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Chapter 5: School

"Jenna, dinner's ready!" Leah called, interrupting my reverie.

I sighed as I climbed off the bed. I started down the stairs, taking them two at a time. When I finally reached the bottom, I was met by stares from the entire household.

"What?" I asked, feeling self-conscious.

"You walked down the stairs…two at a time…" Alexander whispered, in awe.

"Yes, yes I did…" I sighed.

Sims can be so annoying…

The next morning, I woke up at exactly 7 AM. Again. I got up, brushed my teeth, and went downstairs for some cereal. After I was finished, I put the bowl in the dishwasher. I glanced up at the clock-- 7:56. I figured that I didn't want to sit in the school bus with a boring, unresponsive, unnamed Sim that drove it, so I took a random car from the garage.

I climbed into the driver's seat, noticing too late one important detail.

I didn't know how to drive.

Surprisingly, I got to the school on time. I was a good driver… the only thing that had freaked me out was the fact that several; cars drove over me.

That was a bit creepy, to say the least.

I arrived at school, and started into the building. Suddenly, I stopped. Where had I put the car? There wasn't a parking lot, and I sure as heck couldn't fit in my inventory…

I shook off the thought. I started into the school building, curious as to what it was like in one of the buildings that I had never seen the interior of…

I stepped through the door, and managed to find my way to the office. I was met by the stares of a bunch of other teens who were wondering who the heck I was.

I slid into the office, taking a deep breath.

"May I help you?" the woman at the desk asked. She looked to be a young adult, with light blonde hair, and blue eyes. She was rather thin, and beautiful, but I'm not saying that in a weird way. She looked to be suited more as a supermodel than a school secretary. The name on her desk read Miss Langerak, so I suspected that was her name.

Wait… Langerak? That sounded familiar.

"I'm Jenna Moore," I answered. "I'm new here…"

Miss Langerak smiled. "Oh, you just moved in with the Bookers," she replied. Obviously, they were a successful and well-known family here. "Here's your schedule, your locker, and a map. I hope you enjoy it here in Sunset Valley!"

"Thanks," I mumbled, sliding out of the office. I glanced at the map, and managed to locate my locker. Surprisingly, it was fairly close to my first class. I found my way down the light yellow hallway, looking at the ground to avoid the looks of the others. As soon as I found my locker, I opened it up, only to find that it was already decorated. That was strange…

"Hi!" a voice said from behind me. I turned to face the source of the voice.

"Um… hey," I replied, attempting to smile. This girl had really freaked me out. I looked over her simple blue jeans and a T-Shirt outfit, and smiled. She seemed nice.

"You're the new girl, Jenna, right?" she asked, tucking a piece of her black hair behind her ear.

"Yup," I answered.

She smiled. "I'm Hannah McIrish," she replied.

"Nice to meet you," I said. She smiled awkwardly, and tried to step around me. "Um… what are you doing?" I asked.

She laughed. "I'm trying to get into my locker," she said. It wasn't in a patronizing way, just a fact.

"Oh," I blushed. That explained why the locker was already decorated. "Mine's the next one down, isn't it?" I said.

"It's fine!" she exclaimed. "What's your first class?"

"Um… Algebra." Ew.

"Me too!" she exclaimed. "Want me to show you the way?"

I nodded, and she squealed eagerly. She seemed excitable…

We talked as she showed me the way to the class. I walked up to the teacher's desk, and he handed me a textbook. He pointed to a seat with a smile, signaling that that was where I was to sit. Of course, with my luck, that seat was across the room from Hannah.

As I listened to the lecture, I thought about my new school, my new town, everything. As I pondered all of this, I soon figured out that it probably wouldn't be too bad…

* * *

Eighth period.

Four more minutes until the end of the day.

Come on clock, let's go… let's go…

I sighed. Staring at the clock wouldn't do me any good. I stared at the Sim-History textbook, uncomprehending. What was the Sim War of 1812? The Sim Revolution? Sim War I and Sim War II? I sighed. When the bell finally rang, the class jumped up from their seats, happily chattering, and headed to their lockers. I stepped out of the classroom door…

And then I saw him.

He was handsome. Overly handsome. Gorgeous…

And I made one of the smoothest moves ever.

I dropped my books.

I blushed, as I leant down to pick them up. Another pair of hands suddenly appeared to help me out. As soon as the books were, once again, in a somewhat manageable pile, I thanked the person who came over to help. I looked up into his green eyes and…

I almost melted.

"I'm Chris," he said.

"I'm Jenna," I replied, and my voice was shaking.

Great.

I was in love…

With a Sim.

This can't possibly work out well…

* * *

Later, once I had finally figured out that the car had magically shrunk and fit itself into my inventory, and driven myself home, I was met by an angry Brandon--the one Sim I hadn't met yet. He was Leah and Leo's other son, an early teen. We hadn't had any classes together, and I had sat with Hannah at lunch, so I hadn't interacted with him at all.

I smiled, ready to introduce myself. "Hi Brand-"

"You," he said evilly.

"What?" I replied innocently.

"You took my car!" he exclaimed. He pushed past me and charged, fuming, out the door.

I sighed. "Nice to meet you, too."

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By the way, I mentioned one of Hannah's traits in this chapter. Can you find it?