BACK THEN *ON HOLD*

C H A P T E R O N E

"I know she's brave but it's trapped inside

Scared to talk but she don't know why"

2009

I was sitting in class, hands tangled into one another and eyes focused on the table. I had only one and a half lesson left and then I had weekend. But the teachers did not understood my fear. They thought I was just shy. But it was more.

I didn't know why I was so afraid, but I knew I was. I couldn't speak with the teachers. Every time they ask a question I blush and open and close my mouth like a fish. It's not my problem. I just couldn't talk with them. But when I was alone at home or with my closest friends (Or friend, I only had one) I was brave. I liked to sing and dance and play the piano. My friend knew it and my parents also. That is why they were always so surprised when I told them my grades. I have never told them about my fear. I have told nobody.

"Christina Steward! Answer me!", my teacher, Mr Miller, screamed and I blushed even more. I stammered something like "I -I d-d-d" and then I stopped. "Why aren't you answering?" Mr Miller got angry and I tried to sunk into my seat and down in the earth and never come back up.

"To the headmaster, now!" He said and pulled me out if the classroom. I was afraid. It was never that bad that I had to go to the headmaster!

"B-Bu-ut -" I tried to explain myself but the words wouldn't come.

I was pushed through a dor and greeted by an old men with brown-grey eyes and a nice smile. "Hello Christina", he said and told me to sit down on the chair. I sat and looked on my hands. "No need to be shy" I could hear a smile out of his sentence but I didn't looked up. I was too afraid.

"S-Shy is n-not t-the ri-ght w-word" I said, quietly.

"Wanna tell me what it is then?", He asked and I shook my head. "Why?"

"I-I C-can't" I blushed heavily and fumbled with my hands.

"It's nothing you have to be ashamed for" The headmaster said and I looked into his eyes. They were ice-grey. They didn't fit to the rest of his appearance. He looked friendly, apart from his eyes, they looked completely wrong-placed and emotionless. A shiver ran over my spine and I looked down quickly. "Go back to class. Try to be a bit outgoing. It's nothing bad and nobody will laugh at you. You don't have to be afraid" I left the room and went back to my class.

The whole classroom was staring at me and I quickly went to my seat. Mr Miller just went on with his lesson and I tried to block out the world.

It worked until I heard a sound next to me. It sounded like paper. I looked up and saw a boy next to me I had never seen before.

"Hello" He smiled and showed his white teeth. He had a beautiful smile. I nodded as a greeting and wanted to do something else but he was insistent. "I'm Calum, and you?"

"Christina" I actually talked with him without stuttering! He was just a stranger.

"Why were you at the headmasters office?"

"I did not talk with the teacher and he got angry" I slapped a hand over my mouth. I actually talked with him! He was a stranger and I could talk with him!

"You are sassy. I like that. - What's up? Why did you just slapped your mouth?" He laughed and looked at me weirdly.

"Oh it's - just- it's nothing." I forced a smile one my face and turned forwards my block. I heard Calum opening his mouth but the bell rang and I quickly ran out of the classroom.

There were so many questions in my head that I felt like my head was going to explode. Why could I talk with Calum? Were did he just came from? He certainly did not appeared out of nowhere. Or did he? I shook away the stupid thought and went to my last class for the day. Chemistry.

I hated chemistry because I always had to talk with my neighbour if we did experiments. It was awful.

{Heyo! Here I am with my first chapter of my new story. As you -May or may not - have seen it's called back then and it is an AU 5SOS fanfic :) I started it because I need an English fanfic.

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