Text Messages Vs. Reality

Chapter 1 - Meeting New Friends, Making New Life

Chapter 1 - Meeting New Friends, Making New Life

It was the first day of school. It was the first time for me to go and transfer to a new

school. So, I was quite nervous. Well the reason that I transferred to other place and

school is it's because I wanted to forget what happened to me that I got heartbroken.

I was afraid that something bad will happen to me.

What if someone stabbed me, steal my things or bully me? Or even some students

will laugh at my attire getting a wrong arrangement of my new uniform? I was waiting

for our subdivision's shuttle. They gave us discounts on paying going to school. The

original fare is P150 instead it was changed to P30. Why would I pay P150 everyday

just to go to school?! Come on! I'm gonna be studying in a year! The shuttle came

and of course, I wasn't the only one who"ll be riding. They were 7 people going to

school. Sometimes others that works also rides with us. Me and the grade 5 student

who also goes to ICE were the first to go out of the vehicle. My bag was really heavy!

And I was bringing two heavy bags! On my recent school, we bring all of our things to

school. But I wasn't sure on my new school. Also, I don't know the rules of being a

freshmen.

My water bottle was at the side of my bag. So when I went down to the shuttle, I

turned with force trying to close the door when I noticed that my bag was kind of wet,

I looked down and saw my water bottle broken into pieces! I was kind of panicking

inside and I didn't know what to do! I was embarrased! With the people inside the

vehicle and the people at the streets. So, I didn't know what I was doing, I still picked

it up! I was so stupid! I was too embarassed to throw it again on the street where it

fell! I didn't even know why I still picked it up! Anyways, I just ignored it and acted like

I didn't get embarrassed and went straight to the gate of my new school. As I went

walking through the hall, there were so many people, I didn't know where to go

and so I went to their gym because they are all lined up there. My heart was really

beating fast! All of the people were looking on me! The other students didn't have

theirbags on and I was the only one with my backpack on with my broken water

bottle. I went straight to the grade 6's ceremony line and went beside their line. All of

themwere looking at me but I ignored it and just listened to the teacher who was

speaking infront of the students with her microphone on. Until, the national anthem

was sung.I didn't know if I was gonna sing or not because no one was singing it. In

my recent school when I was in grade 6, we sing the national anthem. If the students

won't sing, we will be left and do the whole flag ceremony again. And so I thought to

myself, "This school is so cool!" XD! The next song was sung which I thought