Chapter 5:

Angelina POV

I woke up after a restless sleep. After Thalia talked to me last night, I was relaxed enough to go back to sleep, but then I had had a nightmare about being bullied and couldn't really go back to sleep for a long time after that.

I just sat up in bed, pondering about all that things that could go wrong until I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in." I said, nervously biting my nails.

Percy peeked his head into my room. "Hey Angel, you should probably get ready, so we can leave soon." He said.

I nodded, still biting my fingernails. When he noticed, he shook his head. "Aw, you'll be fine-I promise. Like I said, if anything goes wrong, just tell me and I can take care of it. That's what big brothers are for."

I took a deep breath. "Okay Percy. Thanks."

"Anytime, sis."

He shut the door, and I walked with unsteady feet to my closet. I chose a green tank top tucked into a denim skirt that went up to my knees. I grabbed a short sleeved black jacket and I wore my nice black shoes.

When I looked in the mirror, I saw someone who looked confident-so I was very surprised to realize that it was me.

My hair was tossed up into a quick messy bun and then I walked downstairs where everyone was waiting for me.

"There you are Angelina!" Mo-Sally said. "I made you my famous 'Good Luck' blue pancakes!"

"What?! I thought those were for me!" Percy said, jaw-dropped.

Sally looked at him. "What am I wishing you luck for?"

He paused. "Good luck for driving Angelina to school today?" He guessed meekly.

"No. But you can have one or two. The rest are for her." Sally said firmly.

Annabeth snorted at her boyfriend's miffed expression.

I ate breakfast quickly, trying to calm my nerves still.

A few minutes later, Percy and I were ready and waved goodbye to everyone.

"Seaweed Brain, like I said-if you need me, just IM me, okay?" Annabeth said with no room for arguing in her tone.

"Yes Wise Girl, don't worry. And I'll bring donuts later."

She frowned. "For what?"

"Blackjack, duh. And here I thought you were the Wise Girl." He teased.

She nudged him, not very gently, might I add. "Just go. I'll see you later Seaweed Brain."

"Bye Wise Girl."

Percy and I walked to his car and I dropped my backpack at my feet.

As we drove, I think he could still tell that I was slightly worried. "Listen Angel, you really have nothing to worry about. Everyone will love you!"

I just nodded, not really paying much attention.

We pulled up at school far too fast and I was panic-struck. I slowly walked out of the car and waved goodbye to Percy.

"I'll pick you up later! Bye Angel!"

I walked into the building.

And of course, I immediately walked into someone.

Nice first impression, Angelina. I internally scold myself.

"I'm so sorry!" I say to the girl who I bumped into.

"Nah, it's totally fine. Hey are you new? I haven't seen you around here before…"

I nod. "Yeah, it's my first day. I'm Angelina Blofis." I stick my hand out for a shake and she shakes it firmly.

"I'm Sierra. Sierra Douglas. Here, I'll come with you to get your schedule and then show you to your classes."

"Thank you." I say gratefully.

"No problem." She said with an easy smile.

We walk to the office and I give my information to the lady behind the desk, Ms. Baker. She gives me a stack of papers and wishes us both good days.

I fish my schedule out from the many papers that had been handed to me.

"Um… I have first period Science with Dr. Brown, then Math with Mrs. Jenkins. Then there's English with Ms. Whitman and then lunch. Then I have free period and then History with Mr. Jones. Then I have Choir with Ms. Gray. Then I have Spanish with Señora Edwards. Then I finish the day with art with Mrs. Spinnet."

Sierra nods with a smile on her face. "Well we have Science, lunch, free period, Choir and art together. But I have math when you have English and vice versa, and I take French-not Spanish."

I have to admit that I'm more than slightly relieved that I'll have a familiar face in most of my classes.

A bell rings, and I get worried. Was I really going to be late on my first day?

"Don't worry, that's just the warning bell-and science is right down this hallway. Dr. B is pretty cool, but he's really strict on bringing homework in on time and about prioritizing your time."

I could do that. I hope.

The two of us walk into the science classroom, where a middle-aged man with brown hair and glasses was standing by the chalkboard.

"Hi Dr. B!" Sierra chirped.

"Hey Sierra. And I don't believe I know who you are…" He said looking at me questioningly.

"Um… Hi, I'm Angelina Blofis-it's my first day."

He smiles warmly. "Well it's a pleasure to have you in my class Angelina. I'm Dr. Brown, but you can call me Dr. B, you can have the empty seat next to Sierra, seeing as you already know her."

I follow Sierra next to her seat and plop down in the seat next to her.

The class fills up soon, and the bell rings.

Dr. B clears his throat. "Class, before we start the lesson-I'd like to introduce you to our new student-Angelina Blofis."

Blushing, I stand up and awkwardly wave to the class.

I sit down quickly and Dr. B starts the lesson. We are learning about chemical bonding, which I am surprised to find I actually excel in.

By the end of class, I've finished my homework and Sierra is looking at me shocked.

"How did you do that? This is so hard!"

I laugh. "I can help you with the homework, if you need the help." I offer, in a slightly timid voice.

"THANK YOU!" Sierra said ecstatically, hugging me tightly.

"Not a problem." I say, giddy. The two of us walk out of class after the bell rings, and Sierra pointed me in the direction of my math classroom and then waved goodbye.

I sat in the middle of the classroom, and Mrs. Jenkins introduced herself to me, and I did the same to her.

When the bell rings she quickly introduces me, similar to how Dr. B did, and then she launches into her lesson. I scramble around to find my calculator to complete one of the problems, and desperately try to follow along to what she is saying.

After explaining the concept to us, she leaves us with a worksheet that she asks for us to fill out in groups of two.

I immediately hear people start chatting and calling their partners. I find myself awkwardly waiting for someone to say they don't have a partner.

"Hey, do you need a partner?" A soft voice asks, and I turn to face the speaker.