CHAPTER TWO
Serena was more excited than she had ever been in her whole life and it was only homeroom. When both she and Amy entered the room three other girls greeted them. They turned out to be Amy's friends, Lita, Raye and Mina. Serena was ecstatic about making so many friends on her first day.
"Welcome, Serena!" said Mina, who seemed like the bubbliest of them all. She was also blonde and blue-eyed. And she was wearing the school's cheerleading outfit. She informed Serena that she was the captain of the cheer squad and made sure to extract a promise from Serena to attend the school's next basketball game so she could watch Mina.
"You are going to love it here," Raye added. Raye was and elegant kind of beauty. Her beautiful jet-black hair set off her almost purple colored eyes in a very intense way. Raye was apparently learning the Japanese sword fight Kendo. She was also very athletic at school.
"We'll take you around everywhere!" exclaimed Lita. Lita was the tallest out of all of them. She looked like a tough girl with her brown hair pulled back in a ponytail but Serena could see that she was actually quite feminine. And Serena also learned that Lita was an amazing cook and aspired to have her own restaurant one day.
Amy, Serena learned was the resident smart girl of the whole school. She had often topped most of the exams and was also in charge of the computer club. Amy dreamt of being a top surgeon in the future following in the footsteps of her mother.
Serena learnt many things about her new friends. And she was happy that in each of her classes she was never alone. Having been home schooled since she was of age, everything about her new life was interesting. Even her teachers were amazing. She had only ever seen American high school life on television. And what she was currently experiencing was even better. She found her lessons to be engaging and she found that her earlier apprehension had now completely disappeared.
Amy, Lita, Raye and Mina were proving to be very good friends indeed. They may seem like different people but they completed each other. People had found the four of them to be quite a force to be reckoned with in terms of their intelligence, but add to that their beauty and they stood out like a beacon. And now with Serena added into the mix, well let's just say that the male population of the school was mesmerized.
At lunch time the five of them gathered at the cafeteria and sat on their usual spot. Serena learned that on Mondays Lita usually provided them with their lunch. Today was a grilled chicken salad with crème brulee for dessert. It looked and smelled mouth watering. And when Serena tasted it, it was the most amazing thing she had ever had the pleasure of eating. And that was saying a lot considering the food she had at her own home.
"Wow, Lita! This is exquisite!" exclaimed Serena. Lita just gave her a grin in return.
While they were all chatting and getting to know each other, two boys headed to their table.
"Hello, ladies. Would someone like to do the introductions?" said one of them.
"Serena, this is Andrew and Darien," Mina introduced.
Andrew was the one who spoke. He was tall with sandy colored hair and green eyes. And he offered a very easy, friendly smile. Serena liked him on the spot. Serena had never had any male friends before and now here were two.
When Serena turned to Darien, her heart suddenly thumped and started beating wildly. There was no other way to describe his but mysterious. He was tall too, but taller than Andrew. His hair was midnight black but was slightly messy, like someone had been running their hands through them over and over again. But what really pulled at Serena were his eyes. They as blue as the brightest sapphire. And Serena felt herself drowning in them.
"H-h-hello," Serena stammered.
"Do I know you?" Darien asked narrowing his eyes at Serena.
Oh no! Not now!
Serena was in trouble.