𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎: 𝚃𝚠𝚘 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜. (Book 1)

Chapter 3- Take it one day at a time.

Elijah's POV
TW: deadnaming brief towards the end.

( imagine it doesn't say Degrassi community school it says Westlake Community School)

My palms are sweaty and I feel faint. Did I remember to eat or drink water before I left? Maybe I can call mom and tell her I'm feeling sick to where I can't come back to school yeah that's it. "Earth to Eli, dude you're going to give yourself an anxiety attack, calm down!."

I snap out of my thoughts to see my brother, Andrew snapping his fingers in my face. I calm down a bit and he hands me my schedule as we start walking to our classes "Eli calm down I know you are really nervous but you have me here this year, it's going to be different I promise." I turn to him to say something, but he's already running over to the football signup sheet.

"Well thanks for the advice Drew, I'll take it from here I guess." I say to myself from afar. I look down at my schedule trying to find my way to class as I collide into someone quickly picking up what I dropped, "I'm so sorry I wasn't looking where I was going."

I say as I look up to see the most beautiful green eyes, with the most smoothest cinnamon brown skin I've ever seen as it makes me stop in my tracks when she hands me my schedule I dropped.

"No worries it was an accident you seem lost new kid? I'm going to assume If you're looking for Mr. Samuels English three, it's near the trophy case. I'm Marley, I was actually heading over to his class." She says as she takes out her own schedule looking back at mine. "We have four classes and lunch together, wanna walk with me?."

I nod shyly, "y-yeah sure we can I'm Elijah by the way."

'ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Eʟɪ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ɢʀɪᴘ, ' I told myself.

She smiles, "Nice to meet you Elijah, welcome to Westlake community school, the most interesting place known to man. So what's your story?" She says between walking.

I look at her confused. "My story? As in?."

"You know..., you look like the kind of guy who has an interesting story following him. It's okay if you don't wanna share. I ramble sometimes when I meet new people or when I'm nervous, not saying you make me you know nervous or anything." she says the last part fast I laugh at her nervousness. '

' Iᴛ's ᴄᴜᴛᴇ, ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅ sʜᴇ sᴀʏ ɢᴜʏ? I-I ᴀᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғʀᴇᴀᴋ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ I ɢᴇᴛ sᴇᴇɴ ᴀs ᴀ ɢᴜʏ. Wᴀɪᴛ, sʜᴇ's sᴛᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ.'

' Why didn't I say something?'

" I-I uh wouldn't say there is an interesting story behind me, I'm just a normal guy boring even." I blurted out quickly as we got to chemistry class getting seated.

Mr. Samuel quiets down the class for attendance as I scribble in my notebook waiting for my name to be called. After a few minutes he calls on me "Ellie Stevens? Is there an Eli-."

His eyes going wide face going pale as a ghost turning away from looking directly at me realizing his mistake as his words fell on deaf ears as Marley looked at me confused. "Isn't your last name Stevens?."

I look at her as my throat goes a bit dry. "I- I-I don't know maybe there's another Stevens I-I guess it's a common name." I say as Mr. Simpson stops when he makes eye contact with me. He clears his throat nervously saying, "I- I mean Elijah Stevens."

I look down embarrassed just wanting to disappear. "H-here." I croak out nervously, everyone whispering amongst themselves while staring at me.

Mr Samuel mouths "I'm sorry." To me feeling guilty. I put my hoodie over my head and sighed, watching the class go by. Soon as the bell rings for my next class which is drama, frozen in place trying to process what happened I know it's minor mistake but it still stings Marley gets up grabbing my things shaking my shoulder lightly.

Grabbing my bag and schedule from her leaving the classroom with Marley I tell her I'll meet her after drama at lunch I find my way to the boy's bathroom making sure the coast is clear before going in.

I finish up in the bathroom before leaving heading to the auditorium for drama somehow finding it, I get there seemingly staying low on the radar before class starts hoping I won't get embarrassed again.

New characters do you like them??

Ohh I sense a new couple alert?
Is Elijah going to like Westlake?

Opinions on Elijah being trans?

Opinions on Marley?

Opinions on Andrew?

Thoughts on the teacher's slip up??