New girl

"Anthony get up and ready for school you can't be late on your first day!" My grandma shouts as she passed my room then the sound of banging on doors down the hall rang. I groan as the pillow I was holding over my head slides off to the floor, like a zombie I push off and out of bed just to fall back down to greet the hardwood floor after tripping on the shoes I kicked off hazorly last night after I got back home from my shift at the only convenience store we get no customers on my shift besides the people getting gas next door to the connected station. I groan once more when I hear a laugh and loud bangs on the lower part of my door as my grandpa says,

               "Mijo you better mess up mi floor." I hear his cane as he took his slow journey down the stairs. I get up go brush my teeth in the mirror was staring at me the largest knot on my forehead.

               "They moved in late last night." I hear my grandma say as I enter the kitchen/dining room my grandpa reading his paper he was retired so he was in a robe and pajamas my grandma however was in her normal uncomfortable tight blue jeans and top her hair up in a bun red lips as always her heels high yet I am still taller. I sigh,

               "And you know that how?” My middle schooler brother asked from his seat eating beans and eggs. I take a seat stealing a tortilla from the burgundy container.

               “Because Pa’po, Livi called after she sold them the house at eight last night and the Jensen’s saw them unloading at ten when they went for their walk. Apparently, there’s a daughter senior in high school like your brother and then their youngest is in the five like your youngest. They were registered yesterday morning, strange they must be serious with their schooling, Anthony if she smart make friends you could study together, and your grades would get better.” I sigh and nod, my grade were beyond help.

               “Alright that’s enough don’t you gossip enough at your solon Maria.” My grandpa sighs resting his paper over when she places his plate down. She sighs,

               “Yes, yes I just thought you would be interested in our new neighbors who decided to leave in a cursed house on cursed land.”

               “Amor that land is not cursed don’t spate those vulgar words in this house.” He grumbles around a fork and eggs. She nods,

               “Alright get going to school before your late.” She says clapping take the empty plates and started to wash them. I sigh and go to where she was,

               “Abuela, we got this house because you didn’t have to clean the dishes.” I take the plates and place them into the washer I take her hands and whip them dry then guide her to her chair at the table as the boys went to get their bags. “Go eat before opening the shop, I’ll be there after lunch to go over this months spences.” She nods taking a seat the boys got back breathing hard my grandpa smashed down of his phone to stop his timer,

               “Michael was here four seconds early, nice try Nico.” He laughs, Nico huffs crossing his arms he was the fifth grader who hasn’t won a morning race since they started last year when they decided to do track together as when he gets into middle school.

               “Come on guys to the car.” I said, “See you guys later.” We each give them a hug the we head to my 94’ mustang. I start with the elementary then middle then to the high school with two minutes to spare. I park at the end that was next to the back off the school, I run to the art hall where they had a door propped open to air out the room, I get to the room next door from the joint door to the music room.

               “Yo, Tony my man you are late, AGAIN.” My friend Eddie says meeting halfway with his arm raised I hold mine out and he slaps it hard then put it around my shoulders as we head to our seats in the drum section the teacher wasn’t here yet, but the bell rang. I take a seat taking in how noisy the room is.

               “What’s going on?” I ask, he laughs,

               “You’re kidding right? The new girl is here already, my mom said she a goth chick.” He wiggles his eyebrows, “Joey told Trevor that Jace said he saw her when she was walking into the principals, she’s a hottie blonde and was with a black hair babe.” He laughs. I shake my head and get my sheets out.

               “You know Tony my parents aren’t going to be home so I was thinking about having one last bomb fire this weekend you should join.” Brittney turns around in her seat her voice loud enough to hear if you are next to hear but no louder,

“What don’t a brother get an invite?” Eddie asked leaning on his knee closes to her, “I don’t know if you heard but it looks like you are about to have to fight for top blond in school finally,” He smile noting that she was also a blond the only one besides her mother who was owner to seventy percent of the town who had been the most popular girl because of that and for the fact that she had blue eyes and developed pretty fast she has always been in Eddies line of sigh. “You need all the fans, though I am always an enthusiastic fan of yours Brittney.” He grins arching his eyebrows internally I sigh,

“Once a fan always a fan you may come.” She giggles and flushing a bright pink. She was an eye catch but very shy, Eddie however has been this way since middle school with her, so she was used to it.

“I’m sorry I can I have to work this weekend.” I apologize with a smile she nods and was going to say something else, but the door opens, and the teacher comes in with a tall blond hair falling over her face and down her dark hoody. Her eye however instead of sea blue like Brittney was a mossy green and staring at the floor. Her sweater was larger she was swimming it, the one hand holding her bags strap was covered to the tips of her fingers, I was to far to tell but it looked as if her fingers had tattoos. I study her as she stood there in front of the hungry eyes of her peers. She was wearing navy blue leggings and brown long socks bushed down at her ankles with loosely tied army shoes. Her make was dark around the eyes and her lips were a dark burgundy the same shaded of the tortilla holder at home. Ms. Hass begins to speak as I try to hold in a laugh, she introduces the girl Pierce Stov’ki her family is from Russia, but she was born in New York, She also plays drums and as, so she sits back here with us. My stomach goes in knots she was indeed intimidating but hot as hell. I bite my lip to hold back another gurgle of laughter as she sit next to me in the empty chair, she stares at me I look away trying to think of something else telling myself it isn’t that funny. Then my stomach grumbles loudly my eye’s widen.

