Jasmine parked her car, frowning for a brief second before that frown was replaced with a calmed expression. Her sister looked at her with the same happy smile before headed out to meet Lydia and Rose. She sighed to herself as she got out of the car. The grayish-black pavement was still wet from earlier rain, but Jasmine paid no mind to it.
Her brown eyes looking up at the tall, brown building. It was huge, but it really looked similar to her old school where Kayla, Jacob, Chris and Allison were most likely hanging out before their first period started. That was what they always did ever since eighth grade, and this year would perhaps been no better.
"Come on," She had whispered to herself before she entered the building along with other students hustling to get to their lockers. Jasmine was tempted to go to her locker, but she didn't know where her locker was nor what her class schedule looked like.
"Excuse me, do you know where the principal's office is at?" Jasmine asked someone, not caring who it was.
"Of course!" said the bubbly girl who got a little too optimistically for Jasmine's taste. The girl looked only to be 4'10 and had short black hair in a pixie cut along with bronze colored eyes. The girl had extreme pale skin possibly from the lack of sun. There were times that Jasmine missed her dark tan that she often gained from the sun, but now she was at a normal tan that matched her dad's complexion before the tragic accident. "I'm Alice!"
"Nice to meet you…" Jasmine said, unsure what to say. "I'm Jasmine. I just moved here from California."
Alice suddenly frowned which Jasmine felt uneasy with her. There was something odd about the tiny girl, which didn't really feel like that she could be really trusted.
"How about you have lunch with us?" Alice suggested enthusiastically, brushing off whatever happened a few seconds ago. The girl definitely was weirder, more than the people at her old school.
"Um… I don't really know, nor do I know my schedule," said Jasmine cautiously. The tiny girl moved quickly. It wasn't like Jasmine was going to sit with her at lunch when she barely knew them. She liked sitting alone better-doodling or doing homework was better than trying to socialize with strangers she barely knew. Meghan, however, would probably fine the idea entertaining, though Jasmine hadn't got sight of the fair headed, blue eye girl. Then again, Meghan and Jasmine usually avoided each other at school and at home, most of the time.
"Here it is!"
Jasmine fought the urge to roll her eyes at Alice's tone. She was quite cheerful, and very perky that made Jasmine wonder why she wasn't on the cheerleading squad in the first place. She was also quite annoying, though.
"Thanks for showing me around," Jasmine said, which Alice just happily nodded. The receptionist handed her her schedule, and Jasmine quickly scan her schedule. AP Calculus, English, Band, Chemistry, A Lunch, and AP Spanish. At least her schedule looked okay, despite having two AP classes and Chemistry again after she failed it in her sophomore year. At least all her credits were transferred over.
"A Lunch?"
Jasmine nodded and stuffed her schedule in the pocket of her jeans. It was quite easy to memorize at least. Time to go to calculus, Jasmine thought as she picked up the pace, so she didn't be late on her first day.
Jasmine's classes past in a blur. There were classes that she felt like she knew everything, but some that were challenging. She only liked one class, and that was band. The band director was alright, just wasn't one of her favorites, unlike the one she had in fifth and sixth, before he quit right after she was starting seventh grade. The good news is that there were a lot more flute players than she was used. Gone was being the only flute player, there was perhaps six or seven flute players total (two of which are seniors minus her).
Soon, it was time for lunch which Jasmine dreaded. Usually, she liked having lunch since she could hang out with her friends, but she was in a new school, with no friends. Melody, Melissa and Arely seemed really cool, but she didn't really want to intrude on them.
"Jasmine! Come sit with us!"Alice cried, taking her arm and dragging Jasmine to their table. Jasmine noticed the people quickly. There was Alice sitting by a curly blonde hair guy with the same matching bronze eyes. A girl with the same blonde hair, perhaps a light shade sat next to a bulky man, and the bronze haired guy wrapped his arm around a pale, brown eye and hair girl clinging next to him. Everyone but the brown eye and hair girl had the same matching eyes: bronze. "This is Jasmine! That's Jasper, my boyfriend, Rosalie along with her boyfriend Emmett, Edward and Bella."
"Nice to meet you," Jasper said, which Jasmine let out a small smile. Lunch seemed to pass by slowly, and there were times that Jasmine felt like there were eyes on her as if she was sitting at the forbidden table. Even though she felt like she was being harsh, she didn't trust them one bit. They were a type of clique and that Jasmine was intruding onto them.
By the time, Jasmine got home, it was already 1:00, two hours before she really had to pick up Meghan. Jasmine let out a sigh and sat on the couch, next to her aunt.
"How was school?" her aunt asked, her voice sounding raspy and sick.
"Fine… When's your surgery?" Jasmine asked, changing the subject quickly. It wasn't like she wanted to talk about school, even though she didn't really mind it. It just felt odd, and she knew better to not grow any attachments to the school. She was going to be there for one year, and then, she could pack her bags and go somewhere else.
"I have surgery in about two weeks… I have another CAT scan next week to see where the cancer has spread more. I won't start the radiation and chemo treatment until after the surgery."
Jasmine nodded. She really still couldn't believe that her aunt was sick, even though, she didn't really like her, she was still family. A few weeks after her parents died, and Jasmine doubt that she was going to be able to handle another loss if that happened. Jasmine didn't even know if the cancer was curable or not. It just depended on the results and stuff.
If her aunt passed, Jasmine wouldn't really know what she was going to do with her sister. She was only a few weeks shy of turning eighteen, but where would her sister go if she passed. They had a living cousin in D.C., but that was about it. Her family situation was quite complicated and just shit if she wanted to figure out living situations in case it happened.
Aunt Heather continued watching Criminal Minds and Jasmine left to go in her room. Her phone in hand. Jasmine found the name she was looking for. A name she really never hoped she would actually see or call, but she was family.
The ringing stopped once the person picked up after the fifth ring.
"Hello?"
"It's Jasmine and um… I know that you're probably not sober, but I'm really worried here. Aunt Heather is sounding worse and worse especially with her throat cancer. I'm not really positive about this, but if she passes. Can you please take care of Meghan when she's gone?"
"I'll see what I can do. Try to keep me updated on her illness, and I'll save up the money that way you two won't have to be going back and forth between states."
Anyone know who Jasmine is on the phone with? At lot of the family situations will be explained a lot more in later chapters. I do have a set chapter, if everything goes to plan, Jasmine would meet the kings chapter 8 or 10, if everything happens the way it's supposed to. Leave a review down below and let me know what you think! I'll see you in the next chapter.
