The Young And The Hopeless, chapter 1
BLEEP, BLEEP, BLEEP
I leant over, hitting my alarm clock. First day of term. Man, another year of misery, woohoo. Even though I was a regular target, I was still kind of exited, I got to see all my friends again. I couldn't wait to get to them to talk, especially Leigh.
I wearily got up, heading for my doorway and down stairs after pulling on my uniform. Oh yes, our headmistress is a bitch and makes us wear a uniform. Apparently, it stops people picking on you because of the way your dressed. Yeah, as if that's ever going to happen.
Heading down the hallway to the kitchen, I notice my class photo from last year. I spot myself there, stood with all the lads in the back row because I'm quite tall. I'm covered in spots. I skim trough looking at my mates. Next to me was Scott, he was pretty cool on my other side was Mike, he had bleached blond hair in that photo, but had recently dyed it brown. Jumping forward a line was Rachel grinning insanely, she's the weird one of our group, who was standing with Shauna, she's quite quiet until you get to know her. Next to Shauna, was Tre, he was the clown of us, we all loved him so much, he always cheered us up when we were down. On the front line, were Nikita and finally Leigh. I had to admit it, I was a bit jealous of her. We always liked the same guys, but they always picked her. She's shorter than me, has long blond hair and blue eyes.
I looked down from the picture and decided to miss breakfast that morning, I know it's bad for me, blah, blah, blah, but it would only make me puke anyway.
Sliding my bag over my shoulder, I went out of the house and began walking to school. The streets seemed deserted, but then they always did at this time.
The first sign of life I saw was this girl called Kerry. Joy. I couldn't stand her, she was pretty and all the boys in our school liked her. Each week she was bragging about some new boyfriend or something.
Ignoring her, I quickened up and finally saw the school gates. Walking through them, I saw a guy stood there, I hadn't seen him before. I think he must be new here. By the looks of it he was a punk as well. Poor kid, it's hard moving to this crappy school, with all the bitches that go here, but when you're a little different to them, that makes them worse.
I looked at him and smiled, but carried on walking to my classroom. I finally got there and sat on the steps outside it, waiting for the teacher to unlock the door.
I pulled out my notebook, in which I had written lyrics and started doodling on it, like there was anything better to do. Everyone who bothered to talk to me came on the bus, so I'd be alone for a while. God this was boring.
Ten minutes later and still no one had arrived. I heard a licking of the lock on the door and looked up to see Mr Derham, my form teacher, opening it. I didn't say a word as I went to sit down and started doodling again. I hadn't been in the classroom for long, when the door swung open and in came a group of chattering people, they came and sat around me, each hugging me.
"Hey dude's what up?" I asked
"Nothing much, but we've heard talk that there's a new guy at school today." Said Leigh, jumping straight into conversation.
I just nodded. I wasn't that interested. I know I had said I wanted to talk, but now I had got to school, I wasn't really that bothered in doing anything. The bell rang to signal registration. Mr Derham walked in, being followed by the same guy I had seen stood at the gates. I looked at him properly as the class shut up at the sight of a new kid. He had dark spiky hair, was about the same height as Tre, was very skinny and had a pale complexion. People started whispering and I made out stuff like 'Goth' being hissed as he walked into the corner and sat on his own. I wanted to go talk to him, he looked real lonely. But I had Leigh and Tre chattering away to me.
"Hey, the new kids kind of cute," Leigh whispered to me. What did I say? We always though the same people were hot.
I nodded in agreement and we both giggled as the register started being called out.
I leant over, hitting my alarm clock. First day of term. Man, another year of misery, woohoo. Even though I was a regular target, I was still kind of exited, I got to see all my friends again. I couldn't wait to get to them to talk, especially Leigh.
I wearily got up, heading for my doorway and down stairs after pulling on my uniform. Oh yes, our headmistress is a bitch and makes us wear a uniform. Apparently, it stops people picking on you because of the way your dressed. Yeah, as if that's ever going to happen.
Heading down the hallway to the kitchen, I notice my class photo from last year. I spot myself there, stood with all the lads in the back row because I'm quite tall. I'm covered in spots. I skim trough looking at my mates. Next to me was Scott, he was pretty cool on my other side was Mike, he had bleached blond hair in that photo, but had recently dyed it brown. Jumping forward a line was Rachel grinning insanely, she's the weird one of our group, who was standing with Shauna, she's quite quiet until you get to know her. Next to Shauna, was Tre, he was the clown of us, we all loved him so much, he always cheered us up when we were down. On the front line, were Nikita and finally Leigh. I had to admit it, I was a bit jealous of her. We always liked the same guys, but they always picked her. She's shorter than me, has long blond hair and blue eyes.
I looked down from the picture and decided to miss breakfast that morning, I know it's bad for me, blah, blah, blah, but it would only make me puke anyway.
Sliding my bag over my shoulder, I went out of the house and began walking to school. The streets seemed deserted, but then they always did at this time.
The first sign of life I saw was this girl called Kerry. Joy. I couldn't stand her, she was pretty and all the boys in our school liked her. Each week she was bragging about some new boyfriend or something.
Ignoring her, I quickened up and finally saw the school gates. Walking through them, I saw a guy stood there, I hadn't seen him before. I think he must be new here. By the looks of it he was a punk as well. Poor kid, it's hard moving to this crappy school, with all the bitches that go here, but when you're a little different to them, that makes them worse.
I looked at him and smiled, but carried on walking to my classroom. I finally got there and sat on the steps outside it, waiting for the teacher to unlock the door.
I pulled out my notebook, in which I had written lyrics and started doodling on it, like there was anything better to do. Everyone who bothered to talk to me came on the bus, so I'd be alone for a while. God this was boring.
Ten minutes later and still no one had arrived. I heard a licking of the lock on the door and looked up to see Mr Derham, my form teacher, opening it. I didn't say a word as I went to sit down and started doodling again. I hadn't been in the classroom for long, when the door swung open and in came a group of chattering people, they came and sat around me, each hugging me.
"Hey dude's what up?" I asked
"Nothing much, but we've heard talk that there's a new guy at school today." Said Leigh, jumping straight into conversation.
I just nodded. I wasn't that interested. I know I had said I wanted to talk, but now I had got to school, I wasn't really that bothered in doing anything. The bell rang to signal registration. Mr Derham walked in, being followed by the same guy I had seen stood at the gates. I looked at him properly as the class shut up at the sight of a new kid. He had dark spiky hair, was about the same height as Tre, was very skinny and had a pale complexion. People started whispering and I made out stuff like 'Goth' being hissed as he walked into the corner and sat on his own. I wanted to go talk to him, he looked real lonely. But I had Leigh and Tre chattering away to me.
"Hey, the new kids kind of cute," Leigh whispered to me. What did I say? We always though the same people were hot.
I nodded in agreement and we both giggled as the register started being called out.
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