A Wandering Dream.
Chapter two: I'm ready. I am.
Riley's point of view:
"Hi!" I look up from my half eaten lunch to see Jennifer -Once again- staring at me. She's been constantly talking to me, and it didn't help that I was the new girl at school and we had almost every class together.
"Um.. Hello. Again." I mumbled the last word, and she didn't seem to notice. A large grin spread across her face.
"What class do you have next, Riley!?" She begged me. I sighed. I had already told her this. Twice.
"Gym." I whisper. She frowned deeply. I already knew the words that would come out of her mouth.
Something along the lines of: Aw! I don't have that one. Well, I do next quarter but that's no good! Oh shoot!
"Ah. That one's not on my schedule. I think it is next quarter. Shoot!" She repeated. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my bag from the back of the chair. I lifted it over my shoulder and walked to throw my tray out. I don't know how much longer I could take this.
"Where ya' going?" She yelled after me. I stopped and turned on my heel, unwillingly.
"Outside. I need Oxygen." I half smiled and Jennifer burst out laughing. I jumped back, wide eyed.
"There's Oxygen in here, silly." I pursed my lips and ran out when Steven Lurch caught her attention ceasing the opportunity.
When I got outside I sighed and plopped onto the ground. The ninth graders here were so . . . different? Immature, yes. Annoying, extremely. Different, definitely.
The bell rang and I grimaced. My last class of the day. Without Jennifer! I smiled at that fact, almost happy to be alone.
xoxox
"Miss Smith. Welcome. I hope it wasn't to hard for you to find your class." The teacher announced when I walked in late. Everybody was running circles around the gym, but all seemed to be watching. I blushed and ran to a wall to sit down. I would have to wait until tomorrow since I was lacking a uniform.
After seven minutes I got bored and pulled my notebook out. I grabbed a pencil that I lazily threw to the bottom in fourth period, and began doodling. I drew various picture of tree's, and rain. That's all this small town seemed to offer, anyways.
I must have dozed off, because what felt like seconds later the bell rang. My eyes flew open and I threw my notebook into my bag. I flung my bag over my shoulder and ran outside towards my bus.
I scanned the bus line -Only five bus's- and found my number. Number 42. I checked the note my mother had given me earlier today and confirmed that it was my bus.
When I stepped on, the bad mood I had from today disappeared when I saw Jaiden's smiling face. He was laughing with some girl that was sitting a seat across from him. I rolled my eyes and sat down at the very front not wanting to interrupt him.
"Rileyyyyyyyy!" An annoyingly familiar voice squealed. I looked up and moaned. Jennifer. Joy.
?? Point of view:
Running.
Panting.
Listening.
"Every thing's clear over here".
Running.
Riley's point of view:
When the bus stopped in front of my house I almost flung myself out the door.
"Bye Rileyyyyyyyy! See you at school tomorrow! Save you a seat at lunch! Bye!" Jennifer called after me. I tried to ignore her, but her voice was everywhere.
"See ya later, Sierra!" Jaiden called after his new friend. I giggled and unlocked the front door.
Jaiden walked in shortly after me. The smile disappeared off his face when he saw the grin on my face. He frowned and blushed heavily. I chuckled and he covered his eyes with some of his hair.
"Well, get it over with." He whispered. I laughed even harder, and he groaned loudly.
"Okay, okay. Sorry Jaiden. Who's your new girlfriend?" I teased. Jaiden sighed and walked out of the room. I tried to keep a strait face but my lips twitched at the edges.
Jaiden's door closed and I sighed. I threw my bag on the floor near the bookcase and chased after him. I opened his door quickly, and he was turning his X-Box on. He turned to me and stuck his tongue out at me.
I laughed and turned to leave when Jaiden mumbled something I couldn't understand. Something about a fight?
"What!" I gasped. He turned his attention back to me with wide eyes.
"I said my friend is spending the night, tomorrow." I let out a breath of air and nodded. I walked out and shut his door quietly before running back to my room.
?? Point of view:
Running.
Sniffing.
Howling.
Listening.
Voices.
Riley's point of view:
"Riley. I need you to go down to the store and buy me a few things." Mom yelled from the kitchen.
"Okay mom! One second!" I finished typing my email to Jordan and shut my laptop. I ran to the kitchen to see my mom writing stuff in a huge book, and papers sprawled across the table. I raised an eyebrow and coughed to get her attention.
She looked up from her work and gasped.
"Oh, honey! Here; Take this list. I need to you go get some groceries. And take this, too." She handed me a folded up piece of paper, and an envelope and went back to her work.
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'Milk, eggs, bread, bacon, paper towels, chips.' I repeated the list off in my head trying to memorize it. I mean really. Who wants to be walking around the store with a paper stuck in front of their nose? I continued on to the frozen foods aisle.
"Woooo!" Some maniac called while zooming past me on the back of a shopping cart. I rolled my eye's and sighed. "Woooohooo!" He zoomed by again.
I pushed my cart out and was about to turn when somebody bumped into me, sending my cart tipping over onto my legs.
"Oof! Ha-ha!" The maniac laughed. I growled and turned over, pushing the cart off of me.
"How dare you! You could have seriously hurt somebody! Somebody, I don't know.., like me!? It's people like you who-" I stopped talking when he stood up. He was very tall, with large muscles. He had pale white skin and beautiful topaz eyes. Drop dead gorgeous. He blew the hair out of his face and stared down at me with apology.
"Sorry, kid. I was distracted. Anyways, like you were saying. It's people like me who..?" He raised an eyebrow and I just stared with my mouth open.
I shook my head and stood back up. He offered me his hand but I didn't take it.
"You new around here?" I nodded and he chuckled.
"What's your name?" He asked me smiling.
"Riley." I whispered.
"I'm Emmet. Nice to meet you Riley!" He shoved his hand towards me. Offering. I took It and he shook my arm. He was much stronger then I expected. I pulled my hand back and held it to try to stop the throbbing.
"You know, I have a friend who moved here about two years ago. Name's Bella. She's real nice. Always blushing, and falling over. Real klutz! You should meet her. And my sister Alice will love you!"
"Oh. Oh Kay. When?" I asked, smiling.
"Tomorrow good?" He asked me. I nodded and he winked. "I'll call you." I told him my number quickly and he nodded.
"See you some other time, but I gotta go. Bye Riley!" He picked his cart up and jumped on it again, pushing himself down the aisle. "Woooo!"
I shook my head and picked up all the food I'd dropped. I had just told a stranger I would go to his house tomorrow. I sighed and prepared myself to keep shopping, and quit daydreaming.