1 Year Earlier
I had looked forward to my first day at the New school for quite some time.
I enjoyed the different layouts of the different places I would be put into every time we moved.
My father's job required a lot of travelling which meant that I had never felt that expected homely feeling
or had the chance to form any true friendships.
The longest we had stayed in any one town was 9 months and the shortest 2 weeks.
I admit it's always a struggle for the first week or two but once you become accustomed to
each new place you learn to love it and on occasion loathe it.
The day passed by in a blur of getting hopelessly lost and
having to resort to asking members of the teaching staff to direct me - on one occasion I was escorted to my lesson,
and being stared at and whispered about by my peers. It wasn't such a bad day but I couldn't wait for the
end of it so I could get lost in one of my books.
By the time the bell rang, I jumped excitedly from my seat in the biology classroom
and ran for the school library - I had no troubles finding it. I located a chair in the corner of the
room - in-between a couple of bookshelves so that I wouldn't be disturbed and I opened my latest read.
"Mind if I take a seat?" I jumped at the sound of another person's voice and as a result managed to drop the book
I was reading and slide awkwardly from the chair I had vacated. A blush spread across my cheeks as the intruder rushed to help me to stand.
He held out his hand and smiled at me encouragingly. "No it's ok, take a seat. I was just a little too distracted by my book
I didn't realise there was anyone else here" I replied cautiously.
"Don't worry about it" he smiled "I hope your not hurt, I shouldn't have interrupted like that.
I'm Jake by the way" he offered his hand to me again before pulling it back after a moment of waiting for me to take it.
"Hello" I answered simply before standing and returning to my chair, I brushed off my book and found the page I had lost.
I could feel his stare for a few moments before he finally took the seat across from me and clasped his hands together.
"Your the new girl, right?" He asked me confidently.
"Yeah, I'm Emily. It's nice to meet you" I hadn't completely forgotten how to interact with another human.
"You don't talk much. Do you usually stay this late after school?" He questioned me further.
"Most days, I like to read and my father works late most nights. Are you usually this inquisitive?" I replied.
"Most days" he smiled sweetly at me and I couldn't resist not to return the gesture.
Once I'd successfully found my way home,
the light in my dad's new study was switched on - indicating that I should leave him alone.
So I raked the cupboards and found something simple to make for dinner.
Once I had eaten, I wrapped up the leftovers for dad, put them into the fridge with heating instructions and climbed up
the stairs for my bedroom.