PART ONE
Life in High School
1
High School. The bane of my own and so many other people's existences... Or so we thought. A relatively bad experience for me, who was a loner beyond all reason, what with being antisocial and exempt from Gym for reasons I would rather not confide in anyone at this point in time, sitting in the back of every classroom, yet always getting everything done right, hearing the teacher and seeing the board perfectly.
To make it short, I'm a freak. I've been a freak all my life, and I've known it. But nothing could have prepared any of us for what happened at the end of my Grade Ten year.
I'm Terrence Line. Pleased to meet you.
2
Okay... This may be a stupid question to ask, but is it in any way possible to be in two places at once? I was sitting on the roof of Westside Secondary School in the growing town of Orangeville, Ontario (I have special permission to be there due to... circumstances), studying for the upcoming exams when I saw myself down in the courtyard. Okay, so he didn't look exactly like me, what with the super thick glasses and the sharper features, but there was no doubt about it: This man that I was looking at, was myself.
However, there appeared to be a difference of age; while I was fifteen, the man looked to be about fifty. But there was one other thing: We had the same dark blonde hair, and striking blue eyes. I hadn't much time to ponder this: I had to get to my best class that year, Science. I knew that the teacher was out of town, and I was wondering who would supply. Little did I know that that would be the last period I would ever attend as I was then.
3
I walked into the class, and everyone in the room immediately fell completely silent. I swear it was the creepiest thing I had ever seen. For a second I thought my secret had been revealed, but then the man standing at the desk coughed. It was me.
"Mr. Line. I am your supply teacher, Harold Straight. I would like to talk to you after class regarding your constant tardiness." He had a look in his eye that suggested otherwise. "Now class, I would like you to open your textbooks to pg..."