Her first few classes went by without incident. Her Physics, History, and Art teachers were all nice enough, and the students seemed decent. Only one girl actually said anything to her, a brunette in her Physics class named Belle. Anna was grateful to have a friend of course, but she couldn't help but wonder about the Blonde from the hallway.
"Hey Belle, this may seem like an odd question... But do you know any Blonde girls, a bit taller than me? With, uh, pale skin?"
Belle looked at her curiously, then giggled slightly. "No, I don't know a SINGLE medium height blonde girl." She said sarcastically. Laughing again, she spoke "Perhaps you should be more specific?"
Anna blushed, becoming aware of the pointlessness of her question. "Sorry, I just... I mean, I met this girl in the hallway. Actually I ran into her, and I knocked her down, not like on purpose, but like an accident, and she was really pretty and she was crying and I just thought maybe you would know who it was, but it's a stupid question because there are probably lots of blondes, and you have no idea who I'm talking about, and you probably think I'm nuts, and-"
"Anna, shut up," Belle said suddenly. "It's not a dumb question. You just need to be more confident, is all! Now, tell me more about her. I know a lot of people at this school, you'd be surprised." She said with a smile.
"Okay... She had long hair, tied down in like, a braid going down her left shoulder... it was really pretty. She had some light freckles on her cheeks, and a small cute nose..." As she described the girl, Belle noticed Anna's cheeks becoming red, and her eyes starting to drift off.
"Is she your girlllllfriendddd?" Belle giggled obnoxiously.
Caught off guard and snapping back into reality, Anna looked up, surprised by the question. "What? Of course not! I mean, not like I wouldn't WANT her to be, but we don't know each other, and... I'm not like that!" She stuttered out, trying to assure her new friend that nothing was going on. This only caused Belle to giggle at Anna, making the redhead frustrated. "So do you know her or not?"
Calming down, Belle thought for a moment, cocking her head to the left. "No... I can't say I do. That's strange though... I didn't think there was anyone here I didn't know." She shrugged at Anna, but stopped when Anna bowed her head with a slight frown. "But, I'll keep an eye out! Trust me, I'll figure out who it is!" She said with a bright smile.
"Thanks, Belle. You're like, the only friend I have here, you know?" Anna said quietly, hoping she wouldn't weird out her new friend. She didn't want to come across too needy. I hope that doesn't seem weird to her... I don't want to lose her, like my parents... As her thoughts drifted to the last night she had with her parents, she cringed, and quickly put them out of her mind for the time. Looing back at Belle, she was relieved to see that she hadn't noticed.
"It's probably because you just haven't met many people. I can't see why anybody wouldn't want to be your friend! You're adorable, nice, and funny!" Belle smiled warmly as she said this last part.
Anna blushed, and opened her mouth to speak, only to be interrupted by the bell, signaling the end of class. Swiftly packing her stuff into her bag, she stuttered, "Thanks! Uh, I'll talk to you tomorrow?"
"Of course, Anna. I'll find out what I can about that girl. Have a nice day!" She said over her shoulder, as she walked out of the room.
"I'm Mrs. Nickel, nice to meet you! What was your name, again?"
"Elsa... Elsa Olivia." She said quietly, as she avoided eye contact.
"Elsa Olivia... I'll remember that name! You can sit right over there, by the door." Mrs. Nickel said, as she smiled warmly.
"Thank you, ma'am." Elsa said quietly, as she silently made her way over to her new seat. She sat down, hoping not to draw too much attention to herself. As she sat, she looked around the class in a vain attempt to recognize one of her new classmates. Who are you trying to fool, Elsa... You don't know any of these people, and they don't know you. Just... Make it through the week, and then you can finally be done. No more pain...
Lost in thought, and distractedly playing with her long blonde braid, Elsa didn't notice the redhead from the hallway entering the room. She didn't notice Mrs. Nickel introducing herself. She didn't notice her pointing the girl to the seat next to Elsa. She didn't notice anything, until she felt something moving to her left. Looking up, she saw the redhead, the beautiful one that she had ran into this morning, sitting down at the desk on her side.
