Okay, before you read, I just want you all to know that the new character, Audrey Holker, is an original creation by me. The other characters that I've made up are Miles Holker (her older brother) and Tanya (Miles' girlfriend). Certain characters in Degrassi are involved in this story along with other side storylines involving only the characters I have made up. Please do not be mistaken that this isn't a fanfiction. Enjoy!
Wake up. Chapped Lips. Dry Eyes. I walk towards the bedroom mirror to check my hair. Messy again, and my bangs aren't the way I want them to be. "Quick, fix it" My mind told me. And well, I did. Swept them to one side, got my clothes on, you get the idea.
Today I start my first day at Degrassi Community School. Should I be happy? Sad? Right now I'm awfully confused. Thoughts are whirling and twirling around in my head. I heard so much about the school prior to going. Things like;
"It sucks" "No one will accept you there" "There are a lot of freaks in that place" "Did you know that before break there was a lockdown?" "There's this one freak that drives a funeral car" Ha. I actually thought that was pretty cool. I've always wanted to drive in a funeral car. I go down to the kitchen quietly, because I don't want my older brother to know that I am awake. He hates the idea of me going to Degrassi, because apparently there is a transgender kid there. My brother is a homophobic, which is hard on me, because I'm not. In fact, I think I might be bisexual.
Downstairs, I don't even bother having an actual breakfast. I just make some raspberry tea and sit quietly with the three cats, which also ticks my brother off. My brother rules over me because my parents kind of abandoned us when my brother Miles was 11. I'm ten years younger than he is, so he's allowed to take care of me. Which sucks, because he's immature and we never get along. I see him out of the corner of my eye playing some old Resident Evil game that I've beat so many times.
I'm out the door in 10 minutes, and already I see the guy with the funeral car. I get this weird feeling in my throat when I see him. He pulls over and lowers the window. He's kind of staring at me.
"Are you the girl just moved in who has the really loud TV that plays vexatious Resident Evil music?" I'm impressed by this guy's knowledge. "Uh…yeah." I mumble. "That's my brother Miles. He's addicted to the game." The guy snickers. "You're Audrey, right?" I nod in response. "Well, I'm Eli, and uh, good luck at Degrassi. You'll need it." And he drove away, far ahead of where I was walking. What did he mean by "You'll need it"? I kept walking anyway, and decided I could listen to some good music on my walk. But then I felt some stares. Why?
Finally, after what seemed like a half hour, I got to the school. I saw more stares. I didn't get it, but I guess new kids get that treatment around here. I started navigating my way through the school. When I saw the Eli kid again. "Hey" he greeted my coolly, and by that point I had run out of words to say. "Clare, this is Audrey. She's the new girl everyone keeps talking about." My eyes widened at the sound of this. "Everyone?" I echoed, and Clare nodded. "Audrey, new kids who come in the middle of the semester are a huge deal. What grade are you in?" "11" I answered. Why was everyone talking about me? I felt kind of confused. Suddenly, a boy with this knit hat and a bag slung over one shoulder approached me. My body went into panic mode. I think he saw me flush. "Hey" he said in a surprisingly mid pitched voice. This wasn't normal for a guy. Was this the transgender one? "Uhhh…" My mind wandered, looking for the right words to say. "Um.. hi. I—I'm Audrey Holker. I'm in Grade 11, and I'm new here. You?" "Adam" he replied, "Are you sick or something?" "No, No" I responded. I must have looked like an idiot in front of him. "What class do you have first?" he then asked me as if nothing was a big deal. "Um, Pre Calculus." Adam looked really surprised. "Wow! You're a really advanced math student!" he exclaimed. "Oh," I continued, adding an unessecarry laugh. I feel like an idiot. "Well, I have Pre Calculus too, so want to walk with me?" I managed a nod, and tried focusing. "Welcome to the next two years of my life" I thought to myself as I managed to take a small glance at Adam. He was so cute!