“Didn’t you eat? You were late and everything man.” Eddie whispers getting his sticks from his bag then I get a tap from the other side of me it, I glance that way to see a bag with some type of bread but it was in a foreign language I couldn’t read it.

“It’s something my mom buys I brought two you can have this one or else I won’t be able to hear the lesson.” I look at her she give me a lazy smile and wiggles it in my face, “It’s sweet.” She promises I take it,

“Thanks.” I grin and opened it quickly then eating it in three large bites I almost choke on it when she hands me a bottle of water I chug what was left just as our teacher turned from writing on the board.

The bell rings we start to pack up our sheet when I turn to Pierce,

“Let me make up for drinking the rest of your water…” I was going to say more when she says,

“And for eating my bread in three bites,” She shakes her head, “For shame what a waste.” She smiles I smile back chuckling a bit.

“I leave at lunch I’ll come back when school ends to get you and I treat you to the best sweets you could imagine.” We stand her bag snagging on the stand she yanks the stand starts to fall forward onto Brittney and friends so I lean to catch it but so does Pierce and we collide together managing to take hold of her as she get the stand I am able to stead us out before we make a bigger more humiliating scene. That ended with me holding her close feeling her curvy body under all that cloth my face flush I let go of her quickly and take a seat back into my chair. Eddie laughs padding my shoulder making me jump out of my skin,

“Smooth my man, smooth.” I sigh and grin at her she smiles even laughs a little then walks away. “Come on dude.” He sighs as we walk out behind her my eyes fixed on her bottom my pinky and ring fingers lingered there for too long, I can picture her body. I stop at the bathroom before leaving the band and art hall to splash my face then head to my next class.

“Alright Abuela, the number were corrected,” I stand from behind the desk at the back of her solon in her office. “I have to go now.” I get my bag and swing over my shoulder, school has ended already I didn’t even get her number before I left, I sigh.

“Where are you going? The girls were hopping to talk you when they got her for their cuts.”

“I’ll stop by next time but I made plan with some friends before work so I got to go now, see you tonight abuela don’t forget I got you your favorite wrap from the deli, Don made sure it was to your liking, so eat it please.” I kiss her check and hug her then heading through the floor saying good-bye to that the women that were already here gossiping about the new family. I have hear many interesting things about the family like that the daughter has mental problems and the boy was socially impaired and that the family are spies, I sigh all these women do is come here everyday to talk about each other and while getting their hair and nails done or at home watching the news. I head straight to the school I park across the street and start to look for her, she wasn’t hard to spot her blond hair glowed behind her like she was wearing a crown she was like a goddess. I run across and take her by the elbow as she starts to walk in the opposite direction.

“Oh, so you were serious.” She says turning around with a wicked grin of amusement. “Well this is a shock.” I raise an eyebrow,

“Why I promised.” She shakes her head,

“No, you didn’t, you didn’t even ask for my number.” I laugh,

“That was stupid on my part I do agree but I here so let’s go.” I let go of her arm and take her bag she reaches for it, but I move out of her limits sighing she follows.

For the next we hang out for an hour after she gets out of school twice, we went to the elementary together to get our siblings she even came with to get Michael.

“Tony, you are dating the new goth chick and not tell me, for real?” Eddie came to my car after I pulled into the parking lot and was getting out.

“No, we aren’t dating we are just hanging out, she new to town. Why?” I roll my eyes as I head to the front doors.

“Whatever man that’s not what everyone is saying.” I sigh word gets around this tiny town to fast. We get to the band room all the way there I got looks I rolled my eyes they are acting like we had sex our meetings only last an hour then she had to go get her brother and I had to head to work we’ve gone to eat cake and drank a shake we didn’t even talk much. I sigh. She was already in the room setting up her sheets then started tapping the edges popping her gum irritating the girls in front of her who were gossiping.

“Are you two a thing already?” One of Brittney’s friend Ashely ask as I sat down.

“No, why would you ask? She’s only been here a week how about you try not to be a total bitch right off the bat?” I answer back groaning as I get my stuff out my bag.

“Why not you guy’s already went on a date, you know if you have time why not spend time with Brittney.” I roll my eyes she the girl she spoke off squeals then hits her in the arm her face going red.

“Oh, I get it.” Peirce says leaning forward, “You have a crush, she has a crush on you did you know that? Or are you two dating.” I shake my head and say quickly maybe too quickly,

“No, not at all.” She smiles at me then looks back at the girls,

“If you like some one don’t dill dally sweetheart it gets you nowhere you see you should do something thing like this,” She’s pulls the front of my shirt and kisses me hard on the lips as the bells rang for first period to start, “There they can talk about that’s.” She whispers moving back as the teacher came in, but no one paid her any mind.