Chapter 2 - School.
Ronnie woke up the next morning unsure of where she was. It took her a few minutes to not expect glass being smashed agaisnt the wall as her father came in after another night out expecting her mother to be there, forgetting that she too had gone off on a girls night, like every night. Ronnie tried to feel around in the bed for Shane but couldn't find him. In cold fear she sat up in the bed and looked around for her youngest brother and expecting the old dirty room but finding herself in a warm room with girlie things and another girl. Ronnie wondered for a moment if she'd be put into care.
But then Ronnie remembered where she was and why. Ronnie opens up her laptop and turns it on. She see's the time on the laptop and sighs.
Half six in the morning. She set up the wifi and went on to her facebook page.
Already there was "miss you Ronnie" "omg I can't believe I won't see you for another six months!"
Ronnie liked them all and updated a status.
"Thanks guys, I'm okay.. Got a lot of questions about leprechaun's... Of all people.. The people I'm staying with are really sound.. Starting the school soon.. Knowing me I'll hate it like always"
Ronnie logs off and see's only ten minutes have passed by. She decides to get up and get ready. Ronnie takes a bag and quietly leaves the room. She goes into the kitchen and grabs an apple and starts eatting it. She throws the apple core into the bin and goes to the bathroom to change. After half an hour nobody's up. Its 7 am. Frankie told Ronnie last night that school started at eight.
Ronnie getting worried now goes into the bedroom and wakes up Sue.
"Sue shouldn't you be gettin ready for school?"
"Mom usually wakes us up"
Frankie told Ronnie last night that she should go into her if she had some problems. Ronnie knocked on the master bedroom door.
"Frankie... Frankie..." Ronnie whispers.
A door opens and Axle's head pops out.
"What are you doing?"
"Waking your ma, don't ya need to get up and ready for school?"
"Yeah but we usually wait for mom to wake us up"
Axle walks out and goes into the kitchen. Ronnie starts at him in shock. The boy was struting around in his boxers!
Ronnie walks by him on her way to the sitting room.
"Did a burgalar come in last night and steal all your clothes?"
"Nope"
"Kids get up!" Frankie screamed as she ran around the house.
"Oh good Ronnie your up"
Ronnie smiles and nods.
"Have you eatten?"
"Yeah"
"Have you been up long?"
"Ehh half six.. I've always gotten up at that time to catch the bus at seven to go to school"
"What time did school start at in Ireland Ronnie?" Sue asks as she walks in.
"Nine. Ya had fourty minutes in each class unless it was a double.. Then it was eighty minutes"
"When did you finish?"
"3:45pm"
"Come on the bus is here!" Frankie bellows. "Well Ronnie you'll be in all of Axle's classes"
"Can't I just go with Sue?"
"Trust me, I'd rather you with Sue than Axle.. But school rules"
Ronnie grabs her bag and follows a now dressed Axle to his car. She gets in the back of the car.
"I saw you had drumsticks yesturday"
"Yeah I play"
"Cool. Are you in a band?"
"Nahh"
"I play guitair maybe we could jam some time?"
"Yeah that'll be cool"
School. Ronnie always hated school. You had to sit quiet for forty minutes. You had a ten minute and then a forty minute break. You had a small locker that was on top or below everybody else and it would be war trying to get to your locker. You weren't allowed long or hoop earrings and you had to wear a uniform.
Looking around the school Ronnie knew it would be a lot better than her school back home. The lockers were bigger and there was only one on top of another instead of five on top of each other. There was no war to get to your locker. Girls wore long and hoop earrings. But the best thing for Ronnie was there was no uniform. There were different sports here and cheerleaders, whatever they were. And cooked meals instead of toasted sandwiches and rolls that Ronnie's old school had. Ronnie was getting along the school fine. She had new friends, met Axle's and Sue's. The only class she didn't like was history, even though it was her best class she felt embrassed when she had to go and introduce herself to the class and Irish history. But that wasn't the only embrassing thing.
"Alright class, some of you would already know our new pupil Ronnie." The teacher had addressed the class and had Ronnie stand up beside him.
"Ronnie why don't you tell us abit about Ireland and its history?"
"Be me honour Sir" Ronnie said smiling.
Finally something she knew off by heart, Irish history. The teacher then went to the back of the class to watch. Everyone's eyes were on her.
"Well Ireland is a beautiful country with great views and wicked castles along with a serious history..."
Ronnie began to tell them about Ireland's history. About the wars of independence, the goverment, the British ruling Ireland, the celtic tiger, everything. When Ronnie got to the bit about sport that's when she really got excited.
"The main sports in Ireland are Gealic, Comaige and Rugby."
Ronnie began to draw a diagram of a Rugby ball.
"Dude that's a football" Axle had said.
The class had began laughing and had left Ronnie very confused.
"No it's a Rugby ball, footballs are round if ya hadn't notice, its kinda common knowledge.. Or do you not have any?"
Axle winks while the teacher tries to calm people down.
"Irish people must be so dumb if they don't know the difference between a rugby ball and a football"
"Not my fault that you don't know the difference"
"Alright you two calm down, you can sit down now Ronnie"
Ronnie sat down the back feeling everyone's eyes follow her. As the scene replays in her mind in the car back to her home for the next six months Ronnie pinched the bridge of her nose.
Somehow Axle was going to make her stay a lot harder than she first thought.