Soliel-Roi (chapter 2)

Nell Johnson was not your average girl. She had everything. An extravagant home, lively parents, and an awesome life. People said she was pretty, and she knew it. Her hair was a perfectly tended to mess of sandy gold curls framing a small, well-proportioned face. Her eyes were a deep shade of bluish-grey, depending on the day. She was small, but it never seemed to bother her. She enjoyed being shorter, she said it gave her a different perspective than everyone else. She never had to wear makeup, since she knew she didn't need it. And she was always dressed in the latest fashions. Never once had Nell felt like just your average high school girl.

But that all changed her sophomore year of high school. Nell moved away from her hometown in New Jersey to a small town in Ohio. Nell had never been an outcast, or a loner. She'd always made friends everywhere she went. But this was different. No one seemed to care that much that Nell was beautiful. No one cared about the latest fashions, or her large, extravagant home. No one cared that she was sporty, intelligent and fun. They all saw her as the new girl who thought too highly of herself.

Her first day of school was a nightmare. No one said anything to her except the teachers when they told her to stand up and introduce herself. In her first class, Nell was ready and prepared to say what her interests were and what she was like. She said she hoped she would find someone who was just as interested in all the things she was. No one moved. Nell heard a few guys snicker in the back at her, and Nell felt something she'd never felt before. She felt sad. She felt embarrassed, and alone. In all her other classes, Nell only said her name and sat down, not wanting to repeat what had happened in her first class.
She went home that night and didn't say a word to her parents. All Nell did was lay on her bed and cry. No one had reached out to her, even if she reached out to them. She'd been nice, she'd been friendly, she'd been her usual charming self. But apparently, high schoolers in ohio weren't impressed. Nell had never faced a situation like this before. She'd never been... Alone.