CHAPTER 1 (First Day)

A sunny morning greeted me as I walked down the streets. The sky was a clear spotless blue, a perfect weather. The wind was a bit chilly as a small gust silently whipped my cheeks. The dead leaves of trees blew past me in gentle movements;
a seemingly perfect morning for any regular person, except for me.

Today was the day that I had been dreading about for the past summer. Today was my first day at my new school.

"Perfect? How can this day be perfect?", I muttered to myself as my feet dragged on. "I can't believe I'm transferring."

The thing is, I never expected this transfer. It came out of the blue. My parents are doctors, so they were asked by my sickly aunt if they could move to California. That way, my aunt could have frequent check-ups with them. She only trusts my parents, and she's actually pretty healthy to me. She's just really paranoid and feels like death is just a few minutes away. That's why, I, being my parents' child and therefore have nowhere else to go, had to transfer as well.

"Well, there's nothing else I can do. Better be positive", I finally said, forcing myself to grin a bit.

I'm not that upset really. I understand my aunt's condition, and I can't blame her. She is family after all. She once said that she'd rather stick her head in the toilet bowl than have other doctors examine her.

So what's my problem? I don't like being the new kid. The thought terrifies me. I don't know what my classmates, teachers and new school are like. Isn't that enough to make anyone scared?

I continued to walk down the street, passing by houses of all colors. I saw a yellow one and made a face. I never did like yellow. After a few minutes, a big, old, red building came into view. I looked up to the gates and saw the sign "Orangeberry Academy."

Honestly, of all the names to give to a school, why 'Orangeberry'?

I grinned at the sign, thinking of how funny it was. I began walking again and I finally got inside.

"Time to brace yourself", I said to myself as the bell rang and students suddenly started to go their classes.