01: First day

Four alarm clocks blared simultaneously and loudly as it struck eight o'clock, waking up four students living in their seperate houses.

One jumped down immediately, the second stood up sluggishly, the third turned off the alarm while still on the bed, and the last clamped pillows over it's head to dim out the sound.

It was the start of school term for these four students and they all wondered what the outcome of the first day would be like. They were called Andrew, Anderson, Camille and Cherry by all who knew them.

Andrew's pov:

"Andrewwwww" Mum screamed my name. "You're gonna be late and miss the bus", She said.

"I'm done ma", I screamed back hoping on my left foot as I tried tieing the shoe on my right foot while standing. I picked up my bag on the bed and rushed to the door, giving my room a final sweeping glance, I locked it and went down the stairs.

"Good morning ma", I said hurriedly running to the door.

"Get back here now, you don't want to starve, do you?", She called.

I paused at the doorway and turned back, I don't want to starve of course. I grabbed the brown little bag she placed on the dining table, then she held onto me and kissed my cheeks.

"Maaaa, I need to gooo", I said complaining as she didn't seem she'd stop any second. She laughed and let me go and I rushed out again. I ran almost all the way to the bus stop, breathing heavily when I got there, I stared at my watch and it told me I had been 5 minutes earlier than the bus. Phew that was close. I went towards a bench close by and sat waiting for the bus as I brought out my phone, plugged In my ear pods and listened to music.

Soon enough I felt someone join me, I turned towards the person and it was a girl, with very light blonde hair it looked a bit white and ocean green eyes, freckles staining over her straight nose to her cheeks, and thin but cute lips she painted a light pink colour.

"Hey", She said distracting my assessment of her.

"Hey", I said back a bit awkwardly, girls never talk to me so I guess this is a bit new.

"You going to Oceanhigh?", She asked again.

"Yeahhh I am, how do you know?*, I asked surprised.

"Well, this is their bus stop and I'm going there too", She said and I noded my understanding. "I'm Camille by the way", She continued.

What??? Did she just tell me her name?? What am I going to say next?? What the hell??..

"Okay thanks", I said, my voice coming out a bit choked.

Andrew really!!?? I thought, facepalming myself on my mind. Thanks, thats all I could say.

"What's your name?", She asked looking at me.

Oh this was what I should have said instead.

"I'm Andrew", I said, my face a bit warm from embarrassment. I faced the opposite direction away from her so she wouldn't notice it.

"Andrew is a nice name", She continued " So...what .....", She got interrupted as I sighted the bus

"The bus is here already", I said getting on my feet.

The bus drove till it got to where we stood and we got in, there were other students already in. I looked for a seat with no student on it and sat down bringing out my phone to listen to music again when a boy sat on the seat joined with mine. I connected the ear pods to my phone about placing them in my ears when he spoke.

"Hey man", He said turning towards me.

"Hey", I replied back putting them in my ears, cool blues filling my ears as I turned towards the window looking out.

The bell rang for the start of classes, I sat at the back because of my height so I don't obstuct others. My bag slung over one hand of the chair and my book and pen on the ready, I was always a bit nerdy from the start. Craving school and reading and books and practicals too.

A lanky tall man having pale skin with long chestnut hair, large transparent glasses worn on brown eyes and a sharp chin walked into the classroom, he swung his hands without care as he walked. He stopped at the front of the board and turned towards us.

"Good morning students", He said, his voice a sweet hearing sensation, not too bass and not too high, just on an average and coming from him sounded like music.

"Good morning mister", We all chorused.

He looked at us through his glasses one after the other and stopped at me, he stared at me intently then proceeded to the next person.

Wait did he just stare at me? Why? He isn't staring at any other person that same way..I wondered

We introduced ourselves and he requested we called him 'Instructor Candwell', we chorused it and he gave some scheme of work and left when the bell rang for the end of classes, he paused at the door and stared at me again, I felt my bones get chillled and goosebumps springing up. I don't like instructor candwell, I concluded on my mind.

The other classes continued without any out of place occurrence and they went smoothly.

The bell rang for the end of school and I slung my bag over my shoulders walking to the school bus. Getting close to the bus, I sensed a force pulling me towards the school building, I tried walking towards the bus but it was like walking through a brick wall, I turned towards the school building and at one of the high windows, I saw instructor candwell looking at me, that's the third time today, I turned around looking at others to help me but they seemed not to notice I was there. Until I felt a tap on my shoulder did I feel the force stop pushing me.

"Hey man", the boy I met on the bus said. I smiled tightly and looked back at the building, with no sign of the instructor there anymore.

"I'm Andrew", I said introducing myself first this time.

"Anderson", He said as we shook hands and walked towards the bus.