Chapter 2
Joe slammed her locker and walked over to Ephram who was getting his history book.
"So what's your first hour?" He asked, closing his locker and walking with her down the hall.
"History," Joe replied, "You?"
"Same here," Ephram grinned, happy that he'd have someone to goof off with. Ephram led the way to the history room, as Joe told him about how she got caught fighting with a transvestite in a Vegas nightclub. They took seats next to each other towards the back, Joe taking Amy's normal seat, which Ephram hadn't really noticed. Amy walked into class and took a seat towards the front, giving Joe the "evil eye". Joe just smiled waved and continued talking with Ephram. The bell then let out an annoying ring signaling the beginning of the school day. Mrs. Jorgensen closed the door and asked the class to get out their textbooks and assignments.
"It seems we have a new student today," Mrs. Jorgensen announced,"Miss Lawson, would you like to introduce yourself?" Joe looked over at the teacher and gave her a fake smile. She slowly stood up and stood next to her desk.
"Hi, I'm Josephine Lawson, but my friends call me Joe, I am 15 and am glad to be in Everwood," Josephine said, after all the students turned to look at her.
"Where are you from, Josephine?" Mrs. Jorgensen asked, her voice sickeningly sweet.
"Um, all over. I was born in Jasper, Texas, which is where I lived until the age of 6 when I moved to New York City were I lived in Manhattan until I was 14. From there I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada for 5 months. Then from there I went back to Jasper," Joe told the class, slowly licking the bubblegum gloss off her lips.
"Wow, seems like you have traveled quite a bit," Mrs. Jorgensen responded, before asking the class to welcome Josephine to the school and to help her get the hang of things. Joe just sighed, and sat back down. She glanced over at Ephram, who was snickering, and made a mental note to kick him later.
4th Hour Joe hurried to her chem class, which she was already late for. As she ran into the chem lab she smacked right into the teacher, causing him to drop the grade books he was carrying.
"Oh, I'm sorry, let me help you," Joe bent down to pick up one of the blue books.
"You must be Josephine, the new student," Mr.Billar, the chem teacher, said," Why don't you take a seat next to Amy over there, she should help you get caught up." Joe handed him the book and walked over to where Amy was seated. She set her books on the table and sat down next to her. Amy turned and looked at Joe, her eyes full of shock. Joe looked at her as she finished writing down her assignment from her last class.
"Hi, I'm Joe," Joe said," and from what I've heard, your Amy."
"Yeah, I'm Amy," Amy responded looking at her briefly, and then concentrating her gaze on a car outside the window. Joe jus shrugged and continued to write in her notebook.
"Hey, Amy, do you know what the English Lit assignment was?" Joe asked, remembering that Amy had been in that class also.
"No,"Amy lied. She didn't want to look over. This girl annoyed her, a lot. During second hour gym class she was all Kayla and Paige could talk about. How much they loved her hair, and her clothes, and her southern accent. Amy was just down right sick of her. Not to mention the fact that she was always around Ephram, who seemed to hang on her every word. Amy was trying not to let this girl get to her, but she already had.
Lunch
Josephine left her drama class and walked to the caf. On her way there she decided to stop at her locker to get her purse so she could freshen her eye liner after lunch. After she turned the dial to her number, 1-19-33, she noticed that a boy had stopped at the locker next to her. He was tall and had blonde hair. She returned her attention to her locker, and began to open it. It wouldn't budge. She tried again, and still, nothing.
"Uh, not now!" Joe exclaimed at her locker. She hit her fist against it and began to try again.
"Need help?" the blond guy questioned.
"Yeah, that'd be great,"Joe replied,"By the way, I'm Josephine Lawson, you can call me Joe though." The boy simply hit the locker by the handle twice and, as if magically, it creaked open.
"Name's Bright Abbot," He told, her.
"Well thank you Bright, you are my hero," Joe said playfully, offering her hand for him to shake. Instead he took her hand and placed a kiss on it.
"My pleasure," He said, his eyes meeting hers. Joe smiled and then took her purse out of her locker. She saw Ephram coming, and said bye to Bright, before running over to see Ephram.
"Hey, Eph," Joe said walking over to Ephram who was putting a book in his locker.
"Oh, hi Joe, how was drama and chem?" Ephram asked as they walked to the caf.
"Fine, but that Amy is one hard pill to swallow. I have to be her lab partner in Chem and she was a total witch, if you know what I mean."
"Oh," Ephram said, wondering about Amy's weird behavior. The two walked into the caf and sat down at a table next to the window. It seemed that as soon as they sat down, Paige and Kayla had ran over and sat next to Joe, flooding her with questions about everything from what Texas was like to what cream rinse she uses. Ephram, not wanting to "invade" on their conversation with Joe, decided to sit with Amy, who he spotted sitting across the room.
"Hey Grover," Ephram greeted her. He took the seat next to her and waited for her to acknowledge his presence.
"Oh hi Ephram," She sighed, pushing around the food on her plate.
"So have you met Joe yet?" Ephram asked, noticing that Amy's eyes were glued on Kayla, Paige, and Joe.
"Unfortunately, yes," Amy responded, looking over at him,"What's with "Miss Southern Rose" anyways. I mean she is sooo annoying."
"What's up with you Amy? Did Joe say something to you, cuz I could talk to her about it," Ephram questioned, his smile turning into a frown of concern.
"No. She is just, oh whatever. I have to go," Amy got up and left the caf. Ephram watched her go, more confused then ever.
