American Dream
prologue
I looked across the street on February 28th and smiled. Behind the wrought iron gates was a large, Victorian building. Mayflower High. I got out of the car, pecked my mum lightly on the cheek and began to walk toward the school. "And Dakota!" She yelled. I turned and grinned at her. "Don't forget that you are you - nobody else." For the past 8 years I had been home schooled by my creative, imaginative and kinda strange parents, and now they had decided, having moved to the town of Sharville, I deserved to mix with other kids my own age. I walked through the beautiful gates and immidiately bit my lip in anxiety. There were groups of girls everywhere! Gaggles of year 7's near the gate, fit sixth formers leaning against the school wall as if they owned the place. I looked around for other Year 8's and caught sight of the girl I lived next door to, in a group of pretty girls, laughing and chatting. She caught my eye and smiled, waving me over. "Hey Carolina!" I said quietly, smiling weakly. "Guys, this is Dakota! Dakota, this is Gabriel," she pointed to a model thin, pale, ghostly girl who only gave me a whisper of a smile. "Arizona," a black girl with a huge afro and a huge smile waved at me. "Rhoda," a coffee coloured girl with vibrant, green eyed nodded at me. "And finally, Indiana." another pale girl, who was stood next to me turned up the corners of her mouth. The smiley 13 year old giggled and pulled me into their circle. "Like I was saying," Carolina continued. "I think Aaron is getting very immature."
During registration, my form tutor introduced me to my class. "Dakota, welcome to 8B! I'm sure you'll love it here. Tell us a little about yourself." Mr Harris smiled and nudged me slightly. "Um, well I'm 13, 14 in October, and, er, I have been home schooled since I was 5 and I like to play violin." I managed to stutter. I began to walk to the nearest spare chair when Mr Harris said "Wait! We're doing a little swap around. We sit in alphabetical order. So if everyone can stand up?"
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