First day of School

Finally, the first day of school has arrived. I woke up early. I make sure I don't waste time staring at the wall and get ready. Today, I don't want to be late. This is the first day. It is important to be on time. I don't think only reaching the minimum in the semester exam will help me avoid being expelled.

“Chris…”.

I also need to arrive on time and have a good record overall with the school.

“Chris…”.

Also, today the principal is going to give a welcome speech, so I have to be extra early.

“Chris…”.

I have calculated how much it will take me to get ready and to arrive at the school. Unlike last time, my plan is flawless.

“Chris!!”.

“Wha- what” I stood up very fast. I have saliva hanging from my mouth, and I'm in my Pj’s? Wait… oh no…

“Chris, you oversleep again” Emmi yells at me from the door of my room.

It happened again, I had that dream where I’m getting ready to go to school, but I'm actually still sleeping.

“Don’t you have an alarm?” Emmi asks.

I turn to the side and check my phone on the bedside table. The cable is connected and not connected at the same time, basically it didn't charge and is dead.

I quickly jump out of bed and start to get ready.

“You have to stop that habit of yours of studying until you fall asleep” Emmi says while leaving.

I have been studying for my entrance exam since that study session with the girls. And well, I have spent a couple nights studying until morning. At the end of the day, I believe it is worth it.

I finish getting ready and leave my apartment. Luckly, Emmi woke me up at a good time, so I will make it in time. As I'm leaving, I check the neighboring apartments. They are probably already gone. I hoped to see them before school, today they will go and tell Bernard what their decision is. I haven’t seen them since that study session, and I don't know what they would decide. I think I make their impression of me a little better, but then I also show them how dumb I am. I have mixed feelings about it. They probably still think poorly about me.

Well, there’s nothing else I can do now, and since this school is so big, I don't think I will see them during the day.

After the principal's speech was done (the speech was longer than the bible), I went to my first period.

I am hoping to be the first to enter the class so I can choose a seat in the middle. I think that the middle is the best place. At the front you are too close to the teacher and the board.

No one likes the front seats, they should be forbidden, if you like front seats, let me tell you with all respect that you are a weirdo.

Anyway, going back to what I was saying, front seats, equal bad. Now, back seats are good depending on the student. I can tell, in my experience as a lazy student that was always sitting at the back, that it is a good place to sleep or do the homework at the last minute, but for me right now that I want to be a good student, the back seat is out of the question. So, in conclusion, the best balance is the middle seat, but I don't want to be exactly in the middle, so I think the best option is the middle line, next to the wall, which is the perfect spot. In my humble opinion.

As I was thinking about my seat strategy, I got to the classroom, and I got a glimpse of two very familiar faces, Yuki and Lucy.

We stopped in front of the door and looked at each other with surprise. Well, I think I am the only one with a surprised face, because Lucy seems like she is looking at some dog poop on the grass and Yuki just doesn’t have any reaction at all.

“Oh, is the dumb guy,” Yuki said, pointing at me.

“Chris!! my name is Chris!”.

As I thought, it seems like my performance from last time didn’t leave the best impression.

Now the three of us are just standing in front of the classroom door, this is awkward. I want to ask about their decision on tutoring me, but somehow, I have no courage to do so.

“Brrring”.

The bell rings, and they enter the classroom.

I sigh and enter the class. Now I have this weird feeling of uneasiness. They already met with Bernard for sure, and they should have told him their decision. And it doesn’t seem like they want to tell me, and I want and don't want to know at the same time.

Anyway, I'm going to enter the classroom with my head down, because somehow, I feel depressed. I'm just going to go directly to my perfect spot.

Unfortunately, it seems there is a problem. Two to be exact.

Yuki and Lucy are sitting right on the middle line next to the wall. Well, there is an empty seat between them. But why? Is this a trap? Am I being ambushed? Why did they leave a seat between them? Why do they not just sit one after the other? Are they not friends? Man, I am really confused. I want to go to another site but the seats next to the other wall are full, so I have no choice.

Although Yuki seems like she just doesn't mind my presence, Lucy is staring at me, and her look is terrifying. She seems like she is very pissed off. I am scared, and I want to leave but there is no choice, that is my perfect spot. I'll grab all the courage I got and I'm going to sit between them.

The rest of the class passed smoothly, none of us said anything. Although I feel like I was being watched and I also felt a strange pressure in my neck, I just ignored it.

After the first period was done, I went to my next class.

But this is strange, I can feel the same pressure in my neck as the one I was feeling in the class. As if someone is staring at me with anger.

I looked behind me and I saw Yuki and Lucy walking ten inches away from me. I got goosebumps. Yuki seems like she is just walking and looking to the front, but Lucy, oh Lucy, is staring at me with a really mad sigh; I can feel it like it is a laser. I'll just turn around and keep walking to my class.

After two minutes of walking, I could still feel the pressure in my neck, and as I turned around, they were still behind me.

Are they following me? If so, why? I have so many questions… The easy way would be asking them, but Luci’s stare is so strong that I am too afraid to get near them.

I better hurry to my class, enter and sit in my perfect spot to finally breathe in peace.

But again, just right after I sat down, Yuki and Lucy entered the class. I can't believe that for two periods in a row, we have the same class. And judging by the reaction they just had now that they saw me, they can't believe it either.

Luckily, there are no empty spaces around me, so they are going to the other side of the room. Well at least we're not sitting next to each other, I'm relieved. I don't have to feel that pressure on my neck.

“Hey”.

Just then, someone touched my shoulder from the back.