Joe slammed her locker and walked over to Ephram who was getting his history book.
"So what's your first hour?" He asked, closing his locker and walking with her down the hall.
"History," Joe replied, "You?"
"Same here," Ephram grinned, happy that he'd have someone to goof off with. Ephram led the way to the history room, as Joe told him about how she got caught fighting with a transvestite in a Vegas nightclub. They took seats next to each other towards the back, Joe taking Amy's normal seat, which Ephram hadn't really noticed. Amy walked into class and took a seat towards the front, giving Joe the "evil eye". Joe just smiled waved and continued talking with Ephram. The bell then let out an annoying ring signaling the beginning of the school day. Mrs. Jorgensen closed the door and asked the class to get out their textbooks and assignments.
"It seems we have a new student today," Mrs. Jorgensen announced,"Miss Lawson, would you like to introduce yourself?" Joe looked over at the teacher and gave her a fake smile. She slowly stood up and stood next to her desk.
"Hi, I'm Josephine Lawson, but my friends call me Joe, I am 15 and am glad to be in Everwood," Josephine said, after all the students turned to look at her.
"Where are you from, Josephine?" Mrs. Jorgensen asked, her voice sickeningly sweet.
"Um, all over. I was born in Jasper, Texas, which is where I lived until the age of 6 when I moved to New York City were I lived in Manhattan until I was 14. From there I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada for 5 months. Then from there I went back to Jasper," Joe told the class, slowly licking the bubblegum gloss off her lips.
"Wow, seems like you have traveled quite a bit," Mrs. Jorgensen responded, before asking the class to welcome Josephine to the school and to help her get the hang of things. Joe just sighed, and sat back down. She glanced over at Ephram, who was snickering, and made a mental note to kick him later.
4th Hour Joe hurried to her chem class, which she was already late for. As she ran into the chem lab she smacked right into the teacher, causing him to drop the grade books he was carrying.
"Oh, I'm sorry, let me help you," Joe bent down to pick up one of the blue books.
"You must be Josephine, the new student," Mr.Billar, the chem teacher, said," Why don't you take a seat next to Amy over there, she should help you get caught up." Joe handed him the book and walked over to where Amy was seated. She set her books on the table and sat down next to her. Amy turned and looked at Joe, her eyes full of shock. Joe looked at her as she finished writing down her assignment from her last class.
"Hi, I'm Joe," Joe said," and from what I've heard, your Amy."
"Yeah, I'm Amy," Amy responded looking at her briefly, and then concentrating her gaze on a car outside the window. Joe jus shrugged and continued to write in her notebook.
"Hey, Amy, do you know what the English Lit assignment was?" Joe asked, remembering that Amy had been in that class also.
"No,"Amy lied. She didn't want to look over. This girl annoyed her, a lot. During second hour gym class she was all Kayla and Paige could talk about. How much they loved her hair, and her clothes, and her southern accent. Amy was just down right sick of her. Not to mention the fact that she was always around Ephram, who seemed to hang on her every word. Amy was trying not to let this girl get to her, but she already had.
Lunch
Josephine left her drama class and walked to the caf. On her way there she decided to stop at her locker to get her purse so she could freshen her eye liner after lunch. After she turned the dial to her number, 1-19-33, she noticed that a boy had stopped at the locker next to her. He was tall and had blonde hair. She returned her attention to her locker, and began to open it. It wouldn't budge. She tried again, and still, nothing.
"Uh, not now!" Joe exclaimed at her locker. She hit her fist against it and began to try again.
"Need help?" the blond guy questioned.
"Yeah, that'd be great,"Joe replied,"By the way, I'm Josephine Lawson, you can call me Joe though." The boy simply hit the locker by the handle twice and, as if magically, it creaked open.
"Name's Bright Abbot," He told, her.
"Well thank you Bright, you are my hero," Joe said playfully, offering her hand for him to shake. Instead he took her hand and placed a kiss on it.
"My pleasure," He said, his eyes meeting hers. Joe smiled and then took her purse out of her locker. She saw Ephram coming, and said bye to Bright, before running over to see Ephram.
"Hey, Eph," Joe said walking over to Ephram who was putting a book in his locker.
"Oh, hi Joe, how was drama and chem?" Ephram asked as they walked to the caf.
"Fine, but that Amy is one hard pill to swallow. I have to be her lab partner in Chem and she was a total witch, if you know what I mean."
"Oh," Ephram said, wondering about Amy's weird behavior. The two walked into the caf and sat down at a table next to the window. It seemed that as soon as they sat down, Paige and Kayla had ran over and sat next to Joe, flooding her with questions about everything from what Texas was like to what cream rinse she uses. Ephram, not wanting to "invade" on their conversation with Joe, decided to sit with Amy, who he spotted sitting across the room.
"Hey Grover," Ephram greeted her. He took the seat next to her and waited for her to acknowledge his presence.
"Oh hi Ephram," She sighed, pushing around the food on her plate.
"So have you met Joe yet?" Ephram asked, noticing that Amy's eyes were glued on Kayla, Paige, and Joe.
"Unfortunately, yes," Amy responded, looking over at him,"What's with "Miss Southern Rose" anyways. I mean she is sooo annoying."
"What's up with you Amy? Did Joe say something to you, cuz I could talk to her about it," Ephram questioned, his smile turning into a frown of concern.
"No. She is just, oh whatever. I have to go," Amy got up and left the caf. Ephram watched her go, more confused then ever.