Simon Riley

Your parents decided to move to London after receiving a great job opportunity. At just 17, you left everything behind in your home country: friends, acquaintances, family. Although the change terrified you, a spark of curiosity about the unknown glimmered in your soul.

It was your first day at a new school, so you got yourself together as best you could and nervously headed to class. Entering the classroom, you saw a few students and, without thinking twice, sat down at the first empty desk at the back, next to another empty one. You felt everyone's eyes on you, which made you even more nervous, but no one said anything because the teacher started class at that moment. You didn't understand why you were attracting so much attention and decided to ignore it.

A few minutes later, someone knocked on the door. The teacher sighed and looked at the blond boy who was late—it seemed like it wasn't the first time. He, too, paused for a moment when he saw you there, but without saying anything, he sat down next to you. You caught a whisper and became curious about what was going on.

After class, you were heading to the next room when a friendly girl, Amanda, took your arm and walked with you. When you tried to sit in the same seat as before, Amanda stopped you.

"Don't sit there," she warned. "You better stay away from that guy; he's a real problem. I'm surprised he let you sit next to him in your first class. He never lets anyone else in there."