Tormented Life

Art Class

The four of us walk into the art classroom, still giggling from our previous conversation. I take one glance at the teacher and can tell art will be awesome this year, She has dark brown hair down to her shoulders, fair skin, hazel eyes, a beautiful smile and her clothes are bright and colourful.
Daniel pokes me in the arm, "That's Miss Peterson, she rocks!"
"Oh a new face! you must be Fay, welcome to art!" Miss Peterson says happily. I smile back at her. "Daniel, Shannon and Autumn I'd like you three to work with Fay today because I could hear you guys laughing from down the hall and I don't want to split you up," She orders. We thank her, find a table and sit down.
"She is soooo awesome!' I gush. Autumn smiles but tries to stop herself from laughing, but Daniel and Shannon can't help themselves.
"Ok everyone please be quite! Today you will be working in groups of four to create a painting that shows all of your personalities, All of you except our new student knows where the paint and canvases are, once you have you group you can get started!" Miss Peterson tells us. Shannon and I go get some paint, I walk back to the table but the suddenly I feel something under my foot, I close my eyes, I can feel myself falling, I watch as the orange paint spurts out of the bucket and onto a girl.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry!" I gush. The girl stands up and looks at me angrily.
"How DARE you! do you KNOW who I AM!" She squeals. I shake my head. Suddenly Daniel comes between me and the girl.
"It was hardly her fault Nicola! If you hadn't left that stupid pencil there she would have never tripped!" Daniel Yells.
"Oh look, Mister Quiet has come out to defend the new girl," Nicola teases. Daniel looks behind his shoulder, at me, he isn't mad at me, he looks sympathetic. I clamber up to my feet and am very grateful that Miss Peterson is out of the room. Nicola suddenly says something that makes my blood turn to ice.
"I think you LOOOOVE her," She says. I expect Daniel to argue but instead he just glares at her. Then, out of the blue, he storms out of the room.
"Daniel," I whisper. I want to chase after him but will Autumn and Shannon be able to do the project without the two of us. I look at them. They are waving their hands to say that I should go chase him. I stand up and run out of the class. I can still hear Nicola laughing.
"Daniel wait!" I call
I see him stop up ahead and turn around. I sprint up to him.
"Fay if you don't want to get teased by Nicola you can.." He looks really sad, "You don't have to hang out with me if you don't want to get teased," he finishes.
I look at him with a serious face.
"I won't stop hanging out with you, you are my friend Daniel, who CARES what they think," I say. I see Daniel smile.
"You're right," He replies.
"Of course I'm right," I tease, we both crack up laughing and decide to head back to art.