Eli's POV
It was the first day of school. A new school means a new me. A me without secrets, some one completely honest about everything. I was going to try and forget the past, as hard as that may be to accomplish, I promised myself I would try. I went outside to get into Morty and I saw that it was dented. "Damn it" I said, not a great way to start the first day of school.
I drove up to Degrassi, found a parking spot and took it. I saw the front steps of the school where cliques and couples sat, some were talking and some were heavily making out. I errantly wondered if I would find a girl here at Degrassi, it was unlikely, but if I did I would make sure she wasn't like all the other girls.
I went to see the principal, , to get my schedule and be greeted. Mr. Simpson said, "Welcome to Degrassi Eli! I hope you like it better than your old school. I promise you that even though we are a challenging enough school, we try to keep it fun and relaxed." I saw that there was a classroom full of bouncy balls as chairs, I guess it seemed more fun than sitting down on an uncomfortable plastic chair all day. As I left, I saw a pair of girls walking towards me, probably trying to get to class I thought. As I was thinking, one of the girls bumped into me. I immediately apologized and picked up some of her books. "You're new right?" she said, to which I nodded. "I'm part of the welcoming committee, so I guess I'll see you at lunch! You get to skip after lunch classes to get a tour of the school, cool huh?" It was pretty sweet that I got to skip any kind of classes because school wasn't really my thing. I said goodbye to the two girls and looked for my first class, I quickly found the room. I took a deep breath and joined Advanced English. Well it looks like I'll be seeing more of this welcoming committee girl; I guess I should ask what her name is….
Clare's POV
I was so excited for the new school year! Grade 10 seemed like a big accomplishment for some reason. I put on my favorite shirt and pants, and skipped out the door. I've always liked school, I had Alli there as my best friend and I was content with that. I was most excited for Advanced grade 11 English, I loved to write. I figured I'd rather be challenged in a more advanced class than in my own grade 10 class, some kids still think that it's okay to write about what they had for dinner. Maybe I was a bit of a snob when it comes to English, but whatever, this school year felt like it was going to be great.
My mom dropped me off at school where I immediately saw Alli. We hugged and hurriedly talked about our summers, and (of course) Alli's new quest for a boyfriend, apparently preferably older. I noticed that I really missed Alli over the summer; she was always so excited about something. At a glance I saw KC and Jenna making out, I mentally shuddered and wonder how I could ever date somebody like KC. When I walked into Degrassi, I saw greet somebody new in his office. He seemed a little depressed, but that was probably because of school, I don't think I know anybody that truly likes school.
The day before school started I got a call from Holly J reminding me that I was a part of the welcoming committee. So I guess I'd be seeing this new kid at lunch, Degrassi was always cool about new students that they let them skip after lunch classes to tour the school. I saw the new kid coming and all of a sudden I bumped into him, my books fell and I quickly tried to pick them up so that I wouldn't be late to class. I decided to ask him if he was indeed a new kid, stupid question, couldn't I be a little more original? I also decided to tell him that I'd be seeing him at lunch and that he was allowed to skip after lunch classes, so I could at least see him smile. His smile was amazing and so were his eyes, we said goodbye but all I could think about on the way to English was him. I sat down and greeted , politely talking to her about her summer while she was waiting for the rest of the class. I turned to the door and saw the new kid walk in, our eyes met and I muttered "Well this is going to be interesting".