the immediate reaction, but I held my stance, which is important when asserting dominance.
"We're kinda busy- wait, how'd you lose your schedule?" The nerd kid asked curiously. "I might've left it at home, but my money's on the rabid dog that chased me to school- that sneeker probably took it as revenge for not getting my toast" I tsked, shaking my head dejectedly and planting my hands on my hips.
The two exchanged glances and a moment of tension filled the air before the green kid decided I wasn't worth his time and walked off. I squinted as he left, leaving me with nerd boy. "Looks like you're not busy now" I offered with a grin. His glare wasn't worth the comment, but I shrugged it off with another grin. The best way to handle awkwardness is to smile- rule number one children.
"You didn't check the office?" He inquired, motioning for me to follow as he headed for the door. "I did, but it was empty.." I said honestly, another shrug rolling off my shoulders. He sighed. "The receptionist doesn't come in on time sometimes- probably stopped for coffee. Let's check and if no one's there we can-" I let out an exaggerated sigh and he stopped in his tracks, raising a curious brow. "What a great first day…" I huffed, brows furrowed as I stared at the approaching office. A frown was my response, so I let out another sigh. "I didn't mean to say it was obvious in a bad way… you know that right? I mean, nerdy isn't bad these days- It's like a trend! A lot of people like nerdy" I gave a weak smile, stopping as we reached the end of the hall and the door to the office. "...Right" He looked me up and down before pushing the door open and stepping into the office.
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"Thank you!" I gave a grin to the lady at the desk as she handed me another printed copy of my schedule. That nerd kid disappeared once we discovered the lady was at her desk, and I only waited about five minutes to get a new schedule- so overall, it wasn't a total loss.
The lady gave a grin so huge I could've sworn it was going to tear her cheeks, waved politely, and I was on my way. "Geometry- bleh…. I don't mind being late for this one" I scoffed, rounding a corner in the maze of a school before slowing to a stop in front of the class. Inhale. Knock. Exhale. Okay, here we go. I waited for a minute, listening to the shuffling of a chair and footsteps- the door swung open, revealing the green boy with a highly annoyed look spread across his ever so green face. I squinted, he squinted. We both squinted for a solid ten seconds- andd then he shut the door. "W-wait!" I called- the door suddenly entirely too close to my face. Had it always been that close? Meh.
"Ooookay…. No math today. What A bummer- well, nothing I can do about it!" I spun on my heels, swinging my leg out to leave before the door swung open again and a hand pulled me inside. I let out a startled yelp as I hit the side of the teacher's desk, sending papers flying. Another sheepish grin- those are great, and the teacher- to my surprise- smiled back. Giving him a glance up and down, I quickly realized one thing- he was a friendly teacher. THOSE SUCK. ALWAYS, "Today we'll be doing a team building exercise for a grade!" OR "You can all work in groups!" OR "Who wants to tell me about their day?" OH THE HORROR-
"I'm glad you could make it to class! You must be Violet- I read over your file when they sent the email out last week. I've assigned you a seat next to Tak and Lucy towards the back- and your homework you've missed over the last month is under your desk!" I squinted at him, then scanned the room- spotting the desk with an overflowing stack of papers squashed underneath. "Uh… oki dok…" I pushed off the desk, gathered myself, and started to make my way to the desk- "Violet!" I froze mid stride, a sense of dread running down my spine. "Aren't you going to tell the class a bit more about yourselllffff?" His head tilted to the side as he gave a terrifying grin and I stared back with a wide eyed frown.
"Uh… yeah, right. Of course. My name is Violet and I go by Vi, I have a cat and I play violin- I love drawing and writing and Lindsey Stirling is my favorite artist- my dad's a microbiologist working under the Membrane division downtown and uh… yeah that's about it. Can I sit down?" I spoke quickly, finishing with a pleading glance at the teacher.
"Yes! Thank you very much! We all look forward to having class with you!" Criiiinngggeee- okay he's way too nice. I nodded and awkwardly shuffled to my desk. Another class, another awkward- I felt needles in my spine and instinctively glanced to the girl on my right. Oh. She was glaring daggers at me. I gave an almost pleading smile, glancing her up and down. Purple, uneven hair, heavy eyeshadow, piercings, and a lot of dark purples all over. Yeeppp, goth. If I had to guess.
