Prologue
A female figure lay on the large double bed in the messy room, her brunette hair flopping over the bed as a book lay across the doona. She hummed a tune under her breath while rain pelted outside. A small feline snaked around piles of clothing and books before jumping up onto the bed and peering at the human. "Heya kit. What ya want?" The human politely said to the cat. The cat just titled it's head and stared at the large human.
She glanced over to the clock on her bedside table before swearing in shock. She scrambled up and picked up her school uniform which was laying across a chair by her desk. She slipped the red and white summer dress over herself before stuffing her feet into white socks and some school shoes. She tied up her brown hair in a ponytail before chucking her pencil case into her bag. The girl ran out of the room and halted by the kitchen countertop. She grabbed her lunch box. She rushed back into her room and put her lunch into her bag.
Her mother walked past her room as she was rushing around. The older woman continued forward to get an instant coffee. The girl's younger sister rushed around to, doing the same routine but slightly slower. She hosted her bag onto her back before going to the front door. "Bye mum!"
"Don't forget your money is in the front pocket of your lunch box!" She shouted from down the hall.
The girl stood in front of the school, the wire fences framing it. The green glass of the oval was tinted yellow by the summer sun. Teachers and students were bustling around as she walked past, heading towards her home group classroom. It was the first day of term and she had yet to go to any of her classes. She lifted her bag up higher as she climbed a pathway upwards to the science block. She stood outside her classroom, people talking and gathering around her. "Hey Katie!" Someone shouted. "How are your little friends? Still floating 'round ya?" Katie whipped her head around and glared at the other student.
"None of your business, Ross. Go back to your populars." Katie shouted back. The teacher arrived, his stock seriousness hushing the students mingling around. We went inside, mild whispers being exchanged between classmates. I sat down at one of the tables after I had dragged the chair down that was sitting on top of it. The teacher sat at the front, the daily newsletter in his hand.
"Good morning Students. As you know we are getting new students. Please welcome these new students nicely." He said with a sour expression. Eight students were standing in the doorway. They stood in a line. The first one was wearing an American army helmet, his gray eyes showing from underneath. The second was a shorter boy, his tousled brown hair and snarky poster that of the populars. The third was a red-headed girl, she had an excited expression on her face and she glanced around the class.
The fourth was a large dark-skinned boy, an eye patch across his right was odd. The next in line was a short boy, his brown and blonde hair frazzled. The sixth was the largest of the group. He was taller than some of the older students and his shaved back hair making him look older than he probably was. A thin looking boy stood next to him, his black hair clean and slicked back with something and he had an aloff look to him. The last boy was a average looking boy with round glasses and jet black hair.
"They look odd," Someone who was near me said.
"You may sit down," The teacher grimly said. The redhead girl came and sat down next to me.
"Hi. I'm Irene!" She said cheerfully.
"Um hi. I'm Katie."
"Nice ta meet you!" She replied.
It was going to be an interesting year, Katie knew that for sure.