disclaimer, I do not own girl meets world...

chapter 2: the new... the nerd... and the weird.

buzzz.

K: morning new yorker, how you doing?

R: 'new yorker' really?

K: well if you're gonna be there for a year you better well embrace it.

R: how am I gonna make it without you Kayla?

K: laugh all you want, but I do think it would be best for your health to go outside once an awhile to see what the city offers

R: you just want pictures don't you?

K: pretty please?

R: alright fine, but me not sending a lot of pictures should give you a reason to come visit

K: yay!

R: yeah alright nut head I gotta get ready for school, hopefully my dad won't call me out as his daughter and ruin any chance of having a normal friend for the year

K: who says I'm normal Riley? Name one person who says that I'm normal? Come on I double dog dare you

R: fair enough, but that doesn't mean I can't try right?

K: true, I'll let you get ready for the day, good luck ;)

Riley POV (point of view)

I'm gonna need that luck. Heck I'm probably gonna need all the luck I can get. Alright what in my closet says new to the school but don't really care that I'm here? I guess a pair of denim jeans with a black t-shirt with a pink mustache on it should be the trick. Probably should also wear a jacket on top just to add a layer. There, my army green jacket will do just the trick. I normally go for more colorful outfits but that's only when I actually want to be there.

"There's my girl" my mom said as I walked out into the living room still with boxes out an about. "You ready for your first day at a new school?"

You said the same thing last year when I first started high school." I told her remembering that day.

"Well at least you have a second chance to start the school year right." She noted

"Calling in sick is perfectly normal mom."

"You called in sick two hours after I dropped you off. You didn't even make it to lunch and you left because you faked a cold."

"Maybe she missed you." Auggie chipped in as he ate breakfast next to mom

"Of course she did" mom replied "but I know she's perfectly healthy so if she doesn't at least make it through the whole day I won't let her come home if she tries to call in sick again."

"You're serious about that aren't you?"

"Every word; now eat your breakfast. It's gonna be a long day if you keep up the negative attitude so you should at least have the energy to endure it."

"Well you would be just as stubborn if you had to completely change schools without your opinion on it. And we both know I'm right about that." I pointed out to her, maybe I shouldn't have been so blunt like that...

"Fair enough Riley"

I guess being blunt pays off

"But I would still give it a chance to see if it's really the worst thing in the world or not."

She was right, and even though I most likely get my stubbornness from her, she does make a valid point. Guess that's why she's the lawyer and not dad.

"Alright, I'll give it my Riley charm. But I'm not going full Riley until I get more settled in." I replied as I sat there and began to eat my cereal.

It was definitely gonna be a long day...

Well good news first: my first class was with dad so I don't have to worry about it for the rest of the day. The bad news is: I still have the rest of the day. Although to add on to it, there was this one kid that kept looking at me like they knew I was new or something. It kinda creeped me out. But maybe I won't have that person in any of my other classes. My next class is science so it shouldn't be that bad since I was always ok with it. I wasn't like Albert Einstein or something but I didn't mind it, so I should be fine with whatever happens. I walked in and went to the teacher and have him my info on me being the new student. He told me that my lab partner will be with the person that didn't have a person sitting next to him, I guess everyone didn't like him or something. So I walked over to the back and decided to introduce myself, he didn't seem like a bad guy just... Didn't seem into it. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt that had the galaxy with a you are here arrow on it, so he definitely likes space that's for sure. And he had short brown hair that went up and out a little at the front. He seemed like a good guy just... I don't know. He was buried in the book that he was reading so he didn't really look up to see me until I spoke up to him.

"Hi" I shyly said unsure what his answer will be.

He looked up to see me and yeah, he didn't seem that bad just... Seemed like he was in a different world or something.

"Hi" he answered back as I sat next to him on his left.

"I guess I'll be your partner for the year" I told him

"Good, but if it's okay, I kinda don't like talking in class. Makes me not hear the teacher."

"Ok, could I at least know your name?"

"Sure, I'm Farkle."

"Nice to meet you Farkle, I'm Riley."

And that was it, no talking no acknowledging me just, sitting there not talking at all. Like he didn't even wanted to know me, I guess that's why nobody wanted to sit with him. I hope he isn't as quit when we actually have to work together?...

Lunch period...

