Entry 2

It's past Christmas and I'm starting to get a little worried about what might happen on orientation day. I've been bouncing in and out of foster care this year and I hope it won't be the same next year.

I can't seem to sleep, after all, tomorrow's orientation and I'm pretty scared.

Smile, I tell myself but I can't even look at anyone. In the end, I probably wouldn't be able to face the new student at all.

As I walked through the crowded halls, I can hear them chattering and whispering about the new student and how good-looking he was. I could also hear a few giggles about me behind my back but I don't let it get to me. I need to get ready for the new kid. I walk up to my locker and open it, shoving in my backpack and grabbing some books for science later on when suddenly someone taps my shoulder and my heart starts racing.

Who would be talking to me? Are they here to study with me? Is someone finally going to talk to me after all these years? Is it a guy or a girl? Is it the new kid? Is someone finally ready to talk to me on orientation day? Before next year? Most of all, am I finally gonna have a friend?, Millions of thoughts raced in my head a split second before I turned.

It was Ryder, one of the hottest jockey team members who was dating the cute cheerleader who always talked about me.

And not in a good way.

"Um, sorry for disturbing you..." he chuckled. His laugh was like gold.

"Yeah?" I carefully said, blushing and staring at the floor. As I did so, I could see the jockey team staring at the both of us with the cheerleading team.

And they were all laughing.

"I was wondering..." He was starting to blush and he started playing with his hair.

"Sorry, I'm busy." I say coldly to Ryder. I walk away from him and go up to the library. I study for a while when Ryder and the jockey team suddenly walks into the library with a few books in their hands.

I see Ryder looking at me and smiling. Instead of returning the smile, I turn back to my book and study some more. He walks over to my table and takes a seat right across from me.

"Hey," He says to me.

There was an awkward pause before I finally mumble a small "Hello," to him. He puts down his books and opens a science textbook.

We were studying at the same table and I'm not sure why, but my heart was beating so fast.

"Uh..." He looked up to me.

My heart beat out of my chest and I felt embarrassed. What was he doing here?

"I was wondering..." He continues.

"What?" I snapped, looking up at him from my book.

"If you would..." He pauses for a second then continues to ask, "...go out with me?"

There was another awkward pause before my brain cells could move.

"What?"

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