chapter one-A new school a new friend
it's my first day at a new school. I don't know why mum insisted on making me move schools. I had friends there and a girlfriend . Mum didn't care though she thought it would be good for me to have a fresh start so we moved across the country. What's even worse is she signed me up for a private school. It can't get much more terrible then that with all the stuck up rich kids. There's even a rule book what kind of school has a rule book. Most of them are stupid. It's stuff like no piercings, no smoking, no unnatural hair colours and we've got to wear a uniform.
I'm standing in front of the mirror, My bright blue hair is covering half my face how I like it. I've painted my nails black and i've got all my piercings in just to piss off the school. 'It's time to go we don't want to be late on your first day’ mum calls
‘coming’ I reply. I grab my black backpack and bolt downstairs. Mum just looks at me and sighs. I know this can't be easy for her raising me in her own especially because I don't exactly follow the rules. I try to be good but trouble just seems to follow me where ever I go. ‘Are you ready Saph?’ mum asks. I nod and follow her to the car.
Its only a five minute walk but mum insisted on driving me because she does not trust me. All I did was skip school and lit the bus stop on fire with my girlfriend. I only did that once it was a one time thing. I did also get in a fight and stabbed some guy but he called me a s**t so he deserved it. I only did two things and I get moved across the country and I had to break up with my girlfriend it's just ridiculous. We still talk occasionally but not so much it's a bit weird now that she's dating someone.
When we arrive mum walks me into the office. ‘hi we're here for a meeting with mr Malcolm’ mum says.
‘oh yes you must be sapphire, he's waiting in his office just threw there.’ The old lady at the desk says. Shes wearing some spectacles and a pink shirt. 'It's Saph and mum you can go’ I say trying to sound as rude as possible. Mum nodded and leaves. The lady hands me my class time timetable. I walk into the office without knocking, I need to make sure this teacher knows that I own the place.
‘hello sapphire well let me st’
‘ it's Saph I interrupt
‘ok sapphire Ive’
‘ I told you my names saph!’ I scream
‘ It says sapphire on here’ Mr Malcom says pointing at the computer screen. I can tell he's getting annoyed by this i'm going to have some fun. ‘ I don't give a s**t what your b****y computer says I don't need your bullshit so call me Saph and go suck a big fat c**k!’ I scream at the top of my lungs’
‘ ok ok saph i'm sorry but what you just said is highly Inappropriate for the schooling environment, and if I did go and suck a big fat c**k like you said that would make me gay and that is a sin and it is not ok so please be more respectful’
‘f**k you, it's the twenty first century there is nothing wrong with being gay in fact i'm gay so why don't you shut the f**k up!’ I yell. Stand up and walk out I slam the door behind me.
‘Well this is going to be a great school’ I say out loud when I reach the hallway. I study my timetable it's so confusing. It doesn't even say days of the week it's just is b****y day a and day b and s**t like that. it's Monday so i'm going to assume it's day A but it goes up to day E. What is this bullshit. Day a period one is in fnh so i'm assuming I go there.
'you look lost’ someone from behind me says.
'I'm fine’ I reply. I don't even turn around he's just a stuck-up rich kid.
‘ Are you sure?’
‘ Yes I know where i'm going’
'Where we might be in the same class, your that new girl in year ten right?’
‘yes and Im i'm going to class fnh’ I reply. I just want this kid to leave me alone. ‘ are you sure about that because fnh is french it's not a class. Come show me and i'll help you.’ Maybe he's genuinely trying to help.
I turn around. Oh f**k he's hot. He's so hot oh my god. His hair is cotton candy pink, he’s got the most gorgeous grey eyes and his skin is so clear and pale. he's perfect. ‘ ok let's see, you are in R13 i'm in there as well now i'll show you’ He says. His tone of voice is even hot. Oh my god. 'ok thanks’ I reply trying to sound normal. It did not work. My voice goes weirdly high pitched and I can feel myself blushing heaps. i'm acting like a b****y year four girl crushing on one of the boys. But i'm gay i'm obviously not crushing on him. Am i? I swear to f**k if this boy causes me to have another b****y identity crisis.
‘What's your name anyways? The boy asks, which snaps me out of my own thoughts.
‘saph, what's yours’
‘nice name i'm jay, this is the class if miss asks can you just say I was giving you a tour of the school please I can't get in trouble again’
‘ yeh sure’ I reply. When we walk in the entire class just stops and stares. Oh s**t I do not like this. i'm suddenly feeling very self conscious of my hair. Nearly every girl has blonde hair and there all really pretty. And then there's me.
‘hi you must be sapphire I heard you were coming we've only got about ten minutes left of this class so don't worry about doing the work for today, there's a spare seat next to jay up the back. I'm ms bell but you can call me Mary or bell, whichever you prefer. Do you have a preferred name or is sapphire fine? Miss says sweetly
‘I prefer Saph’ I reply. Miss nods and I take my seat. Miss starts talking to jay so I zone out. Shes got long black hair and she's wearing a blue dress she looks like the typical teacher.
‘Earth to Saph’ someone says tapping me on the shoulder.
'Huh what’
‘I said what do you have next period but you were zoned out and completely ignored me’ Jay says. I can't tell if he's joking around or if he's actually mad. ‘ sorry It happens sometimes I get distracted, I’m I z 8 for whatever elh is’ I mutter. I can tell buy his facial expressions he's definitely not mad. ‘ ok cool i'm not in your class but i'm in z6 i'll show you where it is after next it's break do you want to hang out with me and my mates?’
‘ yeh ok will they care though?’
‘ Na course not as long as your not some stuck up rich kid’
‘ Na i'm not’ I answer. Maybe I might have some friends at this school and it won't be so bad after all.
The bell rings for english and we walk there. This teachers name is mr bar. he's a s**t teacher but oh well. he's saying some weird crap about grammatical techniques. I just ignore him and zone out. Before I know it the bell rings for break.
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