"Well this is it" I said to myself as I looked up at the entrance of Degrassi Community School. It was definitely going to be different from my old school. First of all it was in Canada. Me a Canadian? I don't think so. I was a well brought up New Yorker. When my parent divorced my mom decided it would be a good idea to move to Canada to live with my aunt. It made me think if after the school year I was going to end up saying "eh?" after every sentence. Another reason why this school would be different is just that it wasn't my old one. Last year I guess I could say I was pretty popular at my old school. Maybe not the most popular girl in Lawrence Middle School but I was with the "in crowd" if you know what I mean. It was our 8th grade year and we ruled the school. And we knew in high school we would "rule the school" then too. Well they might but I sure as hell wouldn't. I was now the new girl. I didn't know a single soul and I was scared out of my mind. Thoughts ran through my head. The thought like "Who am I going to sit with at lunch?" "What if I cant find my classes?" "What if I make a bad first impression" and the biggest one "What if I don't make any friends". I had never had to worry about these thoughts before. I always had someone there for me. Not now though- I was all alone.

"Here I go." I said to myself again as I walked up the steps to the school. Oh no. did I just say that to myself. I was talking out loud. Great, now everyone was going to think a freak if they saw me. I opened the doors to the school. I was here.

"Go to the admissions room" My Aunt told me this morning. Before I started school. "They'll help you get started up." If only I could find the admissions room though.

"Do you know where the admissions room is?" I asked a girl with pink streaked pigtails.

"Ya, down the hall and make a left." She said. I wanted to ask her name and try to get to know her but the bell was going to ring soon and I needed to get my schedule. I'll just have to try to make friends later.

"K, thanks" I said and I walked to the admissions room. There was a prissy looking lady sitting behind the desk typing on a computer.

"Hello," I said "I'm new here and I'm supposed to pick up my schedule"

"Name?" asked the prissy looking lady

"Jada Green" I said.

"Grade?" The prissy lady asked again

"9" I said. She typed all this information into the computer. A piece of paper printed out of the computer. She handed it to me.

"Here is your schedule Jada." She said "Just give me a minute and I'll call your advisor to take you to your first class."

"My advisor?" I asked. I had never heard of such a thing.

"Yes," She said "your advisor is someone in your grade who is in all your classes. They will walk around with you for the first week. You know 'show you the ropes' of Degrassi" I hated when teachers tried to be cool and used phrases like "show you the ropes". I also wasn't sure I like the idea of being someone littlie follower for a week. Plus, what if I got some science nerd who carries around the science slides for class. Then I would probably have much more trouble fitting in. Then a sporty looking boy opened the door to the admissions room. He was wearing a basketball jersey and had a winning smile. He looked like the guy every girl in the school would like.

"Jada Green," Said the prissy looking lady behind the desk "meet your advisor Jimmy Brooks." Jimmy smiled.

"You two better get to class now. Your going to be late" Said the prissy lady. Jimmy rolled his eyes at her and made me laugh. We walked out the door the into the Degrassi halls.

"Hey, I'm Jimmy" He said even though the prissy lady behind the desk had said his name. Still Jimmy felt that they had to introduce himself . He stuck out his hand. I smiled my best smile back at him and shook his hand.

"Jada," I said "But everyone calls me Jade." I felt I should give him my nickname. Just so he could really get to know me.

"Wait so you name is Jade Green?" He asked and gave a friendly laugh "Like the color?"

I laughed back "Like the color"

"Cool" He said. "You know maybe I could change my name to like Hot Pink or something like that and then we could twins." he joked.

"I think you should just stick with Jimmy. It works for you." I said and giggled.

"Glad you think so" Jimmy said back smiling. Jimmy seamed like a great guy. He was nice, funny, easily to get along with, and he had that smile. He still wasn't exactly "my type" of guy but he would make an awesome friend. It seemed like most people in Degrassi liked Jimmy too. As they were walking down the halls people we constantly giving him high-fives and saying hi to him. He seemed like the right guy to stick by at this school.

"Well here first period class" Jimmy said to me as we reached our class. "You ready to really start your life at Degrassi?" Right at that moment everything was just right. No bad thought went trough my mind and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

"More ready then ever" I replied and we walked into the classroom.

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