I woke up from my sleep due to my mom's slap on my face. I tried to remember what my dream was but I only remembered the ball hitting my face.
I took a shower and got ready for the first day of school. I went down to the kitchen and saw eggs and hotdogs for breakfast. I quietly sat down and ate the food that my mom prepared. My dad is usually not at home because of his business meetings. I only see him twice or maybe thrice a week when he changes the clothes in his luggage.
"Are you excited to be in a new school and meet new friends?" My mom asked as she sat down on the other side of the table starting to eat her breakfast. The thought of school doesn't really excite me so I just nodded in response.
I didn't really have any friends in grade school and in junior high. I was shy and I hated talking to people. People would always try to talk to me in the beginning of the year but I wouldn't talk to them so I would always become an outcast afterward. I would sometimes hear the popular kids talk about me but they're just making fun of me. They think I'm not good at anything. My grades were decent but nothing out of the ordinary. I don't really participate in gym class so no one knows what I'm really interested or good at.
I looked at the time and it's already 8:20 in the morning. It would take about 25 mins walk to get to school so it would be best for me to walk now. I stood up from my chair and took my bag "Mom, I'll be going now!" My mom nodded "take care son! Don't forget to eat your lunch and make lots of friends!". I didn't answer and just went out of the door to go to school.
As I arrive to my new school. I saw quite a few familiar faces from my old school. This high school was the closest to that junior high school so it makes sense I'd see them here. They saw me walking but they didn't say anything which made me glad.
When I went to math class which is my first class, I saw Marco, a popular guy who really made fun of me in junior high. I sighed and tried to look for the furthest desk from the front and from that douche. As I was pulling my stuff out of my bag, I saw him walking towards me. "What's up wimp!" I was scared but not enough to pee my pants. I nodded but didn't look at him. "So, are you going to be a loner again this year?" He and his friends laughed. I didn't really care that time and I just wanted to be alone as soon as possible so I answered his question "yes, I'm gonna be a loner again this year and I'm fine with it. THANK YOU FOR ASKING". He gave me a smirk and walked back to his desk.
The teacher started the class and gave us our locker number and the locks. We were given 5 mins to go to our locker and try to see if it's working well. I was glad that Marco's locker wasn't anywhere near mine. I opened my locker and put my lunch box in there and went back to the class right after.
Every class went well after that encounter with Marco. I didn't talk to anyone and no one talked to me. I ate alone in the cafeteria which was normal to me. My last class is physical education/gym. Since it's the first day of school, there were no activities prepared for us. It's just the teachers talking about what to expect and what are the do's and don't. I didn't do really well in this subject in junior high. Not because I wasn't athletic or anything. I was just lazy and didn't find any reasons to put effort into it since I'm definitely not going to college to be a physical education teacher.
After my last class I went to my locker and took all of my stuff out as I was about to go home. Marco and his friends were walking towards their locker which is across the hallway. I didn't look at them or anything but as I was walking out of the school, Marco tripped me and fell. "OOPS. I'm sorry! I didn't mean it. Are you okay?" Marco said with a smirk on his face. I can see the insincerity in his words. Everyone in the hallways saw it and laughed. I turned red from embarrassment. I quickly picked up my stuff and went straight home.
"Welcome home son! How was school?" My mom asked as I went in the house. "It was okay, there was nothing much going on today cause it's the first day of school".
I went to my room after lying to my mom. I get guilt for not telling her the truth but I didn't want her to worry about me. I changed my clothes and saw that my knees were red. They weren't really painful but I could see a purple-ish circle forming on my left knee. I didn't mind it cause I was used to having bruises.
At around 7pm, my mom called me to eat dinner. There was menudo on the table. It was my favourite food ever. I quickly devoured the food and went straight back to my room. I watched some anime and some volleyball videos on YouTube until I fell asleep.