Cool By Name, Not So Much By Association..., chapter 4
*Next Morning*
"Hello Ramona, you're definitely early." Adrienne laughed as I walked into her's and Billie's kitchen. It was 7:20 by my watch.
"Well Joey did set me a challenge!" I grinned, sitting at one of the stools up to the counter.
"Want some cereal? The boys aren't up yet." She sighed.
"Of course, typical!" I tutted. Just then Billie walked into the kitchen.
"Oh, God." He said turning around. I could tell he was nursing a huge hangover.
"Good morning sunshine! The world says Hello!" I grinned at him.
He rolled his eyes and winced in pain.
"Bet that hurt, don't you regret doing that now... ?" I teased. He stuck his middle finger at me. I grabbed it like he was blowing me a kiss and put it in my pocket.
Joey came into the kitchen with a AC/DC t-shirt and black tight jeans with black all-stars. I myself was wearing a Kooks t-shirt, a denim ripped skirt, a Adeline black zip top and green converses. He rubbed a sleepy head out of his eye.
"B-long getting ready?" I sighed, stuffing my face with Fruit Loops.
"What the fuck does B-long mean?" he grumbled. Adie shot him a look.
"It means hurry on, so do!" I laughed. He sat down and poured a bowl for himself. I started humming 'It's a small world' to annoy Billie who was giving me dirty looks from behind a cup of coffee.
"Billie has PMS, and he is a little Bitch!" I sang through a mouthful of cereal.
"You are so like your Dad it's unreal." He said taking his coffee into another room. I smiled in triumph.
"I have to go get your brother up. Will you drop this over to Mike's?" Adie said handing Joey a paper bag. He sighed.
"Can't, have to go to Matt's."
"But you said you would yesterday!" Adie sighed. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't worry Adie! I will." I said taking the bag off her.
"Now that's a loyal child!" She laughed, looking at Joey.
I stuck my tongue, full of fruit loops, at him as he got up and stormed out of the room.
"See ya later, Adie!" I laughed, skipping out.
I dropped the mysterious brown paper bag to a very sleepy/hungover Mike, who repaid me with coffee! I was nearly as bad as him when it came to it... I think it's due to the fact that when Mike babysat me when I was small he used to sneak a bit a coffee into my milk to get me to go to shut up (I was a very noisy baby), but it just got me addicted.
I floated, following the directions that Claudia gave me this morning.
I could see groups of people up ahead, so I followed them, presuming they were in the same school as me.
"Hey! Are you stalking us?" The very tall girl with purple/red hair stopped and called back. The guy and girl she was with stopped and turned aswell. The other girl had blondish hair and blue, blue eyes. The guy had completely blonde hair, bleached and was wearing a black hoodie.
My face went instantly red as they waited for me to catch up with them.
"Sorry, don't mean to be following ye, but it's my first day and I'm kind of lost." I smiled, trying to do that innocent look Dad does.
"Awwww! A newbie!" The girl with the blonde hair cooed.
"I'm Molly." She waved.
"Aviigh, but just call me Avi." The other girl said.
"Zach." The guy nodded.
"My brother." Avi said, nodding in his direction.
"Hi! I'm Ramona." I smiled.
"Love the name! It sucks eggs that you're new. But you'll be grand with us." Molly said putting her arm around me.
"Great!" I smiled.
"So, how come you came so late in the year?" Avi asked as we walked on. Zach kept quiet.
"I moved from New York to my Dad's place. It's only a temporary thing but I'll probably stay for good if I can help it." I explained.
Avi nodded.
"Cool. You can hang with us, this school is full of fakes but you find some rare true people." She smiled. I was liking these people. Zach especially. He had the whole nervous, quiet thing going on. I looked at his face, which kept a straight expression. He caught my gaze and smiled. He had beautiful dark hazel eyes.
They suddenly stopped in front of this shit whole of a building, with
'Pinole Valley High' printed on the front.
