Chapter 8
School
Austins POV
Ugh I hate this day. The first day of school. The only thing I love about school is music class. At least this year I will have more than just dez as a friend. This year I have ally and trish and ally. Wait I said ally twice. Oh well. I walked to my closet to decide what to wear. I pulled out a pair or dark jeans with holes on the knees. I got my lucky yellow v neck t-shirt. I got my leather jacket and put it over top. Lookin sharp Austin!
I grabbed my stuff and started to walk to school. Then I realized that I should probably pick up my friends. First I got dez. I walked up the steps to his house and before I could even nock he opened the door. "hey Austin." we did our handshake. "wat up! Are you ready to go!"
"wow dez you are never this excited about school. Why are you so excited?"
"because this year I plan on getting my first girlfriend." he popped an imaginary coller.
"well good luck with that dez. With the way you normally dress you will need it. But today you look almost normal." he was wearing a pair of dark jeans with worn out knees, an orange t-shirt that said "wat up!" and black and white hightops. I have the exact pair of shoes. Actually I was looking for them this morning but I couldn't find them. Hey!
"dez are those my shoes?"
"yes but I had to look good. I'll give up back!"
"don't worry about it. And the ladies will love you."
"well you don't look half bad yourself."
"thanks now let's go pick up the girls."
We walk to there house and ring the doorbell.
Ally's POV
I love this day! The first day of school! And I wont be alone at this new school. I will have Austin and trish and dez and Austin! Wait did I say Austin twice? Oh well. I got up and looked in my closet. I picked out a knee high light pink floral dress with a large brown belt. I put on a pair of knee length brown boots and put on some jewelry. I combed my hair and brushed my teeth. I decided on a little pink eyeshadow of trish's and some cherry scented lip gloss. I decided to wear my contacts instead of my glasses. I normally would wear my glasses to school but its less attractive. Now I only wear my glasses when im at home alone or I'm sick. So it's become a habit over the summer to just put on contacts instead of my glasses. Last year I wore my glasses to school and people made fun of me but not this year! Trish was in a mini Jean skirt and a leopard print top. She was way over the top. As always. I walked out of the bathroom and downstairs to the living room. Trish was waiting for me. "hey ally! You look nice today. Wait is that my eyeshadow?" she asked.
"yes trish I am wearing your eyeshadow."
"why? Who you tryin to impress?"
"no one trish. I just want things at this school to be different. I don't want to be known as the girl who always got teased and who was never ever asked to any parties or to go anywhere."
"that explains why you aren't wearing your glasses. Now let's go we don't wanna be late. Wait do you know how to get to the school?"
"um...no." then I heard the doorbell ring. I grab my bag off the couch and walk over to the door with trish following close behind me. I open it to see Austin an dez. OMG Austin looked so hot! And dez looks, normal. Last we saw him he was in stopes pants and a poka dot t-shirt. Austin and fess mouths almost fell open. I don't know why.
Trish's POV
Ally opens the door and there stands dez and Austin. Wow does dez look hot! Austins ok but dez. He looked even cuter than he did last time I saw him. Their mouths almost fall open.
Dez's POV
The door opens and I'm astonished. Trish looks ravishing. Glowing even. Ally looks good too but trish. Wow. I am pretty sure my mouth just dropped open. Then I remember what we promised eachother. I just hope she doesn't tell anyone.
Austins POV
The door opens and I see ally. She looks amazing! But I can't get distracted I need to get to school so I decide to break the aquard silence.
"so ally I was just wondering if you guys wanted to walk to school with us?"
"sure we'd love to" they walk out of the door and close it behind them. Then we lead them to the high school.
"so ally, trish are you nervous about coming to a new school?" I asked.
"maybe a little." she says kinda shyly.
"ally there is no need to act shy around me. You can tell me anything and you know that. Now why are you nervous?"
