Closet full of secrets and skeletons, awake but nothing's true...
"Alright, alright!" I yell at my clock. I change the alarm song to "Don't Mine at Night" and head to my bathroom, where I shower, brush my hair, and all that jazz.
I head to the kitchen wearing an Ender Dragon T-Shirt, denim shorts, and purple leggings.
"Morning." Mitch says happily.
"Wow, I thought you weren't morning people. What changed?" I ask teasingly. Jerome raises a cup of something.
"The glories of Starbucks, my child." He jokes. I laugh and go to the fridge, pulling out the orange juice.
"Halia and Adam should be here any minute." Mitch says. I nod. "Okay." I say, pouring the juice and drinking it.
"BETTTYYYY!" I hear Halia yell. I smile.
"Bye Mitch. Bye Jerome." I say, hgging them both and running out to the car.
"Bye kiddo!" They say happily.
I smile as I see Halia like halfway out the window. It reminds me of that part in Marley and Me.
"FREEENNNNDDD!" She squeals. I wiggle my eyebrows.
"Been reading up on PewdieCry, have you?" I say slyly. She nods.
"Yep!"
I laugh. "So Betty, what grade are you in?" Adam asks.
"Eighth. Why?"
"So is Halia."
Technically, I'm supposed to be in seventh, but they bumped me up a grade for my talent in writing.
"Oh, wow. By the way, I'm just wondering, but which last name did you pick?" Halia asks. I smile.
"Hughes." I say. Halia nods.
"Why not Aceti? I'm just curious, of course."
I roll my eyes. "Honestly, Boo, Betty Aceti?" I giggle. Halia nods.
"Yeah, that does sound pretty stupid." She admits.
We're at the school within a matter of minutes.
"NO OVERTHROWING THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT!" Adam shouts at us as we exit the car.
"No promises!" Halia shouts back.
"So I went and got your scheduale and locker number for you. You have the locker next to mine." She says, handing me some papers. I nod. "Okay."
We go to our lockers and I put all of my stuff in mine.
"So you have almost every class with me too! That's awesome!" Halia cheers. I smile.
"Yeah, that is pretty cool." I say happily. I turn around to face Halia and instead see the most beautiful girl I've ever seen walking down the halls. She has chestnut brown hair, and hazel eyes. She also wears glasses.
She smiles at me as she walks past.
"Hi." She says softly.
"Wh-Who is that?" I ask Halia, trying to stop staring. Halia smiles a little bit.
"Oh, that's Maya. Why? Do you have a lil' crush?" She teases, poking me. I feel my face heat up.
"N-No! Th-That's ridiculous!" I lie. Halia laughs.
"Don't deny it! I saw it in your eyes the moment you saw her!" She exclaims, beaming. I smile shyly.
"So what if I do? She's probably not bisexual like me." I say sadly. Halia smiles slyly.
"I happen to know that she's a lesbian. And available." She replies. I giggle.
"Well it's not like I have a shot with her or anything. She's so...beautiful..." I admit. Halia puts a hand on my shoulder.
"Aw, come on, you're pretty too. And you've got a killer personality too. Go on and talk to her." She says.
"Only if you come with me." I reply. Halia smiles and walks over to Maya. I follow her.
"Hi, Maya." Halia says sweetly. Maya turns to face us. Oh God, she's even prettier up close. I can feel my cheeks grow warm at the thought.
"Hi, Boo. Who's this?" She asks. I can't help but stutter.
"Oh, um, I-I'm Betty." I say nervously. Maya laughs, but not in a mean way or anything.
"That's a really nice name." She replies. I smile at the compliment.
"Thanks. Um, do you have Mrs. Thompson next period?" I ask hopefully. Maya beams.
"Yeah, I actually do. Wanna team up for the project?" She asks. I look at Halia to see if it's okay with her and she thumbs ups me.
"Uh, sure." I stammer. Damn my nervousness!
"Okay, cool! Let me show you there." She says happily, taking my hand and walking over to the door. It's in a friendly way, but I'm blushing nonetheless.
Once we get to the classroom, she sits down at one of the tables. I sit next to her.
"So what's the project about?" I ask. Maya smiles.
"It's a historical monument thing." She says happily. I smile.
"Oh, awesome! So what monument do you wanna do?" I ask. She thinks for a moment.
"I dunno. You choose." She says.
"How about the Pyramids?" I suggest. She grins.
"Sounds great! So, meet me at my house after school tomorrow and we can get started, okay?" I nod.
"Got it."
Kids start filing into the room. A girl with brunette hair and icy blue eyes comes over to Maya.
"Um, excuse me, but this is my seat." Her voice is polite, but her eyes are harsh and cold. I notice Halia out of the corner of my eye waving me over to her. I nod out of fear.
"See you, Betty!" Maya calls as I shuffle over to Halia and the two other girls.
"Who was that? She was really...hostile." I ask. Halia makes a face.
"Toni. She's pretty much the school bully, but for some reason, Maya thinks of her as a best friend." She says in disgust. Not for Maya, of course.
"That girl is fucking evil." one of the girls says distastefully. I look at her. She wears her curly blond hair cut like a boy's, and she has blueish grey eyes and glasses. Her skin is pale and she wears a purple jacket, even though it's summer.
"Hi." I say. She smiles. "Sorry, forgot to introduce myself. I'm Amber, but my friends call me Glitter." She says happily. I laugh. "I'm Betty." I reply. The other girl - another brunette, but with warm ocean blue eyes - smiles as well.
"I'm Cienna, the wind beneath Halia's wings, the peanut to her butter-"
"Shut up you dipshit."
"Or not."
We all laugh, but then the teacher comes in the room and assigns us a mountain of work. I get through it silently, with Amber poking me for answers every now and then. I laugh quietly and give them to her, because why not?
"So, Amber, you're from Florida?" I ask once we're set free. She nods.
"Yeah. Lived there all my life until a few months ago." She says proudly. I tilt my head.
"How'd you meet Halia? You told me that you suck in social situations." I ask.
"Oh, we met online. I think it was Wattpad. Then we started talking on Kik, and we became friends." She explains. I smile.
"And you prefer the cold?" I reply.
"Yep!"
"So why do you wear the jacket all the time? Wouldn't you be like overheated or something?" I ask. She narrows her eyes.
"I just do, okay?!" She snaps. I cringe.
"She's REALLY selfconcious." Halia whispers. I nod. "Ah."
We part ways to go to our classes, except for me and Halia of course.
I see Toni and Maya talking...laughing...I turn away quickly and head to the empty seat beside Halia. I can't let my jealousy show. I just met the girl! She doesn't even think of me as a friend yet!
The teacher starts talking, but I don't listen. I keep turning to see Maya and Toni passing notes.
With my new friends, and Maya, school might not be so bad.
Oh god, yeah, I went there. I added me and my friends into the story. Deal with it. And my crush, but I changed her name. If you can figure out her real name, then private message me with your guess.
MultiGlitter, Out!