Hi, am Ella. Am fifteen years old and I am pretty, well at least that's what my parents say I am. The basic thing you should know about me is that I don't like to associate with people. Well people call it social awkwardness but I call it protection. I actually loved people around me a lot but something happened and I don't like to talk about it.

It's four o'clock in the evening, I woke up from napping and stood up from bed. It's Sunday and normally on Sunday evenings by 4:00, my fitness teacher would be waiting for me downstairs to give me fitness trainings.

I rushed to my wardrobe and took out my fitness clothes to change into them. I changed and quickly went downstairs with the thought of seeing my fitness tutor but instead I saw my annoying parents smiling. I looked around but I couldn't find my fitness teacher.

"Where is she!?, she always scolds me for getting down late but now she's not even here yet", I said.

"No baby, she isn't going to be coming today, in fact she isn't going to be teaching you anymore" mom said.

Looking confused I said "Did she quit? Mom I promise I didn't do anything to her"

"She didn't quit" mom replied with a smile. I looked at dad and mom with eyes narrowed.

"what's going on?" I asked with suspicions. "me and your dad have decided to enroll you in real school where you can't meet people of your own age." mom said.

At that moment, I felt like my world was going to collapse.

My worst fear has finally caught up with me. I pretended not to understand what she said and I asked "what do you mean?"

Mom smiled at me and said "Don't worry Ella, everything will fine and it will be good for you to socialize. Tomorrow, will be a new dawn for you"

"You enrolled me into a school without my consent and you're saying everything will be fine?, and what do you mean tomorrow?" I shouted out.

This is my worst nightmare, I have to stop it at once. The only option now is to talk dad out of it.

I put on pity face, looked at my dad and said "Da..d, are you really in on this? You know am not ready to face the world yet, please dad"

He held my hand and said "You really need to do this now, you have been away from everyone for too long, but don't you worry because everything will just fine."

I pulled my hands from his grasp, tears covered my eyes and rolled cheeks. I ran upstairs to my room and banged the door, I locked my room to prevent anyone from coming in. I cried and cried until I got weak and I slept off.

Half deep into sleep, I heard a knock at my door. I opened my eyes but I didn't get up. "Ella, open up" It was mom. I closed my eyes and just ignored her. She opened the door and waved the spare keys at me. She sat beside my bed quietly as if she didn't have anything to say.

I knew she wanted to say something to me so I broke the silence "just say whatever you came here for" she looked at me and said "why don't you want do attend school,why don't you want to socialize with others?"

I annoying looked at her and said "Are you really asking because you have forgotten what happened to me in grade six?". "But that wasn't your fault, you were the victim" mom said, I looked at her with pitiful eyes and I said "exactly mom exactly, I was the victim but I got kicked out of school right before my graduation" I said and I started to cry.

Mom pulled me into her arms and hugged me . She caressed my hair and told me its all fine. She told me that I should use this is a new opportunity to show the world that am not that kind of person.

I hugged my mom tightly and nodded my head. Then she smiled and said, "you missed dinner though, need a late night snack?",I sighed and said "I've got things on my mind and food is not even on top three". She smiled "I guess your top three would be; oh no school!, I have annoying parents and I wish tomorrow will never come,right?" I smiled wildly and said "yep".

"I knew it!" mom said, "yeah, moms know everything, so can I trade going to school for a late night snack?" i said, mom laughed "nice try!".She tucked me into bed and kissed me goodnight. She turned off the lights and went out of the room.

I couldn't sleep, I continue thinking of what would happen the next day, the D-day. I needed to free my mind so I stood up and turned on the lights. I opened my drawer and brought out my bestee, my diary. I took out my pen and wrote:

"Hey bestee, I know it's late but I couldn't sleep and I needed to free my mind so am talking you. I kept thinking of what happened on that day, the day before my graduation, the day before my expel. There I was standing beside my locker, daydreaming about my graduation. I snapped out of it when I received a slap from the person that hates me the most, Linda. I asked her why she did that and she threw another question at me. She asked why I called her my friend into front of the whole class. I told her that I said that because it was true. She was like, "are you stupid?,I bully you a lot but you still call me your friend? just take it back now and tell everyone am not your friend!!" I didn't want to take it back and I don't know why I did that. "you don't want to take it back right? You made everyone believe am the friend of dweeb like you right? don't worry, you'll pay for this!." Then she got her parents to convince the principal to expel me. Well it's all my fault, why did I call her my friend?