"well I wasn't the most...liked at my last school. People made fun of me because of how I looked and because I wouldn't get up on stage in front of people. They would make fun of me because I was a teachers pet and I never got in trouble. I just don't want that to happen to me again."
"ally if those people did that to you then they were wrong. Your stage fright is not your fault. Plus you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen an no one should make fun of you for that. They were just jealous." then I realized what I said. Well friends can call other friends can't they?
"thanks Austin, that was really sweet of you to say but I'm not beautiful. I mean everyone would make fun of me. The goody toe shoes. The girl with the glasses. The girl with no life." shoot she heard that part. Wait did she say glasses?
"you wear glasses?"
"yea but I have contacts. I don't wear my glasses cause I don't want people to make fun of me because of them."
"well I won't make fun of you and you shouldn't have to change what you look like just because of what other people think. You are perfect just the way you are." what am I saying! This girl is starting to make me say things that I don't mean. Well she is beautiful and she doesn't need to change who she is just so she will fit in but...ok I did mean it but why am I saying this? I guess I just want her to feel better. I look down at her to see her looking up at me smiling. We finally reach the school. "well hear we are!" I say spreading out my arms wide. "the Fremantle high school home of the Fremantle leopards! Welcome to your new high school. Just stick with me and I'll show you around. Since it's a new school for you guys we will stick in pairs of 2's. Trish you stick with dez and I will stick with ally. Now follow us to the main office so you can get your schedule." me and my best friend lead the girls to the office and the principal comes to greet his new students.
"welcome you must be ally Dawson and trish dela rosa. Here are your defiant. I see that you have already met Austin and dez. They can show you around." said principal brayboy. He handed the girls there sceduals and walked back into his office.
I show ally my scedual. We have all the same classes except she has AP Calculus and AP English by herself. I see dez and trish have all the same classes as eachother but trish has english and math by her self. Dez has different classes as me and ally and trish at the same time all does but he was covering them with his hand. So we all only have two classes different from eachother.
"hey look guys we all have the same classes but ally has two AP classes before lunch, trish has English and math by herself before lunch, i have advanced math and advanced english at the same time. dez has...something. What do you have dez?"
"just this class called...um...'special ed'? What does that even mean." I couldn't tell him that was a dumb kid class so I didnt.
"ok well we all have the rest of the classes together. Hey look we even have all our PE/RA classes music, drama, and creative writing at the same time! Now let's head off to homeroom before were late!" I grab ally's wrist and dez grabs trish's wrist and we drag them to home room. Since it's the first day we can take our bags with us until we get our lockers which we get tomorow. First we have science with Ms King. She seems nice enough. A little strict though. We take our pee assigned seats which happen to be in the order of me, dez, ally, then trish all sitting next to each other. Class goes by fast. She shows us safety videos and talks about the rules but then that's it. When the bell rings we lead the girls to our next class, study hall.
Since we can't talk I decide to pull out my phone and txt ally. Dez is drawing and trish is listening to her music.
Ally's POV
I was reading my book in study hall when I get a txt from Austin.
M=Austin
D=ally
M: r u as bord as I am?
D: knda. Wat u wana do?
M: idk we could jst talk
D: k wat u wana tlk bout
M: wat do u think dez is drawin?
D: idk I'll check
I look over at dez to see him hard at work on a sketch he is drawing in his sketch book. I peek over his shoulder and see he Is drawing a girl that looks alot like trish but it's not finished so it could be anyone.
D: he is sktchin a grl don't know who
M: ohh dez has a crush!
D: looks like it.
M: ok enough tlk bout othrs. Let's tlk bout u.
D: wat u wana know?
M:evrythng. We r BFF's
D: my fav color is pnk. Have stage fright. Can play piano, guitar, flute, and my voice. Love writing songs. Have a brother. Was n cloud watching club back home. Am bord by horror movies. Am not bord by paranormal movies. Love pickles.
M: u hav a bro?
