Chapter 1
~Ella pov~
I was given a new identity.
A new country.
Everybody from South Africa thinks I'm dead.
On that cheerful note (Note the sarcasm) I wake up ready to start my day at the new school.
I brush my hair, eat an apple and throw on some clothes.
I wondered how different it was going to be, no more of my best friends yelling "Oy get up, your going to be late!"
When in fact it is an hour beforehand and class hasn't even begun yet.
Arena and Claudia…
I’m missing them …while they are busy mourning me.
Which is kinda poetic in a sense…but then again i’ve never much liked poetry.
Although that might just be because of my Dyslexia.
This place is very different from South Africa...
Many people have American Accents and I immediately knew my South African accent would surprise a lot of people.
I climbed in the car and my parents started driving towards my school.
Oh...did I forget to mention... it's a boarding school.
My parents were not happy when they heard I had to go to a boarding school, but the people that work with the Witness Protection Program said it was so the conniving criminals couldn't take my parents hostage in order to lure me kill me as a trap.
So let's just say...It was a convincing argument.
The town houses and trees sped past in a blur.
I'm going to Yancy Academy.
A boarding school.
In the middle of nowhere.
As in ... a desert.
It was amazing.
I had to walk under a marble arch at the front gate.
As I was admiring the architecture I wasn't looking were I was going and bumped into someone.
I think my heart skipped a beat.
This person had brown hair and sea green eyes...but not the same green eyes as Brian(My ex…also mourning me)...no these looked a darker green.
Brian...the thought of him made my heart pang.
Great going Elena, first day and you have already made a fool of yourself,’ I mentally chided myself
"I'm so sorry I wasn't really watching where I was going."
"It's okay, I wasn't really watching where I was going either," he chuckled, scratching the back of his neck with a nervous, boyish grin.
He stood up and offered me his hand, to which I gladly accepted.
"Thanks," I said.
"No problem, I'm Percy. What's your name?"
"Oh, I'm El—" I paused, my eyes widening, before continuing. "—I'm Sarah Louise."
That was too close, I must remember I don't exist, my name is Sarah Louise NOT Elena...anymore.
"Okay El–Sarah," he joked.
"My friends call me Ella; it's short for Sarah. That's why I almost said Ella, but you can call me Ella too if you want," I said very hurriedly as I was internally panicking.
The boy, however, appeared nonchalant and relaxed.
"Great! You can call me Perce for short. Only my friends back in my old school called me Perce. You can also if you want."
"Oh so your new here?," I asked.
"Yip."
"So am I."
"No way! Seriously?"
"Yeah, I'm a transfer student from England."
That was the cover story that was assigned to me by the Witness Protection Program.
I had to study that folder for what felt like weeks.
"Oh, I wouldn’t have pegged your accent as British," he stated, his eyebrows shooting up in surprise.
"Yeah, well I travel a lot," I replied, thinking quick on my feet, hastily turning to leave.
However as I turned ,I felt Percy at my right-hand side.
He then surprised me as he quickly linked arms with me.
"Lets go find our class ,afterall two heads are better than one at navigating this labyrinth. "
I agreed and together we marched though the corridors ready to brave whatever peril this school sought to throw at us.
Maybe Percy could sense my nervousness…or maybe he could sense my sadness at leaving my other life behind.
"Hey, what's wrong?", he asked, his sea-green eyes filled with concern.
"Hmm...nothing",I replied trying to be nonchalant.
"Sarah, I only met you five minutes ago and I can already tell something wrong."
Aaaaw that's so sweet...wait Elena why are you thinking these thoughts?! I mentally slapped myself.
"Nothing it's just...I can't wait for school to start".
Nice save.
And I forced a small smile on my face.
Percy looked unconvinced but knew to let the matter go.
So he decided to change the subject to...our previous lives.
Drat.
"So, what were your friends names in your old school? "
Again.Drat.
"My friends name was Glorina and Nadia, what are your friends names? "
I was surprised that I came up with such a great lie on the spot.
His face fell, and I knew something was wrong.
"What's wrong, sorry I didn't mean to-"
"No, it's okay , I just...don't have that much great experiences and memories at school"
"Well not this year, we are gonna make some great memories, you mark my words Percy."
And what he did next surprised me.
He picked me up and spun me around.
~Percy's pov~
I just met this amazing girl
We were talking and seeing her smile was so great …I loved seeing her smile.
But as we walked into the school her smile faded away and she started blinking like she was trying to stop herself from crying.
"Hey what's wrong?" I asked
"Hmm...nothing " She said and she put on a smile, though it seemed strained.
I knew something was wrong.
And I wanted to help her, I couldn't stand seeing her sad.
Then again,I only met this girl five minutes ago, why should I care?.
Oh gosh look at those eyes...
Shut up Percy I said to myself.
"Sarah I have known you for five minutes and I can already tell something's wrong."
" Nothing it's just... I can't wait for school"
I wasn't convinced but I didn't want her to say something she doesn't want to, but I still wanted to help her so I decided to change the subject.
She gave a sweet smile.
"So what were your friends names in your old school? "
I could tell she started to get nervous.
Oh no, what did I do wrong?
"My friends names were Glorina and Nadia, what are your friends names?"
Oh no.
I could tell my smile faded a little
I have been trying to survive in all of my schools, not really making a lot of friends, just trying to survive.
I couldn't tell her that, but i refuse to lie to her.
"What's wrong? , sorry I didn't mean to -"
"No, it's okay I don't have that much great experiences and memories at school "
"Well not this year, we are gonna make some great memories, you mark my words Percy."
She had a determined look on her face and I knew she was not kidding when she said that, but I couldn't believe she would do that for me.
Then I got a crazy idea..I don't know who was more surprised, her or me.
I took her in my arms and lifted her up an spun her around in circles.
"Percy, what are you doing?" she laughed.
Oh that laugh... I don't know why but I loved seeing her happy.
"Making some great memories" I said laughing she laughed with me.
After a few seconds I put her down but we were both still smiling.
"We still have to find out which class were in, "I said.
And I don't know why but without thinking I grabbed her hand, but she didn't let go, that I was glad about.
We ran from class to class until we finally reached the last class.
We looked at the names on the board beside the door.
There were nineteen people in the class, I found my name surprisingly quickly. I was looking for Sarah's name when I spotted it.
Sarah was still looking for her name, even though I know she spotted mine.
Her name is right under mine surely she must have seen it or maybe it's just my Dyslexia acting up.
Suddenly her eyes widened, it looked like she realised something and she looked through the list quickly and found her name in two seconds.
It was still under Mine.
Maybe she also had Dyslexia...
This girl is intriguing to me…or maybe it’s just because she confuses me.