Maya's POV:

Maybe I should just turn around and leave. This place is huge. There are like 10 million kids here. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit. But this is way out of my comfort zone. I don't like it one bit. I grasp Jackson's arm tightly. I'm scared, I thought my nerves would vanish when I got into the actual building.... I was obviously wrong. We walk down the hallway through the endless amount of kids. Now we gotta find the office. That shouldn't be too hard. Who am I kidding this place is the size of China. I didn't realize how tight I was holding onto Jackson until he started to peel my fingers off him. Once I let go of him he grabbed my hand and gave it a light reassuring squeeze. He could obviously tell how nervous I was. We finally found the office after 6 years. Uhhh! What a workout. Nobody's really looked at me....Thank God! I'd probably cry.

"What's your name, sweetie" that lady at the desk asks me.

"Maya Prince" I say shyly with a small smile. I could've sworn I saw fear in her eyes for a second. Huh weird. She looked at Jackson then back at me and quickly gave me my schedule and motioned for me to leave. Chill lady I'm not gonna kill you, my dad might but I won't.

Jackson found my locker fairly quickly. Ew. It's really boring. It's all grey and stuff. Jackson studies me for a bit before he speaks. I'm going to have to decorate this ugly thing.

"Are you okay?" He asks slowly. "You seem uncomfortable," he continues. I am uncomfortable. This is way out of my comfort zone. I can't go home though. I begged my dad to let me come here, it would be stupid if I just decided to leave.

     "I'm fine," I answered shortly. He just nods his head at me. "Okay... I'm not fine. I am uncomfortable." I admit. His lips tug up a little. I swear if he is smiling at my uncomfortableness I'm gonna be pissed.

    "You change your mind about this whole 'school' thing Monkey" he asks me with amusement written across his face. I narrow my eyes at him. Instead of arguing with him I look down at my schedule and see that the first period starts in 6 minutes. I shove the paper in Jackson's face and point to the class. "We've still got 6 minutes Maya," he says. He's still wearing that stupid mask. Hmm. I look around to study my surroundings. The walls are painted a light blue color. There is white tile everywhere. I pull my phone out and quickly take a picture of Jackson and I. Uh-oh. I probably shouldn't have done that. "Delete it" he says sternly. I shake my head no and smile innocently at him. "Come on" he huffs "we gotta get you to class" He grabs my hand and starts pulling me down the hallway. How does he know where to go I wonder. I didn't ask though. He seems a little mad. I giggled at the memory of face a couple seconds ago. It's just a picture. I don't see the big deal. He looks back at me with his eyebrows raised. I just shake my head and look down still laughing. His eyes are so pretty. They're like ocean blue, but they also have little green flecks in them. I wish I had his eyes and his eyelashes. Uhh. Boys always have the best eyelashes. It's not fair. God should've given me long lush eyelashes, but noooo he gave tiny ones and said work with it. I was caught up in my own thoughts. I didn't even realize we made it to the classroom.

    Jackson walked in with me clinging to his arm and walked towards the back of the classroom. He sits down in one of the desks and pulls another one close to him. I sit down and start to play with my fingers. I do this when I'm nervous. Jackson must've noticed because he reached down and interlocked our hands.  He rubbed little circles on the back of my hand with his thumb. I immediately felt relief wash over me. There ain't many people in here. Only about 13. The bell rings and many students start flowing in. The teacher finally comes in. She's an older woman with black hair. She looks sweet, I hope her looks equal her personality.

     ¨Hi, you must be Maya¨ she says brightly. I nod slightly. ¨My name is Mrs.James and I'm your English teacher. If you need any help let me know¨ She then turns to Jackson and smiles widely. I can feel him tense up beside me. I laugh slowly and he narrows his eyes at me. ¨And who is this handsome young man¨ She asks him. I don't think it's possible for me to hold in my laugh anymore. She obviously doesn't answer her. ¨I understand if you're shy. It's normal to be nervous on your first day¨ If only she knew I thought. By now all the students are looking at us and I feel nervous. ¨Well, I'm going to get started now. I hope all have a good day¨ She tells Jackson and I.

     ¨Thank you¨ I say smiling at her. She retreats back to the front of the classroom. She starts babbling about how important complex sentences is and I feel bored already. I already know these, why do I have to learn them again. I look around the room and the various students. There are only about 6 girls in this class. The rest are boys. Ew. Well..... maybe I can find a potential husband since Jackson said no. I'm still salty about that. I zone out mid-way through class. I look over and see Jackson texting. Hmmm does he have a secret girlfriend I don't know about? Maybe a sibling. OMG? He might even have a child. Eh probably not he doesn't seem like the kid type. He looks up and stares at me. Oops maybe I've been staring at him a little to long. I smile sheepishly and look down at my notebook.

     Once English class is done it's time for math. Yuck. When the bell rings we get up and make our way out of the classroom. As I'm walking to the door a boy stops me. He's surprisingly cute with brown curly hair and vibrant green eyes.

