The window is open and the sound of birds chirping is audible. Zypher slowly opens his eyes , rubbing them as he gets used to the not so bright morning sunlight. He looks out of his window and takes a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air. After a few minutes he decides to get out of bed and put on his clothes for the first day of school after summer break. His holiday was quite boring so going to school actually made him feel better in a weird way.
-Never would've thought I would want to go to school this eagerly
He thought to himself.
He can hear his father snoring in the living room when he walked through the hallway.
-Father was drinking again wasn't he
As if to answer his internal question his eyes noticed some empty glasses of bear next to the couch. It wasn't uncommon for his father to drink but he was never in a good mood afterwards so Zypher quickly made his way outside the house and began walking to the train station.
It was very early in the morning so he didn't see any other students going to school. Zypher had to take the train to go and return from school every day. It was a 1 hour long ride every time and even though he didn't want to admit it, it was tiring to need this long to go and return from school every day.
As he arrived at the train station his eyes wandered off to the roadside where they noticed a young couple kissing.
-Ugh I hate seeing happy couples, the way they act like everything is wonderful makes my skin crawl.
Zypher despises couples, especially young ones. His parents had married at 18 years old and had him at the young age of 19 which is probably also part of the reason they didn't care about him that much.
Zypher was getting bored and the only thing he could do was to either look at the clock near the time table or to watch other people going through their lives.
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Finally after what felt like an eternity he was almost at school. Today was his first day of 10th grade and so he also got into a new class. He walked up to the schools notice-board and looked for his name. His finger sliding on the papers when trying to find his name, and then he saw it, Zypher Angstorm Class 2B. His heart started beating faster a little as he then walked to his new classroom. By now numerous students began arriving at school and there were already many others already inside.
He looked at the chalkboard and saw a seating chart drawn on it, he was at the very back of the classroom. He didn't minds paying much attention on who his seating neighbor would be as he didn't quite care about others that much. He sat down on his assigned seat and started preparing his notes for the first class of the year. Many students looked his way, not because they were captivated by him but just because his staggering height of 190cm and his neat posture made him stand out even between other tall classmates. As the time approached more and more students entered the classroom, many already forming groups and exchanging phone numbers.
Zypher didn't talk with anyone , not because he didn't like them but instead he just saw the social interactions as excessive. As he started to get comfortable on his seat his eyes wandered through the classroom to try and remember the faces of other classmates. As he looked around his eyes saw a sight they hadn't seen before. A girl around his age and a little smaller than him was approaching his desk. She had long straight brown hair, her green eyes reflected the sunlight entering the room, her light skin was shining through the room.
-Wow…she's quite a beauty indeed but I don't quite understand why she's approaching my desk? Hmm, don't tell me she is my seat neighbo-
His thought got cut short by the sound of a gentle yet steady voice
,,Greetings, My name is Saphina and It seems that I am your seat neighbor for a while. Nice to meet you"
Her expression didn't change much, it seemed a little distant but not off putting
Zypher extended his hand as he responded
,,My name is Zypher, nice to meet you too, I hope we can get along"
They shook hands together yet her smile on her face didn't seem genuine. Zypher couldn't care less. He hated attention and since it looked like she didn't want to get too close it would just do him a favor. A beauty like her would definitely push a lot of attention his way.
The teacher entered the classroom and closed the door behind him.
,,Good Morning everyone, my name is Mr. Myers and I will be your history and science teacher for this year as well as your homeroom teacher. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know."
The room fell silent.
,,No questions then. I'm sure you want to get to know your new classmates better and immediately start doing some things. As a kind of good will I'll let you socialize. I'm assigning a group project, the groups should be groups of at least two. Once you are done getting into groups I will let you know more"
Zypher was very happy to be in the back of the class right now because if he were in the front people would easily see his anger towards the teacher. Zypher hated Group projects, more than anything else probably. Not just getting into groups but also working together, two things he despised.
He looked at the large amounts of students already forming groups and talking with each other. No one approached Zypher nor did anyone approach Saphina.
-What an irony, the girl who anyone would want to be in a group with got chosen by nobody
He knew why. It is easier to befriend the weak then to befriend the strong. In their eyes Saphina was probably looking like someone too important to join their group as they thought she wouldn't want them in the group so they just straight out left her out. Groups formed yet they were still both alone.
,,Well since we both don't have any partners how about you and I are a group?"
Zypher thought about her proposal and then nodded his head.
,,yes let's just be a group of us then, it doesn't seem like anyone else will join"
And he was right as no one else joined them. As the groups were formed the teacher explained that he wanted a presentation about any important topic of history which is still relevant. It would become a part of their grades also, so the situation became a bit more serious. Hours passed and many more lessons ended, finally it was lunch break and Zypher went to the cafeteria to eat lunch with his friends.
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He spotted his friends and sat at the table. Left of him sat Leon, his friend since Middle School.
,,You look tired Zyph how was your first day till now?"
Leon's voice was a bit quiet but still curious.
,,It was as you guessed a bit tiring but manageable, I saw that you and Max are in the same class together, I wish I was in your class too man."
Zypher sighed as he looked at Max who sat next to Leon.
Max smiled at Zyphers respond
,,Don't worry Zypth, we can at least still talk during lunch time."
It didn't cheer him up but at least calmed him down to know his friends still cared about him.
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Across the cafeteria Saphina and some of her friends sat at a table together.
,,The school day is so long now that we're in the 10th grade isn't it"
Aubrey looked at Saphina when she stated that.
,,It sure is. Not being in a class with any of my friends is very annoying I have to admit."
Saphina didn't sound annoyed first but when looking at her expression the truth about her feelings was obvious.
Zoe began to talk about her day and how she got the number of half the guys in her class while Saphina calmly studied the rest of the students in the lunch room. Her eyes lingered on Zypher as she saw him next to some other guys.
-So he actually has friends? He seemed so shy earlier I wasn't sure
As she was lost in thought she noticed a buff and obviously muscular man approaching the table where Zypher and his friends sat at. Her eyes widened when the bully grabbed one of his friends, a smaller and frail looking guy at the collar and then lifted him up.
,,OHHH IF IT ISNT MY DEAR OLD FRIEND LEON!!!" The sound of the bully echoed through the crowd, everyone turned to look at the unfolding scene and not long after hearing the bully , many phones were raised to film the moment they were witnessing.
(Authors note):
Please feel free to comment thoughts and tell your thoughts on the story so far. It really helps our more than you think as this is my first ever time I write a book.