Gifted

Chapter 4

A pic of hanna^^

Ok now we are in the present guys. Thank you for baring with me.

I'm seventeen. It's been two years since my accident on the bed. Hanna did contact my mother, but she didn't come. My burns on my back were never treated at first. I got cream and bandages on my back, but never any professional help. My back slowly healed over time, leaving white and purple scars lining my back.

I just moved to another state. My mother found another job here, so we packed up and moved. I am in a little town known as White Tale, located in the southern part of Colorado. I moved across the country my entire life, so it didn't bother me much.

Today I start my first day of public school. I have been homeschooled my whole life, so this was all new to me. As terrified as I was, Hanna was there to help me.

"Ok so I have your lunch and your backpack". She explained chirpily. To her, this was a good day for me. I can make new friends and be apart of society. To me however, this was the worst day of my life. All I could think about was how people would find out about me. 'Freak'! I would hear in my mind.

We drove up to the school around seven twenty. The school was covered with red bricks and had to be about two stories high. People with backpacks and friends attached to their arms, were entering the school. This is going to be the death of me.

"I'll be here around two thirty to pick you up". Hanna said. I looked at her with a nervous look. "Don't worry you'll be fine Ian. Just don't be one of the weird ones". I smiled at her through my pain. I didn't want to go to school. It was only a matter of time before people found out.

"Ok. Thanks". I said nervously. She smiled at me and gestured me out of her car. I got out slowly, and she drove away in her little blue car. I looked straight up at the school and sighed.

"Here we go". I put my head phones in and walked into the building of hell.

The first couple classes past in a blur. The teachers introduced me to all the kids, as they stared at me. I haven't said one word and people were already looking at me weird. My locker was on the second story of the building. Since I was new, I was put in the senior hallway instead of the junior one. The Halls were all white with black streaks in the floor. The lockers were tan with holes on the top and bottom of them. They were also cut in half. One row of lockers on top, and one on the bottom. Sadly, I got a bottom one. My classes were history, Spanish, gym, science, choir, math, and English.

By the time fifth period came along, I was starting to get nervous. After this period, we would have to go to lunch. Which was a big no no to me. I had no where to sit. I wasn't really a social person so I needed to find someone to sit with. I mean, I couldn't just sit at a random table. I walked into the big classroom that read, "choir". I looked around and everyone was staring at me. Me being me, I looked at the floor and went to sit down.

The classroom was huge. In the middle of the room, there was three flat, black rows. The rows were facing a white board, which ironically was where the teacher was. The floor was lined by a dark blue carpet. I decided to sit on the floor not wanting to bring attention to myself, but my method didn't work for long. The teacher waved his hand at me to come to him. Great.

"Everybody we have a new student today". He explained. "Ian would you like to introduce your self". My heart felt like it was going to fall out my butt. My hands became sweaty as did my forehead. I looked up at the crowed to see Becky standing there smiling at me. I couldn't help but smile back and I began to have more confidence.

"Hi. My name is Ian, and I just moved here from Texas". I explained. Everyone said there casual hello's and I went to sit back down. One girl kept staring at me and she rolled her eyes in disgust. What a bitch.

By the end of the period I was stopped by two girls. They both had Carmel skin with black shinny hair. Both of them looked like they were from a Tinker Bell movie.

"Hey! My name is Isabelle and this is my sister Rose". She said while jumping up and down.

"Hi". I chuckled. I didn't really want to talk to anyone, but I didn't want to be known as the shy and quiet person.

"You should come eat lunch with us". She yelled. Hallelujah there is a god!

We walked towards the cafeteria and I was stunned. A stage faced all the blue tables in the room. Red and black seats filled the back of the cafeteria. Jesus this must be a rich school or something.

Lunch went by way to fast. We had our common conversations. Like why I moved her and what I liked etc. By this time the day had ended. I was practically jumping up and down on the floor. I officially made it through my first day of high school.

I bent down to my locker grabbing my homework and putting it into my bag. I shut my locker and started to walk down the stairs. Everyone was crowding the stairs, so it took forever to me to get down them. I put my head phones in and started to look for a song to listen to. I started walking towards the door when I heard a voice. I looked up to see someone saying "hey" to me. My voice caught in my throat as I stared at the guy in front of me. A feeling of warmth and kindness came into my senses as he smiled at me.

"Hi". I said. He smiled at me and walked away. He was the first person besides Isabelle and Rose that said something to me. I didn't realize I was still standing in the middle in the hallway. People were looking at me weird and I quickly looked down to my phone. I clicked on "Last Resort", and started walking out the building. There was something about that guy that was off. Not in a bad way, but I could tell that he was different. 'Maybe he's just friendly'. I thought to myself. I walked over my cousins blue car and got inside.

"So how was it?". She asked with a smile on her face. I looked at her grinning.

"Get me out of this hell hole". I laughed. Then we drove home. As hard as I tried, I could get that guy off of my mind. He was special, I just didn't know how yet.