Fallen stars

Miracle high

Once I entered the building, Aten made his way to his first class and I just stood there taking in all the feelings of this new place. The combination of people and new scents drifted near me. Taking one large breathe, inhaling all the perfumes and colones of the first day, I started my walk to my new home room.

It was originally twenty taps from the main entrance to my class, but with all the people shoving and hustling to find their classes, it turned into thirty eight taps. Once I finally made it supposedly safe inside the classroom I paused unsure as to where I was to go. We hadn't rehearsed where I was supposed to sit and it was difficult to tell where there was a empty desk.

Suddenly, I was falling to the ground and the class went dead silent. There was a dead weight on me or so I thought until the weight was off and exasperated.

" HEY! WATCH WHERE YOUR GO.......ing." The female voice softened. She was a high alto and her voice was rather delicate sounding. I could feel her staring at me as she spoke quietly now.

" What's with your eyes? And your hair? Why do you have a cane? Are you hurt?? Did I hurt you??!!" She was getting flustered so I stifled a laugh.

" No I'm not hurt. " I was smiling now. This just went from catastrophic to funny.

" what about your eyes? Or your hair?"

"What do you mean??"

"There pale. You hair, it's nearly white and your eyes looked clouded over."

"Well I can explain the eyes but I've been told my whole life that my hair was blond."

" soooo.... Explain your eyes."

"Well I'm blind." It was pure silence following my words. A few gasps and a few whispers. Then I was being embraced in a tight sobbing hug. I was confused and stunned. The alto girl was sobbing and hugging me rather tightly. Mumbling something inaudible. I wasn't sure what to do so I just hugged her back. She pulled away sniffling.

" I'm sorry. I just get emotional over the littlest things. My Uncle was blind." I could tell her uncle was a hard topic for her so I just smiled softly.

"It's ok." My smile faded as the door shut behind us and a loud voice boomed over the class.

"Good morning students! I see you've already developed your friend groupies of the year, but now I suggest you find your seats so we can get started." The teachers voice was a high male. He sounded like my dad but there was a slight difference between the side tones. He made the Air smell murky and I could tell that he as well goes with first day new colones.

" Come sit next to me there's a empty seat next to my Desk" The alto girl chirped and I giggled stiffly.

" Ok then." We stood up carefully still a little stirred up from falling and she lead me to the back of the room and we sat.

" Oh by the way I'm Liz." She chirped again seeming proud of her name.

"Nice to meet you Liz! I'm Nebula" I gave her a small smile and we began to talk. She had asked me many questions such as how I became blind and I answered that I was born blind. We gossiped about how I didn't know bout pale hair and came to the resolution that I'm a secret albino and I needed to ask my parents About the matter. The teacher gave us verbal instructions just to introduce ourselves to the class and we did one by one. Then the bell rang, signaling the end of first period.

Me and Liz said our good byes as I made my way to the next class. My head was wrapped around the current events of the day as I tapped my way to second period. Aten seems like a valuable friend and Liz appears to be my best friend already. It's the first day and I have two friends. That's more friends than I've had in a long time!

The rest of the day was pretty much the same, minus the meeting new friends. It pretty much went by in a blur up until lunch time. At lunch I sat with Aten and Liz who already managed to make acquaintances with one another in their English class. They also made two other friends who joined us. I still don't have their names down but so far they seem like pretty cool people.

In the midst of my thoughts the conversation before me drifted into my hearing range and my name appeared.

"What?" I asked clueless letting my thoughts drift away for now.

"She Speaks!" Joked a deep voice that I swear I recognized but wasn't sure.

" Ha Nice One Jake!" Liz laughed Bubbly apparently amused by Jakes remark.

" Im Sorry." I say casting my head down as a sign of apology when a soft but firm hand touches my back.

" Don't be," say Aten" They were Just Fooling Around."

" Oh!" I say my cheeks getting warm.

Then I Hear someone stifle a giggle. A higher alto laugh. It sounded almost childish. In that moment I supposed it was the female friend of liz's.

"What's so funny Elle?" Chirped Liz. I called it.

" oh nothin." Replays Elle's faint voice.

Quite soon after that the bell rang and everyone but me got up and rushed to their designated classes. Me on the other hand waited for the café to empty before gathering my tray and making my way for the door. Just about that time a hand clasped my shoulder and laughed deeply.

"hi star cakes. Sorry I couldn't say hello sooner. Do you know how much I missed you?"

I had no intention to reply. I knew that voice and I had to get away from it. It was the voice that brought me so much pain and agony. It was Alex. I ran.