I sat in the corner doodling on my desk, dozing off. Carmen sat beside me drawing a picture, probably what we were supposed to be doing.
I started to put my head down when the door opened, I couldn't see who was there because the white board was blocking my view but I was curious. Mrs. Dawson walked to the door and whispered to whoever it was for a few seconds.
"Class, may I have your attention?" She asked in a high pitched voice. Mrs. Dawson was a scrawny, elderly woman. Everyone's least favorite teacher. Not mine, Mrs. Dawson was my favorite. She had a certain fire to her that I liked. No one looked up from their papers.  "CLASS. GIVE ME YOUR ATTENTION." She stated in a more stern, croaky voice while slapping a ruler on the desk in front of her.
Everyone looked up. "We have a new student. He goes by Rm so that's what you'll call him."
A tall, tan boy with a wide face and a smirk stepped out from behind the board. My heart sank. He had that "idgaf" look with a hint of goofy. We made eye contact and I felt the air getting thicker. Everything went black. I hit the ground. 

I woke up in the nurse's office. Slumped over in a chair. I looked around, confused. My head was sore. I traced my fingers along the side of my head and felt a knot.
"Hello dear, " I caught glimpse of Nurse Angie in the corner. She was stacking books. She was a short, stout woman with curly black hair and a bubbly personality. "You seem to have fainted. We tried to get a hold of your family but there was no answer."
Unsurprised, I looked around. "How did I get here?"
"A tall boy and a girl with rainbow hair brought you here."
"Well where'd they go?"
"To class, where you should be heading." A stern, high pitched voice said from the doorway behind me. I turned to see Mr. Gibby, a tall bald guy with glasses.
"Well, Gibbo. I'll be sure to do that when I can see straight, ok?" I said in a sarcastic voice.
"Well Ms. Ross. You should probably drop the attitude before you end up in my office again." He said, not moving a muscle. He reminded me of a Russian guard.
I waved my hand in front of his face.
"Sorry, I was seeing if your eyes followed me. Creepy." I said. "It was nice talking Gibbo, but I gotta go get my education." I pushed my way past him, slinging my bag over my shoulder.
I put my headphones in and made my way down the hallway. Something rushed over me. This wasn't me, I never get this nervous. Something was weird, that's for sure. I should say weirder than USUAL. Fall Out Boy played. I decided I wasn't gonna let those guys get to my head. I didn't know who they were, or where they were from but I tried to convince myself I didn't care. I kept walking, building back up my confidence. I'm Jordan Ross. Intimidated by no one. Especially not guys. I kept walking. Then my heart sank again.
"Fuck. Not again." I said, collecting breaths. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I grabbed my bracelet and twisted the charm on it. Then there he was. The guy. Not the guy from art. The guy who threw me into an anxiety attack, we made eye contact. I felt myself slipping.
He's just a random guy.
Don't freak out
Stay calm
I walked right past him..

"Hey." I heard over my music . I sped up as much as I could without seeming rude and turned my music up.
Someone grabbed my shoulder. My heart sank. I knew what was gonna happen, I was either gonna faint or I was gonna start crying like a toddler. I spun around.
"What?" I forced out.
"You're Jordan. I'm Tae."
"Uh good for you?" I said.
He smirked. "Yeah maybe. But not for you." He spun around and sped off.
"Who the fuck are you?!" I yelled at him.
"I'm Tae. We just went over this." He kept walking and turned the corner.

"Who are you talking to?" I heard a familiar voice say. "Jordan what's wrong with you?"
Ava stood in front of me.

"What? Nothing. That guy said something really weird."
"What guy?"
"That guy, the guy who just walked away."
"Jordan, I've been standing here shaking you for five minutes, you kept mumbling with your eyes closed, I was about to call 911."

AN: SHOUT OUT TO 5secondsofjimin, my inspiration for Ava. And pierre_the_snake my inspiration for Carmen