"Hello…." I waved awkwardly, noticeably intimidated. She gave a cynical- and rather high pitched- scoff, and then rested one hand on her chin, averting her attention to more important matters. Slowly, as if to not rouse her attention, I turned my head to face the board as the teacher began scribbling on it.
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The rest of the day was uneventful- okay no, that was a lie- lunch was a mess. That green kid and nerd boy got into it over a muffin and it resulted in the most horrific food fight I've ever witnessed- but hey, at least I didn't have to worry about finding a group to join for lunch.. We were all too busy screaming and running for our lives.
The rest of the day resulted in half of the school wearing at least one part of somebody's lunch on their clothes or in their hair- but no one seemed to complain. And it left little to be questioned about the remnants of my jelly stain. So over all ten out of ten, I hate this school.
"I can't believe Zim started another food fight today- he's so like, stupid!" I raised a brow curiously, tuning in to the conversation as a means of waiting out the last ten minutes before the bell rang. Which one was Zim? The nerd kid? I busied myself with a sketch as I listened, attempting to draw what I thought someone named 'Zim' would look like. The end result was a little alien with big red eyes, two antennae, and a hamburger. I think he'd like a hamburger. Yep.
"I know! And Dib is so eughhh- like, is his head supposed to be that big?" Another popular girl responded. Wait. Big head…? They both had normal looking heads to me… I wasn't getting any closer to figuring these two out… Did I really want to though? ….Yes. They were weird, and kind of interesting. And this puzzle was a great way to pass time.
"So wait. Which one is Zim and which one is Dib?" I turned around in my seat, giving the girls a curious look. "Why do you even careee? They're both like, super weird" The first girl said- fairly annoyingly. "I dunno, just curious… gotta be able to tell so I can avoid them I guess" I shrugged. The girls exchanged skeptical glances before the second one chimed in. "The green kid is Zim, the nerdy one is Dib" She said, flipping her hair out of her face.
I nodded in thought, pressing a finger to my chin. "That food fight was pretty crazy huh?" I asked, another attempt at getting 'friendss'. They both nodded in agreement. "It's like that, every other week. You should be glad it wasn't that baddd, this time" The first girl said, her tone so nasally I almost gagged. "It can get worse?" I inquired, tapping my pencil against the edge of my desk. "Totally," the first girl said- "Tooootally" the second girl added. I opened my mouth to speak, but before I could, the bell rang and the sound of a dozen teens screaming their joy filled the air.
I began to gather up my things, quickly shoving them all in my bag and jumping to my feet. I scurried towards the door, weaving around the crowd in an almost expert fashion. FINALLY- IT WAS OVER! I COULD GO HOME AND COLLAPSE INTO MY PILLOW AND- I was halfway down the street when I noticed the two. Dib.. and some purple haired girl- no not the previous goth girl- but a whole NEW goth girl- much shorter than him. Her attire consisted of mostly black from what I could see, but her leggings were a striped gray and black… They were actually kind of cute…. She seemed absorbed in something, but from my angle it was hard to tell.
Dib however, seemed to be ranting about his almost victory in the cafeteria. Which earned a frown on my part. I quickly plugged my earphones in and turned up the volume, making a plan to weave past without having to talk to the weirdy weird food fighting nerd and his apparently goth friend(?). Music up, violin case wrapped over shoulder, I wove around them, pushing against a fence in the process and double timing till I was a safe distance ahead of them.
Cue sudden anxiety- yeah, I was certain one of the two was glaring at me- but with music I felt incredibly brave, so I continued on as casually as possible.
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Yay new chapter within a weeeeeek- and yeah, sorry. The story is still pretty boring this early on- but I've got a few ideas on how to spice things up with a little absurdity coming soon so let's hope it all works out :D Be sure to review and let me know what you liked or didn't like about this chapter! And until next time~ -V117
