Alisha POV: 

It's 7am. 

A new time to wake up for a new day for a new school. 

Suddenly my Mum comes barging into my room waking me up. 

"Alisha. Wake up. Would you want to get late for your new school? You will make a bad start." Mum said as I squint my eyes open. 

Urgh. 

This isn't how my Mum really acts. What's wrong with her? 

She opens the curtains as I put my blanket over my face. 

Meh. 

I go to the bathroom to freshen up.

I looked at myself in the mirror and washed my face. 

Why is this so last minute? 

Why couldn't I start school next week? 

Once I had finished brushing my teeth and all that, I get my make up out. 

I don't rarely wear makeup but I have to make a good impression right? 

What if I don't fit in? 

Will they bully me? 

Why did I even get kicked out of my old school? I didn't even punch the girl. 

I had finished putting on my mascara, eyeliner and bronzer. 

I changed my clothes to this school uniform.

What if no one wants to be my friend?

What if I become a loner like that new girl Rania? Well God knows if she's still lonely. 

*Flashback*

I was walking with Aleena and suddenly there was some beef going on. 

"What's going on over there?" Aleena asked. 

"God knows." I replied as we started to walk towards them. 

"Hello. What's going on?" I asked as this new girl started looking at me. 

"Who's she?" Aleena asked. 

"Alisha. Aleena. This girl was taking advantage of our kindness." Tahir said. 

"How?" I asked. 

"She wanted to kiss us." Mohammed said. 

"No I wasn't. You wanted to do that to me." She said as I roll my eyes. 

"Look you are new I get it. Doesn't mean you can do what you want." I said. 

"Exactly." Aleena said. 

"NOOOO. I'M TELLING THE TRUTH." She said. 

"We didn't say you were lying." I said. 

"What's your name?" Aleena asked. 

"Rania." She replied. 

"Are you the one who went to that school in Central?" Aleena asked. 

"Yes." Rania replied as I looked at the crowd. 

"Are you jealous?" Rania asked as she came closer to me. 

"Why would I be jealous?" I asked as I looked back at Aleena. 

"Because." Rania said as I looked back at her. 

Out of the blew, I punished her arm and she made it such a BIG deal. 

"OWWWW." Rania said as she faked her injury and fell towards the ground. 

"What the hell? I didn't even lunch you hard." I said as I looked back at them all. 

"Alisha. In my office now." Me Hammond said as I look at him across the corridor. 

I hate this girl I swear down. 

An hour later~ 

"Mrs Khan, I'm afraid your daughter has to be expelled." Mr Hammond said. 

"I didn't even punch her." I said.

"But you made a new girl cry." He said as I tut. 

*end of flashback*

I finally go downstairs. 

Parathas? 

Is she my real mum? 

"I thought it's a new start, why not?" Mum said as I smile. 

Once I had finished, Mum looked at me. 

"This new school. You better not do anything annoying." Mum said. 

"Don't worry. I won't." I replied smiling as I walked back upstairs. 

I take my school bag and go back downstairs. 

"You know the way right?" Amma asked as I nodded.

As I leave the house, I go to the 187 bus stop and wait. 

What if no one wants to hang with me? 

Urgh. 

Paranoid thoughts again. 

Suddenly the bus comes and I get on. 

Why isn't anyone from this school on this bus?

Am I early or late?

I look out the window as I see kids laughing, chasing each other and having fun. 

What if I don't turn out like them? 

But they're little kids, they should have fun. 

Once I had got off the bus, I didn't really have to get lost as there were many people who go to this school who stop at the same bus stop as me. Did that even make sense? 

Some go by 46, 13, 113. 

I follow the rest to know which gate I'm actually going to. 

I finally get into the school and look around. 

This school is mad. 

It's big and there are loads of students who are mad too. 

"Hey. I've never seen you before, are you new?" This random girl said. 

"Um yeah?" I replied as I get afraid she may get rude to me. 

"Are you the new girl in 11Q?" She asked as she smiled. 

"Yes." I replied. 

"I'm Ramisha. What's your name?" Ramisha asked as I smiled. 

"Alisha." I said as she smiled again. 

"Welcome to this mad school. I'll introduce you to the others anytime soon." Ramisha said as we go up the stairs. 

"This is the sixth formers area, all the students in year 12 and 13 mostly hang out here." Ramisha said as I looked around. 

"Are we allowed to hang here too?" I asked as Ramisha looked at me. 

"Only if you're a 'cool' kid." She said as she exaggerated on the cool as we went inside on the right hand doors. 

As we went along the corridor, she showed me students in our tutor groups and some teachers too. 

"You know that garden area you can see." Ramisha said as we went to the glass door which was locked. 

"Yeah?" I replied. 

"This is where me, Shehryaar and Hussain always hang out." Ramisha said as I get shocked as those two names give me a memory. I stay quiet.

"What happened? Ohh you must be thinking who Shehryaar and Hussain must be?" Ramisha asked as I still stayed quiet. 

"They are my friends. I'll show you them when I go upstairs." Ramisha replied as I smiled. 

Shehryaar and Hussain...

Suddenly the bells go and I look at Ramisha. 

"I completely forgot to go to Mr Martin to get your timetable, never mind we will go at break time." Ramisha said as I still look at her. 

"We have maths, let's go." Ramisha said as we start to go up the stairs. 

"If you're going to stay at this school, then you have to talk more okay Alisha? Because no one likes a quiet person in our tutor class." Ramisha said as I get annoyed. 

"Why not?" I asked as we got to the maths floor. 

"I don't know. It's like a tradition you know." Ramisha replied as we got to the maths class. 

"Is this the new girl?" The guy asked Ramisha. 

"Yes." Ramisha replied as I look at him. 

He looks a bit strict and annoying. 

"Hello, my name is Mr Phillip." He said as he shook my hand.

"You can go and sit next to Hussain." Mr Philip said as I looked at Ramisha. 

"Yes that's Hussain." Ramisha whispered in my ear as she pointed towards him. 

This guy looks at me as I've done something wrong. 

Did I?