初见maple leaf

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"我时而分不清梦境与现实,我不想看见梦境的边缘"
-汉娜

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A thing you need to know about me is that I'm a nobody but I'm a somebody, you can see me but u can't see me. Are you confused? I have a word for this ... ignore
I remember perfectly the first day of elementary, the only Chinese kid who's not adopted. 2016, a late October Monday I entered the school. I'd been so excited the 8 yr old me couldn't sleep maybe it was just jet lag? When I entered the school I looked at the trees and their reddish leafs, I wondered if the they were always this way or is it blood. Do they hurt?
The end of the day came and I have nothing to say. Not because it's boring, its because I couldn't understand what they were saying, all I remembered was the unpleasant look in their eyes and the barking sounds... how wonderful
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First day of school again, a new school? Oh yes the first day of high school! Will I have friends? Will they like me? I opened my door and as I stepped out I see the maple trees reflecting the golden sunlight a true beauty, wait... red leafs? In September ? It's also kind of cold I'm literally shaking, guess I should get a jacket. I turned around as I realize I'm already at the school's front yard. I was about to fall as I was trying to reach my door which is now gone. "Are you okay?" A deep voice asked "yes and thank you." I responded as I looked up to his face. Black hair and dark brown eyes, he's Asian?!? The sun shines through his hair almost like he's an angel and the light comes straight from behind him. His dark brown eyes shimmers like amber I stared at it and it'd felt like the air was frozen. He was wearing a yellowish white sweater oddly soft like my teddy bear. He reached for my head and I dodged in shock only to realize he had toke off the maple leaf on my head, I was so concentrated on he's beautiful face that I haven't realize there's a leaf on my head. "Sorry I didn't mean to scare you." He said "oh don't worry it's okay um what's your name?" I questioned "Yuye, you can call me Yu. Well nice meeting you bye." He said and left before I could say anything, he doesn't even know my name. I looked at he's back view as he left and saw him spinning the red leaf in his hand by the stem. Can this moment last a bit longer, it's truly a wonderful landscape. A handsome young man showered in the golden light walking on the ground that is now covered with a carpet made of maple leafs. It felt like even the sun chooses to only shower it's glitters on him since everyone around him seemed so unimportant.
I met a few new friends they're so nice but I keep on forgetting their names, and I haven't seen Yu for the whole day. I wonder what he's doing, he wasn't in any of my classes is he older then me?
Im finally home as I realize its already night time I seem to have forgotten my buss number or do i have a buss? Maybe my brain is just not braining today. I turned around to what I thought was my desk but is my bed and I had realized I'm already in pjs. I guess I'm just too tired, I tried to sleep but as my eyes closed there was a large noise that had woken me up. Annoying!
BIZZZZZZ
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Second day of school! First day was great I guess the second day would be too, but as I walked out the house I realized the maple leafs are still green and it seems like the weather had gotten much warmer. Bizarre. I walked on my buss with this strange feeling that wouldn't leave and as I seated----
BIZZZZZZZZZZZ
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???
Huh
Im...
On my bed?
I reached for my phone just to realize its not working but I remember that I have charged it last night.
BIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
...
???
Where--
What--
Huh?!?
As I finally opened my eyes I had realized I'm in my classroom. And the teacher is next to me...
"Miss ! Would you get up and give me your phone please, this is a classroom it's nowhere for sleeping!"
"I'm so sorry miss..."
What was her name again I thought
"Give me your phone now miss ! You may receive it at the end of the day at your grade's secretary."
"Ok, here you go."
I handed her my phone and took a quick glance at the time, 2pm. It's the third period? I thought, as I looked around I realized that everyone is staring at me. Suddenly I feel my heart beating fast as if something really terrible is gonna happen, I tried to calm down but I heard tiny whispers of I don't know what.
"Don't worry, calm down it's normal you should be used to it."I told myself
I looked outside the window just to realize that it's snowing. I feel like i forgot something, Yu... ? Who is Yu? Suddenly the bell rang, 2:50pm. My break is 15minutes so I usually take my time to get to my locker but my hunch tells me to get there fast. I hurried to my locker just to realize that there was people around it, who seemed to be waiting for my presence...
"Wow it's the chingchong!"
"Hi chingchong, how's your third period or sleep period hahahaha."
"Hi stupid looks like even if I sleep I get a higher note then---"
I got cut off by a supervisor...
"That's not how you talk to people! Now say sorry young lady!"
"I didn't even--"
"SAY SORRY AND YOU MAY GO TO THE FRONT OFFICE!!!!!"
"Sorry..."
I left to head over to the front office for the...I dont know how much time, on my way there I thought, maybe I was being a little too mean... they were just saying how was my class anyways it's all my fault. Sorry.
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I arrived to the secretary and there was the school's Tes (technicien en éducation spécialisée) i never knew how to call her in English since it's an English school in Quebec it's only normal for everything to be in French...
"Oh mon dieu! It's you again whats the story this time."
"Can we go in the room first?"
We went in the room and the moment the door shut...
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault I was rude..."
I bursted out crying for being rude to the people around my locker...
"Tu sais you need to be nicer maybe then you'll get some friends."
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I got home after school and after a hot shower I putted on my pjs and went to sleep. As for my phone, well, the secretary said they never received it so I told my parents I lost it and they have been shouting outside my room for the past 2 hours...
It's been a long day...
I still wonder, who are you Yu?

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