Nevermore Academy

Introduction

*Beep, beep, beep, bee-*"XIMENA TIME TO WAKE UP!" I hear my mom shout from the hallway. I reply shouting "OKAYY"

Today is my first day attending Nevermore Academy. I'm very anxious and feel like I still won't fit in even with fellow "monsters" as the town folk would call me. If you don't know by now, Nevermore Academy is a school for "outsiders" as some people would say. To put it short it's for freaks and monsters, people who "aren't" human. From werewolves to vampires to sirens to

 people who don't have faces...

You get what I mean, right?

My father is a shapeshifter, while my mom is a werewolf. I know it seems odd. "How can a werewolf fall in love with a shapeshifter? Let alone a human" Either way my mom and my father fell in love at a young age. They're separated now as they would say "Right person, wrong time" As if that's even true.

"XIMENA HURRY AND GET READY! YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE FOR YOUR FIRST DAY" My mom yells from the kitchen once again

I finish brushing my teeth while having my daily inner thoughts plague me. I start putting on clothes, brown cargo pants, a white long tee, and a brown corduroy jacket. I start making my way to the kitchen to eat the breakfast my mom made. Some leftover white rice, two sunny side up eggs, with Tapatio and ketchup all over it. I know, I know it doesn't sound appetizing, but it's delicious and everyone should try it.

My mom sits down with me, and I already know a talk is coming. I just keep eating while pulling out my phone from my pocket. Before face recognition can even open my phone, my mom speaks. "I know you might be scared to go to a school with people like us. But-"

I interrupt saying "I'm not like you. Let alone them. I haven't showed any signs of having any kind of shapeshifting or even wolfing out. I don't even feel like I'm your daughter!" My mom makes a face no child would want their parent to make. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean that. It's just-" My mom chimes in "I know mi hija, but even if you aren't showing signs yet, your father and I have told you multiple times. Everyone can be a late bloomer, and even if you don't ever get the abilities."I make a disappointing face"That me and your father have, you will always be our princesita. I smile and my mom comes over and hugs me.

*hours later*

"Are you sure you're not lost? The GPS stopped working, I even tried on my phone and nothing" I say"We aren't lost, you act as if I never grew up living here." She says while adding in "We're almost there, like 5 minutes."I sigh and look out the window

If I said I wasn't scared to go to this school, I would be lying. I would rather go to a regular high school, with my old friends. It was hard telling them and even facing the fact I wouldn't spend my high school years with them. My best friend Allessandra I've known since kindergarten. I miss her the most.

I hear my phone chime go off; I got a text. Surprisingly there's Wi-Fi now. I look to see who it is and it's Allessandra, I would say it was perfect timing. But it says she sent it 10 minutes ago, I just didn't get it because of no service. I read the text:i miss you already (crying face)i hope you have an amazing first day and don't forget we have to have daily callsssjust kidddinggg but we should call every week text me when u canps if theyre any hot boys show them a pic of me and set us up hehehe

I chuckle reading the last text and reply: I miss you tooo!!! I'll call you tonight if I can and ill forsureeee give your number to all the nerdy boys with glasses! muah love you miga

As I'm finishing texting back, I see a sign to my right "Nevermore Academy Next left" I start to feel anxious, and a pit fills my stomach. Maybe I shouldn't have eaten snacks along the way. As were turning I see a huge metal black gate with the words 'Nevermore Academy' at the top. The gate opens right on time surprisingly. There's no one there, no cameras in sight, the gate must have a mind of its own.

The campus is huge, we were driving through the woods for a good minute or two until I start to see a building. Along the way though, there were a lot of statues, especially gargoyles.As we get closer, I start to see the school building, it's amazing. "I know, this building has been here since 1791! Isn't that crazy to think about." I didn't even realize I said it was amazing aloud, I guess I was really taken at awe. 

"Maybe it won't be so bad here."