The Necklace That Protects Me novel Chapter 4

White walls and floors with black accents. Black lockers lined some of the walls. Plain windows along the walls and inside of the classroom. Nothing too fancy but it did look clean and free of graffiti, so I was more than happy with it. I roamed around the 4 stories of classrooms to find all of my classes, bathrooms, and the cafeteria. Once I was confident I'd be able to navigate my way around I went in search for my locker.

By now it was 8:30 and students were starting to pour in. Most seemed half asleep and grumpy. Most days I would've been right there with them, Monday's are the worst! But today was special and I was excited. When I neared my locked I saw a group of kids huddled around it.

This was my first look at the cliques at this school. If I had to guess, I would say these are the popular trouble makers. The girls were dressed just barely appropriate with short skirts or shorts paired with low cut shirts, Perfectly done hair and make up, and expertly manicured nails. The men were all extremely handsome and slightly rugged looking, probably football stars. Not at all my kind of people, but I also didn't want to put a target on myself, so I would be timid and try not to cause a commotion.

I gently cleared my throat, but no one paid attention.

"Excuse me, but I need to get to my locker real quick." I said quietly, keeping my eyes on the ground.

The girls laughed and tossed their hair and walked off. The boys just followed out after. I sighed and opened my locker. Putting everything away except what I would need for my first class.

My first two classes went by smoothly, thankfully neither teacher asked me to introduce myself. I'm not shy, but it's embarrassing and honestly there isn't much to tell. Next up was lunch. I didn't mind sitting by myself but had hoped I wouldn't have to.

I walk into the cafeteria and was immediately stunned just by the number of people in this area. It was not a small cafeteria by any means, but it was packed! There wasn't an empty table as far as I could see. I sighed and went to get my food, deciding to find one as empty as possible and sit there.

When I got out of line I saw a table with just one girl sitting at it. She looked friendly enough, maybe a little nerdy, but I could care less as long as she doesn't bite my head off for sitting with her. I take a deep breath and walk over.

The girl had short strawberry-blonde hair that hung just below her jaw. The way she hunched her shoulders forward and kept glancing at the crowd told me she was timid and nervous. She wore an earth tones shirt with a flowing floor length skirt, finished with brown strappy sandals.

"Well that works nicely then, cause I'm different too!" I beamed at her, which she surprisingly returned.

Slowly we started talking about the school and classes. Bunch of random stuff, but it was nice having someone to talk with regardless. I like Amy, she's nice and easy to talk to once she opens up, it's nice to know at least one person at this school.

The bell rings signifying the end of lunch. We say our goodbyes and, after throwing away what was left of our lunch, headed to our separate classes with all the other students. Herded is more like it though, I can't believe how many students they jam into this school!

The rest of the day passed slowly but without any major incident thankfully. I even had my last class of the day with Amy, we had agreed to meet up and she'd walk with me back to the dorms. I put everything in my locker and look around for Amy. After I found her we left the school building and headed towards the dorms. While we walked she explained some things to me.