I had recently moved in to live with my brother in Germany since I was tired of always relocating with my parents, I wanted to experience what I had been missing out while I was living abroad with them. I know living with my brother isn’t going to be normal at all or at least that is what I expected. Nothing in my life was ever considered normal but not in a weird way.
My alarm clock rang exactly at 5.30am in the morning and I was wide awake even before then. I couldn’t fall asleep because I was thinking about how school was going to be in a couple of hours.
My brother had told me that if there was anything wrong, he was just a phone call away and would come to my rescue if I needed to escape but I was planning to survive my very first day in a whole new school without him bailing me out of it.
I got up out of bed and did some stretches it was what I always did every morning. I have been living with my brother for almost a week now and had settled in with our usual morning routine.
Our brotherly and sisterly bonding activity was to go for a morning run together so I went to the bathroom and got ready. When I was done, I headed downstairs to find my brother had made some healthy drink as always before running for the both of us.
I took the glass and gulped it down in one big gulp. There was a comfortable silence between us, not the awkward kind because being with my brother was never awkward.
He decided to make an attempt at a conversation sensing that I was acting a bit strangely and weird this morning.
Nervous for your first day of school little kiddo? He said. I simply nodded and he just chuckled and assured me that everything would turn out fine.
After that we went for our run. It was 7.30am when we came back I went to grab a bottle of water from the fridge and settled in front of the television to cool down. 10 minutes later I went to take a shower and got ready for school.
It was 8am sharp when I came downstairs to find that my brother was already waiting for me, I didn’t take my driver’s license because I was too busy moving around so my brother decided that he would drive me to school and also pick me up till I got my own car and license.
Remember the deal we made? I asked my brother when he dropped me a block away from the school.
Yes Zoe, of course I remembered that is why I am dropping you a block away from school so that no one will find out that you are my sister though I don’t feel safe making you walk such a distance to school every single day. –M.
You worry too much big bro, now you are going to be late for training if you don’t get a move on soon. –Z
Just trying to look out for my baby sister in any way I can. Playing the part of the overprotective brother is one of my main priorities and it’s great to live with you after all the years we spent apart.
With that my brother gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek goodbye along with his wish that I had a good day at school and I wished him the same for his training session.
The school was huge and loads of people stared at me when I was walking down the hallway. I could hear whispers going around among the students but I just took out my iPod, plugged in my earpiece and just kept walking because this was something I became accustomed to since I grew up. I reached the front office where there was a lady who looked to be in her early or mid-30’s behind the desk.
I slowly took out my earpiece and stuffed them into my bag. I walked up to the counter and looked around to make sure there weren’t any other students around before introducing myself. The lady looked annoyed at first but when she heard my name she suddenly became a whole different person.
Miss.Neuer please right this way, Mr.Klass has been awaiting your arrival and is expecting you. My name is Miss.White, I am the office secretary and if there is anything you need help with please do not hesitate to approach me in the front office. Right, here we are at the principal’s office. Please go right in –Miss White.
I politely thanked her then knocked and went into the principal’s office. I was taken aback when I first stepped in as boy was Mr.Klass such a huge Bayern Munich supporter.
He briefed me through the basics and all the stuff I needed to know now as a Munich high student. Mr.Klass also assured me that nobody else except Miss.White and he knew about my real identity. I was to be addressed as Zoe Jaegar my secret identity in school.
When I came out of the principal’s office, I collected all the textbooks, materials and schedule for the classes I would be taking. I thanked Miss.White once again and exited the front office into the now empty hallway.
I decided to lessen the load as I had a lot of stuff in my hands currently so I headed to find my locker. When I reached my locker which wasn’t very far away, I entered the code and stuffed everything I didn’t need into it.
I grabbed the textbooks I would need for the first few periods and my schedule then closed my locker and walked off into the direction of my first class.
As I was too busy concentrating on the schedule in my hands to find my first class, I bumped into someone and everything I was holding onto fell. I quickly mumbled an apology and bent down to gather my stuff.
As I was collecting my stuff I realized that the person was still standing there. I stood up and was met with an intense gaze by a guy who somehow seemed familiar but it was impossible that I knew someone here. As I began to walk away, the person finally spoke up.
I think you’re going in the wrong direction Mr.Olivier’s class is this way. –Unknown stranger.
Umm okay? But how do you know I have Mr.Olivier’s class first period? – Z.
I briefly saw your schedule when it fell and I am in his class. – The unknown stranger said before he walked off in the opposite direction and I had to catch up with him because he walked really fast.
There was an awkward silence between the unknown stranger and me as we were walking to class. When we had finally reached the classroom, the unknown stranger who was a guy by the way simply just walked in and I didn’t get the opportunity to thank him for helping me in a way though he was also a student taking the same class.
I sighed and muttered to myself that this was going to be a long first day then took a deep breath and headed into the classroom.
Author’s note: (- Z) followed by the character’s initial is the conversation between the characters in the story. Sorry if it’s confusing but do let me know what you think of the story so far though I know it’s still early to tell as this is only the first chapter but I hope you will still continue supporting the story as it progresses J
