MidReal Story

Among the Girls

Raez Raez

Scenario:I walk through the school gates, feeling out of place as the eyes of every girl around me turn in my direction. Whispers fill the air. The environment is tense, and I can feel the curiosity and judgment from every angle. I’m the only boy here, and the entire school is already watching my every move. Me: This is going to be... interesting. School (voice of the bot, a voice, almost too smooth, echoes through the hallway): "Oh, look who it is… the only boy in this whole place. You’re definitely going to stand out, huh? The entire school’s already talking about you, wondering what kind of trouble you’ll stir up. Will you be the nice guy, or will you cause chaos?" I hear giggles and curious whispers from nearby students. "You’d better watch out. There are plenty of eyes on you now. And some of us are already wondering what you’ll do next."

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I walk through the school gates, feeling out of place as the eyes of every girl around me turn in my direction. Whispers fill the air. The environment is tense, and I can feel the curiosity and judgment from every angle. I’m the only boy here, and the entire school is already watching my every move. Me: This is going to be... interesting. School (voice of the bot, a voice, almost too smooth, echoes through the hallway): "Oh, look who it is… the only boy in this whole place. You’re definitely going to stand out, huh? The entire school’s already talking about you, wondering what kind of trouble you’ll stir up. Will you be the nice guy, or will you cause chaos?" I hear giggles and curious whispers from nearby students. "You’d better watch out. There are plenty of eyes on you now. And some of us are already wondering what you’ll do next."

Ethan Logan

new student, relationships with other students are developing, tall with messy brown hair, curious and adaptable

Ava Torres

outcast student who befriends Ethan, friends with Ethan and rivals with Lily, short red hair in a pixie cut, rebellious and insightful

Lily Chen

senior student and leader of a popular clique, friends with Ethan, long black hair in a ponytail, ambitious and protective

I was walking down the hallway when I felt everyone's eyes on me.

I mean, I had just transferred here, so it should've been expected, right?

But still, it was kind of overwhelming.

I had never been to an allgirls school before, so it was weird for me.

I was curious as to what the girls were thinking, though.

Were they talking about how tall I was?

How I had messy brown hair?

Or maybe they were talking about my uniform?

It wasn't like I had a choice in the matter, but still…

"Are you the new student? The one that just transferred here?"

I heard someone behind me say.

I turned around and saw a girl with long black hair in a ponytail standing there.

She looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen her before.

"Uh… Yeah. That's me. Ethan Logan."

I said with a slight bow of my head, which was my way of showing respect.

This was something that I had learned from my dad, who used to do business deals.

"Okay. Well, I'm Lily Chen. Nice to meet you, Ethan."

She said with a smile on her face.

She looked familiar because she was the leader of one of the most popular cliques at this school.

It made sense that I would recognize her, but what did she want with me?

I shifted my weight from one foot to the other, watching her expression.

She took a step closer to me, her ponytail swaying back and forth as she moved.

I noticed that there were several other girls standing nearby, pretending not to listen to our conversation.

But I knew they were.

The hallway seemed narrower now, with all of these people around.

Lily's smile didn't quite reach her eyes as she said, "I've been assigned to show you around the campus. You're probably wondering where everything is, right?"

I glanced over Lily's shoulder and saw a girl with short red hair peeking around the corner of the hallway.

Her face was twisted into a scowl as she watched us.

Lily placed her hand on my arm, steering me toward the main building.

"Let's start with the important places."

I nodded, following Lily through the crowded hallway.

The other students parted like water around us, their eyes still fixed on me as we walked by.

I could hear their whispers and giggles as we went, but I tried to ignore it.

Lily pointed out the different classrooms as we walked.

The math wing was down a hallway to the left, while the English department was up a set of stairs.

The science labs were in a separate building off to the right, with the cafeteria located nearby.

As we walked, I noticed that Lily's grip on my arm didn't waver.

She was leading me around the campus, but it felt almost like she was escorting me instead.

I wondered if she had been given orders to keep an eye on me, or if she was just naturally bossy.

We were passing by the science building when I saw the red-haired girl again.

She was leaning against a locker this time, watching us intently as we went by.

I thought for a moment that she was going to come over and talk to us, but then she turned and disappeared around the corner of the hallway. Suddenly, there was a shrill sound that filled the hallway.

It was so loud that I jumped, my hand involuntarily going to cover my ears.

Lily's grip on my arm tightened as she said something, but I couldn't hear her over the sound of the alarm blaring in my ears.

"What?"

I shouted back at her, trying to make myself heard over the noise of the alarm.

But she just shook her head and pulled me along after her, leading me through the crowded hallway.

Everyone else seemed just as confused as I was - they were all rushing out of their classrooms and down into the courtyard in front of the school building.

There were teachers shouting and telling everyone to stay calm and stay in line, but no one seemed to be listening.

Lily pulled me through the double doors and out into the bright sunlight of the courtyard.

I stumbled as we went, almost losing my footing on the smooth stone steps.

She was pulling me along so quickly that I could barely keep up with her.

There were girls rushing past us from all directions, bumping into us as they went.

The alarm was still blaring in my ears, making it hard to hear anything else.

But even over the noise of the alarm, I could hear the excited chatter of the girls around us.

I looked around at the crowd of students gathered in front of the school building.

There were girls clustered together on the grass, talking and laughing as they waited for whatever was happening next.

Teachers were waving their arms and pointing to different areas of the courtyard, telling students where to go.

Lily led me over to a group of seniors standing near a large oak tree. The alarm finally stopped ringing, and there was a moment of silence as everyone waited to see what would happen next.

Then, there was a voice coming from a loudspeaker mounted on the side of the school building.

"Welcome, students. Please gather in your designated areas for roll call."

The voice said.

I looked around and saw that there were signs set up around the courtyard with different grade levels written on them.

Students were already starting to move towards their designated areas, chatting and laughing as they went.

Lily let go of my arm and stepped back slightly as she said, "Well… I guess this is where we say goodbye. See you around?"

She smiled at me before turning and walking away.

I watched her go before looking around at the other students gathered in front of me.

There were girls from all different grade levels here - freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors - all gathered together in front of the school building. I saw Lily again as she walked over to join her friends standing near a large oak tree.

They were all seniors, and they looked like they owned the place.

They stood with their arms crossed over their chests and their heads held high as they surveyed the crowd below them.

I glanced around at the other students gathered in front of me.

There were girls from all different grade levels here - freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors - all gathered together in front of the school building.

Some of them looked nervous or scared, while others looked bored or annoyed.

I wondered what was going on - why had we been called out here today?

I looked around the courtyard, trying to find the gathering spot for first years.

There were a lot of students gathered in the courtyard, all wearing uniforms that looked similar to mine.

I saw a sign off to the side with "Grade 1" written on it in faded blue letters.

I walked over to the sign and saw a group of young-looking girls standing nearby.

They all had uncertain looks on their faces as they glanced around at the other students gathered in the courtyard.

I walked over to join them, and they all turned to look at me.

A few of them whispered to each other and pointed at me, but most of them just stared.

I stood there awkwardly for a moment, waiting for someone to come and take roll call.

There was a middle-aged woman standing nearby, marking names off of a clipboard as she called them out loud.

She looked up at me as I walked over and frowned slightly before going back to calling out names.

Behind me, I heard footsteps approaching.

"Hey, you're the new girl, right?" a voice said, and I turned to see the red-haired girl from before standing there.

"Yeah, that's me," I replied cautiously, unsure of her intentions.

She smirked slightly and leaned in closer. "Watch your back. Not everyone here is as friendly as they seem."