''Acacia, your report on ancient vampirism is by far the most impressive. Well done,'' said Ms. Hepburn. I nodded and smiled.
''You promised to help me on that one, Acacia,'' cried Agnes. I ignore her. Now that I'll have to leave to train with the graviches, I'll be rid of her. The bell rings and class is over. When will they be here? I feel annoyed by my own impatience.
In the hallway, I see this dark haired girl stand next to her locker. For some reason, she caught my attention. Even from where I stood, I could see the depth behind her dark, enticing amethyst eyes. Her features are well-defined; her lips a delightful pout, her hair a beautiful shiny raven that curled up till just above her back. She wore dark makeup that further highlighted her perfect features. She was new here. I felt her eyes burn into mine. I flushed. This 'bond' between the two of us was suddenly broken as Clara walks on her. I feel caught, for some reason. I try to look away, but I can't. ''Hey, new girl, Move it, this is MY hallway,'' cried Clara. I knew why she was behaving bitchier than usual…she got turned down by Taylor who got another date before she asked him. Expecting the new girl to give into Clara, I feel defensive. But she has everything figured out. ''I'm sorry. This is my locker. Maybe you'd like to go waste someone else's time.'' With that, the new girl turned back to her locker, leaving behind a wide-eyed Clara. Clara stomped off. Before I can go talk to the raven beauty, Agnes walks in. ''Hey, let's go for lunch.'' I'm shocked, ''Excuse me?'' ''Yeah, Stella, you and me, it'd be fun.'' I try to make eye contact with the new girl. She looks in my direction, but as I realize Agnes demands my attention, I'm forced to turn away.
''Uh, sure. Lunch sounds great, I guess.'' I smile.
''I'll pick you up after P.E., k?''
''Sure.'' Wow…Agnes is actually thinking of all of us being together…not just herself.
When the bell rings for the next class, I realize that I can think of nothing but the new girl. I felt a connection, as weird as it sounds. P.E. is finally here, I'm miserable. I SUCK at P.E….beyond suck. We play volleyball, and after the first fifteen minutes, I find myself sitting on the bench, unable to take any more. I don't have much time to be engrossed in my thoughts, Eddie joins me. "You ain't into volleyball, are you?'' I smile. He has brown eyes, brown hair and a friendly smile. "P.E. is not my thing really.''
He sits down next to me. ''You see the new girl?'' He asked. Suddenly very interested, I say, ''I saw her in the hallway, why?'' ''Well, she may be fine, but she's kinda weird.'' ''What do you mean?''
''Doesn't talk to anyone, doesn't wanna be talked to…won't answer. And, KNOW-IT-ALL. I mean, hey you're smart, but you don't eat our heads…no, you do. We're just used to you.'' I smile halfheartedly.
''Look, she's just really weird. Kinda emo, but not,'' he says. I see the P.E. teacher glare at us, ready to explode. ''Talk about killer eyes.'' I smile. The bell rings. ''Saved by the bell,'' laughs Eddie and walks away. I get up slowly, yawn. I feel very tired. I wait for Agnes, but as she doesn't show up, I walk out slowly. I go to the washroom, wash my face. Before I can though, I find her in here. ''Hey,'' I say. My heart skips a beat as I stare at her godly features. ''Hi,'' she says. She's chewing something…not gum. I realize that whatever she was doing here, was supposed to be discreet.
''Cocaine,'' I blurt out as realization hits. I feel very dizzy all of a sudden. There's a horrible feeling in my chest. ''My name, is Kristen. Yea, it's coke, but don't freak.'' She laughs. I try to calm myself down. ''I'm Acacia. Welcome to school, I guess,'' I smile. ''Yeah, it's been a hell of a day,'' she says. ''So how was your day?'' I find myself saying. I'm so stupid. ''If you want an honest answer, it was crappy. Everyone's been staring at me, it's weird.'' She replies. ''Hmm..everyone finds you different, unique. I like it,'' I know my eyes flashed at the last sentence. I realize I have to go look for Agnes, so I say, ''I gotta go, nice meeting you.'' She smiles and my heart stops for a second. ''The pleasure's mine.'' She says.
In my heart, I wish I get to see her again. My mind tells me to stay away. My knees are weak from the experience. I rush out. Should I have stopped her? I don't think it was up to me, she'd probably been on coke for a long time. Agnes interrupts my thoughts, ''Where have you been?'' ''Sorry, I went upstairs. Let's go." I smile as I see Stella come up. ''Girls night out.'' She says.