New Girl

I walk into the classroom as the bell rang and hand a note to my new teacher. She nods and says "I'm Mrs Jamieson, your English teacher and class tutor, if you have any problems please come to me."
"O.k." I reply. Mrs Jamieson directs me to a chair near the back and introduces me to the class. I quickly walk to the empty chair beside a boy with blonde hair. He slips a note to me as Mrs Jamieson begins the class.

Hey, you new?? He asks.
No, the teacher just introduced me as the new girl for a laugh. I reply.
Ha you're funny, what's your name?
Sofia, what's yours?
Gavin, Where are you from.
Wouldn't you like to know?
Yeah I would.
I'm from New Ross.
Where's that?
Ireland.
So you're Irish.
Yep, I'm Irish.
Heard that Irish girls were beautiful, didn't think it was true until now though.
Ha you're funny too.
That wasn't me being funny! It's true you're really hot.

O.K. I'll remember that tomorrow when no guy wants to go out with me.
I swear all the guys will be all over you. What class do have after English?
Uh maths I think.
Then the bell went.
"I have maths too; can I walk you to class?" Gavin asked. He had a very strong American accent.
"Uh ok," I replied. I pulled my bag over my shoulder and followed Gavin. Whispers followed me out the door.
"So, why did you come to America?
"My dad got a job here."
"Do you like it here?"
"It's alright, too warm for me I think, and where is all the grass?" He shrugged his shoulders in reply.

"Won't your friends are annoyed that you're walking with me to class and not them?" Every one was staring at me as I walked down the hallway.
"No, they won't, they'll be so jealousy when they see me coming with you. I never get the pretty girl." I rolled my eyes. Gavin was hot. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He was really tall, taller than me and I'm 5ft 11. "Here we are" said Gavin, directing me to room 104. "Hey dudes," He said hi-fifing some other boys. "This is Sofia." Pulling me out from behind him.
"Hi," I waved awkwardly. They were all gawping at me, like they've never seen a girl before.
"This is Mark, Darren, Erik and Paul." they all mumble hello. Then the teacher came in. She directed me to a free seat beside one of Gavin's friends.
"Your Mark right? I asked.
"Yea, Sofia, where did you come from?"
"A cardboard box..."
"Seriously?" He genuinely believed that!

"No" I smile secretively. "I'm from Ireland"
"Cute,"
"Uh.. Thanks.. I think?"
The teacher began to teach maths and I paid attention. After the forty minute maths class, I had lunch. I walked quickly to my locker on my own and made my way to the canteen. For lunch I choose a bowl of rice and I sat at a table on my own and ate my lunch in silence. Then Gavin, Mark, Darren, Erik and Paul sat down at the table.

"Uh hello," I smiled.
"You look kind of lonely sitting here all alone."
"Thanks for reminding me that I'm a loner that has no friends." I fake snuffled.
"Well, you are new and you haven't met much people in our year yet." said Mark smiling at me. I smiled back.
"Gavin!" said a girl playfully, and sat on his lap.
"Oh Heya Amber." said Gavin back. She kissed him on the cheek and he looked down embarrassedly .
"Who's this?" she said examining me. She was obviously a typical cheerleader.
"I'm Sofia," I said extending my hand for her to shake it.
"Amber," she replied, looking at my hand. Knowing she wasn't going to shake it. I grabbed a spoon instead. She ignored me and started to talk to Gavin.
"Don't mind Amber she either likes you or she doesn't," said mark who was sitting beside me.

"Are you all jocks?" I asked,
"Uh yeah I guess, why do you not have Jocks in Ireland?"
"Not really any, we don't have cheerleaders either."
"So what did you do for fun in school?"
"Well my friends and I played hurling, Gaelic and soccer, and we did the school musical."
"Uh what's hurling and Gaelic?"
"Well hurling's a game where you have a ball and every one has hurls there like big sticks and you have to try score a goal."
"So like hockey?"
"No, nothing like hockey!" I smile, "ill show you if you want! I mean if you're not afraid of being beat by girl"
"Yea that's cool. I mean I wouldn't mind beat by a girl, if it was the right girl to beat me," He flushed and looked away.
"So where do you live in big pine?"

"In Butter meadows"
"Oh my god that's where I've moved in!"
"You're the O'Brien's?"
"Yea, doesn't the name just scream Irish?" He started laughing and soon so was I. Then I noticed everyone at the table had grown silent listening to our conversation. I stop laughing and began to stare back at them. Some girls had joined the table.
"Hi" said one of them, she looked friendly "I'm Tina, Paul's girlfriend.
"I'm Sofia, and um nice to know." I replied
"And this is Mary, Ava and Kelly." said Tina, the three girls waved hello. The bell rang for class.
"Well I don't want to be late so ill see ye later." Everyone stammered goodbye and I was on my way.

