Fan Cover by @Karisdelong123

Julie's pov:

As I start to feel myself waking up, I look at my clock.

Why in the world is it 6:00 at night?

But more of an important question, why did I fall asleep before 6:00 at night?

Wait...

Yep.

That's 6 in the morning.

Why am I awake at 6 in the morning?

I roll back over to try to go back to sleep.

I feel like there was something very important I had to wake up for.

But I can't remember.

Right before I'm about to drift off, my eyes go wide.

School!!

I look back at my clock...

The bus comes in 15 minutes!!!

"Hurry honey, or you're gonna be l-"

Thanks mom, that would have been a little more helpful sooner.

I run around my room looking for something nice to wear on my first day.

Want to look nice.

Want to look nice.

Want to look... Wait why?

I put on my black skinny jeans and a super hero sweatshirt...

Because I'm cool like that.

A for amazingly good at not trying.

I think I might start a new fashion line.

It's going to be called, 'IDC' for the I Don't Care lining.

Featuring, sweatshirts, leggings, sweatpants, t-shirts and more!

Get it now at dollar general because that's all I can afford.

Next, I go to my mirror and cringe at myself.

At least my hair is a naturally curly brown so I reluctantly didn't  have to do much.

Now, I know what your thinking.

'Nice curly hair? What is such thing you speak of?'

Well, somehow my crazy genes decide to do something good for me!

Meaning, they probably knew I would be too lazy to do my own hair so they helped out.

I brush my teeth before putting a little bit of mascara because it is indeed my first day of school.

But I know that for the rest of the time I'm here.... it's a big no no.

Lastly, I put on my glasses and grab my book bag to catch the bus.

"Okay I got this, I can do it, no regrets." I motivate myself.

I look down to see some freshman looking at me like I have just totally, officially, lost it.

"Heh... pep talk." I say scrunching my face up in a weird way.

Pretty much my first interaction and I'm already failing at that. And what do they do?

They just look away.

I think I would have too.

"So.... do you like it here?" I ask.

He still ignores me.

"Is the food good?"

Nope.

"How's life?"

And you know what he said?

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

I look around trying to find something to waste time.

Well, isn't that a nice piece of.. grass.

... So this is why I don't have a lot of friends.

That makes sense.

The bus finally arrives and I just sit in the front so I don't cause a lot of attention.

I look to see that boy I met, no actually saw, yesterday pulling out of his drive with a black car. Man, I don't even own a car yet.

I just yet again plug in my earplugs and stare out my window for the longest day to arrive... school.

~~~~

"Name" the lady at the desk says, more like states.

She had red curly hair, and she was on the older side.

Not that I'm being mean or anything...

But she is mean.

"Julie Wells" I say giving her my form.

She rips it from my hands and types stuff on the computer.

She reminds me of one of those people who really hate their job.

She looks up at me and I give a small smile.

And in return she smiles back.

...

Hah!!

Just kidding!

She just kindly rolls her eyes and looks back at her computer.

I'm saying kindly because I am trying to make myself feel better.

Finally after a couple awkward minutes, she gives me my schedule and I head to my first class, math.

The thing is, I don't hate school for learning, I love learning, yea I know, I'm a nerd.

I just hate, well the people.

I mean if you're not even gonna try in school and fail just to look cool then what even is the point?

To look cool in front of everyone else?

That I will never understand.

I pass by my locker and put some of the unnecessary stuff I brought just in case.

Okay... so maybe a first aid kit.

Look I wanted to be prepared!!

You never know, someone could suddenly trip in the hallway and start to bleed.

Hey, you won't be laughing when it's you needing a band aid!

After I finished with my locker, I close my eyes and pick a random hallway to go down first.

Because that is definitely the right way to do it.

~~~~

"Okay here it is." I say now standing outside the advanced Math class.

I know there will be a lot of seniors in here, but also, the above average in their junior year are here too.

I slowly turn the handle and open the door to see a full class looking at me questionably.

My shyness takes over and I end up just standing there like a complete fool.

I'm too awkward for life.

"Welcome! You must be Julie Wells! Take a seat, take a seat!" An over enthusiastic male teacher shouts as I walk into the classroom and choose a seat in the middle from the front of the classroom and the back and by the window.

Here is how it works, nerds who sit in the front get picked on.  Nerds who know how society works sit in the middle to cause less attention. Shy people also sit in the middle. And the loud, annoying kids sit in that back, aka the popular kids.

Also, aka the ones who actually have social lives.

So guess where I am not sitting?

The teacher, whose name I think is like Mr. Walker, starts off his lesson on algebra or what ever.