"Great..." I sighed. I could see all the preps laughing and pointing at my green converses. I put my hood up and walked after the others.
"So, what homeroom you in?" Molly asked.
"Eummm, I don't have a clue... " I smiled. "I'll find the office and talk to ye later, k?"
They all smiled and nodded.
I walked down this corridor with jocks and cheerleaders leaning on the lockers. They gave me looks of disgust so I just smiled back. I'd make enemies later...
"LEZZIE!!!" One shouted. The others laughed, so I joined in. I walked over to him. He was wearing a football jersey and a blonde bimbo on his hip.
"People who call others gay often have insecurities about their own sexuality... think about that the next time you call someone gay! Ok?" I smiled into his face. He looked confused, so I patted him on the head and walked away.
"BITCH!" he shouted after me.
"Thanks!" I said giving him the middle finger. I could hear them all insult me behind my back, but living in NYC had given me an extra layer of skin.
I eventually found the office and had a chat with the principal about my subjects and stuff, actually he did all the talking about how great the school was and how all the activities were available for me today! Mr.O'Brian wasn't that bad. He even let me into the full up photography class. I headed to English because I had missed all of Homeroom. I saw Matt sitting at the back of the room, so I sat in the empty seat next to him.
"Hey!" I smiled.
He just gave me a little grunt back.
Then Molly came in and waved at me.
"Yay!! We have English together. You can tell me what the hell is going on!" she laughed. She looked over at Matt and back to me.
"Oh right. This is Matt, and Matt this is Molly. Ye probably know each other." I introduced the two. Matt lifted his head and smiled at Molly, revealing bright shiny teeth. I nearly dropped dead from shock.
"I think we have art together too." Matt said in a quiet, deep voice.
"Ya we do. I always wanted to compliment you on your paintings. You have real talent!" she smiled. I looked open-mouthed at the two.
"What? You never heard someone speak before?" Matt laughed.
"Well people, but not you!" I said as the teacher came in...
The whole class the two were looking at each other and smiling.
Matt was flirting with someone!
"Hello Ramona, you're definitely early." Adrienne laughed as I walked into her's and Billie's kitchen. It was 7:20 by my watch.
"Well Joey did set me a challenge!" I grinned, sitting at one of the stools up to the counter.
"Want some cereal? The boys aren't up yet." She sighed.
"Of course, typical!" I tutted. Just then Billie walked into the kitchen.
"Oh, God." He said turning around. I could tell he was nursing a huge hangover.
"Good morning sunshine! The world says Hello!" I grinned at him.
He rolled his eyes and winced in pain.
"Bet that hurt, don't you regret doing that now... ?" I teased. He stuck his middle finger at me. I grabbed it like he was blowing me a kiss and put it in my pocket.
Joey came into the kitchen with a AC/DC t-shirt and black tight jeans with black all-stars. I myself was wearing a Kooks t-shirt, a denim ripped skirt, a Adeline black zip top and green converses. He rubbed a sleepy head out of his eye.
"B-long getting ready?" I sighed, stuffing my face with Fruit Loops.
"What the fuck does B-long mean?" he grumbled. Adie shot him a look.
"It means hurry on, so do!" I laughed. He sat down and poured a bowl for himself. I started humming 'It's a small world' to annoy Billie who was giving me dirty looks from behind a cup of coffee.
"Billie has PMS, and he is a little Bitch!" I sang through a mouthful of cereal.
"You are so like your Dad it's unreal." He said taking his coffee into another room. I smiled in triumph.
"I have to go get your brother up. Will you drop this over to Mike's?" Adie said handing Joey a paper bag. He sighed.
"Can't, have to go to Matt's."
"But you said you would yesterday!" Adie sighed. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't worry Adie! I will." I said taking the bag off her.
"Now that's a loyal child!" She laughed, looking at Joey.
I stuck my tongue, full of fruit loops, at him as he got up and stormed out of the room.
"See ya later, Adie!" I laughed, skipping out.
