I sulked up the steps into the crowded hallways of Degrassi. I headed quickly towards the office and attempted to ignore all the stares from students as I passed by. When I finally reached the office I was greeted by a sweet looking girl at the front desk, who I assumed was a student. "Umm, can you tell me where to get my schedule at?" I asked.

"Oh," she said "are you Adelle Camber?"

"Yeah" I replied quietly "that's me"

"Well welcome to Degrassi! I'm Clare Edwards." She said shaking my hand and handing me a schedule. "I can't help you find your classes because I have to stay and welcome your siblings, do you think you'll be able to find your way around, or should I have someone come help you."

"Oh no I think I'll be fine" I replied "I better get going I'm sure class starts soon and I need to put my things in my locker."

"Alright," she replied "let me know if you need anything!"I gave her a quick thanks and headed out of the office.

Just as I entered the hallway that was lined with lockers the bell rang. Hundreds of kids raced past me, and I was happy that not a single one noticed me having trouble finding my own. Once I finally found it I hurriedly grabbed my things and rushed to class.

I handed the teacher a paper showing I was a new student and went to find a desk, but before I could even take one step she stopped me. "Wait, wait, wait." she said heading to the front of the class and beckoning me to her. "This," she shouted cheerfully "Is Adelle Camber. She's new to Degrassi so I trust you will all do your best to make her feel at home."

She motioned for me to go sit and I decided that the best place for me to do that would be in the back of the room. As I walked down the aisles of desks everyone stared at me. Several boys in the front wolf whistled and many girls gave me vicious looks. I sat down and tried to focus but people continued to stare at me and whisper. I could feel my cheeks burning a bright red from embarrassment until the bell rang and finally I could leave the god awful room.

I bolted out of the room like a speed walker and attempted to find my next class, but the school was big and I had no clue what direction I was going. I was getting nowhere fast and that frustrated me because I didn't want to be late on my first day. I finally got going in the right direction and began to pick up my pace even more. It was a bad idea. I was clumsy as it was and the fact that I was wearing heels didn't help. I tripped and fell face down in the middle of the hallway. I tossed my things in the air mid fall and managed to catch myself just before my face hit the ground.

"Are you okay?" a sweet smooth voice called from behind me.