Look Algebra!! I'm not gonna keep finding your x for you, stop asking y.

Definitely didn't read that off of Pinterest or anything...

...

I have a lot of free time okay?

Which by the way, I am in Calculus.

I don't know what in the world this teacher is doing talking about Algebra.

But hey, if I had to pick between sitting through a lesson of Calculus or Algebra...

Then sign me up for 7th grade.

Anyways, I'm about to take out an extra piece of notebook paper in my binder when someone taps my desk from in front.

"Hey" the girl whispers "my name is Gianna, wanna be friends?" She asks.

First of all, woah, she has confidence.

I could never do that, just straight out talk to someone.

And if I would try to, it would come out like 'mhmhmmmp friends mhhhmp please mhhhm I'm lonely.'

From looking at her appearance, I can already tell she is really nice. Just by her gestures, I can also tell she is a junior like me, so she must be smart.

Look, I don't know how I know, but I just do.

"Hi, I would love to be friends, I'm Julie, as you can probably guess." I say giving a little laugh at the end.

Why am I so awkward!!

"Who's talking." Mr. Walker demands.  He looks at the back not even giving us a second glance.

They never expect the nerds.

He looks around the classroom slowly like trying to detect anyone from looking guilty.

Ha! Order in the court!

Now in session!

'Where were you in the time of the lesson?'

Anyways, She quickly and quietly tells me to meet up with her after class while he turns around and continues his lesson.

~~~~

"Woah!! We have so many classes with each other!!" Gianna exclaims walking down the hallway with me.

"All except Physical Ed though, that's the worst class of the day" She says putting a hand over her head to make her statement more dramatic. I laugh at her as we continue walking to our lockers.

"Why do you h-" I was about to ask her why she hates gym so much until she slaps her hand over my mouth and points to a group of about 5 guys walking down the hallway.

"They are so hot!!" She says taking her glasses off and cleaning them to put them back on.

"Um...yea?" I say more as a question. I don't know why, but I've never really had an official 'crush' before.

Well, at least not anyone at school.

Stalking celebrities do not count though.

Trust me, there is not one girl in this whole entire world who has not just totally stalked a celebrity.

I look more closely at the guys to see one of them being my very friendly neighbor, Ashton.

Yeah, I know he didn't really do anything bad, or at least none that I know of.

But lets be real for a second, it's always the same.

The 'popular' badboy group in each school, total jerks, bla bla bla.

"They are literally walking like turtles right now." I complain.

Gianna just looks at me like I just have grown two heads.

Okay, we are not in some teen movie we're the bad boys are walking down the hallways and some magic breeze blows on them and then magic sparkles come out of their teeth when they smile.

Seriously.

But if the sparkle did happen, you better believe I'm scheduling them up for a dentist appointment.

Typical bad boys.

"They are pretty much the most popular guys in the school. I heard that almost all of them didn't even have their first girlfriend yet!" Gianna says winking at me.

She was totally amazed that she was even in the same hallway as them.

Okay lets just say I gave some of them the littlest, maybe tiniest, piece of credit for that.

At least they aren't total players like... cough... Mr. I'm the football captain and football isn't the only game I play dude.

But coming from this point of view, I can tell that this 'bad boy' group is definitely not fond of the football players.

How I know?

Well...

"Watch it!" One of the bad boys say as a football player pushes past them.

Oh boy.

It's not the 'oh boy!! A fight! What ever shall I do?'

It was more like the 'oh boy, I have to stand here while people obsess over this fight.'

It was that kind of oh boy.

Everyone is now forming a circle in the middle of the hallway to see what's going to happen next.

Can't you just find this kind of stuff on Netflix or something?

"Listen here you mother-..."

But I blocked that word out because amen sisters.

They begin pushing each other back until I'm guessing the two leaders come up from each side.

Yes teen beach movie scene start singing!!!

"Back off!!" Ashton says to the lead football player I think his name is like Jason or something. Lets just go with Jason.

"How about you!!" Jason yells back.

Wow, even twilight probably had a better comeback than that one.

He is about to throw a punch when Ashton grabs his wrist in a fast motion and turns  it so now Jason is kneeling on the ground with I think now a broken wrist.

Ouch.

"Let go you crazy b-.." But he was caught off when four teachers storm in, along with the principal, and everyone makes a dash for the nearest exit out of the hallway.

I wanted to see the rest but Gianna took a hold of my hand and pushed me away as well.

Ohhh snap!! Ashton got in a fight! Dang I knew I should have bought popcorn.

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!

Love you guys!!
~Juls