Elsa stared at the redhead unintentionally, her mind racing with questions. I've seen her somewhere before... I know I have. Maybe... is She..? When the girl turned to look at her, eyes widening and a smile spreading across her face, Elsa turned away, feeling desperate. Why? Why is She looking at me like that? All of a sudden, she remembered. This stunning girl with auburn hair... She was the one I ran into this morning! She saw me crying... I hope she doesn't ask about it. She seems too nice to need to worry about me.
Despite her hopes, the redhead began to speak. "Hey... I'm sorry about running into you in the hallway earlier! I'm new here, and I was trying to find my way around." Wait, she's new here too? Then maybe... No. "So... I guess, first things first. What's your name? You went running off so fast, I didn't get a chance to find out."
Looking into the girls eyes, Elsa audibly gulped, and heat began to flow to her cheeks. "Umm... Elsa. Elsa Olivia."
"Elsa? That's a really pretty name! I mean, like I don't think I've ever heard of anyone with it. It suits you though. Like, it's a sort of odd name. But you're not odd! I mean like, unique, or special... Not like in a bad way you know, It's a good kind of special. You're pretty, and so is your name... I mean not like that, but..." The girl trailed off, sporting a sheepish grin, blushing profusely. "Sorry, I ramble sometimes... My name is Anna. Anna Newman."
Elsa tried to hide her smile, blushing slightly at the girl's embarrassment. Wait, she thinks she ran into me? She must not have been watching. "It's okay... Don't worry about it." She managed to choke out.
Anna smiled, even wider than before. "Okay, good. So... Once again, I'm sorry for running into you this morning. I felt bad about it all day, and I was worried I had made you cry." She took on a sympathetic look in her eyes, and Elsa felt terrible, for more reasons than one.
"No... It wasn't your fault. Don't worry about me, I'm just... having a bad day." She smiled weakly, trying to get Anna to leave her alone.
Anna saw right through her lie, unfortunately for Elsa. "Elsa... I know we don't know each other, but you can tell me. I don't want you to be sad." What? She doesn't even know me... Why is she being so nice to me? It doesn't matter. If she knew, she wouldn't ever talk to me again... maybe it'd be better that way.
"It's nothing... I'm new to this school too, this is my first day." Elsa tried again to smile, wanting Anna to stop worrying, and forget about her.
"You're new too? That's good! We can like, help each other! We already have this class together, we may have more. We can get to know each other!" Anna seemed ecstatic, only making Elsa feel worse. She nodded weakly and put her head down into her arms, trying to give Anna a hint. "And if you're having a bad day, I'd like to help. Or if you don't want me to talk to you anymore, just tell me and I'll stop..." Her voice trailed off at the end, realizing that she may not be wanted. This only made Elsa feel worse.
She hesitantly raised her head up from her arms, looking over to Anna, and she made eye contact for all of a second, then averted her icy blue eyes. Scrambling to make the girl look happier, she said, "No, I don't want you to stop talking. You're really nice. I just... I'm just not feeling well today."
Anna smiled once again, feeling like she was wanted. "Oh, good. Well if there IS something wrong, and you want to tell someone, you can trust me. I'm not going to leave."
Anna's last words struck a chord with Elsa. No... of course you wouldn't. That's what everyone says. You won't leave... But then they leave. They LEFT. THEY PROMISED. Elsa's mind spiraled, quickly becoming upset, saddened, and angry. Her thoughts went rampant, and she began to tear up. Trying not to snap at Anna, She looked up at her. Anna had noticed the emotion in Elsa's eyes, and immediately felt terrible.
"I-I'm sorry... Was it something I said? I mean, I didn't mean to upset you..." Anna asked, wondering what had happened.
"I... just... Ohhhh, shit..." Elsa whispered, as tears began to well up in her eyes. Fear shining in her eyes, she abruptly pushed herself up, out of her desk. "Stop. I don't want to hurt you... PLEASE." She started it as a whisper, but ended up almost shouting the last word. Tears streaking down her face, she rushed out of the classroom.