�I don�t want nothing
Cos nothing�s all you give
I don�t need touch
Cos that would be too much for me
I don�t want you lies
Burning deep inside of me
Look into my eyes
I don�t want your sympathy
Should�ve known that it was over
It was different than before
As the love was turning colder
You didn�t need me anymore
Now nothing lasts forever like I said before
I don�t want your sympathy no more�� BBMak, �Sympathy�
September sat in her bed. She knew she needed to sleep , but her heart ached with pain. It was broken. She tried to cry silently, so she wouldn�t wake her sister, Aisling, who was just a bed away. She listened to her CD and wrote in her journal.
"I�m so stupid for falling for Tristan. I mean, he didn�t really care. Not for me at least. But he had no problem with Wynn. I�m such a fool for falling into this whole, �someone likes me� thing. I hate it! I hate Tristan! I hate Wynn!" She turned off the flashlight and decided to attempt to sleep.
~*~
September, a waist length curly-blond, with green eyes; hidden by silver framed glasses, sat on a bench outside her next class. A tall tree with bright red maple leaves shaded it. She was looking over her homework when a leaf fell from the skies, landing on her paper. She picked it up and stared into its vibrant colors.
She jumped at the sound of the bell. Class would begin in five minutes. She put the leaf in her binder and walked into class. It was Bio-Chemistry, one of her favorite classes. Then again, she loved school. Two boys walked in shortly after she sat down. One was her ex, Tristan and his friend Trevor. September took a deep breath and just opened her binder. She continued to look at her leaf. She found it beautiful.
Wynn, a beautiful junior walked into the class. She had dark, jet black hair that was smooth and shoulder length. She walked over to Tristan and gave him a quick kiss before sitting down next to him.
�Hey September, did you do the homework� Tristan called out. �Cos I didn�t. Can I copy?� He looked at her with his hazel eyes.
She ignored him. Someone she had never seen before walked into the class. He had short brown hair and blue eyes. He dressed in khaki jeans and a light blue plaid shirt. He walked over to September and looked at her.
�May I sit here? Or do you have assigned seats?� he asked.
�No. You can sit anywhere you want to.� she replied.
�Thank you.� He smiled, �My name is Conway, but you can call me Cal.� He introduced himself.
�Cal?� September asked.
�Middle name. Personally I like it more.� Cal answered. �What�s your name?�
�It�s�� She was cut off.
�Time to turn your homework in. And no Mr. Mahon, you�ll get half credit for turning it in tomorrow.� Mrs. Baker, a stout red-head cleared the board from the previous class� notes. �Who are you?� she asked seeing Cal.
�I�m Conway Dewitt.� Cal stood up. He handed her his admit card.
�Alright Conway. Welcome to our class.� Mrs. Baker smiled.
�If you don�t mind, I go by Cal.� He looked at her.
�Of course. Cal, you may be seated. September, can you share your book? I need to go to the storage room to get him one.� Mrs. Baker asked.
�Sure.� She nodded.
�September? That�s unique.� Cal whispered, pulling his desk closer.
�Too unique.� She mumbled.
�Now, you�ll be working in pairs. You�ll create a diagram of a glucose molecule and a phospholipids. Remember charge!� Mrs. Baker called out. �This is a test. So, no books at this time. Now pair up.�
~*~
�What class do you have after lunch?� September asked as she and Cal walked to her locker.
�Um� Some math class in room 107.� He looked at his paper.
�Mr. Martin�s class?� she asked.
�Yeah,� he nodded. �You have him?�
�Not as a math teacher, but fifth period, I�m his aid. So, I�ll be in your class.�
�Cool. Well� I guess I�ll see you there.� He started to walk away.
�Wait, Cal� would you like to eat lunch with me and my friends?� September asked.
�Sure.� He smiled.
�Hello September.� A teacher walked by.
�Hi Mica. How�s Matt?� September asked.
�Good. How�s Mom, Dad, Paul and Wendy?�
�Driving me insane.� September laughed.
�That�s the way it�s supposed to be. Tell everyone I say hi.� Mica went on her way.
�You refer to Mrs. O� Ryan by first name?�
�She�s my sister.� September smiled. �One of my many.�
�Many?�
�Well� I have four sisters, Aisling, Rian, Madison, and Mica. Two brothers, Damien and Ron. Then I have my step-sister Cara, my step brothers Brendan and Kirby. And then, there�s my half sisters Dakota, Brazil, Bailey and Andra. I have one half brother. His name is Cole. He�s only three.� September explained.
�That�s a lot of family.� Cal�s jaw dropped.
�Well, that�s, what you get when families break up and re-marry.� September smiled.
The two walked to where September hung out. It was outside, under an elm tree. They sat down at a table.
�This is Cal. He�s new.� September introduced.
�Hi. I�m Aisling. September�s sister.� She looked a lot like September, but with her hair up and hazel eyes.
�I�m Kenzi.� A girl with long brown hair and gray eyes smiled. �New huh? Where did you move from?�
�The city. My parents bought a house and we said good-bye to San Francisco. Not too far away, I can still see my friends, on the weekend.� Cal replied.
�That�s good. So� city life, is that as bad as they make it on TV?� Kenzi asked.
Cal laughed, �no.�
�Now� San Francisco? You gay?� Aisling asked.
�AISLING!� both Kenzi and September hissed.
�No. I had a girlfriend, but she felt the half hour drive would be too much of a strain on our relationship.� Cal replied calmly.
�Aww� She was cheating on you.� Aisling smiled, �What grade are you in? interested in sophomores?�
�I�m a senior, and 18. Illegal.� Cal answered. �You are quite forward.�
�I�d say TOO forward.� September mumbled.
�It runs in my family. All but September, actually.� Aisling answered.�
�Cos I think before I speak.� She glared at her sister.