I think I feel better now, thanks bestee."

I dropped my diary back into my drawer and I tucked myself back into my bed and slept off.

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I woke up from sleep and checked the time, it was 7:00 am in the morning and I went to to the kitchen to get a glass of water. Seeing my mom startled me.

"mom, what are you doing up so early?, you scared me. You know startling has killed so people"

"Well if thats true then we'll all have been dead a long time ago. I just thought I should prepare your breakfast and lunch before you leave for school" mom said

"what do mean..."

Then I suddenly remembered, the word school triggered by memory back in to life, I remembered that today is the day of my nightmare, the day I start school, the D-day. I ran back to my room as fast as I could and took out my diary and I wrote:

"oh no bestee, today is finally here, what should I do" well you wouldn't know bcoz just I piece of refined wood

I shoved my diary into my drawer and I started breathing fast, I started panicking and pacing around the room.

Someone knocked on the door and I didn't even pay attention. My mom came in with my breakfast and perfectly ironed school uniform.

"mom you know I can't eat, am having panic attacks" I blurted out still pacing around. My mom stood up, and dragged me to sit on the bed. She told me that it's all in my head and that school is not so bad "and again this uniform is awesome" she added, she then left my food by my bedside, dropped my uniform on the bed and left.

"Easy for you to say, you weren't the one that got expelled for loving someone" I thought out loud. I sat on my bed, crossed my legs and did some meditation,"oummm...oummm...dang it! this Isn't working!...

Then suddenly I grasped a thought of confidence "yeah...I don't need this, am a smart girl so all I need to do is just go to school, it's not a crime and besides I love learning and I don't have to talk to people. imma show them who's boss", I said to myself.

Well that worked, I immediately took my uniform and zoomed into the bathroom. I took my bath, changed and went downstairs.

When I went downstairs, my parents stared at me in a way couldn't understand.

"Is...is it so bad?, did I wear it wrong?" I said out of confusion while trying to fix my tie.

"you look beautiful" they said in chorus, "wow honey, you look so different and beautiful, just smile a little and stop looking so worried, everything will be fine." mom said.

I smiled at her and I wanted to zoom out and into my dad's car when he stopped me "slow down there..", getting a thought of hope, I immediately beamed and said

"are you finally reconsidering the idea of sending me to school" he grinned and said"

"you're still going to school it's just that you forgot your backpack".

I guess I spoke too soon.

"I don't have a backpack remember? ", he then smiled and handed out a backpack to me and said "well I knew you'd say that, that's why I bought you a bag, it's Limited Edition and it's got a cute piggy on it, you like cute pigs right? ".

"yay! A Limited Edition bag that's got a piggy on it, Can my day get any better?" I said sarcastically..."am glad you like it honey, let's get going" he said as he headed towards the door and pretending to not understand what I said. I hugged my mum and I barged out.

**In dad's car

(Dad is driving me to school and its dead silent")

Dad:{with an intention to break the silence"} uhm......

(I interrupted )

Me: Dad, how could you do this to me?,you said I was your favorite girl but you went on and agreed to it without asking me.

Dad: I had no choice..

Me: {Then I childishly blurted out} who do u like more, me or mum?

Dad: oh my God, are we really having this conversation right now? You know I can't answer that and besides I had to do it.

Me: You used to say I was your favorite and now you can't even answer this..and what do u mean you had to do it? were u threatened?

Dad: you'll understand when you grow up.

Me: {A thought came into my mind and I smirked} oh I get it, you fell for it right? You chose pleasure over your daughter!. Am not so surprised because that's sooo you.

Dad: I'm going to have to stop you right there young lady, the sooner you keep quiet, the sooner we get there.

Me: yeah whatever....

It took a while then we finally got there. I got out of the car, banged it close and I looked up. I saw a big school,white walls and clean floors.

Then something took my attention, the name "real high. The name sounded so familiar then I suddenly remembered, it's the same name as the school I got expelled from. Then I turned to my dad with fear in my eyes "don't tell me it's...?","you gotta learn to face your fears dear, good luck! " dad said and zoomed off.

This is worse than my worst nightmare, what if she still attends this school. "I shouldn't worry because am grown now, even if she's in there, I won't allow myself to bullied ever again" I said to myself, I got so much confidence from saying that and I walked into the hallway.