Ahhh lunch, my most interesting subject in school. I don't learn anything important here but it's nice to see that everyone is with someone else probably talking about some boy they like or if they saw the game last night or if they played a certain game yet stuff like that. Of course their are the usual people you see in a high school cafeteria you have the jocks who talk about how they're gonna crush the other team next game. The popular girls that not only think that dating one of the players on the football team is important but also are most likely to have at least two cheerleaders in their group. The nerds who, always make me uncomfortable when they talk about how hot a digital girl in a game looks. And the casual kids that although are not part of any popular circles, definitely have a good life in high school, their mostly the teens that do the best stuff in the future as well have the most successful relationships that end up making it all the way to marriage like my parents. There are other groups in high school but in pretty much any movie you only really care about those main groups because their the most commen. Okay maybe I shouldn't be too hard on them but hey, at least I might find one person I can talk to here.

So I get in line and grab my tray and I couldn't help but feel like I was being watched. And it wasn't from the girl behind me in line so it just made it all the more weird for me. Although she seemed like a good person just, I don't know maybe it's the fact that I'm not used to being here yet. So I just sit down and started to eat as I looked around to get a bearing on the surrounding area. I could easily spot the football team at their table and most likely talking about practice, I found the nerds sitting as far away from the football team as possible but I didn't see Farkle in the group. Must have lunch next period, unless he's that one kid that eats in the classroom. I did see the earth club at one table eating together, I could tell because of the shirts some of them were wearing. Kayla was in earth club, now I miss her again. I take a sip from my juice I got and pull out my phone to bring up my photo gallery and looked at my most recent picture of me and Kayla. 'Sigh', I miss her so much right now...

"You must be new here."

I look up to see the girl that was behind me at the line standing right in front of me gesturing permission to sit down across the table from me. She looked okay with a skirt with leggings and a simple dark pink shirt, and a leather jacket with some headphones around her neck. She had long black hair with this orange bennie hat on her and a pair of glasses on her face, I was getting this punk nerd vibe from her but it's hard to tell.

"What makes you say that I'm new?" I asked her curious to what her answer would be.

"I know the names of every student in this school, I may not technically know everyone but I do know when someone is not in the system." She replied as she sat down across from me with her lunch tray in hand.

"The system? You mean like the school computer system?"

"Yep, got access to it last year, I know the names of everyone here as well as their current records. You could say I'm like the big brother of this school, only... big sister would be the better term for me."

"Right, and you are?"

"Oh yeah sorry, I'm Isadora Smakle. But most people just call me Smakle." Said Smakle as she brought up her hand.

"Riley Matthews." I replied as I shook her hand.

"Matthews? Like the new history teacher?"

"He's my father so unfortunately yes."

"Well then, sorry for your embarrassment if that's the case."

"No it's fine, he hasn't called me out as his daughter this morning so I think I'm doing pretty good at the moment."

"Well, there's always tomorrow when it comes to parents." She replied back as she looked down at her plate.

"I take it you have experience in that area?" I ask

"Just a little, not easy being the child of someone like my father. Not that I'm like the rebellious type just... it's a long story."

"No problem, I may not be here long enough for you to tell me."

"What makes you say that?"She asked as she pokes her fork at her meal. I'm not even fully sure what we're eating right now.

"Because once the school year is over I'm on my way home right after the bell for summer rings. And no offense but I'm not coming back."

"I'm gonna hold you to that Riley, and I bet some of the other students will join you as well."

"I'm not taking anyone with me."

"I know, I can tell from the way you set yourself away from everyone else here that you're not interested in meeting someone."

"If that's so then how come you're here?" I ask looking right into her eyes.

"Because... you're in my spot. Kinda interested in knowing why."

"You're not that one mean girl in the school right?"

"No, that's Missy Bradford you're referring to. I'm more of the... invisible girl of the school. No one really knows I'm here, but I still can be heard if I choose."

"Well, if you really are what you say you are, tell me about one of the students."

"Alright, which one?"

"A boy named Farkle."

"Farkle? May I ask why?"

"He's my lab partner in science, figured might as well know who he is since he wouldn't give me the time of day if I asked him."

"He has his reasons. Other than me he's basically the smartest kid here. But because he's full of himself he finds that most people just get in his way and prefers to keep himself as isolated as he can to prevent distraction from his work out of class."

"I take it you know him well then?" She flinched a little when I said that.

"Another long story but yes, I do know him. I also know that the only person that actually gets under his skin is-"

"Well hello there ladies!"

Oh good god who's this...

To be continued...