I dropped the mysterious brown paper bag to a very sleepy/hungover Mike, who repaid me with coffee! I was nearly as bad as him when it came to it... I think it's due to the fact that when Mike babysat me when I was small he used to sneak a bit a coffee into my milk to get me to go to shut up (I was a very noisy baby), but it just got me addicted.
I floated, following the directions that Claudia gave me this morning.
I could see groups of people up ahead, so I followed them, presuming they were in the same school as me.
"Hey! Are you stalking us?" The very tall girl with purple/red hair stopped and called back. The guy and girl she was with stopped and turned aswell. The other girl had blondish hair and blue, blue eyes. The guy had completely blonde hair, bleached and was wearing a black hoodie.
My face went instantly red as they waited for me to catch up with them.
"Sorry, don't mean to be following ye, but it's my first day and I'm kind of lost." I smiled, trying to do that innocent look Dad does.
"Awwww! A newbie!" The girl with the blonde hair cooed.
"I'm Molly." She waved.
"Aviigh, but just call me Avi." The other girl said.
"Zach." The guy nodded.
"My brother." Avi said, nodding in his direction.
"Hi! I'm Ramona." I smiled.
"Love the name! It sucks eggs that you're new. But you'll be grand with us." Molly said putting her arm around me.
"Great!" I smiled.
"So, how come you came so late in the year?" Avi asked as we walked on. Zach kept quiet.
"I moved from New York to my Dad's place. It's only a temporary thing but I'll probably stay for good if I can help it." I explained.
Avi nodded.
"Cool. You can hang with us, this school is full of fakes but you find some rare true people." She smiled. I was liking these people. Zach especially. He had the whole nervous, quiet thing going on. I looked at his face, which kept a straight expression. He caught my gaze and smiled. He had beautiful dark hazel eyes.
They suddenly stopped in front of this shit whole of a building, with
'Pinole Valley High' printed on the front.
"Great..." I sighed. I could see all the preps laughing and pointing at my green converses. I put my hood up and walked after the others.
"So, what homeroom you in?" Molly asked.
"Eummm, I don't have a clue... " I smiled. "I'll find the office and talk to ye later, k?"
They all smiled and nodded.
I walked down this corridor with jocks and cheerleaders leaning on the lockers. They gave me looks of disgust so I just smiled back. I'd make enemies later...
"LEZZIE!!!" One shouted. The others laughed, so I joined in. I walked over to him. He was wearing a football jersey and a blonde bimbo on his hip.
"People who call others gay often have insecurities about their own sexuality... think about that the next time you call someone gay! Ok?" I smiled into his face. He looked confused, so I patted him on the head and walked away.
"BITCH!" he shouted after me.
"Thanks!" I said giving him the middle finger. I could hear them all insult me behind my back, but living in NYC had given me an extra layer of skin.
I eventually found the office and had a chat with the principal about my subjects and stuff, actually he did all the talking about how great the school was and how all the activities were available for me today! Mr.O'Brian wasn't that bad. He even let me into the full up photography class. I headed to English because I had missed all of Homeroom. I saw Matt sitting at the back of the room, so I sat in the empty seat next to him.
"Hey!" I smiled.
He just gave me a little grunt back.
Then Molly came in and waved at me.
"Yay!! We have English together. You can tell me what the hell is going on!" she laughed. She looked over at Matt and back to me.
"Oh right. This is Matt, and Matt this is Molly. Ye probably know each other." I introduced the two. Matt lifted his head and smiled at Molly, revealing bright shiny teeth. I nearly dropped dead from shock.
"I think we have art together too." Matt said in a quiet, deep voice.
"Ya we do. I always wanted to compliment you on your paintings. You have real talent!" she smiled. I looked open-mouthed at the two.
"What? You never heard someone speak before?" Matt laughed.
"Well people, but not you!" I said as the teacher came in...
The whole class the two were looking at each other and smiling.
Matt was flirting with someone!
