Chapter 2 - Just friends?
The first lesson bell rang through the school and everyone slumped out of the form room and down to our first lesson.
Great, biology! Although a familiar looking boy caught my eye as I entered the room. His deep brown eyes meet mine for a second then suddenly looked away as he knew I was looking at him. His dark brown hair fell over his face as if he was hiding from me. But then as I spun around I realised what he was looking at. Natalie was stood behind me; hitching up her short skirt she flounced over to the new arrival and introduced herself.
'Heya, my name's Natalie, I heard you're new to this school' she said whilst perching on his desk.
The new boy just fidgeted in his seat a bit, then announced his name.
'Ummmm, uh, my names Jamie Sparrow, pleased to meet you'
He produced his hand from his pocket to shake Natalie's hand, when she didn't return the favour he shyly put his hand back in his pocket and looked back to his work. Seeing she wasn't going to get anymore out of Jamie today she flounced back to her seat and started talking to Kirsten.
Sparrow, Sparrow. That rang a bell somewhere in my mind. Where had I heard it before? Oh well I was sure it would come to me later.
Later on that day, while talking to Stacey, James entered our form room with Miss Sims. As I looked at him he looked away as if her were trying to avoid my glance. Then Miss Sims walked over to me and asked me to show Jamie around the school. Apparently he seemed to trust me and wanted my support and help. Although he didn't say this, Miss Sims told me that he had chosen me to show him around.
As we walked down the corridor in total silence, I decided to break the ice.
'So… were bouts' do you come from?'
'Around Jamacia, my dad lives on a boat there'
'Cool, that's a long way to come. It must have been lovely there, why did you move round here?'
'Ummm, I'm not that sure?'
'You must have a reason to come all the way from the Caribbean to England?'
'Well you see……'
Just then the bell rang and we were parted in the mad rush to get to lessons. That's strange I thought to myself maybe he's an illegal immigrant? Is he ashamed of his background? I thought about all the possibilities till my mind went blank.
Just after school Jamie caught me just as I was walking out through the back gates ready to go home and put my feet up.
'Jemma!' He shouted as I spun around to see who had bellowed my name.
'Hey Jamie, what's up?'
'I was just wondering could you help me with my English homework?'
'Yah sure come back to mine'
Just as I got caught up in his gorgeous brown eyes, a thought dawned on me. Crap Natalie was coming round tonight!
' Heya Jem, ready to go?' Natalie said whilst staring into Jamie's eyes. But he wasn't looking back at her, he was staring at me!Wow, he was gorgeous, I'd never noticed before this moment but he had a strange clothing style. Similar to that of Victorian fashion.
'Jemma?'
'Yes, um, do you mind if Jamie studies with us tonight'
'Yah sure' She said with a bit too much enthusiasm.
'Ok then, home is that way' I said as I pointed in the opposite direction to the one Natalie was staring in.