Falling The Wrong Way | ○

01 | first day

*side note; some chapters will be longer than others. But this depends on the content within the chapters. Some will end with cliff-hangers that the next will pick up on, and some will just be slightly longer to get It all over and done with and then some will be short and sweet (like this one) to get to the good parts*

Indigo Campbell – Monday 7am.

"Ugh, first day of school," I muttered underneath my warm morning breath as I knocked my clock off my bedside table forcefully. I closed my eyes again, hoping I was dreaming that school was starting when it really was. I wished that lie were true.

The holidays had just wrapped itself up, and now it was back to school. It was a new academic year meaning I would begin another year of school. How exciting. I was slightly thrilled about school, as It was my first day back. But other than that I wasn't sure I wanted to re-enter hell. I guess a plus would be I would get to see all my friends that I couldn't see over the summer. Not that there was many of those people though.

I laid still on my bed as if I had all the time in the world when I really didn't. my curtains blew slowly in the morning breeze, as I forgot to close my curtains last night. "No wonder it's so freaking cold in here." I shivered as I prompted myself up on my bed.

A shower.

A shower is what I needed. Not because I smelt, but because studies show that showering in the morning is good for you as it gets rid of bacteria you were sleeping in. I headed to the bathroom whilst tiptoeing. I'm not too sure why though, as my mother would've left for work by now and my father was on a business trip. And I really had no issue if I woke up my sister.

I turned the hot faucet on, and my bathroom had steamed up within seconds. A small grin plastered my face as I felt the heat fill the room. "Just how I like it," I let out a long breath I didn't know I was holding in as I undressed and showered.

It's the first day of school, as we've covered at least twice by now, so that means you can't look bad on the first day. You need to remind people of your presence, or just remind them how pretty and perfect you are. For me, neither of those things apply. I just wanted to go back to how it was last year. People let me do my thing whilst I get my good grades, that's all I was concerned about. And I wasn't going to let anyone get in my way. That's what I had told myself from a very young age, and I intended on sticking with it for life.

***

Hilton view – 12 minutes

No way. There was absolutely no way I was going to wait 12 minutes for the bus. If my calculations are correct, that would make me 6 minutes and a few seconds late. There is no way that's going to happen. How did this happen? How did I let this happen? I never have been late; I wasn't planning on it either. I look to either side of me. The bus stop was empty, which was unusual as it was normally packed with people from my school who I didn't want to see, which did include a neighbour of mine a few doors down.

I took a swift glance at my watch before heading off down the path with a light jog. The morning wintry weather was not something I was a fan of. My partially frozen hands found their way into the pockets of my jacket, hoping it would warm my hands. Which it did. Barely.

I stopped jogging after a while. Only because I reminded myself that my school was a 4-minute walk from my house and if I got on the bus I would've only been on it for one-stop anyways. I couldn't believe I ran—well, jogged.

Regardless, here I was, back at the place that has rewarded me with A's in every class since I joined. Baymount High.

*end of chapter one*