New Beginnings Suck...

Hi. My name's Raymond Michaels and I'm 16. My family (Mom, Dad, Little sister and me) just moved from New York to a little isolated town in Australia called Blue Springs. Talk about Urban-Rural migration. Well, it had to happen, things weren't going so well for dad at work in New York, so we had to move. We could have gone someplace better though. Anywhere but this place. It's so... boring. I hope the school will be better than it's been staying home, we've been here for a week and nothing fun has happened. The school, by the way, has a kind of weird name, "Ravencrest" I mean, who names a school after a bird, and not just any bird, but a scavenger? #sigh... Story of my life. School begins tomorrow, and despite the weird name, the school uniform's cool. They've got blazers and everything. I'm feeling really sleepy now, see you tomorrow. It's been kinda nice writing in you. Maybe it's a good idea I bought you afterall, but you're not a diary, that's too girly, you're my journal. Ray's Journal. That's cool. Goodnight, Journal. *8 Hours Later* This is where it all begins. My new life. Hope it's worth living. I'm right outside the school gate with my mom, who keeps holding me like I'm a baby, the woman just doesn't know when to quit it. We move into the school. There are students everywhere! I guess it won't be boring afterall. 'Raymond Michaels?' I avert my gaze and look behind me as I come face to face with a middle aged man in a too big suit with a serious look on his face. 'That's me sir' Then I notice a younger looking person behind him, a student actually, and a girl, looking bored. 'You must be the Head Master' my mom chimes in. 'Yes, I am. Please, ma'am come with me while Raymond goes to class. Lessons are about to begin. Rose will lead you to class, Raymond' I just nod and look at my mom and the principal as they head to his office, then I spin and look directly at Rose who, by the way, is still looking bored. She turns and walks a few steps before turning back 'Are you gonna come or what? I don't know about you, but I have places to be' I force myself to follow her. After a few twists and turns, we finally make it to class. Just like the Head Master said, lessons had started. As Rose and I entered the class, we were stopped by the teacher, well, I was. 'And where have you been, Miss Ivashkov?' Ivashkov? Talk about weird 'It wasn't me, Mr. Turner' Rose said, raising up her hands in mock innocence 'Head Master instructed me to lead new boy over there to class, and that's what delayed me' she said pointing at me while seating down. Now all eyes were on me. 'Uhh... Hi, I'm Raymond Michaels' Mr. Turner shrugged. 'Just take your seat, you can have that empty one behind Andre' A dorky looking guy signified himself as Andre by raising up his hand. I went straight there and took my seat. 'So, where were we?' Mr. Turner asked. From what I read on the board, he was the History teacher. I hate History. The rest of that lesson was a blur, because I didn't pay attention, I just fiddled with my pen, good thing I wasn't called upon and asked a random question, I would have made a total fool out of myself. The bell was what took me out of dreamland, and Mr. Turner exited the class. Then I noticed a guy coming toward me, he looked cool and acted it too. Typical high school student. Only thing was, he wasn't coming to me, he was actually going to Andre. 'So Andre, what'd you have for breakfast today? Boiled fart?' I heard a few snickers from the front of the class. This guy seemed to be a bully, but that wasn't really my problem. He went on 'Answer me or this time, I'm gonna dump you in the garbage truck' Andre looked nervous and was actually sweating. 'I said answer me, you dork!' the guy said, banging on Andre's desk. Why wasn't anyone reacting to this. I did, when the next action was taken. Andre didn't answer and then the guy grabbed him by him hair and started moving his head like a joystick. 'Okay, that's enought for one day, don't you think? Get your hands off him' I said 'Oh, new boy's worried about you huh?' he said to Andre 'You two make a really cute gay couple' I scoffed and was already irritated by this idiot, I was about to reply when the next teacher came into the class. 'What's happening here!? Are you bullying him again!?' Nobody said anything, but the guy quickly withdrew his hand from Andre's hair. 'Adrian Jetson! Head Master's office, now!' On his way out he looked at me, and I tilted my head and grinned at him, he scowled and exited the class. That's how the rivalry between us started. It started on the very first day of school. You've got a lot to learn, but don't worry, I'll tell you everything, and don't worry about being bored, because my experience at Ravencrest is anything but boring. See you soon