She walked through the hall, an almost empty backpack slung over one
shoulder, her eyes flying from one side of the hall to the other, locking
suddenly on the boy walking next to her. She smiled slightly, taking in
his curly brown mop of hair, and his blue-gray eyes. He obviously sensed
her gaze, turning to look at her in question. Smiling in return, he asked
quietly, "You okay?"
She smiled again, nodding slightly. Looking away from him, her eyes resumed their study of the high school hallways.
Another girl watched the exchange from a few steps behind the two, one her cousin, the other a boy she had known her whole life. She twirled a strand of blonde hair around her finger absentmindedly, staring in awe at the mass amount of people flowing around her in the hallway, 'Gordo wasn't kidding when he said there would be four times the amount of people here.' She realized slowly that since on the bus, she had not seen a single person she recognized except for Gordo and Riley.
The three walked into the courtyard of the school, where sixteen tables were set up. Scanning the signs above the tables, the three noted that there were four tables for each grade, divided by the alphabet, A-F, G-L, M- S and T-Z. Lizzie and Gordo walked over to the freshman area, Lizzie going to the M-S table, Gordo to the G-L table. Lizzie saw Riley walk towards the sophomore area, heading straight for the A-F table.
Lizzie reached the front of the line quickly, and smiled at the teacher sitting behind the table. Her name tag read "Mrs. Lindholm, Theatre Arts." The woman smiled back, "Name?"
"Umm, Elizabeth McGuire." Lizzie smiled again as Mrs. Lindholm handed her a folder of papers, before stepping out of the way to find a place to look over all the information. She found an empty bench, sitting to pull out her schedule and homeroom assignment. Before she had gotten farther than her ID number, Gordo plopped down next to her, followed by Riley, who sat on the grass just in front of them. As she studied her schedule, Lizzie was pleased to see that she had gotten all the classes she had requested, in the semester she had requested them.
"So Lizzie, what d'you have?" Gordo threw his arm around the back of the bench, leaning in to read her schedule.
Lizzie smiled, shaking her head slightly to get her hair out of her eyes. "Fall semester, I have Gym and Computer Keyboarding A Block, English 9 accelerated B Block, World History CP C Block, and Theatre Arts I D Block. Spring Semester, I have Earth Science CP A Block, Algebra I accelerated B Block, Health and Gym C Block, and Creative Writing I D Block. You?"
Gordo picked his schedule up off his lap and started to read it. "In fall I have Earth Science accelerated A Block, English 9 accelerated B Block, Gym and Health C Block, and Film-making I D Block. And spring semester I have World History accelerated A Block, Geometry accelerated B Block, Computer Keyboarding and Gym C Block, and Film-making II D Block."
"Coolie, we have English together this semester and Gym together next semester. Not as many as I would have liked, but hey, at least we won't be completely away from each other." Lizzie smiled, nudging Gordo with her elbow. "What do you have Ri?"
"Umm," Riley fished through her papers to find her schedule. "Fall I have Pre-Calc accelerated A Block, Advanced Art B Block, Graphics I and Gym C Block, and English 10 accelerated D Block. Spring I have Advanced Art II A Block, Biology CP B Block, US History I C Block, and Graphics II D Block."
Lizzie smiled widely, "Hey, we have the same Gym class this semester!"
Riley glanced at her schedule again, smiling, "Yea, I guess we do. Cool."
As Gordo and Riley continued to look through their papers, Lizzie gazed around the courtyard. People were milling all over, getting and comparing schedules. The first day of school at Hillridge Central had no actual classes. Everyone spent the whole day either in their homerooms, picking up their books, finding and figuring out how to open their lockers, or finding the easiest way to get to their classes. She smiled, 'This is so going to be my year.'
***A/N: Soooo, I haven't updated in forever but now I have two chapters up in what? two or three days? Go me! Anyways, the next six chapters are all going to be the first day of school, just from everyone's perspective. Each of my main characters (Lizzie, Gordo, Riley, Kate, Matt and Ethan) will get their own chapter and start from the courtyard on. I hope you're enjoying it, and please review. It will go faster than this soon, but I think the first day of high school (or junior high in Matt's case) is a really important part of my story. This story will span the entire year, until June. I'll probably do a series that goes up until at least Riley graduating, maybe Lizzie and the gang too. Enjoy!***
She smiled again, nodding slightly. Looking away from him, her eyes resumed their study of the high school hallways.
