Ralph walked into class, a bit scared. It was the first day of school and it was the most terrifying thing he had ever been through. Well, the second most terrifying thing.
He sat down at an empty desk in the middle of the room. He then pulled out his binder, which was decorated with flowers and succulents. Ralph loved plants. He even had his own garden at home.
Ralph sighed as he watched more people come into the room, sitting down in desks around him. He could hear people talking about him. Well, not exactly him. They were talking about the burn marks on his face that he got when he was younger.
Getting the scars had traumatized Ralph and for some reason, he hasn't been able to not talk in third person since. That made Ralph very shy, and he wasn't able to talk to many people.
The bell rang and as if almost on cue, the teacher walked in. He was a tall, plump man with very short hair. "Hello everyone," He started and began to right his name on the chalkboard. "My name is Mr. Fowler, or you can call me Mr. F. Whichever you all prefer." Mr. Fowler smiled.
Ralph already felt welcome in this class. The teacher had ordered everyone to open their english textbooks. They studied in the book before Mr. F mumbled, "oh darnit- this isnt mine." He looked around the class and spotted Ralph.
"Excuse me? Mr. Jacobs?" He asked. Ralph looked up from the book and shyly smiled at Mr. F. "Y-Yes Sir?" He asked.
"Can you take this book down to the library?" Mr F asked politely. Ralph nodded and walked to the teacher, kindly taking the book from him. "Thank you." Mr. F smiled as Ralph walked out of the room.
Ralph walked down the stairs and started to look for the library. Ralph had been looking for a few minutes then realized he was lost. He started to panic, thinking he wouldn't get back to class in time.
Ralph turned around, looking for something that would tell him where he was. He then spotted a ginger haired male and shrunk back into a wall. The male spotted him and walked over. He stood in front of Ralph and held out his hand. "Hi! My names Jerry. Whats yours?" Ralph looked scarcely into the males eyes. Ralph gulped and reached his hand out slowly to Jerry.
"R-R-Ralph. Nice to me-eet you." Ralph smiled, blushing lightly. Up close, Jerry was really attractive. He reminded Ralph of one of his flowers.
"What are you doing in the halls? Are you lost?" Jerry asked. Ralph nodded, his back still against the wall.
"Yes. R-Ralph is lost. He cant find his way to the library to return this book." Ralph then looked down, realizing what he had said.
Jerry thought Ralph's third person talk was adorable. He smiled. "The library is this way. Let me show you." He rubbed Ralphs shoulder.
"Thank you so much Jerry. Ralph greatly appreciates this." Ralph sheepishly smiled and followed Jerry to the Library.
Hey everyone! Thank you for reading chapter 1 of Garden! This story may or may not be continued! It all depends on your feedback!
