Chapter 1
Today was the day of Annalease's first day at Hollyoaks High School and she was so nervous. Annalease and her family had recently moved into the area a fortnight ago and her mother felt that she and her brothers were ready to start their new school. " Come on kids you're going to be late, School starts at 9" Annalease's mother shouted up the stairs , "Coming Mum" Annalease shouted while she quickly picked up her things and hurried downstairs. Reality hit her and she realised that she would be soon at school and she really didn't know what to expect. She wanted to cry because she had memories of her old school flooding back to her, Even though she was only there a year before her family moved it was hell for her. Annalease was 13 at this present time and she was going to start year 8 on the other hand her younger 12 year old twin brothers Jason and Robbie were joining the year below her and seemed beaming with excitement. 15 year old Ziggy was year 10 and he wasn't fazed by starting a new school as he had gotten used to it by now. " Hey midget whats with the long face, Aren't you excited about starting at a new school" Freddie said as he placed his hand on Annalease's shoulder. She thought for a few seconds and said " I don't know, I just want the day over with" Freddie picked up on the solemnness in her voice. " Is something wrong, Because if there is you can tell me" Annalease looked up at him with a warm smile on her face " I'm just really nervous about school, I'm worried that people are going to treat me just the way they did at Neverdon and I really don't think I can go through that again" As she said those last few words Annalease had tears in her eyes she tried to fight them but she couldn't. Freddie gently pulled her into a hug. "This is a new start for you and besides the people here are going to be different to the ones at Neverdon, how about you call me Joe or Mum at lunch until you settle in yeah, Just so you can feel safe" Annalease stepped out of Freddie's grip " I suppose that's right, Okay I will do that but I hope you realise I will be doing that everyday" she said. Freddie giggled and said " As long as it takes" Annalease smiled and got ready to leave the house. Freddie was 16 and worked alongside Annaleas's eldest brother Joe he and Joe were very protective over their younger siblings Annalease more so seeing as she was their only sister.
The journey to school went pretty quickly and before they knew it Annalease and her brothers were approaching the reception along with their mother. "You ready then" Sandy asked her children. " Yes mum" Annalease answered followed by groans from the boys. When they got inside the school they were approached by the headmaster who had been expecting them. " Hello there Mr's Roscoe, these must be our new pupils, Welcome to your new school" The headmaster said while leading them to his office. Robbie was messing about by trying to pull blue tack off of the display wall where they were nearest to. " Robbie behave yourself for once please" Sandy huffed as she pulled him to the chair " Sit down and listen to what you are going to be told" Robbie huffed and puffed but he did as he was told. " I hope you settle in well here at Hollyoaks High, As a school our staff always try and make new pupils feel welcome and valued when they begin their time at the school" the headmaster spoke for a lot longer which bored Annalease a lot, She didn't want to be rude so she listened carefully. After the introduction speech the headmaster lead each child to their new classrooms. Annalease was up first. " So Annalease this is your new classroom" he said as he gently knocked the door. Poor Annalease had butterflies in her stomach this was the moment she dreaded the most. " Hello Mrs Layton this is Annalease she will be joining your class today, I hope that is okay" Mrs Layton smiled at Annalease " Hello there, And yes that is absolutely fine, Come on in sweetie" Annalease waved bye to her mum and brothers and followed Mrs Layton into the classroom. The class were really loud up until Mrs Layton spoke " Class 8B2 please settle down" without much of a wait the class were summoned to silence. Everyone looked at Annalease. "Thank you, This is Annalease she is joining our class today so please be sure to make her feel welcome" Mrs Layton smiled, she scanned the room for an empty seat. There was an empty seat next to a young girl who seemed very similar to Annalease. " Go and take a seat next to the young girl at the back" Mrs Layton said with a smile, Annalease nodded and sat herself down next to the girl. " Hi, I'm Megan" Annalease smiled " Hey, I'm Annalease, What are we studying" she asked. " English but it should be called borish as it's so boring" Megan said " Oh I see, And I guess you are right there" Annalease said with a smile. A few minuets had passed and it was the end of the first lesson. All the kids piled into the corridor hurrying along to next classes. Annalease didn't have a clue where she was going. " You can hang out with me if you like" Megan asked " Okay thanks" Annalease answered "We've got maths next and then a half an hour break, We can go and sit down somewhere if you want". " Yeah okay that would be nice". Annalease was so relived that somebody wanted to spend time with her, She was having such a great day that she forgot to phone Freddie at lunch and before she knew it her first day was over.
Annalease and Ziggy waited for Robbie and Jason to come out like they had arranged that morning. They had been waiting 20 minuets when the twins still hadn't come out. " I wish they would bloody hurry up as the footy starts at 5" Ziggy groaned " I'm sure they wont be too long, Do they have their phones on them" Annalease asked " If they aren't here within the next 4 minuets then I'm goin home, I don't know, Try ringing them Lease" Ziggy always called her Lease for short well so did a lot of people. She fumbled for her phone in her bag when she heard two familiar voices shouting " I hate you jase now piss off before I rip your bloody head off do you hear me" Robbie shouted " It wasn't supposed to be like that I was only helping you out isn't that what brothers are supposed to do" Jason sighed. " Just fuck off go on" Robbie pushed Jason to the ground. Annalease ran over to the scuffling boys to try and stop them from fighting. " Lease stay back, I'll sort this " Ziggy said while running and breaking the boys up. All she could do was wait and hope that her mum didn't see the boys fighting as she knew it would break her heart. " You stand by Lease and you Robbie stand by me, I don't wanna hear you utter another word to each other, And when mum comes and she asks how your day was you tell her anything but what's just happened" Ziggy told the boys with a firm tone. The twins nodded in agreement and did as they were told. Sandy's range rover pulled up to where Annalease and her brothers were standing " Hop in we've got a house warming party to get to" The children got into the car and prepared themselves for twenty questions from their mother. " So how was your day then" Sandy asked. The boys pointed at Annalease to go first " It was really good thanks, I've made a friend called Megan she seems really nice" she said with a smie " Aw! Lease that's fantastic I'm really glad that you have, What about you rasquals then Robbie, Jason" Ziggy gave both boys a firm look "It was alright thanks mum, I've made a few mates" Jason said. "Yeah same mum it was alright" Robbie said while looking out of the window. " Ziggy" Sandy shouted. " Oh yeah um sorry mum, Yeah I'm going to like it here I think good choice in school" Ziggy said with what seemed like an uncertain look on his face, Luckily Sandy didn't pick up on it but Annalease did. She waited till they all had got out of the car to bring it up the, others had gone in when she called him. "Zigs, you okay" Ziggy looked up at Annalease "Yeah I'm fine, just knackered thanks sis, it's been a long day" He smiled. " Okay I was just checking, Now hurry up the match starts at 5" Annalease said with a smile. She didn't seem so convinced that nothing was up with, She can read him like a book so she could tell that something was up. Annalease went in and greeted her family and she helped her Mum prepare for the house warming party.