It had started like any other day till I stood in front of the bus to my new school. What a drag…having to go through all this. You'd think my mother would give me another week to settle after we moved here. But no she didn't instead here I am standing in front of the stupid yellow bus. Sighing deeply I stepped on the bus and found a seat next to a girl who dressed like a hippie. All she really needed now was the peace sign hanging round her neck.
"Hi I'm Layla," The hippie said. I turned my head looking at her. I didn't answer for a bit instead I studied her. Big brown eyes and matching hair. Her complexion was beautiful and she was smallish. Skinny…skinner than most of my friends back from my original home.
"Castle" I said, nodding slightly. This Layla girl is very chirpy…morning people. Layla grinned and nodded.
"You must be new to Sky High huh?" She asked me.
I nodded. "Yeah...just moved here from New Zealand" I replied to her question. She nodded slowly. I guess she was trying to figure where that was. "It's next to Australia...the three little islands?"
"Oh! Yeah, I know New Zealand…that's a long way to travel" Layla said frowning a bit.
"You have no idea…" I said looking out the window. Layla followed my gaze outside the window as we drove past my house. My mother stood there and waved when she saw me. I groaned to myself "Could this day get any worse..." I whispered to myself.
Layla turned me frowning slightly "Parents?" She asked me.
"Mother…can't stand one bit…" I said pulling my sleeves down my hands. Life was depressing but my old therapist said that moving would be a good thing and it would expand my horizions…don't know what he was on. Didn't make sense to me. Layla smiled nodding. She was a good person.
"Well Castle your hanging with me today, can meet my other friends" Layla smiled brightly, linking one arm with mine. I looked at Layla, smiling.
"Thanks Layla" I said quietly. Layla looked at me. I know we'll be great friends. When the last kid had sat down, the bus driver changed hat and did all this other weird stuff.
"Oh yeah…the school is actually sky high" Layla said amused by this. I frowned, heights…no. "It's great getting there"
"Yeah…flying in a bus that lands on a floating school…sounds…fun" I said. Layla laughed a bit. The bus lifted off and we free dropped for like a few seconds before bursting off into the sky.