1 Year 2012 (Part 1)

They say that high school is the best year you'll ever had. But for me, all i wanted is to do well in my studies and atone for my failures when i was in elementary. I wanted to start fresh, full of strength and strong, capable and reliable. It has never occur to me, love I say.

I am Jewel Shins by the way. I was in section B, where students divided according to their scores in the entrance exam. Well I didn't do well in the test, to be honest. But it doesn't bother me, my goal is to be transferred in section A. So there I was, Going to school with my full of accessories and in varieties of color. I entered my room, finding that my best friend where same section as me. Yup, we live in a small town. There were only three school, and my school is the only private school in town. I am not rich, just so you know.

"Mommy!" Yep my friends usually calls me mommy. It started when I was in elementary, my teacher started calling me mommy because i didn't do our very first homework in science. And since they hear me calling my mother mommy, my teacher decided to call me that for the whole 5th till 6th grade. Well, it wasn't something to take as a bad thing. It actually suits me well, and I like calling me by that nickname. It makes me feel that even just by it, i'm worth having part of their lives.

So yeah, first week of school, I did my very best to be noticed by my classmate and teachers, I wanted to the class representative. Its just that I will be part of our school's student council. But unfortunately, I wasn't picked. Well, its just sad, but being president is still open right. I was so happy i was nominated, but still, luck is against me. I wasn't picked. Vice President, nominated, wasn't picked. Until the very last position, I wasn't picked.

"I'm okay" It was humiliating, yeah I admit. I was nominated in all the position as officials, but none of it was I picked. I accepted it, maybe i wasn't good enough to be part of the officials anyway. Even though I really want to.

"I nominate Jewel to be the class muse" I wasn't shocked at all. Not because I am confident enough to tell I was pretty, but confident enough to be nominated but wasn't picked.

"Well, the muse will be the representative to role play Virgin Mary" My school was a Catholic School. (Virgin of Carmel High School). And every year, each section will have to act as Mary for the foundation day, in honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

"Teacher, let Jewel be our muse" and all of my classmate agreed in unison. I don't know, Well maybe because I have a long curly hair, and my friends always say that i have a very soft face. Like i will never be suitable to play a villain.

And there it goes, I was the 7th grade, Section B muse. It was far from i expected, but it wasn't bad at all.

Months past and school Intramural/ School fest is coming. They let me join the pageant, because I was the class muse and top 1 in class. Well yes, I studied so hard to become top 1 in class. I even sacrifice my Saturday and Sunday movie night to study. And it was all worth it.

And so the pageant happen, but because it was my first time on stage, I was so nervous that I couldn't even answer the question right. And yes we lost, but my friends didn't discouraged me. They even cheered me up.

"What will you wear for the ball tonight?" It was a victory ball, because the event was a success.

"They said, wear a formal attire, any dress would do for me" I went to the ball wearing a half sleeve floral dress, and just about 1 inch high above the knee. No makeup and a back pack. yeah funny. That is where i put all my belongings, and food too. But little do I know, that night will change my whole high school.

"Aimee, will you dance with me?" I looked at Andrei, yes I have a crush during 7th grade, his name is Andrei. He was the perfect definition of tall, dark (yes definitely dark) and handsome. His eyes were dark because of his long eyelashes. And he also play guitar.But my crush for him started when we had a dance competition in school, we usually partner each other to represent our section. And my liking for him started when we had a courting style dance. He was just so gentle and the way he looked at me. It reached my heart.

I looked at Andrei as he was asking Aimee to a dance. Yeah, our classmates knew that he has a crush on Aimee. But Aimee rejected him. Its not that Aimee is a bad person. She is the type of girl who is carefree, and she is the class pretty joker. She makes the whole class happy.

Andrei were a little dissapointed, but there I was, not knowing where i gathered all my courage and ask him to dance.

"Andrei, will you let me dance instead?" Yes, I asked him unconsciously that time. I didn't even know why I didn't. My body move itself.

"Im sorry." But Andrei rejected me. I was humiliated, yes I admit.

"Jewel, let's dance" Just after Andrei rejected me, my classmate Vincent save me from humiliation. He grab me and went to the dance floor. He was a little bit shy so I can't stop by laugh. He was also little.

"Thank you" I said to him.

"Your welcome, but.." he replied to me, but that is when i knew why he ask me to dance. A man approach us. I don't know why I feel so different when he came. He was just wearing a simple blue long sleeve shirt and his formal look, a little nerdy to be exact.

"Can I have a dance with you?" I looked at him. I know his face but not his name. He was the guy who always speak Japanese, along the hallway. I always notice him because he was like an anime guy. Well, I know cause i am a fan of anime too. I am an ultimate otaku.

We dance together in silent. None of us were talking and just swayed along the music. We even both looking down, I don't know why I felt so shy.

"D-Do you know this song?" He ask just to break the ice. It was god gave me you by Bryan White I can't help but laugh.

"Yeah" I even sing the song while we dance. Although I was out of tune. But he didn't care, he even sang with me.

"God gave me you, to show me whats real. There's more to life, than just how I feel. And all than i'm worth, is right before my eyes" We both sang even were both out of tune. If was fun, it made me feel so much joy.

"What's your name?" I ask him. But just before he could answer, my classmate ask me for a dance. It was so quick that i didn't even notice that my classmate grab my hand. All i saw was his dissapointed smile as he look down.

After that dance with him, my life was never the same as it was before. When i watch anime, I always imagine him as the main character. He was just like them. He was like Kento Yamazaki.

"The Top 10 is already up" My classmate told me. The top 10 is the list of the 10 best students in the whole 7th grade. I was the top of my class so I expected that somehow i was part of the top 10. And I wasn't dissapointed, i was able to be part of it. Top 6 to be exact. Top six and still aiming to go higher as the second semester begin.

"Watashi o matte Jeffrey!" I looked at the person yelling at the hallway in japanese. I look because they talk in japanese, they were fluent but still you can tell from their accent and gestures. But what surprise me the most. It was that guy from the ball. His name was Jeffrey. Finally.

"Wait! Jeffrey?" I look back at the list of the top 10, Top 4 Jeffrey ********.

From that day on. My high school life, became a little bit interesting.