I was just sitting in my windowsill watching the people outside travelling to work and the different animals strolling or for the birds soaring around the neighbourhood.

Everything was quiet for around five minutes before the morning school rush began loads of teens around my age started to walk towards the school that I go to, I only live around three minutes away, plus the fact that I was ready by 7:40 this morning, the school doesn't start until 8:30.

So, I had some time to check that I had all my books, my tutor's notes and that I had my lunch money all in my bag before grabbing my violin for practising during break and lunch with Lily and Alice before waiting for them at the door so we could walk to school together.

You see they are my only friends in this place and luckily for me - they both speak fluent French, Italian, German, Spanish, Romanian, Russian, Welsh, obviously English and Greek and a big help when it comes to those classes in school as they tutor me in languages and I tutor them in music and archery so it's a win-win situation for us.

However, when it comes to maths, science, DT, ICT and reading and writing we all have a tutor.

"Hey, Serena." They chorused while walking down the stairs, Gods I hate it when they do that and they know that for definite. We made our way out the door after saying goodbye to mum and walked to the school.

"Is it main hall assembly or singing assembly today?" I ask Alice, seeing as Alice has a photographic memory and is naturally perfect looking and Lily is just genuinely beautiful with their perfect long princess curled brunette hair, light brown eyes, absolutely flawless skin and perfect hourglass figure, then there's me with my waist-length wavy red hair, greyish-blue eyes, slim and athletic figure and freckle splattered skin.

They are two of the most popular girls in school while I am the weird girl that no one wants to be around, well apart from Alice and Lily that is.

"Singing." She stated simply.

"Uuuggghhhh, Μισώ το τραγούδι στη συναρμολόγηση (Uuuggghhhh I hate singing in assembly)" I groaned to my best friends/adoptive sisters and they just laughed at that and continued chuckling at me until we reached the main hall of the school.

However, what surprised us was that there were eight people who look to be new students to the school, as we were sitting in our seats our headmaster, Mr James, started walking towards the podium on the left-hand side in the front of the hall.

"Bore dda blwydden ddeg (Good morning year 10)." He projected his voice loud enough for us to hear when we are right at the back of the hall with empty seats around us that I'm guessing are for the new students.

"Bore dda, Mr James (Good morning, Mr James)." The majority of the hall replied in unison to the headmaster.

"Today as you have probably guessed already, we have a few new students, so instead of me talking after the singing, the assembly will be handed over to the new students. And today there will be only a single student that will be singing on their own. So if the form teachers could please bring the names of students up and put into this hat and one of the new students will pick a name at random." He said while holding out a hat for the teachers to do as he requested and the student who was going to pick the name.

The student picking the name was a girl who looked around 15 with jet black hair with highlights of silver throughout, electric blue eyes, pale skin, she was around 5 ft 7" tall and with a very athletic figure, she stepped towards the headmaster at slowly puts her hand inside the hat and moves it around a bit then pulls a piece of paper out, takes a deep breath and announced.

"Serena Bella" In a very cheerful voice that I wish she didn't have right now, as I slowly and very hesitantly made my way up to the front of the hall while fiddling with the sleeves of my jumper.

"Well, Serena what are you going to sing?" Mr James asked as I reached him, the first song that popped into my head that I learnt of by heart and know most people here know was 'The world in union' when I whispered the name of the song into his ear he smiled down at me and went to tell Miss Edwards the piano player the song choice and she started playing the melody.

"There's a dream I feel,

So rare so real,

All the world in union,

The world as one.

Gathering together,

One mind one heart,

Every creed every colour,

Once joined never apart.

Searching for the best in me,

I will find what I can be,

If I win lose or draw,

There's a winner in us all.

It's the world in union,

The world as one,

As we climb to reach our destiny,

A new age has begun.

We may face high mountains,

Must cross rough seas,

We must take our place in history,

And live with dignity.

Just to be the best I can,

Sets the goal for every man,

If I win lose or draw,

It's a victory for all.

It's the world in union,

The world as one,

As we climb to reach our destiny,

A new age has begun.

It's the world in union,

The world as one,

As we climb to reach our destiny,

A new age has begun!!!!!!" I sang to the top of my lungs and before today no one in this hall other than Alice and Lily has heard me sing on my own, so I was just standing there being totally awkward.

So me being me I tried to run back to my seat but on my way, the school bully and my personal tormentor, Jake Nicks, tripped me and I fell right on my face and everyone around me apart from the new students, Alice, Lily and Miss Stevens the school nurse laughed, even the headteacher laughed.

As I started to push myself off the ground I felt several pairs of hands help me up, as I looked to see who helped me get up I saw it was the new kids. Alright, I really need to learn their names.

"Thank you, but you didn't have to help me." I say sheepishly as I lower my head to look towards the ground.

"Hey, it's okay." Replied a girl with waist-length brown hair, flawlessly tanned skin and light brown eyes.

"Why didn't anyone else help you up?" Questioned the girl who picked my name from the hat. And once again I looked down towards my feet.

"No one other than Coach Phil, Miss Stevens, Alice and Lily actually like me or even talks to me," I mumbled, hey what it's true everyone thinks that I'm a freaky little Greek dyslexic orphan with ADHD, but even then in school Alice and Lily hardly ever see or talk to me, so in school, I have basically no one.

And I'm guessing that I said that out loud because all of the new kids are looking at me sympathetically, under their gazes I start to fidget around on my feet.

"Aren't you guys supposed to be taking the assembly right now?" I questioned them, trying my hardest to get the attention of me. And it's like they were just snapped back into reality as they all shook their heads and smiled half-hearted smiles and walked back up to the front as I made my way back towards Alice and Lily.

"Hey, um... we don't really know how to start introducing ourselves, so we will go one by one instead." A blonde female said.

"Right, so, I'm Annabeth Chase." The blonde girl that I now know as Annabeth says. Next to introduce their self is the one that picked my name.

"I'm, Thalia Grace." Next was a blonde-haired boy with electric blue eyes.

"I'm, Jason Grace " next was one with jet black hair and sea-green eyes.

"I'm, Percy Jackson" after him was a girl with really curly dark brown hair, caramel coloured skin and brown eyes.

"I'm, Hazel Levesque" after her was a boy who had black hair with warm brown eyes.

"I'm, Frank Zhang" Now the next person looks like someone who loves attention with curly dark brown hair, brown eyes and a Latino complexion.

"I'm, Leo Valdez" and next was the one that has lovely bronze hair that I just realized had a feather in it and flawless skin.

"I'm, Piper McLean" after they said their names I only just realized that they all had American accents, well Leo had a slight Latino accent but it sounded mostly American. Then Thalia stepped forward once again.

Published: 10/05/2019

Edited: 15/01/2021