1 New Student

"Valdis! Wake up, you good for nothing." Mr. Eto slams the notebook on his desk. Valdis slowly raised his head and dropped it on his hand to level himself. His eyes gently shift to the window to watch a bird flap its wings. "Valdis... you never answer my question," Mr. Eto adjusts his glasses, "I don't have an answer." Valdis snapped back. When I was little, my father was very abusive to me and Mother days were very long for us until. "Class, we have a new student with us..." Mother left… "Hi, my name is…." And I was alone, "...Nayeli."

The school bells play, the loud and chaos of student pour out of each classroom leading to the exit of the school, valdis quietly follows the pack while think to himself. "Why are people everywhere, school, shops, the bus stop...It's very unpeaceful." He said as he walk out of the school doors. As the bus pulls up and the doors open, many people climb in searching for a sit. The bus starts to leave the school area Valdis stares out the window and gently looks past the front of the bus to stop and see the new girl, "mmhm, that's .. um... What's her name?" He thought to himself as his eye met hers, "oh well it doesn't matter". His mind drifts off to the side...

Suddenly the bus stops. Valdis quickly snaps out of his daydream, gets up, heads toward the door . "ugh," he says to himself, "Better get milk for tomorrow." He looks at his phone and sees a text from his dad ."I'm coming home late, so it is up to you to feed yourself. Don't make a mess brat." Valdis says to himself "It's less tormenting for me; I guess I have to go to the store, while he gets drunk." At that moment the clouds turned dark and the sun left the sky..

As I opened the door to the drug store a gust of wind slammed it shut. "I Never seen a rainstorm like this." Mr. Young said as he smiled at me, "I'm surprised you haven't you old fuck." I mumbled, The door opened and slammed again "Welcome in, what can I get you?" Said Mr. Young while the lady walked to him, "1 Pack of smokes please a..." A girl quietly said. "Hey, Old man, where's the milk?" I frustratedly said, cutting off the lady, "Son, I think we are out." He said as he put a pack of cigarettes on the counter. "Great," I mumbled to myself, I turned and started heading to the girl at the counter. "Here you go, one pack of smokes, that will be $1.35 cents, little lady." "here you go." she gently whispers, "What's your name, Lil lady?" She looks up at me and says "Nayeli." At that moment one phrase comes to my mind "She's gorgeous."

"Well, come again!" Mr. Young yelled as we both walked out of the store. I started to walk home but halfway there I noticed that the new girl was following me. "Weirdo." I think out loud, as I reach my apartment I hear lots of yelling and screaming. "ughhh must be the new neighbors, when will they learn to keep it down idiots," I grunt to myself as I reach for my keys in my pocket. As I reach my hand out to unlock the door I suddenly stop, a feeling of discomfort ruptures out of my body. "I hate it here…" I mumble looking down at the key, another key clicked in place beside me, I hear in the softs voice "Runaway then.." The new girl said as the yelling from the open door absorbed the last few words. I can't do anything but stare at her as she walks in. A massive gust of wind puts one name in my mind… "Nayeli?"