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First Day...Again

Jack's POV

It was the first day at school this year, I spent all day teaching kids the safety of saws and machines. I know its really boring but if some moron gets hurt its on me, and that's way too much paperwork. I have been at this school for 5 years now, I have seen teachers come and go. I mean this school doesn't give the best pay, but it's enough to get by. Especially since my wife just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. We agreed on the name James, I love him a lot, but there's way to much pressure on me. Being a father is a difficult job to handle, not to mention I have to wake up early to go to work. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night, I had to put James to bed over and over again. I got up to go to the teachers' lounge for a coffee and a snack. It was Lunch period for 7th and 8th graders so the halls were pretty empty. I walked the long way because I had a good 30 minutes until my next class. I heard the Chorus room fill with the sound of a piano as I walked by. It was the most elegant thing I've heard in a long time, I walked towards the door to see a short man late 20's with ginger hair playing a wonderful tune. I don't recognize the song, but that didn't stop me from ease-dropping. He had started mumbling the lyrics until he hit a wrong key and stopped. "Damn", the ginger haired man whispered. He stood up and turned to see me, a tall, nerdy, brunet, staring at him. I panicked and stiffened, " Oh uh hello, i didn't know i had a visitor". I had to force words out of my mouth, "OH uh sorry! I heard music and I couldn't stop myself". Oh my god, i sound like an idiot! Why am i even freaking out, it's just another teacher. The man laughed, "Hehe i know the feeling, so you're obviously a teacher, what do you teach?". Now that i actually got a chance to look at him i felt my cheeks flare up. He was a shorter man with a muscular body, ginger-hair and sky blue eyes. I noticed he had a tattoo, a sword with a snake crawling up the blade. I almost forgot he asked a question, " I'm one of the Technology teachers". He smirked, "Cool, i'm a music teacher of course. I'm Daniel Laurizition by the way". Daniel fits him perfectly, " I'm Jack Keenan". I shake his hand, he has a firm grip. "I don't know why we haven't talked before, but would you like to join me while getting lunch"? He seems shocked, "Uh yeah! Sure". We casually walked to the cafeteria, a couple kids waved and say hello to us. We grabbed our lunch and walked out, "You don't sit with the other teachers?". I didn't want this possibly new friend to know i was a loser, so i answered with the most lame line I've ever said. " No i am a really awkward person, so i wouldn't want to make a fool out of myself". I wanted to jump off a cliff, why would i say that! He giggled, " Yeah I'm the same way, but my singing career helped me open up". OK so maybe he didn't think i was a complete loser yet. I can't figure out why i care so much about what he thinks of me, i just met him twenty minutes ago. Maybe this was destiny giving me a chance at a new friendship. We ended up eating our lunch in his room telling stories ans talking about our lives outside of these jobs. I learned he was married and also had a kid recently, a boy named Dorian! He vented to me about his troubles and I did the same. We were pretty similar, but he was more classical and proper than me. As much as i enjoyed the time we spent together, the bell rang and i returned to my classroom. I agreed to meet him for lunch tomorrow, i can't wait.

Zytere: Wow i started this story a year ago and forgot about it! I'm going to keep writing this anyways.