The Other Side Of Me, AJ Joseph [uplifting books for women .txt] 📗

Daniel West...Maybe My Other Half

     "Amber Washington?"

"Here Mrs.Victoria."

"Ah my best student you kids should be more like her when in school cause she is a sweet honorable student."

"Then you should see her out of school." Someone yelled. Not someone Drake Adams. I would know his voice anywhere mostly because he always has to talk with his big,stupid mouth.

"Drake no more talking or else I'll put your sorry hide in Mr.Tallen's room got it." Everyone shivered cause Mr.Tallen was the worst teacher in the whole school. Even I shivered at the name cause of what happened last time.

(Flashback)

   I was helping Mrs.Patricia put away papers when it was time to go to lunch everyone lined up except me. I was still sorting out the papers she needed to work with and grading a few more papers. When I was done I wasn't that late to join my class. Only Mr. Tallen's class was after my class. I looked at the line of the students in his class I pity them so bad. I spot my best friend Kaina Vongo. She was wearing a black tight pair of skinny jeans, and loose green striped turtleneck. I was sorry for her more than anyone else cause she was my friend. I was about to make it to the end of my class. I didn't feel like buying lunch.

Then out of nowhere Mr.Tallen yells out "Miss do you think your more important than my class that you skip it."

"But Mr. Tallen the class in front of you is my class."

"Well little miss you should have been there before."

"Ya but I was helping Mrs.Patricia with paperwork." he was yelling at me while I was shaking so bad you would think I was made of rubber. "Go to the end of my class or I'll have you expelled.

"I didn't know how to answer to that so I did what he said. Kaina followed me to the back of his line.

"We're all scared of him too your not alone."

"Well not to worry you but I wasn't scared I was terrified even Ariel would have been terrified of him."

"Well I'd like to see Ariel kick his but can you make her come out."

"Sorry no I'm in school."

"Well love what your wearing totally Amber and not Ariel." I look down to see what I'm wearing. I'm wearing my favorite knee high black socks, my black ballet shoes, short black jeans, and a black t-shirt that has My Chemical Romance on it. Oh no I must have been Ariel at the time I put on my clothes.

"Okay thanks for the sarcasm I must have been Ariel when I put my clothes on."

"At least your hair looks like you fixed it." I pull my long brown gold hair and see it's in a ponytail not pigtails.

"Well that's something she knew never to mess with."

"She's really dangerous isn't she."

"Ya haven't you seen the news shows where they find criminals beaten up and put in high places for the police to find that was her."

"No way that's her no one and I mean NO ONE's been able to find out who the person was at first I thought you were kidding then I saw you transform into her and fly away."

"She wasn't flying she was bouncing from building from building I should know she is almost like me." We stopped talking when Mr.Tallen comes back with Mrs.Patricia telling her that he thought I was lying about helping with paperwork and that I tried skipping his class. Ariel was trying to come out and beat the snot out of him. I tried to keep my cool so I wouldn't give in to her. Mrs.Patricia was saying that it was true and trying to get him to forget it. I was glad that she was doing that but I don't think he's getting out of Ariel's Death List.

(END OF FLASHBACK)

I looked at what I was wearing, oh good. I'm wearing my favorite tight white shirt, my new mid-thigh length skirt, and my favorite white mid-thigh boots. The bell rings and I pack my stuff.

"Hey beautiful want to grab some lunch after 3rd period?" I spin around and right behind me is Jake Adams. Drakes hot brother.

"Ya, sure but can Kaina come I promised her that I was going to save her from staying with Mr. Tallen's little group in the line."

"No problem I can't wait to see you." I giggle a little but he doesn't notice.

"Hold up." I groan it's the perfects.

"What?" I growl.

"Oh you know what, you and Jake it's never going to happen he's going to be mine."

"I don't care it's his choice any way." Then storm off because they know they can never win when they're playing with fire. I walk so quickly that if you were looking at my feet you'd think I was running.

"Hold up Speed what's the occasion." I stop cause when ever I hear that voice I'm in my 2nd period.

"Oh my god if wasn't for you I would have been in Miami thank you."

"No problem Amber."

"And thank you again Hannah love you."

"Love you to now let's get into class your 10 minutes late from your usual time what happened."

"The Perfects." I growl.

"Oh man why can't they leave you alone they know they'll never win when they try to bother you."

"I know they're just stupid." We walk in and everyone's crowding around someone. We walk past the little group of GIRLS.

"Oh Amber please let me see the new guy."

