I wanted to write something, so this is just the first chapter of some random, unplanned thing I wrote, so don't be too harsh.
Girl Down
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Jess slammed her locker door closed. It was the first day of school, and her long-anticipated summer was over. She had really loved her summer, she went on 3 different vacations for 3 weeks. Jess loved the vacations, but she also loved the time she had to just lay around and do nothing in the mornings, watch TV, play on the computer and play video games, things that she couldn?t do on school days because she was so busy.
She wouldn?t dare let any of her friends know for as long as she lived, but she was pretty smart, and really liked intelligent things, like debates, intellectual discussions and especially reading. Jessica was also a major computer lover. She wouldn?t really call herself a geek, because she didn?t sit down and learn 20 different languages using Rosetta Stone or play math games, she just hung out on websites and message boards. She loved it. But she couldn?t let any of her friends know, or else she would be out.
You see, Jess and her friends used to be the popular kids in their old school. Last year, they were the oldest, so they ruled everything. Jess was used to being loved by everyone. In her new school, she was the lowest rank you could be?a freshman. She hated that word. They were ridiculed and made fun of, and she would probably never get to be popular again. All she had were her old popular friends, and they started a clique of their own, they were the populars of 9th grade. Jess had to stay in, or else she would be completely lost.
She snapped out of self-pity mode and realized that she was late for gym class. ?Oh, darn it, now the teacher?s going to hate me!? she said, silently. There was nobody else in the hall, though, so it really didn?t matter.
Jessica was a worrywart, so if something went wrong, she went crazy, and normally panicked. She picked her books up off of the floor and started running towards the gym, hoping that the teacher hadn?t shown up yet, so she wouldn?t get in trouble. She ran past the history room, the math room, the music room and the science room, all of which were bustling with activity. People definitely seemed to know what they were doing in this school, even the freshman. But Jess? Nope, she had no clue.
As she entered the gym, her heart skipped a beat and her stomach did a few flips. The class hadn?t started yet, but the teacher was there, and all of the students were sitting on the bleachers. The coach gave Jess the evil eye, and then explained.
?Ah, I see young lady has arrived finally arrived. What is name, kid?? the coach asked, in a heavy accent. Jess couldn?t decipher what country she was from, but she just sounded scary.
?J-J-Jessica,? she stuttered.
?Since you here, I let off with warning. Class don?t start ?til students all here. Be early next time here,? the coach said.
Even though the coach said herself that it was just a warning, Jess was humiliated. Here she was, a new student, trying to work her way up to the top, and getting in trouble by a coach who didn?t even know what she was talking about. This was horrible?
Jessica realized she was still standing in front of the crowd, so she took a seat on the bleachers behind a large kid, so she wouldn?t be seen. The coach started rambling on about punctuality and her old country, and then decided to punish the whole class because of 1 person?s actions by having them run 5 laps around the school, when they usually would have just done 1 or 2.
Everyone was staring at Jess, whispering things about her. Probably horrible things. Jess ran alone that day, she didn?t talk to anybody, and she stayed 2 feet away from everybody, not wanting to be ridiculed to her face, which she thought would have been worse than being ridiculed behind her back. It would be less heart wrenching.
?Well, at least I?ve made a name for myself?? Jess said softly? ?But not in the way I wanted to.?
