I Loved You First

Classmates

It's the first day of school at Mt. Norris Catholic High School. The gates are once again open, as students and teachers enter the big, white building. Every first day of school, Mt. Norris has a "Welcoming Ceremony", where new students are presented, and class representants talk about their hopes for the new school year. Everyone walks into the auditorium and takes a seat as they wait for the ceremony to start. When the clock hits exactly 8:30 a.m. , a shaky female voice is heard through the speakers.

*Microphone screeches*

- Uhhm Hello...
The voice says.

- Uhh, we're about to start the ceremony. Everybody please stand up to sing the national anthem.

*Ughhhh*
A huge sigh is heard from the Middle School section. Inmediatly, a teacher heads angrily towards it as the students who sighed look at eachother frightened.

A few minutes later, when the national anthem comes to an end, the same voice from earlier is heard again.

- Freshman representant, Harry Styles, please walk up on stage.

As soon as the voice finishes speaking, a proud-looking student stands up from his chair and starts walking towards the stage. He is tall, has light brown curly hair and uses those black hipster glasses that were cool like 4 years ago. He's wearing tight black jeans, with some all-white adidas shoes, and a red and blue flannel.
Loud claps are heard from the crowd as soon as he steps onstage. He had always been "famous" for his good looks with younger girls. Suddenly, he starts speaking.

- Uhm, ha wow I can't believe I'm already in Freshman year... Uhhh...

Some quiet laughs are heard from the students that are sitting close to the stage. Apart from being handsome, Harry is also known for being one of the school's class clowns (despite being one of the best students academically), so the laughs don't intimidate him. He glances at his friends sitting near him and gives them some sort of look as if he was begging for help. One of them gives him a reassuring smile, trying to calm him down a little. Harry takes a deep breath and proceeds to continue with his... "speech"... Or at least that was what it was supposed to be.

- So... before the ceremony started, some teacher told me to speak about what I was looking forward  for this year... because I told her I didn't have a speech prepared... 'cause I forgot but, yeah. Uh, I mean, the only thing I'm looking forward for this year is that it's not going to be as last one 'cause last year was wild as fu-

Harry pauses in the middle of the sentence, as soon as he realizes he was about to swear in front of his whole school.

As soon as he stops, half of the school bursts into laughter. And of course he laughs too, somewhat ashamed of himself. He then stops as he stares at a single boy who doesn't even bother to look up. At this moment Harry could not care less about the whole school laughing.

Why the fuck is he not laughing.
"Was it really that embarassing?" He thinks to himself.

Sitting at the front row is Louis Tomlinson. He's the one to seem shy but is actually very cool when you get to know him. Used to be best friends with Harry but now they don't really talk much. He quickly glances up as he hears laughter but instantly regrets it, dropping his head to the floor. He looks over to Ryan, who is on his left, as he tries to distract himself from stupid Harry once again.

- I'm hoping everyone this year learns a lot about important things... such as the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell... Oh boy, useful facts right there! Or maybe, Hmm... I don't know... square roots? Oooo mathemaaatic... So exciting! Right?!
Harry sarcastically says into the microphone.

Laughs are heard again.
Louis lifts his hand up to his mouth to cover up the slight giggle he let out while still looking down. His straight hair now covering his eyes.

- You know, math would be so easy if instant calculation machines existed...
Harry says with a smug look on his face.

-Maybe one day I'll use square roots to invent them or something-

-ENOUGH MR. STYLES!
A loud voice, not the same one as before, comes out of the speakers.

He looks unbothered, detention is not something new for him.

-Study square roots!!!
Harry screams as everyone claps loudly while he runs to his seat offstage.

As he seats down in the third row of the auditorium, he spots Louis smiling from the corner of his eye.
"Nice" He whispers to himself.
He sits down in the middle of his two best friends Zayn and Niall. And as he waits until the ceremony is over, he thinks of an excuse to tell his parents why he got home later than usual. Of course he's not going to tell them he got detention... on the FIRST DAY.

-Fucking loser...
Louis mutters quietly as Harry sits down.

-Hey!
Ryan shouts at him.

-Sorry...
Louis replies annoyed at his typical nice-guy behavior.

An hour later, the ceremony comes to an end. All students stand up and head to the main building. Large posters are hung up at every hall. Written in them: names of students, and the number of their new classroom.
Students check their new classroom's number.

-108?

-108!?!

Harry and Louis say at the same time, both with a surprised tone.
After a short silence, Harry shouts:

-It's impossible! I could've swore to God I told the principal not to-

Louis' intense staring interrupts him. You could notice his anger just by looking at his eyes.

Harry gives him back a frustrated glance and walks inside the classroom. Louis follows behind him.

-H, are you ok?
Zayn asks him as soon as they sit down next to eachother at the back of the classroom.

-I FUCKING TOLD THE PRINCIPAL!
Harry shouts at him.

-Ok ok! Calm down!
Zayn replies somewhat scared.

-No! You dont understand! This was supposed to be the year I would get rid of him!

-But why do you want to? Aren't you still in love with h-

-Shhhhhh!!! You're not supposed to remember me!!

-Okay! Damn, sorry.

-This school can suck my ass...
Harry sighs.

Louis sits at the front as usual. Ryan follows beside him.

-Ugh now you'll have to stand him one more year!
Ryan says to Louis.

-I know right?! It's been so long since the last time we talked though... I'm not planning on doing so again.
Louis lies.

The day went by, and not a single word was exchanged between Harry and Louis. Well, they haven't "exchanged words" in like 7 months, so it's really not that new to them.
Eight hours later, the first day of their Freshman year was over. And they both knew, that this was definitely the start of another wild year.

To be continued...