"Sure I really don't mind."

"That's why your the best."

"I know, I know." I walk to my desk while she walks over to the group. When I'm walking I feel someone's eyes on me. I sit down and wait. While waiting I still feel the person's eyes on me. I look around to see who was staring at me. No one's looking at me. CREEPY. I get up and feel the eyes on me look away. I walk to the door and wait for class to start.

"Excuse me but I haven't met you yet. Actually I think your the only person I don't know yet." I turn around to see a boy with black hair, brown eyes that are specked with grey, and full lips. He's wearing a white polo shirt, black loose pants, and black sneakers.

"Hi, I'm Amber Washington and you are?"

"My name is Daniel West."

"Well Daniel I think you should go back to your little group of girls cause if you don't, I think they'll rip my guts out."

"Well wouldn't what that would we."

"No." I say curtly. He walks over to the girls who are all giving me death stares. Hannah comes over and asks

"What was that about." I hadn't noticed but I was smiling from ear to ear.

"Well I just met someone new."

"Ya, someone who has many people who like him and I think he likes you and looks like you like him too."

"What no." She didn't have much time to argue with me cause the bell rang. We sat at our seats.

"Class I'd like you to meet Daniel West he is a new student here at Treasure Middle School." Mrs.Jennifer said.

"Hi Daniel!" All the girls say in a high pitched voice, except for me of course.

"Daniel why don't you sit next to..." All the girl's tried making space for him but Mrs.Jennifer said "Amber, do you know who Amber is?" Before he could answer she said "Amber Washington please raise your hand." I raised my hand slowly. He walked over to the seat next to mines, and in front of Hannah's. All the girl's were growling at me but when he sat down they put on their happy, sweet smiles.

"Amber will you help Daniel with what we're learning since your so far ahead you could stand a few interruptions in your studies."

"Yes, Mrs.Jennifer." I bet all the other girls would die to be in my shoes. Once I moved my desk closer to his, everyone got to work on what we were doing square roots which are the easiest unless your not doing perfect squares-at least for me.

*He's cute and you think so too. Don't you.*

*Yes Ariel I think he's cute and so does every other girl thinks so too.* I hate it when I talk to Ariel and she talks to me even if she does it almost it almost everyday. Well she had a point he was cute.

"Hey Daniel."

"Hey Amber so what are we learning in Gem6."

"You can call it math. That's what everyone calls it and to tell you something Mrs.Jennifer is really nice and if your on her good side she'll make you do anything in her class like listen to your ipod or something while your doing your work."

"Won't she get fired for that."

"No, because if we're doing our work and excelling no one really cares."

"O...Okay."

"Well do you really need help with irregular square roots."

"Maybe if you tutor me at my house or at yours."

"Okay and good job at flirting with me." I laugh at him while his face becomes a cranberry red.

"It's okay I won't tell anyone you failed to make me like you. Mostly because I never really like anybody."

*Maybe he'll make you LOVE him cause you know you do and so do I.*

*Ariel shut up please you know if we fall in love with him what would happen to him*

*I know but I can't help it and neither can you it feels as if all of us were met to be.*

*Lets just see if he's the one later on. The day of the eclipse the day where everybody is shown for what/who they really are.*

*Okay lets wait till then.*

"Are you talking to someone up there."

"What...no it's nothing."

"Okay but are you going to tutor me."

"Ya sure what time."

"How about tonight after all the sports tryouts."

"Okay. What sports are you trying out for?" I ask curiously.

"I'm trying out for football, basketball, and track. You."

"I'm not really a sports fan but I totally love track."

"So you're a track star are you?"

"Yep and since this is 6th grade I have to make a great impression."

"So you want to make a great impression." He says while scooting closer.

"You already have made quite an impression on me."

"Okay...well lets start tutoring you." I say while moving away from him. The rest of the day was a blur because every single class I had he had and he sat right next to me in every class girls were all over him but he didn't pay much attention to them only to me. Ariel and I were talking to each other about how much attention he was giving me. Then the eclipse came up.

*What if he is the boy that is destined to be with both of us cause he also has the double personality.*

*That's impossible we're suppose to find him they're not suppose to find us.*

*What if he doesn't know it's us maybe something pulled him here so we could find each other faster.*

*Okay lets go with that theory if he really is him. What if he really isn't him.* I looked over to him and noticed he had the same face I always have when I'm talking to...ARIEL. Oh no it really is him. What are we going to do now.

I couldn't wait to get home away from envious gazes and lustfilled ones.