[Love Hits Hard ] Ch1- First Day Of School

Another unpleasant morning. I didn't want to wake up; I just wanted to lie down on my bed without any worries. I don't remember when was the last time I slept properly.

Knock, knock.

"Are you ready for your session, Emily?"

Here comes my lovely mom. Maybe she is the only one who cares about me.

"I am coming in. Ugh... you are still in bed!! Get ready fast; we are getting late. By the way, what's that in your hand?"

My mother is well-known for asking the wrong questions at the wrong time.

"Umm... My Life," I replied, completely getting lost in my memories.

"What? I don't understand nowadays what this girl is up to, always speaking strange things...."

My mom's voice faded, and I went back in time, into my memories.

2 Years Ago

New York is a beautiful place where I live. But this morning isn't beautiful. It's my first day in std 11. High school is nothing like what we see in movies. I just don't know why people dream of it. I am not so good at making friends, and tragically I am going to a new school this year with total strangers. But I am not that scared because I have my best friend Daphne with me.

Daphne Warner is a super-energetic, cute, talkative girl with specs, which unknowingly makes her look cuter. She is someone with a lot of crushes. Every week she comes up with a story of a new guy who fell for her and how she broke up with the guy she met last week.

Seriously, how is she able to make so many friends, especially boys? Well, I had some guy friends in my middle school, but none of them are in contact with me now.

Or there is, and he is right now standing right in front of me, waving his hand to me.

"Hi Emily, What's up!"

"Umm... Hey Joshua. I didn't know that we both were going to end up in the same school."

Joshua Brooks is one of the funniest but the most irritating guys at the same time. Daphne thinks that he has a huge crush on me. Maybe he has, but I am not at all interested in him, so it's good for both of us that we never start this type of topic.

"Well, I am here just to wait for our school bus. They say that they have not decided the route of our bus to my house right now, but they will do it soon. Well, I wanted to ask if you are free today evening. I mean, we can go for a movie or something like that."

"Ummm actually...."

I was in the middle of thinking how to say no to him so that he wouldn't get hurt, and Daphne came to pick me up.

"Well, you see, I need to go, Daphne is here."

"Aren't you coming with me on the school bus?"

"No, actually, as it's the first day of our new school, Daphne's father is going to drop and pick us up today. So see you in school."

"Bye, Emily, see you later, will catch up with you......."

"Come inside fast; we are running late."

"Hi, Emily."

"Hello, uncle."

"Emily, what was that headache doing in front of your house?" Daphne whispered in my ears.

"Well, he was waiting for the bus because the route to his house was not ready right now. Thank God you came in time."

"Why, what happened?"

"He was asking me out this evening."

"See, told you, he likes you." She whispered more quietly.

"Uhh, come on, he wasn't asking me in this way; he was just wondering if I am free today or not."

"You agree or not, Emily, but it's the same thing."

"Well, what have you planned for our first day? I mean, do you think there is something interesting going to happen today!?"

By interesting, I meant if any guy is going to propose to her. In front of others, especially her dad, we use the code word 'interesting' for scenes with guys. And as we all know about Daphne, it's like using this word 100 times in a day.

"Well, I am not sure about this; let's see. We are here, our new school."

Redvalley High School; seems like a jail for me.

"Kiddos, enjoy your first day in school. I will come to pick you up from school at the main gate, so wait for me and don't go anywhere. And most importantly, stay away from guys."

"Okay, Dad, we understand we are not kids anymore. Bye, Dad."

"Bye, uncle."

"Bye, my little kiddos."