・Abigale's POV・

"Look who decided to show," Vanessa says as her brother turns the corner, smiling.

"Oh come on, you love me." He says force-hugging her, which she struggles to get out of. He looks to me and lets her go, grinning. "And you're the oh-so-famous Abigale I'll be escorting to her classroom this morning?" He says and I chuckle.

"Okay prince charming you can cut the act," Vanessa scoffs looking to me and mouths sorry, which I nod in return. "Sorry to leave you in such time of need but I have a short meeting so I gotta go," she says and I nod.

"And since you have your first period with me you can follow," Zach winks and I gag, causing Vanessa to laugh before leaving.

"Wow can't even get the new girl to like you," she scoffs and I join in her laughter as he laughs sarcastically.

"Haha so funny, become a comedian." He smiles viciously, siblings. "Anyways new girl let's go." He says walking in the opposite direction as his sister.

"I have a name, you know," I say and he shrugs.

"Get used to the name, it'll wear off in about... a month." He grins and I sigh.

"I wished I moved here at the beginning of the year so it'll be off by now, but nope, looks like I'll just be called 'new girl' at this new school, great," I roll my eyes and he just looks at his phone. "What a great listener," I mutter under my breath and he looks up.

"What?" He says curiously, still walking.

"Nothing. It's dead now, like my soul." I say sarcastically and he chuckles.

"So you're an e-girl now?" He says as more of a question than anything and I gasp.

"How dare you accuse me of such term?! I am utterly horrified by your actions!" I say dramatically and he looks confused.

"So are you or-"

"No, smart one." I deadpan before continuing, "You need to work on understanding sarcasm, I'm surprised with your sister you aren't a master at the art yet," I grin and he just scoffs playfully.

"The art?"

"Yes the art of sarcasm, it should be a whole other language really, given only some can speak it fluently and understand it." I say and he rolls his eyes.

"New kids." He says and I glare at him as we stop in a huddle of other students.

"Stop calling me that," I say and he just chuckles.

"Oh, I'm just helping you get used to it." He smiles and I roll my eyes.

"Hey Zach, with the new girl I see." A guy says from a group of guys, getting the others attention, great.

"Hey, Alex and yeah, she's in my first class so Vanessa is forcing me to take her with me," he says in a bothered tone and I scoff.

"Have anything to say, newbie?" The guy named 'Alex' asks and I grin.

"Actually yes, firstly what he is saying is total BS." I say glaring at Zach, "should've seen him trying to flirt... hilarious." I say and a few of them laugh, "and also I have a name, Abigale, I understand that Zach may have a hard time saying it but don't let the looks get too into your head to block your brain either" I say smiling and he just glares at me.

"Haha so funny, smart mouth. I just want you to know that though you may be new doesn't give you a get out of jail free pass to try and provoke whoever you please," his tone grows dark, his eyebrows furrowed, "I don't care who you were at your old school but you're here now so I suggest to take my advice and keep it dear to your heart," He says taking a step towards me, "Don't mess with me because I'll make sure you regret every single decision you've made up to here." He finishes and I just smile.

"Okay tough boy, glad to know you understand the game of monopoly," I mutter under my breath, looking up at this 'Alex' boy, "did someone get your panty in a twist?" I grin and the other boys start to laugh, immediately stopping when his eyes narrow, pouring into mine.

"You're about to step over the line, new girl," he menaces, leaning in closer, "I've already had a rough time, take another step to make it more troublesome and I'll make it my goal your life here is a living hell," his hot breath tickles my ear, sending a small wave of shivers down my spine. I decide to ignore his threat and actions and don't let my stance falter as he begins to walk off, ignoring the rest of the guys' stares. It remains quiet for a few more seconds before someone finally decides to talk.

"Well, that happened," someone speaks up, and I look over to see him walk up to me.

"I'm Caleb, sorry about him he's- going through something." He says smiling.

"Nothing to worry about, Caleb." I say and he nods.

"So, tell us a little about yourself, Abigale."