D: yea names David he is off at colage. Will be transferring to colage here soon so he can b w/ us is a junior
M: cool wen am I Gona meet him?
D: comes in bout 2 weeks
M: can't wait. So do u have a crush from bak home? Do ya do ya?
D: why? Do u?
M: I'll tell if u do
D: was one guy. Names Dallas. Looked kinda like u but w/ dark brown hair and tanner skin.
M: sounds cool.
D: not the brightest though & doesnt like music so over him. Wat bout u?
M: ok fine there is this one grl I kinda liked. But I don't anymore.
D: who was she?
M: her name is Cassidy. She was tall with blond hair. She lovd music but she was knda a jerk. She gossiped alot and started rumers. Plus she was knda mean wen u got to know her.
D: wow u liked her?
M: yea. But I am knida interested in someone else now
D: who?
M: I am intreasted in u. I want to be the best of friends with u so I'm not worried about relationships right now.
D: aww thanks.
M: so who do u like now?
D: no one at the moment. I am trying to b ur BFF so I don't have time plus I'm at a new school so...yea. So now that I've told u bout me tell me bout u.
M: my fav color is blue, my dad was abusive and left a while ago, my mom died of cancer a few weeks ago, I'm being raised by my older siblings, I love music, love horror movies, kinda freaked out by paranormal movies...not alot just a little u know just like how any one would be, and I am getting a headache from staring at the screen on my phone for too long.
D: well then look away 4 a sec
M: fine the bell is bout to ring anyway. Better pack up.
D: k
I tap trish on the shoulder and point to the clock. Austin does the same with dez. We all pack up our stuff and then the bell rings. Austin and dez drag me and trish to our next class. English. Even though I have AP English I still have to take normal English too. It goes by quickly and then we head off to music. Probably my favorite class ever but I am not performing. We all sit next to eachother and the teacher starts to talk.
"hello class my name is ms Hopkins. Today we will assign your instrument. Now piano players line up over here, drummers here, singers here, guitar here, and then brass here. After I assign your instrument you may sit back down in your seat and chat amongst yourselfs until I give out further instructions. If you are good at more than one thing just tell me when I get to you but for now just chose one." we all stand up and line up. Trish goes into the line for singers, Austin goes to singers, I go to piano, and dez goes to guitar. When she gets to me she asks me my name.
"ally Dawson. And ms Hopkins I am good at piano, guitar, flute, and I can sing."
"well ally since you play many instruments I will assign you to two of them. You will play piano and you will sing. Your number is 6."
I thank her then take my seat.
Austins POV
I line up in the singers line. Trish is right behind me, I didn't know she could sing. When I get up to her she asks me my name.
"Austin moon. I sing, play piano, guitar, and drums."
"well since you play so much I will assign you two. You will be singing and guitar. You will be number 15."
I say thank you and go to sit by ally. Then we make small talk until dez and trish get here. Mostly about how things are going so far for the first day of school.
Trish's POV
I line up in the singers line. She asks me my name.
"trish dela rosa. I sing, play piano, and guitar."
"ok trish you will be singing and guitar. Your number will be 17."
I thank her then go take my seat and join in on Austin and ally's conversation.
Dez's POV
I line up in the guitar line and patiently wait for my tern. I'm still pondering whether or not trish Is going to keep my secret but I'm am almost positive that she will. It's finally my turn and the teacher asks me my name.
"dezmond worthy but you can call me dez. I play guitar, drums, piano, and I sing."
"well dez you will be assigns as a singer and a guitarist. Your number will be 32."
"thank you" then I walk back to my seat to join my friends. Shortly after I sat down the teacher called for our attention.
"ok class for your first assignment I will pair everyone up and you will create a song and perform it infront of the class in two weeks. Now listen for your number. Number 15 you will be with number 6. Number 17 you will be with number 32." so that means Austin is working with ally and I am working with TRISH! That means we are going to have to create a song together. Uh oh. No one has ever heard me perform before. I don't perform in front of people. I don't want them to make fun of me. Plus it's one o those secrets that I have been keeping. "now for the remainder of the class period you will get with your partners and work on your assignment." Austin and ally go to one end of the room and me an trish head to the other.