Another girl watched the exchange from a few steps behind the two, one her cousin, the other a boy she had known her whole life. She twirled a strand of blonde hair around her finger absentmindedly, staring in awe at the mass amount of people flowing around her in the hallway, 'Gordo wasn't kidding when he said there would be four times the amount of people here.' She realized slowly that since on the bus, she had not seen a single person she recognized except for Gordo and Riley.
The three walked into the courtyard of the school, where sixteen tables were set up. Scanning the signs above the tables, the three noted that there were four tables for each grade, divided by the alphabet, A-F, G-L, M- S and T-Z. Lizzie and Gordo walked over to the freshman area, Lizzie going to the M-S table, Gordo to the G-L table. Lizzie saw Riley walk towards the sophomore area, heading straight for the A-F table.
Lizzie reached the front of the line quickly, and smiled at the teacher sitting behind the table. Her name tag read "Mrs. Lindholm, Theatre Arts." The woman smiled back, "Name?"
"Umm, Elizabeth McGuire." Lizzie smiled again as Mrs. Lindholm handed her a folder of papers, before stepping out of the way to find a place to look over all the information. She found an empty bench, sitting to pull out her schedule and homeroom assignment. Before she had gotten farther than her ID number, Gordo plopped down next to her, followed by Riley, who sat on the grass just in front of them. As she studied her schedule, Lizzie was pleased to see that she had gotten all the classes she had requested, in the semester she had requested them.
"So Lizzie, what d'you have?" Gordo threw his arm around the back of the bench, leaning in to read her schedule.
Lizzie smiled, shaking her head slightly to get her hair out of her eyes. "Fall semester, I have Gym and Computer Keyboarding A Block, English 9 accelerated B Block, World History CP C Block, and Theatre Arts I D Block. Spring Semester, I have Earth Science CP A Block, Algebra I accelerated B Block, Health and Gym C Block, and Creative Writing I D Block. You?"
Gordo picked his schedule up off his lap and started to read it. "In fall I have Earth Science accelerated A Block, English 9 accelerated B Block, Gym and Health C Block, and Film-making I D Block. And spring semester I have World History accelerated A Block, Geometry accelerated B Block, Computer Keyboarding and Gym C Block, and Film-making II D Block."
"Coolie, we have English together this semester and Gym together next semester. Not as many as I would have liked, but hey, at least we won't be completely away from each other." Lizzie smiled, nudging Gordo with her elbow. "What do you have Ri?"
"Umm," Riley fished through her papers to find her schedule. "Fall I have Pre-Calc accelerated A Block, Advanced Art B Block, Graphics I and Gym C Block, and English 10 accelerated D Block. Spring I have Advanced Art II A Block, Biology CP B Block, US History I C Block, and Graphics II D Block."
Lizzie smiled widely, "Hey, we have the same Gym class this semester!"
Riley glanced at her schedule again, smiling, "Yea, I guess we do. Cool."
As Gordo and Riley continued to look through their papers, Lizzie gazed around the courtyard. People were milling all over, getting and comparing schedules. The first day of school at Hillridge Central had no actual classes. Everyone spent the whole day either in their homerooms, picking up their books, finding and figuring out how to open their lockers, or finding the easiest way to get to their classes. She smiled, 'This is so going to be my year.'
***A/N: Soooo, I haven't updated in forever but now I have two chapters up in what? two or three days? Go me! Anyways, the next six chapters are all going to be the first day of school, just from everyone's perspective. Each of my main characters (Lizzie, Gordo, Riley, Kate, Matt and Ethan) will get their own chapter and start from the courtyard on. I hope you're enjoying it, and please review. It will go faster than this soon, but I think the first day of high school (or junior high in Matt's case) is a really important part of my story. This story will span the entire year, until June. I'll probably do a series that goes up until at least Riley graduating, maybe Lizzie and the gang too. Enjoy!***