After that time pretty much just flew by. Classes were filled with me just introducing myself, everyone introducing themselves, me writing what I needed for the class, and papers that I needed to continue the chance to get the remaining course credit for the next semester. After that Vanessa and I decided that we should hang out, immediately. So here we are, sitting on her bed, eating our favorite food together- pizza.

"So how was your first day?" She wiggles her eyebrows and I laugh.

"Nothing special really... just filled with a lot of people calling me 'new girl,'" I shrug and she yawns.

"Bor-ing. I'm talking about your mini roast session with Alex Campbell." She says and I tilt my head.

"Alex who-what?" I say and she rolls her eyes.

"Alex Campbell? The boy you pissed off this morning, I wish I could've seen that." She says and I nod.

"Oh that whole fiasco, pretty pathetic honestly. A little boy just got his feelings hurt  from a little joke, nothing big," I say and she gasps.

"Nothing big? He's a scary guy, Abigale," she says in a low voice and I just laugh.

"Yeah... right," I scoff and she looks at me seriously.

"You think I'm kidding? Rumor has it he's sent people to the hospital from fighting but avoids jail time by provoking them to hit first," She says and I just sit there nonchalant. "Do you not believe me?"

"Even if he did, that doesn't affect me, I'm not trying to pick a fight I just don't want people to attempt picking on me." I say and she nods.

"Fair enough I suppose. Didn't know my new friend was a baddie though, me gusta," She says with a wink, making me laugh.

"At least you used the right words," I acknowledge and she nods, looking proud of herself as she takes a bite of her pizza.

"We should do something- like truth or dare," she mentions randomly with her mouth full and I raise a brow.

"Well, that was... attractive," I chuckle and she smiles, making kissy faces.

"Lo siento." She mumbles, swallowing the pizza. "But come on, let's play!"

"Okay,  you can ask first," I say and she claps.

"Good. So truth or dare?" She asks and I shrug.

"Eh... truth," I shrug and she groans.

"Boring."

"Oh well," I smile and she rolls her eyes playfully.

"Anyways, uh... why did you move here? We didn't get there yet on the bus," she giggles.

"Well long story short, my mom got a job transfer so she can get more money for- me I guess. My brother left to Toronto to finish his masters- so he isn't really helping anymore, and my dad left so yeah." I drag and she nods.

"Oh okay, nice to know," she says, pausing, "welp, it's your turn."

"Okay um truth or dare?" I ask and she grins.

"Dare."

A small grin appears on my face as I begin to think, my face lighting up when I finally think of the perfect one.

"Okay I dare you to let me scroll through your contacts and select a random guy that I stop on and text him 'I love you'" I say and she glares at me.

"Fine," she groans and my grin widens. I grab her phone and scroll through her contacts, landing on a boy named Caleb Hayborn, then open the contact. "Woah woah woah... not him." She says and I just frown.

"Aw, why not," I whine.

"Because, I kind of like him... and he's friends with my brother so I don't want him breathing down my neck." She says mumbling and I smile from ear-to-ear.

"Awww Vanessa has a little crush." I win playfully and she blushes, "and who breathing down your neck, because I'm pretty sure you'd love for Caleb to do that." I wink and she gasps, turning a crimson red. As she's busy being speechless with my comment I type 'I love you' into the text box and send it, tossing her phone back, "oops my finger slipped..." I grin and her face drains of color in an instant.

"Omg... why," She frowns and I laugh.

"Hey he seems like a nice boy, I met him earlier today, I'll make sure to casually bring you up in conversations," I wink and she pouts.

"I hate you so much," She says biting her pizza aggressively, "truth or dare you-you potato."

"Hey potatoes create some monster fries," I smile with a pause, "And I guess- dare, so you can stop aggressively eating your pizza, like you are right now...you're supposed to enjoy it," I say and she immediately stops eating the pizza does that mischievous hand rubbing, making it seem like she grew two heads, "and stop that you weirdo." I laugh.

"You're going to hate me too now," She gives me a devilish grin and I look at her wearily, slightly fearful of what she might have up her sleeve.

"Oh no."

・published on December 17, 2016・edited on August 30, 2019・