C Y R U S
I took a deep breath as I slung my backpack over my shoulder. I debated on eating breakfast at this new school or home and decided to just take my chances with the school food. Whi knows what Jill would try to whip up in the kitchen. No offense to her, but she couldnt make a good meal to save her life.
"Going somewhere?" I heard a familiar voice ask.
"Well yeah, unlike you I'm a teenager and have to go to school," I said.
Jill pouted at me. "Don't you want me to cook you a quick breakfast?" She asked, feigning sadness.
I shook my head and walked towards the door. "I'll take my chances with poisoned school food."
Jill gasped at me and placed a hand on her heart. "You wound me Cyrus," She said dramatically.
I rolled my eyes and opened the door, in my to hear here getting up. "Wait Cyrus, let me drive you to school," She suggested.
I would've argued but there would be no point. Jill always had her way when it came to me and my brother. I sighed and waited for her by the door. She grabbed her keys and we walked into the driveway.
We got in and she pulled out, driving down the street. "So what do you think of your new school?" She asked, breaking the silence.
I shrugged. "I don't know. I guess it'll be cool," I said. Truth is I had no clue what this school would be like. Maybe it would be a great place where I'd enjoy going. Or maybe it'd be just as awful as Westerberg High.
I also had no idea what the people here were like. I only got here a month and a half ago since I was relocated. I had been moved around so much in the past six months that I never really pay attention to where I am.
When I met Jill, my worries began to slowly fade. She had been a greater mother than all my foster moms combined. She had taken care of me as if I were her own son.
"Did you hear me Cyrus?" Her voice interrupted my thoughts.
I blinked a few times and shook my head. "Uhh yes?" It came out more like a question than an answer.
Jill rolled her eyes. "I said we're here. We have been for a the past few minutes," She said, annoyed.
I looked out the window and saw we were st the entrance of the school. Some students were hanging out in the front while others were walking through the double doors.
I sighed and undid my seat
belt. I opened the door and looked back at Jill. "Are you picking me up?" I hoped she said 'yes' because I've only saw the route from here to my house a few times.
She nodded. "There might be a slight chance that I'll have to work overtime. If that does happen, I'll just have Simon come pick you up," She told me.
I groaned internally. It's not that I didnt like seeing Simon, but sometimes he can be a real prick. I nodded and got out the car. I started walking when Jill called out to me.
"Have a good day Cyrus!" She yelled.
I turned around and gave her a smile. I waved to her as she drove off. I sighed as I turned only to fall in my butt when I bumped in to someone.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry are you alright?" I heard a girl asked me. She looked at me with concerned eyes, flipping her short, raven hair.
I nodded. "Yeah I'm fine, just didn't expect someone to be in front of me," I said. She offered me a hand and I took it.
"I'm sorry again, I should pay more attention to my surroundings," She sighed.
I scratched the back of my neck. "Again it's fine, I've experienced worse than a little bump," I said.
She smiled at me. "I'm Andi, and you are..?" She looked at me expectantly.
"I'm Cyrus," I simply said.
She continued to beam at me. "Nice to meet you Cyrus, I havent seen you are town before. Are you new?" She furrowed her brow.
I nodded. "I moved here about a month or so ago," I told her.
Her mouth formed an 'o' and she nodded. "Well allow me to officially welcome you to Shadyside High. I promise it's not as bad as the name sounds," She said, making me laugh a little.
"I sure hope not," I said, still laughing a bit.
"If you want, I could show you around before class starts. You had breakfast right?" She asked.
I shook my head. "I kind of skipped breakfast. My... mom isn't a really good cook," I said.
She giggled and started walking towards the doors. "Well that's perfect, I was on my way to meet a friend in the cafeteria come on," She gestured me to follow, which I did. This was going to be an interesting school year, if I made it a month into said school year.
I shook my head and followed Andi through the double doors of the school's entrance. Andi and I walked through the almost empty halls and walked in the direction of where I assumed was the cafeteria.
We kept walking until we reach the cafeteria. It was a pretty big room with a lot of tables. There weren't a lot of people here yet except for a few guys sitting at a table.
One of said guys looked over at me. I looked back and we kind of just stared at each other for a moment. It lasted a few second but felt like an eternity. I looked away when my face grew hot.
Andi pulled me over to a table where a curly haired girl sat, writing away in her notebook. "Buffy there's someone I'd like you to meet," Andi said as Buffy looked up at me.
"Uh hi, I'm Cyrus," I said awkwardly.
Buffy gave me a small smile. "I'm Buffy, although you already knee that since Andi said my name. Nice to meet you," She said.
Andi pointed over to where a lunch lady was putting pancakes onto trays. "That's where we usually get our breakfasts and lunches," She told me as she sat down. I nodded and walked over to where the lunch lady was.
"How can I help you baby?" The older woman asked me.
"Um I'll just have the pancakes without the eggs," I told her. She nodded and handed me my food with a smile
I thanked her and turned to leave, almost bumping into the guy I didnt know was behind me.
Luckily I stopped myself from making the same mistake again. "Sorry I really need to watch where I'm going," I apologized to the guy. I realized he was the same guy I saw when I first walked in. I felt my face begin to warm up as he laughed softly.
"That's alright, I guess I should've warned you I was right here," He said, "I'm Tj by the way."
I gulped a bit. "Um I'm pancakes. I mean Cyrus!" I said, feeling my face get even hotter.
He smirked at me and shook his head. He walked past me to grab his breakfast. I decided to save myself more embarrassment and just walk away.
I was starting to hope that I wouldnt nake it far into this school year before I got moved again. I seemed to be making a huge fool out of myself. But then again, I kind of like it here.
Thanks for reading this chapter. I was having some writers block yesterday and decided to just finish the chapter today. I hope you guys enjoyed it. The next chapter will be out within the next two days.
Until then, byee
~Ash
