Looking upon the darkest realms of the sky above, I couldn't help but notice the slight appearance of what looked like a shooting star. Upon seeing this magical star, I wished for an interesting year at school. It was a mild summers' evening and the last day before school resumed. I got up from where I was and walked back into the house. Feeling quite sleepy, I crashed onto her bed and looked forward to the beginning of the school year the following day.
"Get up, Kayla!" yelled my mother, "You've got half an hour to get ready!" Crap… I thought. I had overslept again and couldn't miss the bus. Finally, hauling my already weighed down bag onto my back; I raced down a piece of toast and jumped into the car. My mother dropped me off at the bus stop and soon enough, I was at school. The beginning of Year 11 and I was freaking out over the homework that was soon to come. I looked around and finally spotted my friends. They had started moving toward the gym, as was the rest of the school. I was soon looking at the teaching staff to see if there were any new faces. My eyes rested on one person. He looked young in his features, late-twenties, but his eyes looked like they belonged to someone a lot older, who had been through suffering and loss. He wore a deep red bowtie and a jacket that looked like it had come straight out of the op shop. His eyes were gleaming as though he was the most important person in the room. He turned to look me straight in the eyes, and my heart was beating twice as fast. I quickly turned away, before he noticed me, but someone tapped me on the shoulder and I spun around.
"Hello, I'm the Doctor." The man quickly introduced. "I noticed you staring at me a moment ago, and wondered why."
"I was just curious, that's all." I interjected. "I was merely curious to see who the new teachers were."
"Is that all?" The so-called Doctor inquired.
"Yes, that's all Doctor….." I asked intriguingly.
"Doctor Smith." He replied with a grin. The glimmer in his eyes soon disappeared, as Mr Wicks, began to speak.
"Welcome back to school, everyone." He started. "I would like to welcome Doctor Smith, who is teaching Mathematics and Biology, so I hope everyone will welcome him cold…I mean warmly." Everyone clapped in response. All except me, who had picked up on the principal's mistake and took into account that the principal made no mistakes, ever. I continued to stare at Mr Wicks and noticed the slight robotic movement made by him as he left the stage. Something is not right, I thought to myself, but of course I led myself out the gym and walked towards the old drama room, which had been turned into a whole school study room. Once there, I was given my timetable and I glanced down. Great, Biology and Mathematics with Doctor Smith, I thought. My friends had eventually caught up to me and I looked at their timetables to see that they were in different classes.
"Never mind…" whispered Jackie in my ear. "We've still got recess and lunch to spend with each other." I grinned for a moment and walked towards the biology lab for my first lesson.
"OI… WATCH IT!" yelled Evan. I ducked with incredible speed and saw a soccer ball fly straight through where my head was merely seconds ago.
"You bloody watch it." I calmly replied. Even though I was warned, it still wasn't enough for Evan to burst into fits of angry.
"YOU WEREN'T WATCHING WHERE YOU WERE GOING!" he continued to yell at me.
"Well…maybe you should take your soccer ball and play with it on the oval like a good little boy." I replied and turned away towards the lab. Then everything went blank.