Bully to Bully

New School

I walked down the path heading towards a pair of white double doors. The doors lead into a reception as I could see but it was also the main entrance into the building.

Above the reception, a huge sign was placed on the wall which read "King's Way High School".

I shook my head to the clear my thoughts and entered the reception. An elderly aged woman smiled up at me behind a desk and I walked up to her.

"Err hi," I rocked nervously on my heels. "I'm Harry Styles, I'm new. Err I don't really know what to do?" I asked rather than said.

"Oh don't worry Harry, I'll just take you to your head of year so she can give you your timetable and just explain the basics." She smiled at me and I didn't know how to reply to her so I just thanked her.

"Follow me" she instructed as she led me through the halls. I was glad that most of the students were at class as it was 8:50 and school starts at 9:00. If the students were there, they would just stare but I wouldn't be able to talk to them, I would just be like an animal in a zoo and people would jump to conclusions from my appearance.

I saw three students in the halls, one who looked like he was in his last year and couldn't give one, he just walked past ignoring both of us. One of them also looked like she was in her last year too but she looked me up and down but I couldn't read her face to know what she thought of me. The third was very small and looked to be in their first year, the woman guiding me actually spoke to this student who only squeaked in return and scuttled away. I couldn't be bothered to try and remember the way back as I was too busy remembering THAT day.

*Flashback*

"Well Mr Styles, it seems you've blown it." I could practically feel the disappointment radiating from my mum sitting beside me. We were sat in the principle's office sitting opposite Mr Sykes my old head.

"I offered you a chance Styles and I see there is no improvement in your grades, my there's even a decrease in one subject." I hear a sad sigh escape my mum's mouth but I was just glad that my make-up was covering well as no-one had noticed a thing.

"Do you have anything to say for yourself?" I suddenly found the floor very interesting. If only Mr Sykes was in my head, he'd realise that I have a lot to say. He'd realise that worrying about a beating or an attack in the corridors is more important than an English test. Now it was Mr Sykes' turn to sigh.

"Well Mr Styles I have no choice, you are removed from King Edmund's Academy. Good day to you both." I exited the room with no emotion, I could faintly hear the weak pleas of my mother to my ex-head and because of that, the first emotion I felt was guilt.

*End of Flashback*

"Here you go dear" The lady knocked on the door three times and without waiting for a reply, walked straight in.

"Good morning Mrs Smith, this is Harry Styles your new student." She turned back to me smiling, bringing me further into the room.

"Ahhh yes Harry! Thank you Miss, Harry would you like to take a seat?" The lady from the office left and I sat down opposite my new head of year.

She was stocky but not fat, she had long wavy dark brown hair, she wore a great big smile which made me slightly uncomfortable and she looked to be in her early 30s. For some reason she didn't look very nice, like this was a fake side of her.

"Well Harry," she uses my first name.... not sure how I feel about that, "welcome to King's Way! I'm sure you'll be welcomed by all of our lovely students here!" God I hope so. There's that smile again, it's a bit like the Cheshire Cat's smile from Alice in Wonderland.