Ding dong
"I'll get it" I called to my Mom. Running to answer the door. I open it and Mark was standing at the step.
"Uh I thought I would take you up on the Hurling offer." he smiled looking me up and down.
"Well I was just going to play with my younger brother, you can play if you want." I smiled "I have to change first though! Just wait here and I'll be down in a minute!" Quickly I got changed into shorts, long socks and a yellow and purple Wexford jersey. I tied up my hair and I grab two hurls t.
"K you ready" I asked while running down the stairs and handing Mark a hurl. He just stood there gawping at me.
"I didn't think you could get any more hot, but you just did," he said, I smiled embarrassedly.

"K, uh you coming out or what?" I said directing him to the backyard. "Mark this is my brother James"
"God Sofia you move fast" said James looking at Mark. I slap James on the head playfully.
"Ok, mark this is a hurl and this is a sliter" I said pointing the hurl and ball in my hands. "You just stand here and watch me and James play for a minute and then you can join in when you think you know what's going on!"
I throw the ball in the air the hit it at the goal where James stood. He misses and the ball goes in the goal!

"GOAL!" I scream and throw my hands in the air in victory. James hit's the ball out and I go run to get it. We continue play until I stop to ask Mark to play. After an hour we decide to stop. " I so won!" I say.
"I can honestly say I've been beat by a girl!" said Mark shaking his head.
"Told you I'd beat yah!" I said leading him towards the kitchen.
"Sofia dinners ready." said my mam standing at the oven.
"Ok, two minutes," I said
"I have to go now, ill see you tomorrow then," said mark as I directed him to the front door. " I had fun, hurling's a good game."
"Yeah it is," we awkwardly stood looking at each other until my mother called me inside.

I closed my locker and who was there only Gavin.
"Hey, sup ?" I asked as I walked toward the English class , not waiting for Gavin. I sat in my usual seat at the back and Gavin plonked himself down beside me.
"So you and Mark?" he said raising his eyes at me,
"Why do you want to know?" I asked suspiciously
"Just curious"
"Well he came to my house, and we played hurling and then he left. that's it."
"Oh right, what's hurling?"
"It's a sport"
"Oh right never heard of it."
"It's an Irish thing"

"Ok"
"How long have you been going out with amber"
"About a month, I don't really like her much, she's kind of bitch."
"Yea I haven't noticed."
"Ha very funny I think everyone's noticed by now.
"It's kinda hard not to notice.
Mrs. Jamieson arrive and Gavin past me a note.
Do you like Mark?
I don't think that's any of your business to be honest with yah.
I won't tell him.
I don't care.
FINE. Do you want to come to a party on Saturday night with me?
Why don't you ask your girlfriend?

She's going to her grandmas house in New York for the week.
So you ask the next best thing? No I don't want to be used by you, thanks very much!
Would you go with Mark.
Wouldn't you like to know.
The bell went an I quickly walk toward room 104 for maths , and sat beside mark. "Hiya," I said taking out my maths book.
"Hey, sup" he replied "you do your homework?"
"Yeah, for once. You do yours?"
"No Mrs Graham's going to kill me!"
"Here you can copy mine, don't blame me if it's wrong though!"
"I won't! thanks!" Mrs Graham then came in and Mark gave my copy back. There was a note in it from Mark.
Do you want to go to a party with me on Saturday?
Uh I don't know, Gavin already asked me. ill have my mam and dad.
Gavin already asked you? But he has Amber!

Yea I know! I told him where to go! He kept asking whether I was going with you!
Yea? I think he likes you. What did you say?
I said "wouldn't you like to know" and then the bell rang and I kinda ran out.
That was smart.
Well I am way smarter than anyone in this class.
I'm in this class...
Exactly! Haha J
Do you want to come to my house later? You can try beat me at hurling!
I don't think that's possible!!
Ha I better start paying attention now! I have to pass maths!! Later!
Awh ill be so bored! L

Kelly was waiting for me at the class room door when maths ended. During the four weeks I had been in America I had become really good friends with her.
"You going to the party on Saturday?" I asked her as we walked towards the canteen.
"I dunno you?" she replied.
" Mabey, Gavin and Mark asked me to go with them"
"Omg Gavin?
"Yea I said no to him though!"
"You did right! He's kind of a player!"
"No s..t shurlock!" we reached the canteen and I sat down rather than queuing for food, I had brought a packed lunch. Mark came to sit beside me.
"Howdy," I said.