I went down to the principal's office, which I remembered clearly. I felt like everyone was staring at me as I walked down the hallway. I entered the office and a saw a lady in her early 30's. She smiled at me and said, "you must be Ella, welcome." looking confused I said, "are you the...?" She interrupted saying 'yes, I Am the principal, the former principal was taken out of this position for indulging in unacceptable acts.

Your locker is number 103 and here are the keys", she handed them over to me and directed me to my locker. She gave me my books and told me where to find my class.

I went over to my locker to drop the books, as I was organizing them, I heard a voice very close to me like someone was talking to me but I just ignored it.

I finished organizing my locker, I closed it then I saw a person standing right in front of me. A fair boy with latest hairstyle, shoes and watch. He seemed to be someone popular. "Hello there, ive been waiting here for quite a while" he said and I struggled to answer with very little certainty "m..e..?", " yes you, am Cole, you seem to be new what class?"

In my mind, all I could think of was, why is he talking to me!, am trying to not talk to anyone but he's ruining everything.

"Grade 10" I replied. He looked at me closely and said "wow, you're in the same class as me, you look really worried though, I know this look, u must have come here to get away from someone. Don't worry here is the best place, here you are unknown"  he stopped and the continued again "You are unknown.. Does that even make sense?, I really need to focus on grammar, see you in class..." then he walked away.

All I could pick from that was I'm unknown then I looked around me and no one was even looking at me, I figured out there and then that at that school am unknown.

I went to the staff room to introduce myself to the home room teacher. She accompanied me to the class. On our way to class I kept breathing heavily and telling myself everything will be fine. We got into the class and I looked around, my eyes met with Cole and he slightly waved at me. The female students saw that I you know, they started whispering. typical! I said to myself

The teacher told me to briefly introduce myself, I looked at all the students, gathered all my courage, and said:"Hi everyone, my name is Ella. Am new here so I hope you all will treat me well".

Some of the students clapped and some just hissed. One of the female students shouted "if u want to be treated well, why don't you just go to the hospital?" and all the other female students started laughing. I guess I already have haters. That made me a little relieved because the more haters I have, the better.

"keep your voices down!" shouted the teacher as she banged her cane on the board. The teacher thought out loud "where would your seat be?". "Teacher, teacher, there's an empty sit right beside me"Cole shouted out as he pointed to the empty seat beside him. I really didnt understand why he all up in my business, i mean i just met him like minutes ago or does he like me?

So annoying! .

The teacher told me to go seat down beside him. As i walked slowly to my sit, all i could think of was how i would ignore Cole for the rest of the year. i sat down on my new seat and and i started to organize my stuff on the desk.

"Hi" whispered Cole to me but i pretended to not hear him. "Hi!" said Cole said again but this time with a higher tone and i still ignored him.

I tapped a guy in front of me and he was like "oh hi,my name is Jerald". I didnt even ask him anything yet and he already told me is name

Tch.

I asked him if  english is next and he replied saying, "Yes" while smiling and nodding his head at the same. He kept on looking at me until i said that's all i wanted to ask. I thought to myself, is this how all the boys in this school behave..if it is then its gonna be problem.

The English teacher came in. She recognized that i was new so she told me to introduce myself. I did as she said. She then threw a question at me, a question she hasn't even taught her class.

The class started whining that how would i know how to answer i question she hasn't even taught them. I smiled i thought to myself, such a simple question makes them whine like this seems I've got dummys as classmates. I answered the question with ease and they all were surprised.

The girl from earlier said "It seems you took my advice and fixed your brain" and i replied saying "naah, my brain was pretty fine and i think you and your friends need that advice compared to me.

I really didn't believe myself, i actually said that. I felt so proud. I sat down bent my head and started praising myself under my breath. I then heard the teacher shouting and i looked up. I saw a really pretty girl, my world paused and everything dissapeared from it. All i could see was her, she was so pretty

Wow!!

Wthout even realizing myself i started tapping cole hard. He replied saying "what!, what!?", i said with so much emotion, "who is that, she looks so pretty".

"You ignored me all day and now you're disturbing me like crazy because of her?, well she's the bully of this class and a rebel" said Cole. "wow, she seems so cool, i love her" i thought to myself and then i suddenly snapped out of it.

"what are you saying Ella?!!" i thought to myself, i then saw her come closer and closer to me. My heart kept beating so fast, i couldn't control it. I kept saying Heart! keep still to myself but it didn't work. She then sat at the seat beside me. I felt like my heart was going to explode. I didn't really understand why though.