Rebekah walked into the teachers' common room. It was where the teachers who were living on campus hung out.
"If it isn't the world's shortest teacher." Holly Golightly, one of the English teachers replied. She was about average height with long black hair and around the same age. Rebekah smiled because she had a bit of a crush on her. "How are you doing Bekah?"
"I'm good." Rebekah replied. "I got enough girls for the Glee Club that I was starting, even though I have no idea what I should name it."
"I'm sure that you'll come up with something good." Holly replied. "I still haven't decided what the first book I should assign is."
"Why don't you just assign The Hunger Games?" Rebekah suggested. "I mean I loved it back when I was in high school."
"God, I can't believe it's been 7 years already." Holly stated. "It feels like it was just yesterday."
"Well I need to get to class, so see you later." Rebekah replied.
That afternoon, the Glee Club was having its first rehearsal.
"Good afternoon girls." Rebekah stated. "Welcome to the Glee Club at St. Jessica's. There will be a new name for it in the future. We have a bit of a short week. I noticed that I have some of you in my music class, and I forward to getting to know all of you. Just like I would in my class, I'm going to open the floor to whoever wants to sing."
Bella walked to the center of the room.
Making my way downtown, walking fast
Faces pass and I'm homebound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making my way through the crowd
And I need you and I miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by
Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight
And I, I don't wanna let you know I, I drown in your memory
I, I don't wanna let this go, I, I, I don't
Making my way downtown, walking fast
Faces pass and I'm homebound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making my way through the crowd
And I still need you, and I still miss you
And now I wonder
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass us by
Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by
Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you if I could just hold you tonight
After rehearsal, Yoana walked over to Bella. She wanted to become friends with her and get to know her because she wanted to make sure if the crush was worth pursuing. The last thing that she wanted was for the girl to turn out to be straight and make a fool of herself.
"I'm Yoana, what's your name?" She asked.
"Bella." The other girl answered.
"Like Twilight." Yoana replied.
"Yeah, it's kind of where I got the name from." Bella responded. "Though, I actually like Alice more."
"So do you wanna get some dinner?" Yoana asked.
"Sure." She replied.
The two of them headed to McDonalds and took a seat at the table.
"So do you like going to school here?" Yoana questioned.
"Yeah, I guess it's okay." Bella replied. "I don't really like not being able to see my boyfriend, though and I miss my parents. The distance thing is challenging you know."
"I don't really know." Yoana admitted. "So you have a boyfriend, then?"
"Yes and he's so cute." Bella gabbed. "Look at these pictures of him."
Yoana tried to be interested but she was disappointed. She did still want to be friends with her.
"I can't really see it, but boys aren't really my type." Yoana replied.
"Wait, did you ask me on a date?" Bella responded.
"No, I just wanted to see if you wanted to get dinner." Yoana responded. "Just because I like girls doesn't mean that I want to have sex with every one I see."
"Sorry." Bella apologized.
After dinner, Yoana went back to her room to find that Audrie was singing.
I was left to my own devices
Many days fell away with nothing to show
And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above
But if you close your eyes does it almost feel like nothing changed at all
If you close your eyes does it almost feel like you've been here before
How am I gonna be an optimist about this, how am I gonna be an optimist about this
If your close your does it almost feel like nothing changed at all
Oh where do we begin: the rubble or our sins
Oh where do we begin: the rubble or our sins
And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above
But if you close your eyes does it almost feel like nothing changed at all
And If you close your eyes does it almost feel like you've been here before
Oh How am I gonna be an optimist about this, how am I gonna be an optimist about this
If your close your does it almost feel like nothing changed at all
"Hey." Audrie greeted her. "What's up?"
"Have you ever liked someone who's already with someone else?" Yoana questioned.
"Yeah, in fact, there was this guy." Audrie answered. "His girlfriend was a huge bitch and he just couldn't see it."
"So what did you do?" Yoana replied. She wondered if she should be taking notes. She knew it was a longshot, but there was still a chance.
"Well I decided to wait it out and eventually she screwed up." She explained. "Just because that sounds like something out of a Taylor Swift song doesn't mean that it's not true. Who's this person that you like anyway."
"You can say girl." Yoana replied.
"Oh, so it's a girl here at school…" Audrie remarked.
