I was standing there with my father in front of the school's entrance. Given that it was my first day, it seemed fitting that my parents dropped me off at school while they went to work.
I remarked to myself, "I've never had any experience in that kind of relationship in my life nor have had intimate contact with any of my girlfriend's in my past and I don't think I am going to get in one any time soon, so..." as I stood there, watching everybody outside conversing with their friends and couples cuddling in the corner.
I took my first step and walked into the campus. As I looked at the huge campus and the architecture, paint. I was astonished as it's been for so long and still looked amazing.
As I entered, I noticed a group of students gathered around someone who appeared to be a teacher.
Curious as I am, I walked towards the group of students. As the chatter of the students became clearer.
The teacher was explaining to the new students, about the school and the places, history and fortunately, I made time as she was about to start.
The teacher started to talk by saying, "I am Eleanor, and I am a history teacher here at St. Jefferson's Academy, I'm going to be your guide to show you around the whole campus and a warm welcome to all"
She looked like a middle-aged woman, about 30-35 years old, with brunette hair and brown eyes. She wasn't plump but she wasn't skinny either, she wore rectangular pink spectacles.
Then she asked all of us to follow her as the tour started.
First, she showed us the entrance and the rule that we got to be within the school campus by 9 AM because after that, the gates will close shut and no student will be allowed inside.
Then, we went onto the hallways of the school where she said "There are 3 floors in the campus, and 2 additional blocks, 1 of which is an Olympic-sized swimming pool and the other block in which there is a basketball court and gym, and behind these blocks is the school's football ground."
As soon as I heard that, a few students behind me were conversing with each other by telling me that they would try a few of these and probably get on the school team.
I thought to myself that I've never tried any of these things nor have I tried anything with my full potential because I was never motivated to give my best before, as I felt there was no need to show other people what I can do, but now as I am in a new environment I will try not to be average anymore and try.
I've never known my talents or traits cause I never tried anything.
Then she showed us our school mascot, The Phoenix, and went on to say the typical and standard phoenix bird speech, "The phoenix is reborn even after it's been killed and can heal its wounds, and that we all should be like the phoenix bird."
As I heard that I remembered a scene from a game, which I forgot the name of, in which a similar scene comes by.
However, she then went on to show the restrooms and the classes, and the notice board on each floor.
She then showed us the 'Awards Room', which contain every award the school has received and the competitions that the school had won, newspaper cutouts, trophies, medals, etc.
After that, she told all of us to get to our homerooms, and I asked her, "How to find out our homerooms?", she then replied, "Go to the office room and on the notice board there will be given your name and homeroom, and homeroom teacher."
So all of us headed to the office room and then to our respective homerooms.
As I was walking toward my homeroom I was thinking about my homeroom teacher and how he would be, the name given was G. Andrew, so I was just imagining how he might be.
As I entered the classroom, I saw him, he is probably 40 years old and with ginger-colored hair and a beard.
He wore a formal shirt with cream pants and red with white shoes.
He called me in and asked me who I was and I replied by saying, "I am a new student in this class."
He said, "Ah! Yes, I was wondering where you were, well go ahead and introduce yourself to the class."
As soon as he said that I turned to face the students and said, "Hi everybody, I am Alistair, I am 16 years old and I wish to get to know all of you and have fun together."
After that, the students started clapping for like 4 seconds and then the sir told me "Sit down next to Sarah, she was at the top of her class till last year and mostly this year too, so she will be a good influence on you."
I sat down beside her, my table was in the back right-hand side corner from the door I entered, and as it was a corner seat the only person besides me was Sarah.
She was blonde, fair, curvy, with red lipstick, and wore a crop top paired with light blue and toned jeans and blue designer heels. She wore an Apple watch and had an iPhone 14 pro max, and there was a Porsche car key under her desk, and for these reasons, I thought she was from a wealthy family and she was.
Well before I continue from here on, you all, the readers, should know about my family...
Well as you all know me, I will start with my mother, her name is Charlotte Richards.
She is an amazing cook. She works at Hexro company as the Team lead. She has quite long brown hair, she is fair, 5'7 in height has blue eyes. She is charismatic, energetic, and social, she is stubborn and creative too.
Then my father, his name is Jack Richards.
He too works at Hexro company but as the Branch Manager. He has black hair, is fair, and 5'11 in height, and has brown eyes. He is conscientious, ambitious, amusing, and artful.
Well then that's my family, I am a single child, and now my relationship with my family...
Well, I'm kind of distant from them, most of the time I don't go out with them or eat dinner together, nor do I talk about my feelings to them. But they still try to talk to me.
That is it about my family and my relationship with them, moving on...
After the class during recess, I went to the washroom and washed my face, and looked at the mirror, I don't generally have a clear mind while looking at the mirror as I will mostly think about something or the other but at that moment my mind was clear and I saw my self.
A 6'1 tall, fair guy with black hair and blue eyes. As I looked at myself in the mirror, I didn't feel proud of my body, I wasn't fat or anything but I didn't have my dream body.
I exited the washroom, and across from the exit there stood Sarah and 2 other girls and some guys, they called me over, and they did the standard new kid bullying, like telling me to listen to them and bring them things when and what they ask to.
This happens to me every time I join a new school, time and time again this happens and I always reply with the same confident, brave, and assertive tone, "No, go get your stuff by yourself, idiots". Then the guys clenched their fists.
I am a Black Belt in Karate, my parents put me in Karate class so I could learn self-defense and they teach that it should only be used to protect yourself or others but not to hurt others.
So naturally, as those guys came at me I just dodged their attacks, with ease, told them, "Do not mess with me", and walked to my next class.
A guy came to me and asked how I did that, and I told him I know Karate, and I introduced myself, "I am Alistair, and you are?", he replied, "I am Noah Fredrick, but you can call me Noah, nice to meet you Alistair.", and we shook hands.
We both had the same classes, so we sat next to each other and talked during the classes.
Noah was 5'9 in height, and had red hair, dark skin, has brown eyes. He was enthusiastic, social, extrovert, and pretty decently fashioned.
3 days later, on a Wednesday,after math class, during recess, the guys who fought me, brought quite a lot of their friends to beat me up.
I didn't know this and was walking with Noah down the hallway talking about the new game which released, then a guy pushed me down on the floor, and that's when I saw all of them, there were about 15-16 people there.
And there I was facing 16 people, alone, all by myself...