New School

Gabriella was a bit nervous about moving to the neighborhood they had gone to during summer to dance in, before remembering how she was dressed. 'Just relax and breathe. No one will recognize you. Just act the same you have always been and you can make it through your last year of school before working with your brother.' She mentally told herself as she prepared herself for the upcoming school year.

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Her Mother being a stay at home mom, was able to take Gabriella to school on her first day. Gabriella stood behind her mother as they walked through the school. She could feel the stares and hear the whispers in the hallways. 'Ugh, I soo want this day to end,' she thought as she continued to learn the way to the office as she followed behind her mom quietly. As they were going to enter the Administration Office, two boys came out. They excused themselves as they passed by Gabriella's Mom, only to be shocked to see a girl with thick glasses, a long-sleeved button-down shirt with a long skirt, and long piggy tails; a complete contrast to the elder lady's look. Gabriela's Mom wore slacks with a pretty blouse, light makeup, and her hair was let down. After talking with the secretary and getting the schedule and locker info, Gabriela's Mom told her that she will be ok and that if she has any issues to call home right away. Gabriela nodded and said yes before they hugged and went their separate ways.

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In each class, Gabriela would be introduced and asked to say something. Not wanting to get any additional questions, she did her best to say her name, where she was from and why she was here, and that she really likes to study all in her introduction. That worked for the most part as only a couple of people still came to ask her a few more questions, like if she had a boyfriend or what she likes to eat, etc. The other students would either laugh at her introduction or the way she dressed and then most kept to themselves either talking about her or what colleges they were going to go to after graduation.

During lunch, she found a quiet spot in the courtyard and was able to finally take a breather from everyone's attention. As she ate, she noticed a few guys playing on the tennis court. One of them, in particular, caught her attention. He was enjoying himself as he was playing with his friend, but when he went to pick up the tennis ball he had missed to hit, his eyes met hers. He was a bit far away so it was hard to make out his features, but just the way he looked at her as if he was trying to figure her out, reminded her of the boy who tried to get her name at the street dance performance she did during summer. After a moment that seemed like forever, the boy's friend interrupted their little eye staring contest or whatever you would call that, and they both left. The boy in question turned around once more to glance at the girl who stopped, fork mid-air when they had locked eyes. Only when he turned around did she realize that she was staring at him as he was walking away, while she held her fork in mid-air. After the realization hit her, she quickly got up to leave, her ears turning a bit pink, leaving the boy with a small smile.

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"Dude, do you know that piggy tail bumpkin?", "You kept staring at each other it was kind of creepy." Are some of the comments the boy's friends had made, but he could only think of the piggy tail bumpkin. 'Does she know me? She kept looking at me.' "Is she a new student? Do any of you know what grade she is in?" Christopher had asked his friends, hoping someone knew something about the strange girl. "Yeah Dude. She is in my science class. Can you believe she dresses like that even though she is a senior in high school already?" One boy answered another said teasingly, "What is it love at first sight?", another said laughing "Dude, don't say that he already has cute little Lexi by his side." Christopher ignored all the playful comments only to ask his friend who has a class with her, "You have science together? What period?" "Second period. Her introduction was hilarious too. She gave all her information in one go, lol." "All her information in one go?"Christopher asked curiously. "Seriously?" another boy said. "Yep! She is all like my name is Gabriela, I am from the town east of here, I moved because of my Dad's job and I like studying." The boy tried his best to sound girlish as he said everything she said all in one go. "Hey what period do you have English in?" Christopher asked. The boy answered, "4th why?" A smirk appeared on Christopher's face. He didn't say anything though since he didn't know, but could only hope he has a class or classes with the strange girl in the afternoon. If not he would ask permission to switch English and Science class with his friend so he would have a guaranteed class with her.