Annabella Arling has been labelled 'incurable' by doctors and professionals, who have failed to help her. She was labelled 'freak' back in London, so, her parents decide that it's best to move their family to the states in hopes for a better life fo...
"Come on, Bells." My Brother says, grabbing my hand as he gently pulls me to the steps of our new house. Mum and Dad were retrieving a few boxes from the car. My Brother opens the front door and we step inside.
"What do you think, Bella?" My Dad asks, stepping up behind me. I shrug my shoulders. I turn to him.
"Can I look around?" I ask and he nods.
"Of course you can, Bells. Your bedroom is straight up the stairs, last door on the right. Okay, sweetheart?" I nod and leave my family to unpack while I go and explore. I check out the living room, the kitchen, the backyard, the bathrooms and the bedrooms, excluding mine.
I make my way down the hallway and find my bedroom, the last door on the right. I open the door and walk into the room. It looks empty and feels like it hasn't been habited in a while.
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I noticed that I had my own bathroom and that my room overlooked the woods. It was perfect for me. The door sqeeks open and I turn to see my Mum in the doorway.
"We decided to give you the bedroom that faced the woods, seeing as you love nature." She explains and I nod, a little smile creeping onto my face.
"Thanks, Mum." I say and she nods, a smile on her lips.
"Come and get your boxes when you're ready. We're having pizza for dinner tonight." She says and I nod. She leaves the room and I make my way over to the windows. I smile when I see a rabbit hop over to a few leaves and start to eat them. Maybe this is what I needed.
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"You start school tomorrow." My Dad says as we sit down to eat that night. I nod and look at my Brother, who is on his phone.
"Yes. We have spoken to the basketball coach for you, Adrian and he is very excited to meet you," Mum tells my Brother and he looks up at her.
"Really? Ace!" He exclaims and I smile.
"Annabella, we have also spoken to the schools biology teacher and she is also looking forward to meeting you." My Mum finishes and I nod, smiling as I take a bite from my pizza slice. My Dad clears his throat and I look up at him.
"We have also made arrangements for you to visit their guidance councillor. We really think that it will help." He says and I nod.
"If you really think that it will help." I say and they nod. My Brother pulls me to his side and I smile and kiss his cheek. Just as long as I'm not labelled the 'freak' again, I'll be just fine.
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I slept surprisingly well last night. Not once did I have one of my many nightmares, which was good. I made my way downstairs the next morning to see only my Mum and Brother at the breakfast table. I frown as I sit down.
"Where's Dad?" I ask my Mum as she lays down a plate of pancakes on the table.
"He wanted to be early for his first day at the station." She tells me and I nod and take a pancake, drowning it in syrup. My Dad is a police Sheriff and my Mum is a head nurse. They were fortunately lucky to be able to transfer. My Brother was the captain of the basketball team back in London and apparently, the coach at our new school wants to make him the captain of his basketball team.
Me, on the otherhand, have a fascination with biology and have choosen to make it my main course. We were sent our schedules in the post yesterday when we arrived and mine is fairly simple.
He was looking forward to running the team. The only thing is, he is the co-captain with another boy. Let's just hope that they get along.
"Let's go, Bells." Adrian says and I nod and say goodbye to Mum before following Adrian out to his car.
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"I'll see you here once school gets out. If anything happens, come and find me." He says and I nod. He smiles and kisses my forehead before leaving. I follow the map that I was given to try and find my locker. When I do, I put the books that I don't need inside it and lock it with my created lock code.
As I was about to leave, a guy with brown hair styled into a quiff and the greenest eyes you've ever seen approahes the locker next to mine. He had on black skinny jeans and a white shirt. He had on black boots, which looked to be swade. Afraid that I would be caught staring, I made my way to my form class. Opening the door, I found that the room was particularly empty.
I made my way to the front desk where a man was sitting. He looks up upon my arrival and smiles.
"You must be Annabella Arling. I am Mr Knight, your form teacher." He says and I smile and shake his hand. "Why don't you take a seat, class will begin in a few minutes." He says and I nod and take a seat right at the back.
Seconds later, the door opens and the same guy from the lockers walks in, behind him is a guy and a girl. The guy has brown choppy hair and blue eyes. He's quite short. The girl has purple hair that is obviously dyed, down to her waist and bright blue eyes. They sat down at the back and the girl looked over at me and smiled. I smiled back, then, faced the front of the class.
Maybe we can be friends?
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