The Switch

1. first English lesson

Julia's POV:

i grab my white bag from the passengers seat beside me and hop out of the car shutting the door, locking it behind me. i make my way through the entrance of the school keeping an eye out for Luna, she is my best friend and has been since we were 6, she is one of the sweetest and funniest people i have ever met, yes i know that sounds cringe and cliché but i mean it, she makes life so much better than it already is.

i open my locker and hang up my pastel yellow raincoat when i hear a very distinctive voice coming towards me "liaaaaaaaa" Luna shouts running up to me pulling me into a side hug.

"hey lu, how are you" i respond walking to our lesson
"im doing great" she sarcastically says "im really not looking forward to English "she huffs dragging her feet across the floor dramatically
"what why, its one of the best lessons!"i say genuinely meaning it
"its not when you didn't to the homework because you were to busy talking to Austin all weekend and then him proceeding to ignore you when you walk past him, " she groans walking into the English classroom
"i bet he didn't mean to ignore you, he might have not seen you" I say trying make her think of it in a different way

she immediately gives me a look as if i said something completely insane and goes to sit in her seat which was sadly the other side of the room to where my seat is. i place my bag down and slip into my seat waiting for the teacher to start the lesson

"okay guys today we are going to be looking at Macbeth, can someone please hand out the books for me" miss Irwin says whilst writing the date on the whiteboard. a student gets up and does as she asked.

"okay so turn to act 1 scene 5-" she begins but is interrupted when the door swings opens and a guy walks in. the first thing i notice are his piercing green eyes which seem full of thoughts. he is dressed in all black, black hoodie, black jeans and black shoes. his brown curly hair sits just above his shoulders. his jawline is sharp and he looks tense like something is bothering him. i have this weird feeling like i know him from somewhere and its like i know him really well.

"uh i got told this is my English class" he says rubbing his hand behind his neck

"ah yes you must be the new student...." miss Irwin looks up at him "Dylan" he says quietly to the point i could barley hear him, my head shoots up, that name immediately makes me think of someone i used to know but i quickly get rid of the thought and focus on miss. it cant be him.

"yes Dylan gray is it?" she check with him, nodding he looks straight to the floor not wanting anymore attention drawn to him. "okay go sit in the seat next to Lia" she says pointing to my table. of course i was the only one who sat next to nobody.

Dylan immediately looks at me and he looks like hes seen a ghost i give him a welcoming smile but the second he realises im smiling at him he just looks away from me causing my smile to drop slightly. he sits down beside me and looks straight ahead at the wall in front of us

"hi, im Julia jones but everyone calls me Lia" i say reaching my hand out for him to shake. he just looks at my hand with a slight shocked look on his face and turns to face the wall again. ouch i have to admit that hurt a bit and why was he so shocked i was introducing myself?6

"so your new here?" i say trying to start a conversation but failing miserably, he doesn't even respond in any way this time all he does is shake his head, i guess he just wants to be left alone which is fair enough

"not really, its just my first day here" he mumbles after a while not really wanting to engage in conversation

" have you lived in chesire for a while then?" i ask

"yeah something like that" he mutters and i take that as a hint to leave him alone

"oh okay um i will leave you be, sorry" I whisper going back to doing the work miss Irwin had set previously. i feel him looking at me but i just ignore it and try to concentrate

30 minutes go by and i have completed the work so i reach into my bag and grab my harry potter book and begin reading it jumping into the world of Hogwarts and magic.

i deep into story when something snaps me out of it "the movies are better" a deep voice says from beside me

"what? how?"i say turning towards him intrigued with what his answer will be and honestly happy he's even noticing my presence and engaging in conversation.

"books take too long to read and with movies what you see is what you get. your brain and imagination cant change what is really happening. and seeing the magic is the most enjoyable bit" he casually says looking down at his hand

"but imagining what you want to see is the best part as its so much more personalised and special as only you perceive the story in that way, no one else. it has so much more meaning that way" i say meaningfully. i have loved reading since i was a child for that exact reason. a book is so much more then words on a page, its a whole world that you imagine yourself that draws you in and attaches you to the characters that you come to love. its the same with writing stories too.

"imagining things is useless, it will never happen to you so what's the point in thinking about it. " he says with a hint of sadness behind his voice and i realise he definitely isn't talking about harry potter anymore.

"but imaging things brings people happiness and gives them hope that maybe something like that will happen them one day " i say

"that's just false hope and it doesn't bring me happiness" he pauses "nothing does" he says under his breath not realising i heard him. his mood quickly changes, pulling the hood of his jumper over his head turning away from me

"are you okay Dylan?"i question lightly placing my hand on his arm that was on the table, he pulls away bringing his arm down to the side of his body

"leave me alone julia, im fine" he sighs placing his head on the table.

i immediately feel the need to help for some reason so i grab a piece of paper and a yellow pen out of my bag and begin to write a note for him to hopefully cheer him up. i don't know why my first though was to write him a note but i used to do it all the time for one of my old friends in primary school and it always cheered them up.

hi, its julia (Lia)
i know you don't really know me so here's some random facts about me
-my favourite song at the moment is Ophelia by the Lumineers
- i don't have a favourite colour as its always changing (and i don't want other colours to feel left out)
-i love reading but you could probably guess that in English today, i think i went a bit over the top about my passion but oh well
-ummm my favourite animal is a duck because quack and me and one of my old best friends when we were younger used to have a pet duck called dyjules (it was out names mixed together, smart i know.). funnily enough he had the same name as you.
and lastly here a quote that means a lot to me, my mum tells me it all the time
"life is too short to spend it at war with yourself"
it may not mean anything to you or benefit you buts that's okay, you probably have got your own quote that means something to you, but if not you will find one:) i can help if you want?
anyway i will leave you alone now. see you in English tomorrow
your hair looked good today btw :) sorry for being a bit annoying

i finish writing the note and just as i fold it up and write Dylan's name on it the bell goes off, he briefly looks up at me and i leave the note beside him

"jules" i hear him whisper and my breathing and body stop for a second. did i just hear him correctly. only one person has ever called me that and i haven't heard it in years, i brush it off and quickly turn around and rush out the room, he probably just miss pronounced Julia, im just gonna stick with that answer

i meet Luna outside and we go to our next class.

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hii so thats the first chapter! i hope you like it, it will hopefully get better and i will try and update whenever i can:)) keep in mind i'm still at school so i have to write around that :))

all the love
-Lauren x