I was the new girl in high school and I wish it remained that way. Being new, I wanted to fit in as much as I could. I saw a group of girls walking in hallway and seeing how everyone made way for them, made me want to be one of those girls. Oh how badly I wanted it but of course I knew to be one of those girls was to be someone I’m not, so that made it impossible for me to even think about it.
Apparently, I was in the same history class as one of the girls in the clique and she was sitting right in front of me. Her pencil fell from her table and rolled to my feet, she turned around, her eyes following where the pencil was going. I picked it up, “Excuse me is this yours?” She looked at me, “Yeah, I don’t think I’ve seen you around before” I liked where this conversation was going, “I’m new here” She extended out her hand, “My name is Lisa, what about yours?” I smiled at her and shook her hand, “I’m Mandy” Lisa replied, “By the way I like yours skirt, why not you have lunch with me and friends later?” I thought to myself, this must be the best first day of school ever.
Months have passed and I’ve been hanging out with the popular girls and life has been great ever since. I started getting attention from popular boys and boys that I’ve never seen in my life before and girls coming up to me, begging to be my friends. I felt like a celebrity in the halls of Scottsen High School but the fun short-lived.
I was on my way to the toilet because Lisa told me to meet her there, I opened the door and I see the rest of the clique standing outside a cubicle laughing, “Where’s Lisa?” Lisa stuck her head out of the cubicle, “Oh hey Mandy, come in the cubicle, I want to show you something” I got to admit I was a little bit excited. Wait a minute. What are you doing? My jaw dropped, “Lisa, who is that?” Lisa was dunking the poor girl’s head into the toilet bowl, “I don’t know, the girl who bumped into me and hurt my shoulder?” As the Lisa lifted the girl’s head, she shouted, “But it wasn’t on purpose! I swear!” Lisa shouted, “Excuses! Excuses!” I couldn’t stand there and watch anymore, “Erm Lisa I have to get to class, see you after school” And I dashed right out of the toilet.
I was sitting class, not paying attention to the teacher at all. What just happened? They’re not bad company. Even if they are, I still want to hang out with them badly. It’s the first time in my life I’ve ever gotten so much attention! Anyway, it’s not like I’ll happen all the time right? Or at least when Lisa gets mad which is rare!
I was walking out of school and Lisa shouted, “Hey Mandy! Where are you going? Wanna hang out at the mall with us?” Without hesitation I agreed to the invitation.
We were at the mall walking around and window shopping. We walked into Zara and all of us saw clothes that we fell in love with but none of us could afford any of it but Lisa came up with an idea that everyone else thought it was a great idea except me, “How about we steal it?” I saw the look on Lisa’s face and I knew there was no way I could talk her out of it. Then Lisa turned to me, “Mandy, how about you do it?” My mind went blank, “Me? But I don’t know how” Lisa smiled and pulled me, “It’s okay, I’ll teach you!”
Was I really going to do this?
As we were walking out of the shop, the security guard stopped me and demanded to check my bag. I looked at Lisa hoping she would tell me what to do next but I saw all of them running. What about me Lisa? I had to pay for everything I stole and that came up to eight hundred plus. After that I was labeled as “the thief” in school. Every day I just wish that I could change school.