Complications

Chapter 1: First Day

Chapter 1:

First days at new schools are always the same, you become the top gossip of the day, people cannot stop staring, it amuses me. I should by now of gotten used to it, but I still don't like the feeling of moving into a new house, sleeping a new bed, new friends to make.

My dad likes to travel a lot and his jobs as a geologist lets him go to different places, taking pictures and writing reports. So we are never really in the same place for long. I normally go with him but I think I just slow him down; he could be doing a whole lot better with out me moaning all the time.

So that's why I've decided to live with my aunt for a while, so my dad can catch up on his work. It's not that bad, living with my aunt, but it does get a bit lonely.

"Emeral, Emeral sweety, I'll try to be home earlier tonight I promise." My Aunt Tess try's to be the mum I've never had, but sometimes I think she tries a bit too hard.

My mum died when I was very little, I was told by my dad that she died giving birth to me. So it has always just been him and me.

"No Tess, its fine, I'll probably just get a load of homework, you know the first day at school stuff." I can't risk looking at her; I don't want her to see my pain of being left alone again.

My dad always say's I am an open book, so I try to avoid from those awkward moments.

"Well, I'm gonna have to get going, I have a meeting at 9." she's a lawyer, so she's never at home that much, so it's like having my own house. "Have a nice day at school."

I just nod and take a bite of my toast, not looking up from the crumbs on my plate.

I hear Tess drive away, that's my signal to leave for school.

I do get along with Tess but I haven't really spent that much time with the rest of my family because we are always away, around the world.

I hop into my white Ford Coupe-Cabriolet, it was a "welcome to your new home" gift from Tess, when she said she had a little something for me, I was expecting a plant or a camera, but no, it was this! I still can't believe she could afford it.

The school was easy to find, it would only take 20minutes in a normal car but in this, it took 10.

I arrive early at the school, finding a space near the front of the car park to avoid the long walk.

At the office, there is a woman mid forties reading one of those gossip magazines, trying a bit too hard not to seem her age.

"Em, excuse me?" she looks up from her magazine and looks me down. Right from my over grown bangs to my worn out trainers. I can't help but smile "em, I'm Emeral Reid, I'm new here."

She smiles, the I promise I wont bite smile, "here is your time table and map, "Em, thanks." just as she opens her mouth to speak, I walk out as fast as my clumsy legs can take me.

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Oh great PE sixth period, I can get out of going to the gym with Tess, but I'm guessing not here, even if I show up with a letter from Tess every day.

I start heading for my next class, English room 201 with Mr Murray.

I struggle to turn the handle of the door but soon enough I manage to push my way through, I stand at the door awkwardly, feeling a blush creep its way onto my cheeks as I realise class has already started and I just interrupted his flow of speech.

"Oh! I'm sorry I got lost. Erm...Mr Murray? My names Emeral." he also looks me down, and smiles. "Oh yes, there is a seat at the back, try to catch up." he hands me a copy of Romeo and Juliet. I take my seat at the back, trying not to trip over anything on the way there, and place my notebook and pen on the desk.

"Do you think she's ever heard of make up?" "That's the one who's living on top of RedRover Hill" "No! she must be the new maid," its amazing how much you can hear and see from the back of the room, every whisper, every backwards look, every back stabbing comment. But no one can hear you or risk looking long enough at you to realise your staring straight back at them.

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