Just a Daydream Away

My sound of my alarm filled my room, signalling that it was time for me to get up. It was my first day at my new school, Dulaney High, and to say I was nervous would be an understatement. In my 3 previous high schools, I was bullied for being gay. It was a tough time for me, but I'm hoping that this new school will be different, seen as I'm not going to tell anybody about my sexuality. Why would it be any of their business anyway?

I got got a quick shower and dressed into a New Found Glory shirt, black skinny jeans, and my tattered old converse. I styled my hair, making sure that it was done to perfection. My hairspray was on the verge of running out, I'll have to make sure to stop by after school to pick up some more. I had spare time so I sat with my guitar and played a song, Dammit by Blink-182. God, I hope I make friends with people who have good music taste.

It was time to leave, so I grabbed some toast on the way out, kissed my mom goodbye, and left.

When I got to school, it looked like everyone had arrived already. The hallways were bustling with people, and I just about made it to the main office just as the bell went, great, I was going to be late to class on my first day.

"Can I help you dear?" A polite old woman asked from behind the desk opposite me.

"Hi, I'm Jack Barakat, I'm new here?" It sort of came out as a question, but the woman knew what I was talking about a turned round to grab a sheet of paper.

"Here's your timetable and a map of the school dear." She handed me the sheet after explaining how to get to my first lesson, English.

After that, I was walking to the classroom on the first floor. The school seemed bigger than any of my previous schools, but I think I new my way around already. I walked into class late, but my teacher, Mr Morris, didn't mind.

And then I saw him. Sitting in the back corner, there was a boy staring out of the window. He had a face of pure perfection, and I'm sure I was staring, but I didn't care. He looked beautiful. He suddenly turned his head to look at me, and for a moment, I felt like time had stopped. His eyes locked with mine, and I could feel myself blushing. They were a deep chocolate brown colour, and they complimented his caramel hair perfectly. And looked down and scratched my head, half covering my face with my arm so no one would see my rosy cheeks. There was a seat next to the boy, and I started to walk to it.

"Um, Jack?" Mr Morris pulled me out of my little daydream, and I turned around to look at him. "I've looked at your timetable, and you can sit next to Tyler. He's in most of your lessons, so he can show you the ropes. I'm sure you'll get along just fine!"

I looked over in the direction Mr Morris was facing, where there was an empty seat, and a guy sitting next to it, looking kind of pissed. That was probably Tyler. He looked like a footballer, and his friends around him, all with the same body structure as him, were laughing. This was going to be a great first day.




My first 3 lessons had passed, and Tyler wasn't as bad as I thought, him and his friends were acting really nice towards me, but I just couldn't get my mind off of the mysterious caramel-haired boy. The bell for lunch had just rang, and I was heading for the cafeteria, walking with Tyler and his friends. Even if I didn't like them that much, having some 'friends' is better than nothing. And it's good to get to know people on my first day.

I finished eating my lunch, and my eyes where scanning the cafeteria, looking for the boy from my English lesson. I spotted him, he was sitting on his own at a table on the other side if the room. I didn't notice before because I was too busy staring at his face, but he was wearing a Blink muscle tank, which showed off his arms perfectly. So this guy had the looks and a great music taste? It was almost to good to be true.

"Hey, who's that guy over there? The one sitting on his own?" I asked Tyler, who as sitting next to me.

"Oh, that faggot?" I flinched at the word as it brought back painful memories. "That's Alex Gaskarth. No one likes him." The words that just came out of Tyler's mouth hurt my feelings. But if Alex is gay, then I might have a chance with him. He seems like a really nice person, it's just a shame that most people at this school are homophobic assholes, like my other schools.



After that, I didn't really talk to Tyler much, he pissed me off, and I wanted to talk to Alex, but I needed to think of the right things to say. I was heading to music, my last lesson for the day. Music was my favourite lesson, I wanted to be in a band when I'm older and tour the world. I know it just sounds like a dream I can't have, but I know that if I push myself hard enough, I will get there one day.

I walked into class, and although I didn't want to be with Tyler, I didn't know anyone else and I started to worry. I didn't want to sit on my own on my first day. Then, in the corner, I saw Alex, his eyes closed, and he was strumming an acoustic. I got closer, and realised he was playing Always Attract by You Me At Six. That was one of my favourite songs by the band, it was so beautiful. I then heard him singing along too, and his voice was angelic. I walked up towards him. And he suddenly stopped playing and stared at me, wide eyed.

"Do you mind if I joined you?" I asked, cautious of his reaction.

"Erm, yeah, sure." He nodded towards the seat next to him, and I sat down.

"I didn't know you played. You sounded really good by the way." Did I really just say that? I was going to scare him off, I'm sure of it.

"Oh, th-thanks. I don't really play much, I'm not very good, I just do it for fun. Um, I like your shirt." He said quietly.

"Thanks, I like yours too." I smiled at him. "And don't say you're rubbish! You're better than me!" I practically screamed. I really liked this boy. I could tell we were going to be friends. "You need to teach me how to play that song, I can never get the finger placement right."

"You play too?" His face lit up, and a huge smile spread across his face, exposing his perfect teeth. I nodded in agreement, and he started speaking again. "Would you like to come to my house after school? I'm going to be on my own, so it would be nice to have some company. I could show you how to play the song if you want?" He looked at me hopefully. The way his eyes looked into mine made it impossible for me to say no, I was practically melting on the inside.

"Yeah, that would be great!" I smiled back, and we carried on getting to know each other for the rest of the lesson.

Notes

Hi! Yeah this is the first fic I've ever written so if it's bad I'm sorry!

Please feel free to comment and like and stuff if you want to, I hope you enjoy reading!

Ellie x