Chapter 2: That Moment When You Want to Become Enemies With a Cat

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Chapter 2:  That Moment When You Want to Become Enemies With a Cat

       A loud alarm began blaring, waking me up from my sleep though I didn't bother opening my eyes. I just groaned and pulled the blanket over my head, trying to ignore the annoying sound so I could go back to sleep.

       Apparently, that wasn't possible because Sawyer decided to say, "Seriously? I've been trying to wake you up for the past ten minutes."

       "Why are you trying to wake me up?" I muttered. "What time is it anyway?"

       "Eight-ten."

       I didn't really process Sawyer's answer for a few seconds. When I did, I finally realized why Sawyer must have been trying to wake me up for the past ten minutes. Today was my first day at my new school and it started at eight-twenty.

       I sat up on the mattress and looked at Sawyer. "Why didn't anyone wake me up earlier?!"

       "I've been trying," Sawyer said. "Like I said, for ten minutes. You are a really heavy sleeper, aren't you?"

       "You couldn't have done anything else to wake me up?" I asked as I started digging through my suitcase to try and find something to wear.

       "Your mom said you're more than capable of waking up on your own," Sawyer said. "Though it's clear she was mistaken. I thought I'd be nice and wake you up so you're not late to school."

       Sawyer left the room so I could get ready and I sighed heavily. I forgot to set my alarm last night and because of it, I was probably going to show up late to school anyway.

       I was going to make a wonderful first impression.

       I got ready as quickly as I could before grabbing my backpack and hurrying down the stairs. The only people still in the house were Trey, Beth, Vincent, and Sawyer, all four of them being in the kitchen. 

       "Where's my mom?" I asked.

       "Sorry, she already left," Beth said. "She was waiting for you to wake up but she couldn't wait any longer because she had to go take Dorothy to school and talk to the principal for a bit."

       Why couldn't my mom have tried waking me up? Now I was going to have to walk to school and I had no idea exactly where it was. Knowing me, I was only going to get lost and end up in a coffee shop instead.

       ...Not that I would go to a coffee shop instead of school if I couldn't find it. That would be bad.

       "I'll give you a ride," Sawyer said. "I have to run some errands anyway."

       "Thank you," I said even though my mind was clearly thinking of something else.

       Mom was right. I had been way too sexual every since I came out.

       My bad.

       Sawyer and I left the house and went to his truck. Once we were both inside, Sawyer started up the truck and pulled out of the driveway. While I got so used to living in the city, I guess it wasn't so bad living in this small town again since it took less than two minutes to get to the school.

       Sawyer pulled over to the side of the road and I opened the door, about to get out but then I realized I had nobody to show me how to get around the school so I asked, "Any chance you can tell me how to get to the office?"

       "It's on the right as soon as you walk in," Sawyer said. "You can't miss it."

       "Thanks," I said, hopping out of the truck and heading to the front doors of the school.

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       "Jamie!" Sawyer called, so I stopped in my tracks and looked back at him. He was leaning out the window, holding up my backpack. I hurried back to the truck. "I'm starting to think you're pretty much helpless without me."

       "My brain is still frazzled from moving back here," I said. "Leave me alone, Sawyer."

       Sawyer chuckled. "Have fun at school."

       "Fun and school are two words that should never be in the same sentence unless words like don't and isn't are in the sentence as well."

       "Yeah, whatever. Do you need me to pick you up after school or do you know the way home now?"

       "Well, considering I'm not helpless without you, I can walk home after school." Though I definitely wouldn't mind if he picked me up after school. I just didn't want to bother him more than I already have this morning.

        "Sure thing, Jamie," Sawyer said. "Call me if you get lost, which you probably will."

       I glared at him before making my way to the school since the first bell was probably going to ring any second. Thankfully, the office really was easy to find; it was the first thing on the right side.

       I walked in, heading to the desk. The woman behind it immediately smiled at me. "You must be the new student." She must have guessed I was about to ask how she knew because she answered right away. "Small town. I know all the students here. I'll get you your schedule. What's your name?"

       I spelled my name out for her since nobody was ever able to spell my last name correctly just by hearing it. She typed my name into the computer to get my schedule and once she did, she printed it out and handed it to me.

       "Here you go," she said. "Your locker information is on there as well."

       "Thanks," I said.

       The bell rang just then so I walked out of the office, looking at my schedule. My first class was Foundations of Mathematics and I had no idea where it was. Of course I didn't. I haven't been in this school before.

       I just hoped I found it before the tardy bell so I wouldn't arrive late. I knew the teacher wouldn't care, at least they shouldn't, since it was my first day but if I did show up late, I'd have a higher chance of having to introduce myself in front of the class since all eyes would already be on me.

       "Hey, new kid!" a voice called so I looked up from my schedule to see a girl with shoulder-length ginger hair walk over to me. "Need help finding your class?"

       "Yes, please," I said. "In hindsight, I should have gotten here earlier but... I was sleeping."

       "Understandable," she said. "I have to set several alarms in the morning because I always end up sleeping through most of them. I'm Lulu, by the way."

       "I'm Jamie," I said.

       "So Jamie, what class do you have?" Lulu asked so I showed her my schedule. "Ooh, my class. Perfect, we can walk there together." She gestured for me to follow her so I did. "How do you like Ruralburgh so far?"

       "Well, I just moved here yesterday but from what I can remember, I like it," I said. "I lived here before. I moved away when I was seven but it was time to move back." I didn't really want to get into the reasons why my family moved back. I didn't want the sympathy. I was fine getting it when people found out about my dad but my family just got bad news after bad news. I didn't want people to feel sorry for my pathetic life.

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