An Unlikely Friendship
Hi my name is Ashton, I am 15 year old boy, I am slightly chubby but tall, and I have black hair. I am just about to start my sophomore year at a new school , for the first time in my life. I was born and raised in a small town in New Mexico, now I am moving to Denver, Colorado, because my parents got better job offers there. Life has not always been so kind to me, I was bullied a lot in grade school, people would call me fat, make fun of my awkward voice, and do terrible things to me that I do not want to get in to. I am an only child, so I'm somewhat mature for my age, also I am home alone a lot too, due to my parents busy schedules. The name of the high school I am going to is South High School. It seems to be a nice neighborhood, I have to say the least very interesting neighbors, including this very overly sweet woman from Iowa named Debbie Dooley, apparently her husband Doug is a police officer here in Denver. There is also, down the street from my house this very interesting family with a lot of kids, they are all blonde but there is one brunette one that seems to be slightly younger than me. "Ash, hun, come on or we'll be late for registration!" my mom said taking me out of my thoughts. Today is August 3rd ,which is registration day, where students pick up their schedules, pay class fees, and stuff. I got in my mother's car, the ride being comfortably silent. We parked and walked to the main gym where many other students were waiting more or less patiently, today was the day for sophomores and freshmen, tomorrow would be juniors and seniors, however if you have more than two kids in the one school , you are allowed to bring them on the same day. In the same line I was standing in I saw the blonde family that lives on my street, with the blonde girl looking about 16, a older blonde boy looking to be 17, and the brunette boy that looks to be about 14. Finally as the line moved along I was handed my schedule by an office receptionist. I looked at it my classes were period 1- algebra, period 2-spanish, period 3-english, period 4-art, period 5-pe. I wondered who would I have classes with. I am very shy, and because of the bullying I endured in the past , I am very wary of others even if they seem to want to be my friend, not to be rude but because I guess I'm just not used to people actually want to talk to me and not say mean things. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 12, I am very nervous but at the same time very excited. Anything could happen (to me), so hopefully kids in Colorado are not as cruel as kids in New Mexico. Wish me luck.