A New Life
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Chapter Two: First Day's A Pain in the Ass, Right?
Carlos POV
I groaned as I woke up this morning. Not that I was tired of anything, but because I knew that today was the day that I go to my new school. As I sat up and rubbed my eyes to get a clear view of my surroundings, I turned off my alarm clock that read 6AM. My heart was racing with nervousness and my nerves were racking. I'm used to becoming nervous at this type of situation, but never like this. This time, I felt my stomach clutch. It was like someone had punched me in the abdomen and made my stomach feel very uneasy. I felt like throwing up. But, there was no means to.
I went into the shower, and took a very long one too. It was warm and steamy. The kind of shower that I always did whenever I were in times of need to think. Some minutes I leaned on the tiled wall and let the water droplets drip down my body until I went back into the rain of bath water that was coming out of the shower head up above me. I knew, that this was the time to face it. Time to face my nerve-racking fear and just move on with the day, even though I don't know what kind of scenario might happen.
I stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel, wrapping it around my waist while walking back into my bedroom, where I laid out my outfit before I went to take a shower. I took in a deep breathe as I slipped on my shirt, jeans, socks, and hoodie. I grabbed my back and slipped on my shoes in a nervous way. My hands were shaking and I couldn't take it, until I finally got them on. I then went into the bathroom sink to splash my face with cold water to get myself to together.
My mom was calling out my name from the downstairs kitchen. "Carlos! Hurry up or you're going to be late for your first day!"
"Alright, mom! I'm coming!" I yelled back, while coming down the flight of stairs.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
"Yeah, I think." I said.
"Well then, off we go." she said, as she grabbed the car keys and her purse and walked out the door, with me following behind her. We both got into the car, her in the driver seat and me in the passenger side, and drove off into the road. All these thoughts were racing through my head as we drove on the way to my new school.
Thirty minutes later, we drove into the front entrance of the school. I saw the engravings on a huge stone. It read "Minnesota High School". I heard the bell rang, which was one of the things the I did not want to happen on the first day; being late to class. I grabbed my backpack and greeted my mom a goodbye as I stepped out of the car.
"If anything is wrong, just call, okay?" she told me.
"Mom, i'm pretty sure i'll be fine." I replied, even though that it was a completely false and unsure statement. I wasn't even sure I was going to be fine. But I just had the urge to just get on with it. And with telling her that, she waved, and drove away, as I stood there, watching her drive out of the gates and onto the highway.
I took a deep breathe and turned around. Soon enough, almost every student was inside of the building. 'Great, just great. A sign that this day is going to be horrible.' I thought to myself. Yes, this day just started out to be one of the worst days of my life... so far.
I walked to the entrance of the building and open the doors and saw no one in the halls. Every teacher and every student was inside a classroom, where I, who was hopelessly lost, was not. I went to find where the main office was so I could get my new schedule. The registrar told me to sit and wait while she sorts through the system to find it. Not long, she quickly find it.
"Carlos Pena Jr. is that your name?" she asked.
"Yes, ma'am. It is." I replied kindly. She waited for my schedule to be printed out, and handed me and greeted me, "Welcome to Minnesota High. Enjoy your first day." she said, with a warming smile. At least that helped me through my rough morning.
"Thank you. You have a great day, too." I said kindly. She smiled and thanked me. I then walked out of the office and roamed through the halls looking for my first class, which was Chemistry. I loved science, but only when it came to deal with bombs and other stuff that I thought were cool. I was lost, until I came across my first class. D4, the sign read. There was no window on the door, so I couldn't see who or what was inside. I took another deep breathe, grabbed the door handle, and turned it nonchalantly.
I stepped into the classroom, and I now felt very awkward and uncomfortable as everyone was sitting at their desks, eyes focused on me. I blanked out for a second then snapped back to reality.
"Umm, are you... Mr. Heisenberg?" I asked.
"Why, yes I am. And you must be..." he paused, while looking at roster, "Carlos. Carlos Pena, Jr?"
"Yes, sir." I replied.
"Well Carlos, since this is your first day, why don't you tell the class some things about yourself." he said. My feet froze and became numb, my stomach tighten up like a knot and I looked around the room with what sort of looked like interested faces on everyone's look.
"I uhh.. okay." I said, nervously. I then stood in front of the class and began introducing myself.
"Hi, everyone. My name is Carlos Pena Jr. I'm originally from Miami, Florida. I just moved here to this neighborhood just yesterday and still trying to settle in. I'm 16 years old, and i'm a Latino." I didn't know how, but i've managed to say that all without any complications or pauses.
