2 I'm Late!

Lola Jones P.O.V.

"I'm late. This is dreadful, I am late! I've never been late. And now I'm late in my first lesson of the first day back at school! Damn my period. I need to think of an excuse. Think. Think. Oh goddamn it. I'm not like my sister Fiona. Ok breathe Lola, breathe. Ugh. Don't breathe run Lola, run, run, run." I murmured to myself under my breath as I ran down the school corridor. I was sixteen minutes late for maths. "But you're not allowed to run. It's the rules. Damn the rules you're late. Ok. Stop talking to yourself. You look insane. Shut up. You're the one talking now. Ok stop talking we are here breathe. Deep breaths, in and out. In and out."

"Are you just gonna stand their breathing or are you gonna go in the classroom any time soon?" A male voice said to my right.

"Ah. Sheesh kebabs" I exclaimed putting a hand to my chest and breathing heavily again. I looked to the intruder and turned bright red. He saw and grinned at me. Problems with having skin that was almost see-through. I try to tan but it's either paper coloured skin or tomato coloured skin. So I stick with paper.

I look at the stranger again. I'm not good with people but talking with good looking people. Not the best. And he was good looking. He had tanned skin and dark hair that was braided into cornrows. And he had dark chocolate eyes, that were big and innocent. He also had a cute little smile. All in all he was adorable.

"I'm David." He said holding out his hand. My eyes widen, he's David Williams. The cutest guy in school. And he is dating the captain of the swimming team last year, Charles Brown. I take his hand. "And you are..." he grins at me.

"I am... I am late!" I screech I quickly pull my hand back as he lets out a small chuckle. First lesson and I'm late. I open the door, and every head in the class room turns my way.

And I'm back to being a tomato.

"And that is how you find the value of..." Mr. Green whips his head in my direction. "Lola Jones. Why are you late?"

Uh oh. What should I say? Ok I'll just say the truth.

"Well you see... I had, like, something you get when someone punches you in the nose but not in the nose?" Some people in the class look at me with sympathy while others simply stare at me confused. Mr. Green just raises an eyebrow. "Like a water fountain but it isn't squirting water, and it's in the human body." More people are getting it now. Mr. Green is still oblivious. I've ran out of examples.

But then a girl in the class who I don't know says "Something that when you get it you hate it, but when you don't get it, it ruins your life."

"Or Men are why we have it, but Men are why it stops." I think everyone in the class gets it now.

"A male never has it." I am turning dark red.

The David chips it from behind me. "It's the colour that Lola is now."

Everyone laughs. Now the whole class is shouting out. And David takes the opportunity to grab my hand and sit down.

Once we're in our seats, he looks at me and simply bursts into laughter. "That was brilliant," he gasps.

I smile and look at Mr. Green who is now red. Now that was an interesting way to start the school year.