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Chapter eleven :D YAY, it's May's POV.. and..urrrr, I don't have anything else interesting to say except thanks for the reviews!... sooo... That is all. .

I didn't go to school, the first day or the second, but trust me I wanted too, it would be hard trying to catch up on my schedule and I would be

"The New Kid" Yay.

If you watched as much TV as I did, you knew that being the new kid was never good. My mom kept me off because I apparently I needed to do some 'healing'. But, to be truthful I had physically mourned for Ray a long time ago, I was still sad sure. Anything ad everything reminded me of him. When my mom found out abut that anonymous tip, she expected me too cry. When I didn't she presumed I was in shock. But enough tears had been shed, Ray had been gone a long time and I knew it. it was time to move on, he would want that.

The first day of school is always the worst, that's what people always tell you, why would they even say that? To comfort you? Because it sure as hell doesn't. I'd been to school, when I was six. But I got kicked the ass out because I beat up this kid who was bullying Ray. I had been home schooled ever since then. That's why I was literally shitting myself that third day. For more reasons than one, It was my FIRST day of REAL school! I'd heard all the stories. About bullies and swirled and all that jazz. It didn't help that Hank had made me look like a fucking daisy. With a stupid white pencil skirt and a stupid yellow blouse. I wanted to wear my jeans but NOOO If I was to 'fit in' with the 'right' people I had to look smart, which brings me to my third reason. My mom had turned me into a creature.. One of those snooty stuck up creatures. Honest to god. I looked like one of the white cats with the long hair that you always saw sat on the laps of rich people with that permanent 'I'm better than you' look on it's face. I know she's upset about Ray and stuff but I mean.. can't she accept me for me? I guess not because Hank is now snapping pictures of us with his fancy-shmancy camera. I can't help but think what it'd be like if Ray was here, it wouldn't be as bad surely. I would have had him and he would have had me. A pang of pain erupted inside of me.

"MAY!"

Hank growled. Did he have an indoor voice?

"We are leaving now."

"Okay Hank..bye mom"

I gave her a kiss and stepped into Hank's gold Alpha – Romeo, and sat watching my moms tearstained face crack a smile until she disappeared. I turned around and waited to arrive to the place which was to be my school.

"Were here, lets get you registered."

Hank said gruffly before stepping out of the car. My heart was beating like a train. I was petrified, but I grabbed my bag and cautiously stood next to or should I say behind Hank. I looked out into Castle Rock JR. high. It was a small school, but it seemed huge to me and a few bodies were scattered around.

"STOP Dilly – Dallying May."

Dilly -dallying? Really? What the hell. I kept my head down as I walked past the staring people. They all knew who I was, the principal's step-daughter, the dead-kid's sister. I was told to wait until Hank got the forms so I sat twiddling my thumbs, mentally preparing myself for walking into that classroom in front of all those kids. I saw Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern walk by, so I waved. But they must not have seen me because they didn't wave back. Hank gave me my schedule and I studied it, not sure what the hell I was even looking at. When a caramel blonde girl with small brown eyes and a wide smile emerged from behind Hank.

"May, this is Audrey, she's here to show you around and possibly become your friend, she lives across the road so you live close. I'll just leave you two to make friends.." Hank smiled and walked away, leaving me with the too-smiley-it's-scaring-me girl.

"Hi.."

I said shyly.

"Hello!"

she replied

"I'm Audrey"

"I heard…"

She brushed it off quickly

"We are going to be such good friends! Do you want too sit with me at lunch? You can meet all my friends?"

"Uhh, ok."

I said frowning

"Oooh, can I see your schedule? you might be in my classes!"

"Sure thing…"

I handed her it hoping she could make sense of the blur of letters and numbers. Her smile widened (if that's possible) and she said that we were in homeroom together.

"Homeroom? What the hell is homeroom?"

I said without thinking. Audrey giggled and said

"I have soo much to

"What the hell was that!" I yelled eyes wide "ahahh! Silly! it's just the bell, it means it's time to go to class!" Audrey giggled "oh, what class?" I was SO confused!

"Oh May!"

She giggled.

"I have sooo much to teach you."

Suddenly, the first bell rang

"Woah, wait what does that mean?"

I gasped, uneasily eyeing all the bustle of bodies.

"Homeroom! We have to got to homeroom silly! You're so funny!"

Audrey said linking arms with me.

"Ahh, I'm glad to see my humiliation amuses you"

I said under my breath

"What?"

"Nothing"

"Alright c'mon then."

We walked in to 'homeroom' arm in arm. Damn that girl was clingy, either that or she wanted to kiss Hank's ass, we'll never know.

"Ahh Audrey." Said Mr. Simons (our homeroom teacher)

"And who's this?"

"This is May Brower"

She said a little too loudly for my liking. I felt every eye in the room look up at me. I looked back at them and smiled nervously. I spotted the boys in the back row, but they didn't smile or anything. It was weird.

"Why don't you sit next to Audrey?"

Mr Simons asked.

I couldn't summon the energy to speak, I just nodded furiously. Audrey sat at the front. In the desk behind her sat a pretty brunette, with perfect skin and flawless hair. Next to her sat a girl I recognised, she was smiling at me. she had a brown bob, with sparkly brown eyes and a small frame. Sadie Brown. I knew her because she lived next door to me, she used to come round a lot to tell me and Ray stories about how public school. She often told us it was terrible and we were really lucky to home schooled. We listened to every word she said intently. She was very cute looking, like a pixie. And she wasn't the smartest person in the world. but she wasn't one of those mean dumb bitches, she was a cute dumb bitch if that makes sense? I think Ray might have had a little crush on her, the way he tuned red and immediately fixed his hair whenever she spoke to him. Nobody else could answer the door for Sadie, ray was always there first. Again I felt a pang of pain when I thought about Ray listening to Sadie warble on about how cute Vern Tessio was, and how he looked like a munchkin. I instantly didn't want to look at her. Audrey and I sat down and she introduced the brunette as Connie, apparently she was dating Vern's big brother Billy. Weird. Me and Sadie explained how we knew each other and Audrey giggled again, it was getting annoying. she said that I'd meet 'The rest' at lunch.. woo. At the end of class Audrey grabbed my arm.

"MAY! Chris Chambers is waving at you!"

I looked over my shoulders and waved back. then Connie stopped me.

"You can't talk to him! All he is, is a dirty Chamber's kid."

She hissed

"What?"

"Oh May your so naive"

She said flicking her hair behind her ear.

"What Connie's trying to say is.."

Audrey finished.

"If you want to hang with us.. You can't associate with… them."

She said 'Them' as if they were a chewed up piece of gum on the bottom of your best keds.

Oh God.

Chris lowered his hand.

"Told you guys they'd stop her."

He muttered.

"Think she'll talk to us anymore?"

Vern asked biting his lip.

"Dude, Are you cracked?"

Teddy replied.

"He's right."

Chris said sadly. h caught a glimpse of May's eyes flashing over to him for a second before going back to Audrey's. He felt sick when he realised that Audrey was telling her bout him, the milk money. Frank raping a girl, and the rest of his fucked up family.

" She's lucky to get in with the populars, we should leave her alone."

He added. They nodded slowly.

"It'd be great being a popular guy."

Gordie added deep in thought.

"Getting in with all the hot broads."

"Yeah."

Chris laughed.

"Like Ethan Gray, He's had many girls and he's only thirteen."

"I worship him."

Teddy stated clearly. Immediately all the boys laughed at teddy's strange outburst. Chris sneaked another peek at May who was hidden behind the three girls.

"looks like she's made her decision."

.He said slowly, feeling his words leave him like a lonely boat in the ocean.