"Thank you, Carlos. Now, since everyone is already paired up- oh wait..." he stopped, while looking at his chart of seating arrangements, "there's one seat available in the back. You can sit next to Logan." he said, pointing to the back to some white boy who had a nice haircut and a crooked smile on his face.
As I walked down to the back, people were giggling, mumbling, and I think I head some girl say, "Lati-NO." then, everyone laughed, which triggered Mr. Heisenberg's temper.
"Hey, guys. Come on! It's his first day! Give him some respect. You wouldn't like it if someone called you white trash, wouldn't you?" and with that, the whole class stayed silent. "Uhuh, that's what I thought."
I sat down next to, I think his name was Logan. I didn't greet or introduced myself to him because I was sort of shy. But surprisingly, he was kind enough to introduce himself personally to me.
"Hey, buddy. I'm Logan. Logan Mitchell. Nice to meet you, and welcome to Minnesota High." he introduced, holding out his hand, signaling me to shake it generously. I took it, and shook it with a smile on my face and I also introduced myself to him. I don't know if I made a friend, but I'm pretty sure I know that he doesn't hate me or anything.
The rest of the class seemed okay, even though it was dull and boring with just the teacher lecturing and us students taking notes. But the morning though started out pretty good than I imagined, without the teasing. Then came lunch. Another scenario that I knew would happen. Because I was the new kid, I had no one to sit with. I knew that I was going to have to sit on a table, alone, while people just stared and get a good look at me.
I went in line to get lunch, which was pizza and lasagna. My favorite, coincidence? I don't know. But it made me feel better that they served my favorite food. I got my food and walked around outside trying to find a table, even though there was a lot open. I tried to find the one that was less noticeable to the rest of the people. I picked the table that was on the side. I knew people couldn't really see me because since each table had an umbrella, there was no means of ever looking at my direction. So, without any interruptions, I began eating.
Then, someone yelled out me name. A "Yo, Carlos!" greeting to be specific. I turned around awkwardly to see who was calling my name. Surprisingly enough, it was Logan. What did he want with me? He came walking towards the table I was sitting at, holding his lunch.
"Hey. Umm, I know we don't know each other that well, but is it okay if I sit with you? You know, so you won't get lonely or feel like an outcast?" he said.
"Uhh, yeah sure." I said politely. I grabbed my bag and moved it to the other end of the table for him to set his food so that he could have his lunch.
We had a nice lunch together. We had a nice conversation. He gave me tips and rules about this school. He told me that it wasn't like the other schools where the cheerleaders and jocks ruled the school. Where the bullies would roam around the halls looking for victims to take their money from. No, it was different. It was like this whole school was one family. He also said that about what happened this morning. It's just normal for the students to do that for a new kid to see if they would take it personally or if they would handle it very well. And I was glad and relieved that he told me that they thought that I took it very well by just ignoring the rude comment. I also made fun of it and laughed because it was actually quite funny. 'Lati-NO. That's a nice comeback.' I thought to myself and laughed, while Logan laughed with me. We became friends from that moment on. I was glad that I at least made one friend today. Then, two boys came walking to our table calling out for Logan.
"Yo, dude. Where were you? Ken and I were looking every where for you. We have hockey practice after school at 4." the brunette color hair boy said. He had long hair, neck length, and was white complected. The other boy was almost the same, except he wore a beanie and he had bushy eye brows.
"Oh, crap. I totally forgot. Sorry, I'm just hanging out with the new kid. Carlos, this is James and Kendall, my two best friends." Logan introduced, ans he pointed out to me which one was James and which one was Kendall.
"Hey." James greeted. "What's up, man?" Kendall said.
"What's up. My name's Carlos. Nice to meet you both."
"Same to you." Kendall and James said in unision.
"Dude, we have got to stop doing that." James said.
"Agreed." Kendall responded.
"So, do you guys wanna sit down?" Logan asked.
"Nah, we gotta head to the equipment room to get everything ready for practice. Catch you guys later!" Kendall said. He and James both left, which leaves just Logan and I.
The rest of my day went well. My English class was pretty normal. So were my Algera and my History class. The day, in my perspective, was about average for me. I didn't think that my first day would end up like this. But when I got home from school. I was really curious about what was going to happen tomorrow.
Author's Note: I hope you guys liked this chapter. So, Carlos finally meets Logan, James, and Kendall. A little early, but I felt like it had to be done. You'll see in future chapters :) See you guys in the next chapter. And please keep reviewing and tell me what I need to improve or not, haha. Thanks guys! You're the best. See you in the next chapter :) have a wonderful day - Drew