The Precocious

Chapter 1 (Owl)

Chapter 1

Owl POV: Diesel

       Tabia Academy for the Gifted. I heard the name for that school all the time, especially from my parents. They always knew I was academically gifted and desperately wanted me to attend the school to enhance my gift.

       I honestly didn't care where I attended school but I felt like I would have made them extremely happy by attending, so they set up an appointment for me to meat the head of the school, Tobias, to see if I could qualify for taking the entrance exam.

       I did.

       And part of me was honestly a bit excited to be part of the school once I took the tour. There were four groups, or houses, for students based on one of four gifts; academic, athletic, art, and information technology. Each house had eight students, which would make me feel a bit more comfortable about attending school. I had always been such an awkward and introverted person so being in a school with only thirty-two people might help.

       And then I got accepted into the Owls; the academics.

       My excitement faded and was replaced by nervousness. Everyone seemed to be so confident about being here, even those who, like me, were being at the academy for their first year.

       It definitely didn't help that I was the least talkative person ever. The only time I did talk was when I spewed random facts nobody cared about, which only made me feel quite embarrass so I tried my hardest not to talk.

       The day after I passed the exam was the day all the new students were moving into the school. Each house had three rooms in the school; their hangout room, the girls' sleeping quarters, and the boys' sleeping quarters. We entered through the hangout room, and the sleeping quarters' entrances were through there.

       I was the last new person to arrive in the Owl house, and I felt a lot of eyes judging me even though they all seemed quite friendly. To me, however, everyone always looked intimidating.

       Each house had a team colour, and the Owl's colour was yellow, so the room definitely seemed quite bright. 

       As soon as I got into the hangout, one of the girl's there walked over to me and gave me a smile. "Diesel, right?" she asked and I nodded. "I'm Pearl, the Owl's captain. Welcome to the best house in the whole school. The Tigers may think they are, but it's obvious that it's us."

       "The Tigers are the athletes, right?" I asked.

       "Correct," Pearl said. "They tend to be very competitive, but so are we so we argue about who's better all the time. So, since you are the last one to arrive, I'll introduce you to everyone else."

       Pearly led me over to where everyone else was before introducing me to them. They really did seem really friendly, all giving me a smile as they said their name.

       I wasn't the only new person in the Owls. There were two others, Jade and Moses. The rest were already attending the school; Presley, Ester, Robin, and Trevor.

       The school didn't have anything planned for us for a while since they wanted us to get settled in, so I headed to the boys' sleeping quarters to put all my luggage away.

       The sleeping quarter had four single beds, and thankfully not bunk beds since people would probably argue if they wanted a top or bottom bunk. Each bed had a nightstand beside it with two drawers and a lamp sitting on top.

       There were also four dressers, each being close to one of the four beds, and since there was only one bed left, it was easy to guess which dresser was mine.