c h a p t e r o n e

-Icarus-

'Mondays are always dreadful- Actually nah all the days that have school are dreadful.' I thought to myself as I got up from my bed and went to freshen up. Even though it sounds like I'm rushing for time, I actually have like 3 hours before school. The 3 hours before hell helps me to clear anything I have going on in the morning. I may be a student but I earn my own money on the side by being an interior designer for companies. I've always been intrigued by interior design, which is why when I bought my first place, I had it rebuilt to my liking. I'm a very particular guy when it comes to my interests

I went downstairs to a calm and quiet loft. I've lived by myself for almost 4 years now and I enjoy the serenity that comes with it. My parents both died when I was 10 so I lived with my cousin's family until I was 13 when I decided I needed to live by myself and make my own way in life. One of the best decision I've made if you asked me.

I scurried to the kitchen area and made myself an acai bowl and a cup of coffee. I checked my phone whilst waiting for the coffee to finish brewing. Besides a meeting with a company representative with a date yet to be decided, I had nothing else to do so I took my time eating my breakfast whilst listening to some music in the background. I sat outside to enjoy the view as the morning breeze blew in my direction before finishing up.

I still have an hour left before school and school is just a 10-minute drive. I continued sitting outside when a memory flashed in my head, one I want to forget. I started to breath heavier than usual. I walked over to a dresser and took out a box of cigarettes and a lighter.

'Dammit Icarus you can't keep doing this to yourself' . I shrugged it off and smoked a few sticks. I've always been a healthy guy except on a couple of occasions. But this, this was different.

'It's just a coping mechanism Icarus just a coping mechanism.' I thought to myself as I finished the third stick, grabbed my bag and headed for school. I head to the carpark to see my beautiful car, a 2017 Acura NSX. Muscle cars are pretty popular among the guys at Ryegates but I couldn't care less about their opinion. This was my car , my statement that I could live independently while their car are basically bought by their dads. I opened the glove compartment and took out a small bottle of perfume to hide the smell of cigarettes. I didn't have time to bath and I definitely didn't need people knowing I'm a smoker, not that people would want to come near me.

0930 AM

Entered my first class and sat in the back of the room, near the window so I'd at least have something to look at when class eventually gets boring. There wasn't much students in class yet which was good. For a " bad boy ", I was pretty punctual and quiet. I sat in my seat, reading a book occasionally playing my phone as the room filled up with students and started to get rowdy. I sighed to myself

" It's going to be a long day"

A/N I'll try and update every Friday so that it isn't that long of a wait. Hope you guys enjoy it and leave a vote!