Captive

About 20 minutes have passed and the classroom is slowly feeling up. I feel so awkward, I can’t even stop using my phone to try and socialize with other people, I’m just so damn scared. Like what if while talking to me they start staring at eyes, or my nose, or my mouth? I know people are supposed to look you in the eyes when they talk to you, but I’m just so damn insecure that I can’t bare it. What if I just play it cool and say hi to everybody? No Ella, that would be dumb, my subconscious tells me.

The teacher finally enters the door, distracting me from my thoughts. “Good morning everyone, for new faces around here that don't know me yet, I’m Ms. Ortega. I’ll be teaching Geometry, and Advanced Math. Let’s make this year be a great one. First of all, I would like to meet these 2 new faces.” He says pointing to me and a guy on the back.

Two new students in geometry class? Of course it wouldn’t only be me, but thank god it isn’t.

“Miss could you stand up and tell us a little bit about yourself” he tells me.

I stand up and immediately get nervous when I feel everyones eyes on me, including Jace’s beautiful green-blue eyes. I HATE being a new girl; probably they’ll make me do this stupid little presentation in every class. “My name is Ella Marie Lockwood. Uhm I’m 15… I love horseback riding… and uhm I don’t know what else would you like to know?”  I slowly fade out.

“That’s ok Ms. Lockwood, it’s great to have you in our geometry class” Ms. Ortega tells me.

After the other new kid “Peter” presents himself I notice he was not shy at all. Good for him I guess. The first period flies in the blink of an eye.

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Recess.

It’s time for recess, and I don’t know how it’s going to go. Like what if I have to sit alone on a table? That would be sad. Why haven’t I met someone I can stick to for recess? Why do I have to be such an awkward person and over think so much? God I hate myself for it.

I head to my locker, and luckily find Maya, the pretty brunette I had asked for directions earlier this morning, about 3 lockers away from mine. “Hey Ella how’s your day been going?” she asks when she sees me.

“Fine I guess, the history teacher is amazingly funny”

“Yeah, Mr. Johnson is my favorite teacher, you are lucky you got his class. Well, I’m hungry, Come on let’s go to the cafeteria, I’ll present you to some of my friends.”

When we get to the cafeteria we head to a table with 3 girls wearing cheerleading uniforms. I wouldn’t have imagined Maya’s friends being cheerleaders, not because she’s not cool or anything like that, but because she seems so calm and nice, and cheerleaders are usually so full of themselves. Why isn’t she a cheerleader like the rest of her friends? After all she’s really pretty, and obviously has the body to be one if she pleases. “Hey girls, this is Ella, she’s new and she’s pretty cool. She’ll sit with us” Maya says and then leaves to get food for herself.

I slowly take a sit while wondering what to say. “So Ella, tell us about yourself, have you liked school so far?” one of them asks me.

“Yeah, it has been good. Normal I guess”

After about 10 minutes of them questioning me, Maya finally returns and I feel relieved. “Have they been nice to you?” She asks me with a sarcastic little smile. “of course we have” one of them answers.

About 2 more minutes go by, when I notice Jace’s beautiful eyes staring at me from a table across. I watch him as he stands up, and walks to our table. He takes a sit next to me, and all the other girls eyes go wide. Shit. What? 

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