     ¨I haven't seen you around before¨ he says to me. ¨What's your name¨ he ask smiling a little.

     ¨That's cause I'm new and my name is Maya.¨ Jackson grips my hand beside me and pulls me closer to him. What was that for? ¨What's your name¨ I ask politely. He grins like and shows his dimples. Awe he's adorable.

     ¨Sam¨ he says, still smiling. Someone calls his name from behind him and he starts to walk off. ¨I'll see you later Maya¨ he says winking at me. I blush and look down. Jackson's hand tightens again and he pulls me out of the classroom. I furrow my eyebrows at him. He shakes his head and continues to leave the classroom. We start walking towards my locker to get my books.

     ¨Can't you see he is flirting with you¨ Jackson whispers loudly. Uh-oh I didn't know that no one's ever flirted with me before. I thought he was being friendly. Oh my God what if he steals me and forces me to marry him and pop out babies. I must've been looking panicked cause Jackson grabbed my chin and looked at me funny. ¨What are you doing? You just zoned out for like 15 seconds.¨

     ¨What if he forces me to pop out babies¨ I blurt out unintentionally. Sometimes I blurt out my thoughts by accident. Jackson just looks at me. ¨Well....are you gonna say something?¨ I ask.

     ¨He's not going to force you to pop out babies¨ he explains. ¨You just met him, why would he do that. You've got a wild imagination monkey.¨ he tells me. ¨Come on let's get you to math class¨ He walks down the hallway with me following him like a lost puppy. Walking down all these hallways I realize how big this school actually is. I know I'm going to get lost one day

     Finally reaching the classroom, Jackson walks in before me. Wow..... the whole classroom is decorated in numbers. Who decorates in numbers. I've decided I don't like it. You have to be a psychopath to decorate with numbers.  The teacher introduces herself as Ms. Anderson. She looks really old and frail. She doesn't even ask my name she just gets right on with her lesson. She starts teaching and volume and slope. I already know this stuff. Uhh. Can't these teachers teach something new. Someone taps on my shoulder from behind me. I turn around and I'm met with a beautiful girl with blonde hair and vibrant green eyes.

     ¨Hi, are you new. My name is Sarah¨ She whispers smiling. 

     ¨Yes, I'm new¨ I say ¨My name is Maya¨ I whisper back to her smiling slightly.  I look over at Jackson and he looks almost asleep. I chuckled lightly at him. That boy loves to sleep I think.

     ¨I was wondering if you want to sit with me at lunch, I know how hard it is to make new friends.¨ she says. ¨I transferred about a month ago¨ she explains. I nod my head yes and turn around to see the teacher eyeing us. Get a grip old lady. I thought.

     The next two periods go back quickly and now its time for lunch. Jackson leads me to the commons area. Once we get there I find Sarah fairly quick. She waves at me and smiles. I start to walk over to her but Jackson holds my arm back.

     ¨Who is that¨ He asks quietly. I roll my eyes at him. Was he actually asleep in math class?

     ¨That is a friend a I meet in math class while you were snoozing.¨ I explain. He nods his head at me and gestures for me to go on. We walk over to Sarah who looks a little intimidated by Jackson. ¨This is Jackson¨ I introduce him. ¨He doesn't like to talk very much, but he is my best friend¨ I explain brightly.

     ¨Hi¨ she squeaks. ¨They were having burgers today and they're really gross so I got my cousin to bring pizza if that is okay¨ she says avoiding eye contact with Jackson.

     ¨Yes I love pizza thank you¨ I say smiling. We all sit down near the back of the cafeteria. I immediately dig into the pepperoni pizza. Jackson doesn't eat of course. ¨So Sarah what do you like to do for fun¨ I ask her trying to make conversation.

     ¨I love to shop and play volleyball¨ she says. ¨We should go shopping together one day. We can have a girls day and get our nails done too.¨ Yes Yes Yes I shout in my head, This is what I've always wanted a girl friend that I can do stuff with.

     ¨I would love that¨ I say grinning. I look over a Jackson and smile widely. I'm so excited.

      The rest of the day went by pretty quick. When the bell rang Jackson pulled me through the many kids in the hallway. We finally made it outside and to the car. Once we were both buckled up and ready Jackson started to drive home.

     ¨How did you like your first day¨ He asks me.

     ¨I loved it. It was so fun! And did you see how nice Sarah was. I've already made friends. And Sam was also very nice. Also can we get McDonalds Please!¨ I blabber.

      ¨I'm glad you had fun. And yes Sarah was nice, but Sam was flirting with you¨ This again really. ¨I guess we can get McDonalds since you didn't' cause me any trouble today¨ He teases. I bounce up and down in my sit. Yes, I love McDonalds. He grins slightly at me.

     ¨Thank you, Thank you!!¨I shout. I can't wait till i get home. I can take a nice nap.

     And that's exactly what I did. Went home and slept.

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I wanted to publish today because its my BIRTHDAY!!! I'm officially 15 finally. I feel like I've been 14 forever.

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