Maybe It's You.

~Alex's POV~

***FIVE DAYS LATER***

I woke up to the somewhat majestic sound of birds chirping outside. I looked towards my alarm clock as it read 7:48 AM. Classes didn't officially start until 9 so I smiled lightly in satisfaction knowing I had some extra time to get ready. I tossed my covers off and stood up slowly, rubbing my eyes while heading towards the bathroom. I turned on the light and looked at my mirror. My eyes were puffy and my hair was a like a bird’s nest. I sighed and turned my music on as I began washing my face. I felt relief wash over me as the cold water hit my face. I looked around for me towel and headed straight for the shower. After I finished and cleaned off, I put on a simple outfit for today headed out for the day.

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I looked at the time in my phone again. It read 9:18 AM. Great not only am I late but I'm totally lost now. I had been walking around the school for the past twenty minutes not knowing what the hell I was doing or where I was going. I read my schedule once again not having one clue on how to read it. This school was probably the size of an entire hospital, couldn't they just give you a map along with it ? I sighed in defeat as I sat in a bench near the entrance parking lot.

I pulled out my phone quickly as I heard it vibrate. It was a text from Niall. We had gotten kinda close over the past few days, he was the first friend I made here and well actually the only friend I had here except for Ms. Smith who was a nice elderly lady that sold flowers outside the apartment complex.

Niall: Good Morning! I hope you have a wonderful first day there!
Me: Morning Ni! & honestly the only wonderful thing around here is how nice the garden looks XD
Niall: Is it that bad ? What's going on ?
Me: Idk but I'm so lost and I can't find the main office :/
Niall: Isn't there anyone around ? Don't be shy Al, ask for help. You can meet new people like that and it'll help you adapt to the school easily :)
Me: Thanks! I'll try and look for someone :)

I sighed as I put my backpack back on, it's not that easy Niall. As I was getting ready to give up and just head back to my apartment I noticed a black Range Rover pull up from the other side of the parking lot. I stared at the car in pure admiration, it was the dream car if you ask me. I slouched down a little bit and pretended to be busy on my phone while trying my hardest not to seem like a creepy stalker who was staring at the people who just stepped out. So far two girls had gotten off and were talking to two other boys who followed, probably their boyfriends I assumed since they seemed pretty closed together with one another.

I turned my attention to front as I noticed another person who sat in the driver's seat. It was a man, he was by himself and was probably waiting for his friends. From what I could manage to make out of him, he seemed to have brownish curly hair. He was wearing a black shirt and had countless tattoos on both his arms, I noticed them as he held his arms up to brush his hair with hands backwards. As he stared out the car window in a daydream mode, I couldn't help but have a weird feeling about him. It felt captivating like I had to keep looking at him or else he would disappear. He seemed to have never noticed me there which I was eternally grateful for, I didn't want to receive another weird look from another person this morning. I shrugged off the thought as I notice the other two boys leaving the two girls and going back inside their car, and quickly speeding off.

The two girls stood there while obviously making a conversation off of something. I began thinking about approaching them and asking for directions but I really never had much luck talking to new people or making friends for that matter. Only with Niall, but he basically approached me. I looked at the clock one last time and realized it was 9:32 AM. I sighed and stood up. I suddenly remembered Niall’s advice about asking for help around. It was my last chance before they left and so I plucked up the courage and found myself walking towards them.

As I began getting closer I notice one girl had sort of an ombré purple/brown hair with a nose piercing. The other girl had dirty blonde hair and had small birthmark on the left side of a cheek which without a doubt made her look pretty anyways. I smiled as I began getting closer, they seemed in a way nice. They noticed my close presence and smiled back at me. I could feel my knees wobble as I began having second thoughts about all of this but it was too late.

“Hello.” The girl with the purple hair called out in a optimistic way. She had a thick British accent, you could instantly tell she was from around here.

“Hi.” I responded. “Uhm can you help me ? I'm kinda lost at the moment.” I said chuckling a bit at my strange approach.

They giggled. “Sure we can help.” The girl with the dirty blond hair replied while nodding. Her voice was soft and she had on probably the biggest smile I've ever seen in a long time.

The other girl then spoke up, “Hey you have some sort of a different accent. Where are you from ?” She asked while studying me carefully, her thinly plucked eyebrows were shaped into a deceivingly perfect arch that followed the slight curve in her dark blue eyes making me a bit intimidated.

“Uhm California.” I answered in a low voice.

“Wow!” She blurted out, completely amused with the fact that I was from there. I giggled at her response, relieved that so far they hadn't told me to go away or something like that.

“Well I'm Elizabeth but you can call me Ellie.” The girl with dirty blonde hair said. “And this is Sam, short for Samantha.” She said mentioning towards her friend. “I'm Alex.” I said, smiling at the two of them.

“Wait I just realized we're late already, so might as well make it count. Are you guys hungry? I want to go grab a bite at that little restaurant down the street before we start with the day.” Sam said while examining our faces, waiting for a response.

“Really Sam ? It's the first day back and you already want to skip.” Ellie said while pulling her phone out.

“You shouldn't miss breakfast though. It's the most important meal of the day.” Sam argued back.

“I'll go, I'm actually quite hungry myself.” I spoke up. Skipping the first day wasn't a real big deal to me given I had done it a couple of times back at home.

“See Ellie, she wants to go. I like her so we can talk more there.” Sam said as she moved towards me.

“Now let's go!” She begged. “Yeah come on Ellie, let's go.” I found myself saying.

“Peer pressure is bad guys but fine I'll go.” Ellie responded with a loud groan. “But you gotta pay for me.” She added while walking past us. Sam and I both looked at each other in victory. “C’mon let's go.” She said happily as she followed after Ellie.

“Alright, hold on.” I said and quickly pulled out my phone to Niall.

Me: Okay I may or may not be skipping class but you were right! XD

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“So he's like the only person you've talked to in this whole past week?!” Sam asked in what seemed a surprised voice.

“Basically yeah.” I answered as I spoke to them about Niall.

“It's quite funny, we have a friend name Niall too.” Sam added.

We got carried away and had spent the last two hours getting to know each other. So far I've learned quite a few stuff about them. They both met through their boyfriend’s friends about four years ago and had become inseparable ever since and even went to the same school. They had another friend named Lila who was with them too but didn't attend this school but still spent a lot of time with them.

I learnt about Sam and how easily amused by the smallest things. She was a piano player at the college, one of the best in there as Ellie said but had been planning to drop out and focus more on the real thing she really wanted to be, a fashion designer. She was also very funny even though it was hard to get caught up with the whole British humor, I still saw her as a very entertaining person to talk to.

Or Ellie who was probably the nicest person you would ever meet and was such an open-minded person. She was a cello player at the school and also a singer but had found a more greater interest in writing. I was sure she would write a book someday with all the great ideas she had spoken about. She was definitely one of the most unusual people I've known.

I in a way felt proud of myself. I had made friends in just the first day of school and I hadn't even started yet. It felt truly amazing to be apart of new friendship. A friendship like this.

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