My name is Vernon Daniels and ever since I was young, everyone's been afraid of me. Maybe it's because I can turn into a giant Labradoodle puppy, or maybe it's because I'm trans. I live with my mom, but we had to move again over the summer and I'm starting my first day as a high school junior at Morning View High School. I hope it's not as bad as all the other times we've moved.
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My first day started off on the wrong foot, to say the least. I ended up getting extremely lost 3 different times and missed lunch. Thankfully, a boy a few grades below me decided to help me.
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"My name is Larry North," he said, his eyes filled with pity.
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"Vernon Daniels," I said.
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"What class do you have next?" Larry asked, "I'll help you get there."
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"Health in room 218 with Mrs. Sanchez," I read off my schedule.
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"Oh, I'm in 222 with Miss Stone," Larry said, then he started leading the way, "What do you do for fun?" Nobody asked me that before.
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"I like howling at the moon, eating cake, and..." I started but decided to stop right there.
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"Are you seeing anyone?" Larry asked. I was caught off guard for a second.
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"I have someone asked me out on a date," I said, "Does that count?"
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"What are your preferences?" Larry asked.
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"I don't know," I said, "What's with all the weird personal questions?"
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"I'm just bored," Larry said, "But we're here." And sure enough, we were at room 218. "My room is two doors down, so I'll see you."
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"Thanks," I said as I waved and went in.
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After health class, I waited for Larry, who looked very surprised that I wait for him.
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"What's your next class?" Larry asked.
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"Hiking with Miss Green," I read off my schedule, "But it's on the third floor?"
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"Oh that's my next class as well," Larry said, my stomach growled, "Oh, are you hungry, Vernon? I have an my extra ham sandwich in my bag if you need it."
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"If only your school wasn't so confusing," I grumbled, "Then I would hate lunch on time." He took out a ham sandwich from his bag and gave it to me.
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"Here," Larry said, "I wouldn't want my new friend to go without." We walked to our next class. I wolfed down that sandwich as fast as I could, but it still wasn't enough, because I smelled pastries.
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When we got to the classroom, I noticed that the ground was level with a door that lead outside, even thought it was the third floor. Miss Green seemed nice, but my thoughts were focused on the pastries. So, when the others went out, I went to look for the pastries, but then realized that I was falling too far behind my class and realized that's not a good way to start on the first day. I rushed out and tripped immediately face first into a mud puddle.
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"Hey, new kid, how did you get all that mud on your face?" One of my classmates asked. He was bigger than me, but I knew that I could take him down. It was just a matter of would that be a good idea, or would my new friend Larry end up hating me for it. "Why are you so quiet, new kid? Cat got your tongue?"
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"I don't want to get in any trouble on my first day, is all," I said.
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"Says the kid who misses all of his morning classes, lunch, and two of his afternoon classes," a girl classmate of mine said. She looked a lot like Larry.
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"Wait, how do you know that?" I asked.
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"You're Vernon Daniels, right?" The girl asked and I nodded, "Well, my name is Carly North and it turns out that we have the same exact schedule. I think we should stick together, so that what happened today wouldn't happened again."
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"You mean about me getting lost?" I asked. Carly nodded.
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"Don't worry, everyone gets lost here sometimes," Carly said, "I remember this one time in Sophomore year, I ended up stuck in the pipes. I don't even know what happened, because I wasn't even close to the bathroom when it happened."
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"Like when I went to the home EC room and ended up in the stands of the gymnasium," I said, "When I tried to go to physics and ended up in the ceiling. When I tried to go to the cafeteria, I ended up in a lake."
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"We don't have a lake," Carly said, "But this all happened today, right?"
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"Yeah," I said.
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"Something really weird is going on here," Carly said, "It usually only happens once a month, but to happen to the same person three times in one day. It's like something is out to get you."
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"Yeah, this place is definitely haunted," Larry said, "It's been in use for a very long time and even though there hasn't been any deaths recently, I heard that there was at least a hundred ghosts haunting this place and they love to play tricks on the living. They especially love to prank people with powers." Larry gave me a knowing look, like he knew my secret. I awkwardly laughed.
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"Well, that's weird then," I said, "Because I don't have any powers."
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"You're not very good at hiding it," Larry said as he pointed behind me, "You have a tail." I looked and saw that my tail was out showing my fear. I usually have control over this.
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"Wow, you really do have a tail," Carly said, "Can I pet it?" I usually didn't get this reaction from people, so I didn't know what to say.
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"I don't really want you to," I said. Carly frowned.
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"But it's so fluffy," Carly said, "I wonder what you look like covered in fur."
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"A giant puppy," I said.
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"Like a werewolf?" Larry asked.
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"No, a giant puppy," I said, "A giant Labradoodle, but a puppy version of it. I can't stand on my hind legs for long in that form because it hurts, so definitely not a werewolf."
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"Also I forgot to mention that Carly is my older sister," Larry said.
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"I could tell," I said, "You have the same last name and you look similar." They looked at each other and frowned.
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"I don't see it," Carly said.
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"Me neither," Larry said. I looked around and noticed that our class was gone.
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"Well, whatever," I said, "I think we lost the rest of the class. Do either of you know how to get back to the building?"
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"Yep," Carly said, "Follow me."
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Soon enough we were back in the classroom and it looked like we didn't miss much, because everyone was just starting to pack up their things.
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