Todos os capítulos de The Boy In The Photo: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 5

[NATHANIEL]I stood in front of the mirror, staring at my own reflection, making minor adjustments to my uniform and hair. It was the first day of school, and I didn’t really want to go. Summer camp ended two weeks ago. Photos from the bonfire night were spreading like wildfire. Friends and strangers are texting and sending me messages on my social media. Every time my phone buzzed, I could feel my stomach drop.If it were a normal summer camp, everything would have been fine. But things had to go sideways…I could still feel it, across the crowd, near the bonfire, my gaze on someone who shouldn’t be there. My hands trembled as I tightened my tie.‘Liar.’I turned away from the mirror, disgusted by my own reflection. I picked up my backpack from the desk, glancing at my vision board. Scholarship program applications, student council activities, competitions and many other goals for the year. At the corner of the board, an old Polaroid photo that was never removed.I stared at the p

[Nathaniel]My head snapped up from my phone screen, and I stood up immediately, throwing the phone back under the desk. “Yes, Sir!”“What’s gotten into you today?” Mr Hicks made his way towards me. “First, you were uncharacteristically late for class.” He reached under my desk and took out my phone. “And now, you are blatantly using your phone in my class?”“I am sorry, Sir!”I blushed deep red at being caught red-handed. Mr Hicks asked me to unlock my screen, opening to the last photo I was looking at. His stern eyes looked at me after seeing the photo. “I am not against students dating as long as you keep up with your academics. You are showing a really bad example here, Nathaniel.”The entire class laughed, and students started whispering. “What did Mr Hicks see?”“Was Nate admiring those photos in class?”“Maybe he was chatting with Clara.”I hung my head lower and blushed deeper in embarrassment. “I am sorry, Sir. I will pay attention in class.” I apologised.“I am taking

[Nathaniel]I raised my hands when I saw Jasper coming into the classroom. “Where did you go? We were kind of expecting you to appear after collecting your phone.” Jasper rambled on as he settled down beside me. “Did you get detained by Mr Hicks or something?”“Nope, got off with a warning. Ms Joan asked me to bring a new student around school.”“New student?”“Yeah, a transfer student at our level.” I tried to be casual as I pointed behind me to Chris. “Sitting right there.”Jasper turned to look. He waved, smiled and nodded. I tried my best not to turn my head. “He looks like he plays on the rugby team,” Jasper commented as he turned back to me. “He is.”I blurted out before I could stop myself. Wait. No, this was not information that I should know.“I mean, I think he is. He looks built for it.” I clarified before Jasper caught anything. “He said he transferred under the sports program. Probably really good at it.”I know he is good. Really good. “What? Riverdale have a sport