Post by Viper on Jun 2, 2006 20:13:17 GMT -5
Chapter 1, New School
I was so happy finally School started. Yeah my summer had been rough. Finding out some new things. Moving. Saying goodbye to my best friends. But actually i wasn't to sad that i was leaving. I hated that school anyways. I was always picked on. No body could understand my powers. I was gifted in a normal school. No one knew. Just now my mom said we were moving. No quite sure why. No matter.
I walked into the school. Hoping to find some weird kid pop up saying "Hello how's everything? You new. Great! I'll show you around!" Then again nothing is ever that easy really. I sighed. I wanted it to be that easy. Nothing ever was that easy for me. Always the hard way actually. Being gifted was a hard secret to keep, plus when your in a school full of non-gifted students.
Last year i attempted to tell a kid of how I was gifted. They though i meant gifted by special education. I was about to say oh my god you stupid idiot. I'm not special Ed. I'm Smarter then you then. Though I was keeping myself from getting into any trouble. I never did like starting fights, or getting in trouble. Some people called me Too Nice. Sometimes i wish I'd do something so bad that name would go out of there.
I hated being called Shy or quiet. They just won't understand. I'm not quite or shy i just don't talk to them! If i told them that don't know what'd they do. Flip saying Oh my gosh! She talked! Jeez, i always talk. Just some people i act like a super shy person. At least that'll change now that I'm here! I hope i change, sick of being known for something I'm not.
"Hello. You must be new. My names Hannah. A lot of people think I'm part Indian because of my name but it's not true so don't please call me a Native American or Indian it's really annoying," A Quiet voice greeted me, "Sorry if i startled you, but class is about to start soon. I can bring you to the lobby, and maybe I'll see you again. That'd be cool. We must hurry though I don't enjoy being late!"
I was kinda shocked. I wasn't ready for some girl popping up right in front of me and Jabber on about something, but I was listening to her. Not wanting to but i didn't want to be thought of some Popular 'Mean' Girl. I'll keep myself from swearing. I smiled at her. Not sure if she would care any bit. I bit confused but I think that'd clear up soon. Hopefully.
Hannah turn toward the school. She slowly started walking. I was just standing there for a while until i noticed I was suppose to follow her. I ran up beside her, gasping for air. She looked at me confuse. I smiled at her again trying to not make her worry about how I was hardly paying attention to her when she wanted me to follow her.
I looked up at the school. It was pretty big. It had a nice brown/red brick color for it. A White sign read 'Backerston Middle School'. A Flag up near a wide gray parking lot. Yellow lines on it for cars. Colors of many cars scattered the place. The grass greener then anything i had ever seen. Flowers, trees, other plants of many kinds growing all in a small garden. The sky, it was one of the bluest times I've seen it.
The door swung open as children slowly walked in. I noticed not a lot of students were there. It must be a small school then. I walked up stairs of white marble into a wide room. A room with walls of white. The floor a shiny brown tile. Ferns and bushes scattered all over. The only light in the room was from windows letting in huge amount of sunlight. students stayed in the middle of the room as a man dressed in black suit approached a microphone.
"Students of many ages Welcome to a new school year. We have some new students. Let me read there names, and when i do can you please come here. Please only the names I call." Spoke the man.
I gulped. Was I ready to stand in front of everybody yet? I was Shy, and I used to be quiet. Could i go up there and let everyone see me? Would they think I'm weird? Would they ever notice my powers?
All this time of a new school I almost forgot about my powers. I was afraid of them. I couldn't control them. When i used it a lot it would never stop. My powers was fire. Fire burned everything. It would never stop. What if I accidental used it? Would it burn all the beauty of this place? I couldn't let anyone know about this power. If they did know what if I us it and...
I didn't want to finish that thought. I didn't want to go up there with tears in my eyes. These powers were too much for a 12 year old to go through! How was I suppose to be happy when i could burn The whole world probably if my powers got to powerful? No, not going to happen. I'll just act normal. No one will know. I'll just forget my powers, and never use them. Then nothing will happen. I'll be OK then. Yeah, it was a great idea. For now.
"Rachel Walk please come up to the stand. Please tell us about yourself, and why you moved here. We all would love to know. Don't be shy or embarrassed!" Spoke the man in black.
I went pale. My stomach hurt. I didn't want to talk. I might make a fool of myself going up there! I might fall. Or choke on my words. Or Vomit. Or start crying. Or I'll be so quiet my voice with squeak.
I walked slowly up to the man. I hoped my face wasn't all red. I hoped i looked normal. I hoped no one thought anything was wrong with me. Just a speech. Or something. Just say "Hello!" I got up the the microphone. My mouth to it. My eyes traveling among the small group of people.
I was just standing there. Feeling a lump form in my throat. My eyes raced quickly about the people. I took a breath. People were talking among themselves. I could hear some laughing. I forced it out and spoke.
"Um H-hello. My names uh Rachel. I am 12 years old. I moved. I don't know the reason. Thats it." I was gasping for air. Wanted to stop talking. I just ending That's IT.
I walked away from the microphone. About to vomit. Then a boy greeted me "Hello Rachel. Nice name. So, you are new here. That's Cool. I'll show you to class. Your in my class." Spoke a speedy voice wanting to get to class i thought.
A nodded and followed him. I couldn't believe i got through that. And no one laughed. And i said something! I can't believe it! Moving was such a great idea that mom made. Now I can change! No one knows Me here so it'll be easy.