Hey readers! Sorry for not updating for a long time, I have just been really busy and have lacked inspiration for this story.
Ridgeway is kinda based on my own school with the class formats and what they do in biology.
Please leave a review, and leave me your predictions on how Miley will find out how Emma, Cleo and Rikki are mermaids and if you think I should have her tell them the Hannah secret and if Miley should become a mermaid.
As we walked to school, Cleo, Emma and Rikki told me everything they could about Ridgeway. The students, the teachers, the cafeteria, everything they could fit into the fifteen minute walk to school.
I also learnt that schools operated way differently than they did in America. Here in Aussie, we only had three classes a day and each ran for 100 minutes. We only had homeroom or tutor, as they called it, three times a week. What really weirded me out though, was the fact that we only had each class twice a week. Can you believe it? Twice a week.
"Miley, do you know where your locker is?" Cleo asked me.
I shook my head. "I have to go to the main office to get my locker arrangements."
"Okay, we'll come with you." Emma offered.
I smiled gratefully. "Thanks, that'd be good."
While I was at the office, I found out my locker was right next to the girls lockers and I fixed my timetable so I had a free period instead of chemistry, which I never wanted to do in the first place.
My timetable read like this:
Monday- Biology, tutor/homeroom, free period and Spanish.
Tuesday- Maths, English and Drama
Wednesday- Music, tutor/homeroom and Biology.
Thursday- Free period, Spanish and Maths.
Friday- English, tutor/homeroom, Drama and Music.
I was happy with my timetable. I had done those classes at Seaview so I knew what I was getting into. I was also relieved that there was at least one of the girls in my classes, except for music and drama. Oh well, life can't be perfect all the time.
"We're studying human evolution at the moment." Emma told me after we said bye to Rikki, who had free period and had biology at a different time as Cleo, Emma and I.
"Sounds interesting." I replied.
"It is," Cleo said enthusiastically. "Didn't you do human evolution at your old school?"
I shook my head. "No, we were learning about plants and animals."
"We're doing that soon, it's one of the exam topics." Emma said as we arrived at the classroom door. Nervously, I followed Emma and Cleo inside.
"Mr. Lee, this is Miley Stewart." Emma introduced me.
"Ahh, Miley," Mr. Lee said warmly. "I've heard a lot about you. Take a seat wherever you can find one."
"Thanks." I said before I followed Emma and Cleo to a table that already had a guy seated at it.
"Miley, this is Louis, my boyfriend," Cleo introduced me. "Louis, this is Miley, she recently moved here from Malibu."
"Hi." I said shyly.
"Hey Miley, it's nice to meet you." Louis said cheerfully.
Biology was uneventful. We just learnt about how the earlier humans learnt how to use fire and all about early agriculture and domestication and all that other fun stuff.
"So what do we do now?" I asked after Mr. Lee released us from class.
"It's morning tea. We get half an hour before we have to go to tutor and our next class." Emma told me as she took a banana out of her bag.
"Cool," I said. "In Malibu we only had one break for lunch."
"American high schools are weird." Emma mused as we sat down on a bench.
"Australian high schools are weird too," I told Emma. "Is there a cafeteria? I am dying for a brownie or something like that."
"Yeah, we do," Cleo answered. "It's not like the cafeterias you're used to though."
"Yeah, there's a lot to get used to around here." I sighed as I looked around the big spacious school. Usually, I'd be stuck inside all day, but here classrooms weren't in one big building, they were in separate, smaller buildings, and it meant we got to go outside between classes.
"You'll get used to it." Cleo reassured me.
"I hope so." I sighed as Emma stood up. I looked up at her.
"Come on Miley, I'll shout you a brownie." Emma smiled at me.
The rest of the day flew by. Tutor was awesome, Miss Johnson was really nice and she had a really bubbly personality. Free period was good, Cleo and I were in the library talking and talking and the librarians didn't even tell us off. I even enjoyed Spanish, we learned the subjunctive and my teacher, Mrs. Martinez, taught it in a really fun way and I understood all of it. And to top it all off, the brownie Emma had shouted me was amazing. All in all, my first day was better than I thought and I was actually liking it at Ridgeway. I was really missing Lilly and Oliver though.
Jackson was sitting on the couch, his feet up, the laptop in his lap when I walked in the door.
"Hey Jackson." I greeted him.
"Hey Miles." Jackson said as I dropped my bag and plopped myself down next to him to see what he was looking at.
"You're applying for a job? I thought we were just gonna use the Hannah money?" I asked.
"The Hannah money isn't going to last forever. We need to support ourselves." Jackson reminded me as he scrolled down the page. Wow, my brother had matured a lot. I suppose we both had. Being an orphan kind of does that to you.
"How about you apply at the Juicenet? My friend Emma works there and I think they might be hiring."
"Really?" Jackson asked.
I nodded. "Yeah."
"Do you feel like going for a smoothie?" Jackson asked me.
I nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, duh."
"Okay, well, I'll go get my resume." Jackson got off the couch, leaving the laptop behind. I decided to log on to Facebook and see if Lilly or Oliver were online.
Lilly was, to my excitement.
Miley Stewart: Hey Lilly! I miss you so much!
Lilly Truscott: Miley! I miss you so much too! How's Australia?
Miley Stewart: It's good, I miss you and Oliver so much though.
Lilly Truscott: We miss you too, Miles. Nothing is the same without you.
Miley Stewart: How is that donut? Have you admitted you like him yet?
Lilly Truscott: Ollie is good.
Miley Stewart: Ollie, huh?
Lilly Truscott: Okay, fine, I like him.
Miley Stewart: I knew it! Have you told him?
Lilly Truscott: No, I'm scared to. Miles, it's late, I've got to go to sleep.
Miley Stewart: Lils, you should tell him. He probably feels the same way about you. Bye, love ya.
Lilly Truscott: I will tell him, just not yet. Love you too Miles.
I sighed as the green dot disappeared from next to Lilly's name. I missed my best friends so much. I sat there, staring into space.
"Miley?" Jackson's voice came through my mind, snapping me out of my reverie. "Are you ready to go?"
"Um, yeah." I said, logging out of Facebook and turning off the laptop before putting it on the couch next to me.
"What's wrong?" Jackson asked as he sat down next to me.
"I miss Lilly and Oliver so much." I told him.
Jackson put an arm around my shoulders as he sighed. "I know how you feel. I miss Siena and Cooper too. I even kind of miss Rico."
I laughed. "You miss Rico?"
Jackson laughed too. "In a crazy kind of way, I do." His tone became serious again. "We will get through this Miley, we're going to really like it here, I just know it."
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Jaya.