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Pretty Unpopular ||Chapter 1

Simone Tillman transfers schools right before 10th grade, leaving her with a fresh start. Simone took it upon herself that she would make her new start the best one yet.

After a long 2 months of working out and trying new hobbies and interests, she's ready to start 10th grade. She expected to be just the new kid, but after a week she's still hot gossip.

After a week of guys getting her attention, she realizes...this school thinks she's beautiful. With her newfound popularity, she wants to change people's minds and hearts(while also breaking some hearts along the way!)

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She made her way to her locker, focusing on her student schedule. It's completely silent throughout the hallway as she looks around in confusion because of the lack of noise.

Everyone else resumes their conversations as she opens her locker and empties part of her backpack. She walks down to her first class, walking in and taking a seat at a random table.

She puts her bag next to her and sighs, taking out a notebook and starting to doodle. A group of guys who usually sit at the table walk in and see her sitting there. They all walk over as she looks up at them.

"Oh my gosh. I am so sorry, I didn't realize that you sat here, it's just my first day." She says as the group of guys look at her with awe.

"No problem. Welcome to the school."One of the guys with reddish brown hair says. He looks like a total jock, along with the other three behind him.

"I'm Ryley. And you are?" He asks, taking a seat next to her.

"I'm Simone." She says happily, shaking his hand. He blushes slightly at the contact as Simone doesn't take notice.

'Jesus Christ, his hands are warm.' Simone thinks to herself, her face warming up slightly.

"These guys are Ethan, Evan and Lucas." He says, motioning to the other three guys who took a seat at the table.

"So, new to the area?" Ryley asks and Simone nods. "Mhm. I'm probably going on a bike ride later." Simone says, glancing at her notebook.

Ryley's eyes glance the same direction. Simone notices his gaze."Can I take a look at your art? It looks really good..." He asks.

Simone absolutely hates saying no to people. "Uh...sure." She says, sliding the notebook over to him. He looks through it as Simone fiddles with her thumbs in her lap. The bell rings as he hands the notebook back to her.

"Your art looks amazing. " He says as Simone smiles. "Thank you." She says to him as the morning announcements start.

After a long and agonizing 5 minutes, class finally starts. "So, please pull out your science textbooks and open up to page 133." The teacher instructs as she grabs a textbook from under my desk.

Simone flips through the various pages.'Phew, at least I don't have to go through introductio-'

"It looks like we have a new student, would you like to introduce yourself?" The teacher asks Simone.

"I-I'm good." Simone says as the teacher eyes her.

"It wasn't a suggestion." The teacher says to her and she sighs, getting up.

She goes to the front of the class and looks out upon the sea of students. "Hi I'm Simone, and I hope you guys don't hate me." She says, shrugging and briskly walking back to her seat.

"Ok." The teacher says, looking at her." Well, I'm Mrs. Firdell." She says as Simone nods.

"Now, you may work with the person next to you on this assignment or work alone. " Mrs. Firdell says, taking a seat at her desk and going onto her phone.

'She is an absolute mood.' Simone thinks before looking at the textbook questions and copying them down on the paper.

"Hey, can you read it to me? I'm half awake?" Ryley asks, slumping over onto his desk. Simone laughs slightly."Sure." She says, finding the first paragraph and starting to read as he sits and follows along.

Simone answers the questions as she reads and after she's done, quickly goes to turn in the paper, leaving Mrs. Firdell surprised."Wow. I guess you have free time for the next 25 minutes." She says and Simone happily goes back to her seat.

"Jeez, you're not giving the rest of us a chance are you?" Ethan asks, making her smile." I just like science." She says, shrugging as she takes out her phone.

Ryley glances at her home screen. "You like Voltron?" He asks and Simone nods.

"It's like one of the best shows on Netflix right now." She says and Ryley nods in agreement.

It had already been one hour and Ryley had already taken a liking to her. But much to Erin's dismay. She and him had just started dating, and she had no idea how Simone just waltzed on in with her beauty and stole the show.

A group of kids started to surround Simone and the three guys at their table. "So, where did you used to live?" A girl asks her with curiosity. "About a 3 hour drive away. " Simone answers.

"Do you like memes?" A guy asks her."Uh...who doesn't?" She answers smiling.

"You're so pretty." A guy says to Simone, catching her off guard." I...uhh... Thanks." She says, her face heating up.

She was never used to being complimented on her looks. It was usually just her skills and personality that were praised, which she didn't have a problem with. Simone was always a person to turn down compliments, never feeling like she deserved them.

"Do you use makeup?" A girl asks her."Not alot. Just mascara and lipgloss sometimes." Simone answers.

" But you don't need makeup. You look beautiful on your own." She says happily as the girl smiles at her."Thank you." She says happily.

"So, where did you come from?" A girl asks out of the crowd as Simone turns around to see her hugging up on Ryder. Jeezus, she was all over him.

'Must be the girlfriend. Gotta keep my distance.' Simone thinks to herself before answering."I live in Blue Valley. I used to live near the lake." She says proudly.

"Oh? I live up in the hills. I don't know if you've been there before." Erin says quite rudely.

The Hills and Blue Valley are two completely different places. The Hills are for the rich kids, who are pampered by there parents and sent to Greenville, an elite highschool.

You only end up here if you were rich, on a sports scholarship, or on an academic scholarship.

Simone had an academic and a sports scholarship, so her family decided to move closer to the school.

"I have a friend who lives up in the hills, so I've been there quite a few times." Simone says, catching her vibe that she was trying to scare her away.

"You don't look rich, so are you here on an academic scholarship? Because you don't look that strong either..." Erin says.

"I'm probably stronger than you." Simone says plainly and flexing her muscles as the bell rings. Erin looks at her, fuming and then turns to Ryley, putting her face in his chest

"Bye." Simone says, grabbing her backpack and giving a two fingered salute as she walks into the hallway.

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