Chapter 1: The first day
"Elissa, wake up! Breakfast is ready!"
With a long groan, Eilssa slowly and wearily opened her eyes. "Ugh... w-wha...?"
"Rise and shine pup!" exclaimed Bryce Cousland, bursting open the door to Elissa's room "It's a brand new day, much to do! Today is your first day at your new school! There is so much to prepare for, I expect you to help pack! Go on, go get your breakfast and get to it young woman!" Bryce trotted over to Elissa's curtains and separated them completely, letting a harsh bright light in, he then proceeded to open the window up, bringing in a horribly cold breeze "AAH!" yelled Elissa in frustration "Dad, did you REALLY have to do that?!" she cried out "Of course dear, now get up and get ready before I drag you out myself!" Bryce said, before finally walking out of the room.
Elissa lay in bed for a few minutes curled up in the fetal position underneath her blanket to protect herself from the cold wind and bright light. After a while she realised it was no use however, she was still cold as hell and her position under the blanket made absolutely no difference to how she felt. She reluctantly rolled herself out of bed where she fell with a big "PALUNK!" onto the floor. "Ouch..." cried Elissa softly.
"Are you alright, my dear? You're looking rather glum..." said Eleanor. Elissa remained silent. Not only was she still frustrated from having recently moved from Highever over to Denerim and losing all her friends in the process, but she also had to start at a brand new school where she had no friends to speak of! "This is complete and utter rubbish!" she thought to herself. Ever since she had moved to Denerim she had hardly spoken to anyone at all. Her only remaining friend was her faithful dog Koba. She continued munching on her breakfast in frustration while her parents gave her questioning looks. After she had finished eating she accidentally let out a small burp due to her pent-up anger and then gave a big long sigh.
"This is going to be a long day..."
She was at the front porch now with her mom and dad and her unfashionable school bag hanging on on her right shoulder. "Have a lovely first day, my dear!" said her mother, kissing Elissa on both cheeks before giving her top and skirt a quick brush of her hands to ensure she was clean – something Elissa had learnt to accept over the years no matter how annoying it got. "Make us proud, pup." said her father before patting her on the back. "Make sure you behave well alright? We'll see you on the other side.". "I'll be fine. Thanks mom, thanks dad." Elissa said before turning around and walking away. She was wrong though, she wasn't going to be fine, this was her first day at a school that was almost 3 times the size and population of her previous one! This was the beginning of a nightmare... By the maker, she had no idea how she was going to survive there! "I'm going to look like the biggest loser on the block..." she whispered to herself. She made her way down the street. "Denerim high, here I come." she said in a nervous sigh.