North Valley High School Chapter 1
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Tobias
"Goodbye Aunt Linda, I'll miss you," I say, for the last time, before I go onto the plane.
"Oh, Tobias, remember to call every week okay? I love you, now give me one last hug," Aunt Linda says tearfully before pulling me into a bone crushing hug. I release her and join my parents at the boarding gate.
"So, son, ready for a new life in Chicago?" My dad pats me heartily on the back and I nod. Even though I'll never admit it, I'm actually quite excited to go out of Texas for once. I've lived here for a good 17 years, but it'll be nice to finally explore a different place.
As we board the plane, I can't help but shift uncomfortably in my seat. We're going to be so high up, and in this tiny plane. The many possibilities of how my parents and I will meet our downfall on this plane. Sensing my discomfort, my mother rubs my arm in slow, soothing circles and I smile gratefully at her. She is always able to understand me so well.
"Hello, I am Captain Wood and I am your pilot for this flight. We are about to leave South Texas Airport. It is a sunny and bright day, so this will be a smooth flight. Sit back, relax and we will reach Chicago in no time."
"We have arrived safely at Chicago Airport. Thank you for choosing Erudite Airlines and we hope to see you again."
I grab my bag and walk out of the plane. The cold autumn wind hits me in the face. One would call it cold and icy, but instead I call it refreshing; a new start.
It is only about 2 hours from our house to the airport, which is relatively near.
"Tobias, why don't you go explore the house and the neighborhood for a bit. Your father and I will start unpacking first," My mother tells me.
"Okay, thanks mom," I smile at her before running up the stairs to my room. It is painted a matt shade of light blue and I have a Samsung 32-inch television installed in my room. My parents also got me a new wooden desk and Lenovo laptop, which I personally think is pretty awesome.
I guess you could consider my family quite rich. My father works high up in the government, and even works with the President in some circumstances. I have actually met the President, who is quite jovial and fun to be around. My mother works as an actress/model and has starred in many Hollywood movies and TV series.
My house is quite nice, simple yet modern. It has a living room, a dining room, a huge kitchen, 5 bedrooms, a studio, a game room and a pool. My favorite place in the house (other than my room of course) is definitely the game room. It has an Xbox 360, Wii, a pool table and a foosball table.
However, my favorite past time is not gaming but definitely sports. Back in Lakefront High School, I was the captain of both the football and basketball team. It had always been my dream to become a professional basketball player or coach, where I can live out my vision to pursue my career in sports.
As the house is not too big, I grab my basketball out of my bag and shout to my mom that I'm going to play some basketball at the nearest basketball court.
At the basketball court, I see two boys who look around my age. They are both quite tall, dark-skinned and look relatively alike, so I assume they are brothers. I watch them for a while. They play quite well. They eventually realize that I'm staring and ask me to go over.
"Hey, what's your name?" The taller one asks.
"My name's Tobias. What's yours?" I ask back.
"I'm Uriah and this is Zeke. We're brothers. Are you new here? I've never seen you around before."
"Oh yeah. I just moved here today."
"Interesting. Want to play some ball?" Zeke asks. I nod my head and we start the game.
"Okay. I'm going to admit that that was pretty darn awesome," Zeke says and I grin.
"I know! How did you even do that? Four three-pointers in a row? I've gotta start calling you Four or something," Uriah says. I shrug but internally I know that I finally, finally, beat my previous record of three three-pointers in a row.
"Hey how old are you anyway?" Zeke asks.
"Um, I'm 17 this year."
"Oh, you're a junior like me. Uriah's a sophomore. I assume you go to North Valley High? We could totally show you around tomorrow."
"Yeah that'll be great. Thanks."
"No prob, man. You gonna tryout for the Basketball? It's on Wednesday after school."
"I won't miss it for anything."
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