Austins POV
Yes I'm working with ALLY! We head to one end of the room while trish and dez head to the other. We sit down on the piano bench and turn to eachother. "Austin I don't think I can do this."
"what do you mean ally?"
"I can't sing or play piano infront of the whole school."
"you can. Just pretend I'm the only one there."
"ok Austin. I'll try." and then we start working on our song.
Dez's POV
"So trish what were you assigned?" lukily around her I can talk normally.
"singing and guitar."
"same here!"
"I didn't know you could sing or play guitar."
"don't forget about drums, piano, and bagpipes."
"wow now let me guess you don't like to perform infront of crowds and no one knows you can play."
"corectamundo!"
"so how are you gonna perform infront of the whole school?"
"I don't know. Honestly I hate performing in front of people. Just all those eyes staring at me makes me uncomfortable. Well at least I can be perform around you. For some reason I'm not as nervous around you as I am other people and I can actually be myself."
"same here but I don't have stage fright. Don't worry dez I will be right next to you when we perform. Now let's get to work on this song." then we begin working.
30 minutes later.
The bell rings and we all head off to our separate classes but first i head into the bathroom and take out my contacts and put on my glasses. It makes it easier to see. Austin and ally and trish don't know I wear glasses. I only use them when I'm alone or during AP math. I told Austin I had special ED classes which I know are dumb classes basically so that he wouldn't know I have AP classes for the next two cores. I walk into the room and then take a seat in the back. That's where me and all my AP friends sit and the teacher always counts on us to sit there. Plus she wants to keep the kids who might cause trouble up front. I look up at the door and see one of the people I was hoping to not have this class with. Ally. I duck down a little and continue to talk to my friends. Please don't see me please don't see me.
~meanwhile~
Trish's POV
The bell rings and I head off to my second to last class before lunch. English. It goes by quickly and so does my next class math. All they did was tell us the rules and stuff. And soon I found myself heading to lunch.
~meanwhile~
Austin's POV
Advanced math and English go by quickly and all I can think about is dez. I fell sorry for the fact that he has special Ed classes. That means he gets extra help but it also means he is different than other people like he acts weird because of a disability or something but he doesn't I mean I know everything about him. We've been friends for 8 years. We tell eachother everything and he would've told me if he had a disability. We dont have secrets. You know what's weird though, he never invites me to his house. We always hang out at my house. I mean I know his agrees and Ive been to it to pick him up in the morning but I've just never been inside there. I think I'll pop by for a suprise visit later today. I walk into the lunch room and see ally trish and dez all sitting at a table. I walk over o them and sit down.
"hey guys! So how was your 2 separate classes away from your 2 best guys?" I said. Me and dez leaned into eachother and smiled while looking at the girls then they burst out laughing.
"seriously Austin. Seriously." says ally
"what! What did I do?!"
"ugh never mind. AP math and English were so boring. But there was a guy in there that looked exactly like dez but he was wearing glasses and he was using all the correct terms. It was freaky weird. I mean he could've been your twin dez. I couldn't really see from where I was sitting but he looked like he was even wearing the same clothes."
"wow that is hows it going on you and trish's song?" I ask dez.
"pretty good but we have a lot to do on it. Hey trish maybe you could come over to my house to work on it after school?"
"sure."
"hey ally since trish is going to dez's house to work on their song maybe you would like to come over To my house to work on our song?"
"sure." the end of lunch bell rings and we all head to our next class. Drama. Then we go to creative writing. Then we go to Spanish and finally PE. All of the classes go quickly and soon we find ourselves walking out of the school. Trish and dez head to his house and me and aly head to my house.
End of chapter 8
