Don't expect all of the chapters to be put upthis quick, it'll probably be another week before I post again, just I've had this one written for ages, and I keep freaking out that I'll delete it and have to start again. Also I'm still having technical difficulties so sorry if things are in random places. Enjoy!
Eddie dropped me off at school on the way to his job interviews, and I was immediately spotted and captured by Collin and Brady.
"You need to go to the office, and make it real quick, cause we need our alibi soon," Brady said, practically shoving me across the carpark. "Tell her you met a couple of guys who've offered to show you around."
"By the way, the shirt is brilliant," Collin added as they opened the door for me, looking down at my pink hello kitty T-shirt.
I grinned at him before stepping inside and turning on my innocent face.
"Good morning," I beamed innocently at the office lady. "My name's Tessa-Joanne. Todays my first day."
She peered at me over her glasses and her face instantly warmed to the childish grin on my face.
"Good morning dear," she returned my smile. "I have all of your documents here. Your schedule's all sorted so thats in there, as well as your student handbook and a map of the school. You've also got a couple of forms to fill out, they need to be in to me by Friday? Do you want me to get someone to show you around?"
"No thankyou," I smiled at her, keeping it dumb. "I met a couple of boys at a barbecue last night and they offered to show me around before classes started. They're waiting outside for me right now."
She peered behind me at Collin and Brady, who waved at her.
"You be careful around those boys," she warned me. "But have a nice day anyway."
"You too," i put on my biggest fakest smile as I left, and the two boys escorted me away.
"Ugh, so why did I even do that?" I was curious as they did do what was expected and showed me a couple of classes.
"Well lets just say, the less you know, the better," Brady grinned.
"So you can't be called guilty by accomplice, or whatever it is," Collin said, giving a smile to the teacher who walked past.
"Just look all cute and innocent," Brady reminded me, as I put on another huge fake smile.
One of the boys who I had met the night before were in each of my classes, but not before Lunch when we had split girl/boy gym class. I was befriended by a gum-chewing girl, one of my pet hates, who chatted non stop to me the whole lesson. She walked me to lunch and seemed to want me to sit by her and her similarly bubble headed friends. Thankfully Collin called out to me just as I finished getting my food.
"Wait, you're not going over to them are you?" she asked, grabbing my arm as I started to walk and giving them a quick look out the corner of her eye.
"Um yeah, why?" I asked.
"They're like, in a gang and do drugs," she said nervously. "You don't wanna get messed up with them."
"Too late," I gave a dramatic sigh. "There's no hope for me anymore. Just you listen to your own advice."
I left her speechless and went to sit at the empty seat at the table between Embry and Seth. Something in their expressions and the way they were all staring at me made me think they had heard every word I just said.
"This school's great," I said as I sat down, sliding my tray in front of me. "The teachers think Im a bubblehead and the students think I'm a druggie, all before lunch. I wonder what rumors people can come up with before last bell."
"Sam's going to be pissed at you, we're supposed to be keeping a low profile," Seth lightly pushed my shoulder. "People already have enough to gossip about."
"It's not true so as long as the people who count know the truth let them think what they like," I shrugged, then a sudden thought occurred to me. "Wait, the rumors are just lies aren't they? I haven't just told that chick the truth now have I?"
"I wish," Embry sighed. "Our lives would be so much easier if that was the case. But no, we aren't drug dealers and aren't in a gang, although it does depend on your definition of the word."
"Good," I smiled at him.
Last class was art, which left me in a good mood when the final bell went. Seth checked his phone as we made our way out to the carpark and steered me towards a beat up light blue Chevy ute.
"Your brother just asked if I could get you a ride home," he said. "He's still in an interview and thinks he's got a job on the marina."
"Eew, he's gonna stink like fish when he comes home," I pulled a face. "So whose truck?"
"Mine," Quil came past us holding Claire's hand. He opened the door to let her get in the cab. "You get in here with us, Embry and Seth will ride on the back and Paul takes the other two home on his way to Rachel's."
I scrambled in beside Claire and scowled at the easy way the two boys leapt onto the truck bed, but it disappeared as Embry sent me a smile through the glass and was replaced by a stupid smile and a mushy feeling in my stomach.
I was dropped off first and waved to the guys as Quil drove away. Sighing, I went inside to start on my homework, first checking my emails, getting an excited buzz when I had three, but then I found out they were all junk. I completely reorganized my room once I had done my homework, singing to my radio, and dancing around like a crazy person because I felt like it.
Please Review! And also sorry if the characters are inconsistent, I had a break between writing the chapters, so there may be some random parts in the first couple of chapters that aren't mentioned again, or completely contradicted.