The next day Ell looked at her schedule paper and grimaced. The first day of school, and she had what first period? Chemistry. What a way to start off the day. She thought as she slowly walked into the classroom, her arms crossed in front of her, holding a few books. Her clothes were new, or at least they looked it. She wore a crisp pair of black pants and a teal V-neck baby-tee. She looked around the room. Bobby sat near the back and motioned her to join him. She started to walk towards her, but someone grabbed her arm.
"Hey babe, I don't remember seeing you last year, you new?" The voice belonged to a boy sitting on a nearby desk. He had dark hair and a football jacket on.
"Yeah, I'm new." She answered.
"You wanna sit by me?" he asked, sticking out his chest to make sure she saw his jacket.
"I'm sorry, I don't know your name." Ell smiled.
"Jeremy Fisher. I'm on the football team!" He said, while again trying to show off his jacket.
"Well Jeremy," Ell started smiling, leaning in closer.
"Yeah?" He said, himself leaning in.
"No way!" She pushed him back with a finger and he fell off the desk. Ell dusted her hands off and walked towards Bobby. She sat down across from him, then looked at him. He was laughing so hard she thought he might fall out of his desk.
"Shh!" She said, "Teacher's here." The teacher walked in and class started.
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Ell walked around the cafeteria at lunch, looking for Bobby when an arm grabbed hers.
"Hey," it was Jeremy, "I never picked up your name." Ell smirked.
"I don't believe I dropped it." She said as she peeled off his hand and walked away. Jeremy scowled.
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