Lost boy | dnf

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Hi!! This is my first book and I have little experience so pls bare that in mind :) I'm British so some things may be totally inaccurate, I'm kinda basing this off of tv shows and what not. I hope you enjoy! Also there will be some swearing in this book so don't read if you don't like that :)

update: this book has techno as a bad character, i wrote this a while ago (before he passed) and don't want to trigger anyone by having him as a bad character! just letting you guys know before you start reading.

George's pov:
I lie on the flat roof, letting the stars captivate me for hours. They make me feel safe, they ground me. When I'm under the stars, I can imagine I'm anywhere in the world. I can be back in England, back with my family together as one. I can be anywhere. I can be free.

But for now, I am here. In a place I don't belong, in a place where I am unsafe. I am lost and I need to find home.

And I also need to find sleep.. I have school tomorrow. I climbed back through the window and settled down onto my bed.

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I woke up suddenly to the jarring sound of my alarm clock, jolting as my dream got interrupted. I groaned as the realisation hit, today is my first day at my new school in Florida. To say I was nervous is an understatement, I was absolutely terrified. My stomach tied in a knot as butterflies flooded my body, deep breaths, I tell myself.

I had a cold shower to cool myself down, wincing as the water hit my shaking body. I then changed into a purple sweatshirt with a white collar underneath it, matching purple converse and black corduroy pants.

I added accessories; my favourite rings and some chains and messed around with my hair for a bit, after all I wanted to give a good first impression. At my old school we had to wear school uniform, therefore I wanted to take full advantage of being able to wear my own clothes.

I finally had some breakfast, some toast with Nutella on it, before grabbing my keys and bag and leaving. My mum was already at work so I had to walk today. I can't drive in America yet, I've passed in England but I've been putting off doing my test until we're settled in.

The school is only a 10 minute walk from my house so I got there in no time. The school consisted of 4 separate colour coded buildings, each one towering over me intimidatingly. My old school in England was no way near this big.

I awkwardly observed the school to see where the entrance was, I decided to head towards the large staircase which was accompanied by fountains and bushes. The campus was littered with hundreds of students, I briefly sussed everybody out before finally heading into the office.

'Hello! You must be George.' A smart dressed man said with a grin, 'I'm Mr Dixon, the principal of Faunders High'

'Nice to meet you sir' I replied with a smile.

However, I couldn't help but focus on the boy next to him, his gaze was down at the floor so all I could see was soft, dirty blonde hair. He was wearing a white graphic t shirt, cuffed black pants and a red and white varsity jacket. He stood, awkwardly fiddling with his rings while glancing up at me whenever he could.

'This is Clay, he's going to take you on a tour of the school as you both have similar classes together.' Mr Dixon continued lecturing me about school morals and expectations before leaving me with Clay. I can't say that I missed his presence. Although brief, Mr Dixon welcomed a headache to form already.

Dreams pov:
As soon as he walked in I could feel myself blushing red. His hair was slightly damp and some strands fell into loose curls just above his eyes. His smile was so bright and calming, I could see a hint of nervousness in his eyes, I hoped that I could calm him during our tour. I know what it's like to be the new kid.

Eventually Mr Dixon left and I could speak to the short male standing awkwardly in front of me. I released a breath I didn't realise I was holding and introduced myself,

'Hello!' I said with a smile, 'I'm Clay but people call me Dream.'

I started to walk through the door, holding it for him as he followed. I watched him blush as he thanked me, the apples of his cheeks tinted with a crimson hue and I could feel mine doing the same. It was hard not to be flustered when the prettiest boy I've ever seen was standing, just centimetres away from me. I didn't realise I was staring until he started speaking, I quickly looked away and shut the door behind me.

'I'm George, nice to meet you dream.' He said with an anxious seeming laugh.

'Wait.. are you British?' I asked enthusiastically.

'Yeah, we just moved here from England a month ago, my step dad had a job opportunity so we had to go.' George said, he sounded frustrated about the situation. Moving away from his life in England must've been hard for him. I continued with our tour, showing him how the building layouts worked.

George's pov:
The buildings are colour coordinated, an easy way to remember which block is which, right? Wrong. The yellow block and the green block look exactly the same! I'm guessing it's lime green as I can't tell a difference at all, what if Dream gets annoyed at me when I tell him?

'Dream..' I started

'Yeah George?' He made eye contact with me, is facial expression changed from excited to worried as he locked eyes with me.

'I'm kinda.. uh.. colourblind.' I said with a nervous laugh, feeling my face instantly blush from embarrassment.

He started.. smiling? And let out this weird demonic kettle sound as he clutched his stomach and put his hand over his mouth.

'Sorry!' He said in between laughs, 'I just did this whole tour, talking about how easy the school is to navigate.. and you can't even see the colours' he tried to stop his wheezes as he looked like he couldn't breathe.

I laughed along with him then briefly explained which colours I can see and which ones are difficult. The yellow block is mostly for sports, which I most definitely won't be participating in, therefore I didn't need to go near that one. Dream told me he spends most of his time there, he's really into American football, which i learnt was completely different from British football, or soccer as they call it.

Our tour finished and we headed towards our first lesson, which was in the blue block for creative subjects. I've learnt many things about dream in this tour, and the most surprising one is that he also loves to paint. We both have Art together for first period, hopefully I can sit next to him.

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The end of my first chapter! It was just dream and George meeting and setting out the story so kinda boring, next chapter we'll meet dreams friends and start building relationships with people! I hope you enjoyed :) make sure to eat something and drink water today, also open your windows and let some air and light in!! :)