Rye
It's my senior year and my parents are forcing me to go to a boarding school for bad behaviour! It's not fair. I've only ever helped the helpless out and because I have to keep my identity a secret, I get in trouble for sneaking out of school or beating up bullies. In my public school, I'm known as the reckless bad boy. I'm known as a bully. I'm no bully, I'm against that shit but people don't know me. No one knows me except for my best friend, Mikey Cobban. Everyone else is fake as shit and only hang out with me because in their eyes I'm a daredevil, and daredevils are cool in their narrow minds.
"Ryan Leonard Beaumont! Get your lazy ass downstairs, you're gonna be late for your first day of boarding school!" My mum's high pitched voice rings through the kitchen all the way up to my bedroom. Our walls are very thin. I sigh and look at myself in the tall body mirror that's hung onto my closet door. My chocolate brown coloured hair is neatly combed and my ugly uniform has no wrinkles on it. I look like a man. I seriously don't like this look . . . even if it actually suits me so well. I grimace at my sight and quickly find a pair of black coloured shades and put them on. Much better. I smirk, feeling better about myself and grab my backpack and suitcase and slowly walk downstairs.
I glance at my surroundings, taking in the elegant architecture of our Italian modern looking house. I gaze at the pastel green and orange painted walls of my house. When I've reached the last step of the staircase I'm on, I gulp feeling emotional that I have to leave my loving, annoying, crazy family behind for a whole year. I've never actually been far away from home. So, this is really new. I still kind of feel like my parents are making me go to boarding school to get rid of their rebellious, insolent son, also known as me. But I also know that they just want to shape me into the best man that I can be.
"Ryan! I swear if you don't come down-"
"I'm here." I murmur as I enter the kitchen and feel my nose attacked with the sweet smell of maple syrup and pancakes. Oh boy, I'm sure gonna miss my mum's tasty pancakes.
My mum smiles brightly when she turns around and looks at me in my uniform. She places a plate of fresh pancakes onto the dining table I'm standing in front of and gives me a gentle peck on my cheek.
"You look like a prince, handsome." She smiles warmly and continues to make pancakes for the rest of my family. I hear the twins, Sammie and Shaun arguing over who is gonna take shot gun when mum drives them to school. I set down my heavy suitcase and place my backpack next to it. I quietly eat my delicious pancakes with maple syrup and orange juice until my older brother, Robbie comes and claps me on my back as a 'good morning' gesture right after stealing the left over of my pancakes. I have a small appetite, anyway.
"I've made you tea for your journey to the school. I know how much you enjoy your tea, Rye." My mum states while placing a vacuum flask with tea in it in my backpack. This will sadly be the last time I'll drink tea by my mum's hand for a whole fucking year.
I nod my head and mentally wish I was a well-behaving kid so I didn't have to go to a stupid boarding school. I'm gonna have to make new friends and build my reputation all over again. The worst part is that I don't have enough time to build a new reputation since I only have a year. I won't be prom king. I mean who would pick a new kid to be the prom king. I'm just gonna have to play the role of the cool kid if I wanna make friends and become prom king.
Fuck, I hate this.
I had so many plans with Mikey. Too bad I'm leaving Queens Woodland high school. I'll definitely miss having arguments with Mr. Roman, Queens Woodland's principle.
"It probably won't be that bad. It's just one year. You won't die, turn that scowl into a big happy smile." Robbie tries to comfort me with an assuring smile. I give him a glare through my sunglasses and shake my head and get out of my seat.
"It's the one important year of my life. I will die out there. No one likes the new kid when you're in senior year like me!" I growl and cross my arms across my chest. Just then, my dad walks into the kitchen and shakes his head at me. "With the way you've been acting, you had boarding school coming to ya." He scolds and nods his head at Robbie and gives my mum a kiss on her head.
I clench my jaw, hating myself for being jealous that my dad loves Robbie and the twins more than he'll ever love me. The twins bolt into the kitchen and tackle my dad with hugs and earn kisses from my dad. I know I'm almost eighteen and should't be jealous about who my dad loves more out of us four siblings but It hurts when he treats his sons like actual sons but he treats me like a kid he doesn't really know.
"You wouldn't understand. Now I'm gonna go." I grumble and give Robbie a bro hug and hug my younger brothers and give my mum a kiss on her cheek after hugging her tightly. My dad glances at me and then walks upstairs.
"Stay out of trouble, kid." He mutters and leaves us. I gulp down the hurt and anger I feel and storm out of the house with my backpack over my shoulders and my suitcase in my right hand. I let out a shaky breath as I stop in front of the bus stop.
"First day of school to a new school?" Someone suddenly asks me.
I face the brown haired guy and nod my head. "Yeah. My parents think that sending me out to a boarding school will change me into a better person. A guy who doesn't cause fights and beats the shit out of dickheads and actually follows the rules." I angrily roll my eyes as I clench my hands into tight fists.
"Damn. You think it'll change you?" The guy asks. I unclench my fists and furrow my brows realizing that I haven't actually thought about that.
"Hell no." I laugh. I wouldn't change for the world.
The guys smiles and shakes my hand.
"The names Harvey. I guess you're going to the only boarding school there is nearby, Honeyside Creek?" He inquires. I slowly nod my head and start to wonder if that's where he's heading. But he doesn't have a uniform on or any suitcase or backpack on him.
"Uh, so . . . where do you go to school?" I ask.
Harvey's eyes light up and he laughs quietly. "I go to Honeyside Creek. As for why I'm not wearing a uniform, it's because I'm not new so my uniform is still at school. We usually leave our uniforms at the boarding school over summer because on the first day and last day of school you can choose to wear anything you want. Most people wear their uniforms on the first day anyway because they're just used to it," Harvey clarifies as I nod my head.
"Well, our bus is here. Oh, I didn't catch your name, new kid." Harvey says while paying for his bus ticket.
"Rye. Ryan Beaumont." I say and pay for my ticket next and then sit next to Harvey.
"Well, Rye. Get ready for a whole new experience of life."