"It's not you if that's what you're worried about." Yoana stated.
Later in the week, Elle came back from preparing for bed when she saw Renee on the bed in a white tee and black panties, reading a Cosmopolitan.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"I'm reading all about sex tips." Renee answered. "You know this has stuff to not make you look like an amateur during your first time. I wish that I had had it. Though, I must say that there is nothing that the feels better than a girl going down on you with her tongue. Have you ever had sex before?"
"No…well kind of." Elle replied with a blush.
"How do you kind of have sex?" Renee questioned as she turned a page.
"Well I…" Elle stated before muttering something softly.
"What?" Renee questioned. "I didn't hear that."
"I gave my boyfriend a blowjob." Elle shouted with bright red cheeks. "I didn't really like it."
"Well maybe you should take that as a sign that you two aren't meant to be together." Renee opined. "It says so right here."
The truth was that Elle had been feeling different ever since she had come. In gym, she found herself looking at the girls changing longer than she usually did and she couldn't say that she didn't like her roommate's current state of dress. She was starting to wonder if maybe she might be gay. She wasn't sure how she would tell her dad because he had much bigger things to worry about. She figured that the right thing to do was to break up with her boyfriend. She took her laptop into the study room and took out Skype.
"So I have something that I need to do." She replied. "I don't think that this is working anymore. I need to focus on figuring some stuff out about myself. I'll sing something to make it easier to understand."
One more kiss could the best thing
One more lie could be the worst
And all these thoughts are never resting
And you're not something I deserve
In my head there's only you now and this world falls on me
In this world, there's real and make believe, this seems real to me
You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
And you love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go, just let me go let me go
And no matter how hard I try I can't escape these things inside I know I know
But all the pieces fall apart, you will be the only one who knows who knows
You love me but you don't know who I am
I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand
And you love me but you don't know who I am
So let me go, just let me go
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't know who I am
And you love me but you don't
You love me but you don't
You love me but you don't know who
She then closed the window and turned off the computer with tears in her eyes. The fact that she might have been was confusing and scary.
The following day, Renee was performing.
I know a girl, she puts the color inside of my world
But she's just like a maze where all of the walls all continually change
And I've done I can to stand on the steps with my heart in my hands
Now I'm starting to see maybe it's got nothing to do with me
So fathers be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers be good to your daughters too
Boys you can break,
You find out how much they can take
Boys will be strong, boys soldier on
But boys would be gone without warmth of a woman's good, good heart
So fathers be good to your daughters
Daughters will love like you do
Girls become lovers who turn into mothers
So mothers be good to your daughters too
So mothers be good to your daughters too
So mothers be good to your daughters too
On Friday night, Bella walked into her room to see that Cassie was watching TV. It was some of Disney movie or something about a girl with superpowers trying to live a normal life. It looked like it could be an interesting show, and she needed to see if she could find it on Netflix.
"Hey." Cassie said as she entered the room.
Bella went to her laptop and decided to check her email. She saw that she got an update from her boyfriend's twitter.
"Just scored with hot chick." She read. "Oh my God."
She looked at the attached picture. It was definitely not her.
"Who is that?" Cassie asked as she came to look at the computer.
"That is my boyfriend." She replied. She wasn't sure what she would do about it.
The following day during their Saturday rehearsal, Yoana was singing something.
Well she was an American girl raised on promises
She didn't know that there was a little more to life somewhere else
After all it's a great big world with lots of places to run to
Yeah and if she had to die trying she had one little promise she was gonna keep
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Well it was kind of cold that night she stood alone on the balcony
Yeah she could watch the cars go by out on 441 like waves crashing on the beach
And for one desperate moment there he crept into her memory
God it's so painful when something that's so close, is still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
After it was over, she went to see if Bella wanted to get lunch again, but she noticed that the girl looked upset.
"I don't think I want to get lunch today." Bella replied before she walked away.
So Yoana likes Bella, and Bella's boyfriend cheated on her. Are these connected? Also Elle dumped her boyfriend because she's confused about her sexuality. The songs are "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton, "Pompeii" by Bastille, "Let Me Go" by 3 Doors Down, "Daughters" by John Mayer, and "American Girl" by Tom Petty. Please don't forget to review.