Crystal's POV

Abruptly I was thrown back into reality as I gasped for air, startled and horrified I instantly reached for my heart which was still beating like crazy! My breathing was very shallow so I tried to calm myself down a little, then I immediately looked around me, checked my feet and stomach for any kind of injury or anything else that resembles one. But there was nothing, nothing at all, I was fine. I sighed in contend.

My muscles felt weak, just like my energy

It was a nightmare, again! But this one was so terrifying and different than others, this time everything felt so real, the pain felt so real, the fear felt so real, and unlike all the other times this time they even caught me! just a mere thought of those creatures sent chills through my spine and those eyes, again those mysterious breath taking eyes, eyes that never seem to leave me alone, ever.

To clear up my mind, I got up and went to the washroom to freshen up a bit but the moment I looked into the mirror, all I could think about was those beautiful eyes again. The eyes which have haunted my life since I was a child. The eyes I've somehow became so familiar with, the eyes who's owner is only a mystery for me. I couldn't sleep after that horrifying nightmare, so as usual I sat near the window of my room with my eyes fixed on the enchanting night sky, it always had this strangely soothing yet compiling effect on my mind and soon my body felt at ease.

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Like every other normal day of my life, I was on my way to college, for which I prefer the term, hell hole! it is a place where I've always been tortured for as long as I can remember, so even calling it hell would be an insult to the Satan, because I'm sure hell would be better place than that. The moment I reached the entrance, I checked the time, according to which I still had ten minutes to get in. I always avoided being there before the bell, so that I wouldn't have to face the 'normal' people since for them I don't fit into that criteria.

Today is going to be different, I promised myself! I'm not letting them get to me from now onwards! I'm going to ignore them! I'm going to be normal, at least I'll pretend to be, with that in mind I took a deep breath and entered the hallway.

You can do this Crystal, I reminded myself again! But the moment I stepped in, all eyes were on me, I hated this! And then started the whispering, while staring at me like I've grown two horns.

"isn't this the crazy chick?" A group of guys were standing in the corner when one of them whispered motioning towards me.

"crazy, hot chick you mean, i would give worlds for getting laid with her" another one said while staring me from up to down.

"Damn right" they all started laughing.

"Look at her clothes, they are so down rated, such a freak!" some girl said and her group started giggling.

I looked down at my dress. It wasn't bad, well at least not for me, just because I'm not wearing a more revealing dress or mini skirts like all these girls here, doesn't mean my clothes are bad. And god! not even my shoe will get laid with you freaking pervert, but again i really don't want to make a scene. So, like my every day routine I did my best to ignore them and continued walking towards my class when out of nowhere someone pushed me, and I directly fell on my face and with that the giggles going around me turned into loud laughter.

"Ouch, isn't this poor Cris? I am sorry darling, I didn't mean to push you or anything" Rose, the girl who even a blind person will say pushed me intentionally said, by the expressions on her face, it was clear that she was lying, she wasn't even trying to atleast mean what she said, she's the one of the girls who due to some reason hates me most in this screwed up place but i can't say the feelings aren't mutual. I've no idea of what her problem is with me but she always finds ways to trouble me with her other so called minions. Ignoring her as usual, I quickly gathered my things and got up not before giving her a glare.

"OMG! don't scare me! Are you going to complain about us to your friends? You've plenty of them, don't you?" Jessica, one of Rose's minions said faking fear in her voice.

"No no no no no, lemme correct you Jes, she meant your 'Imaginary friends' missy!" Rose added and again everyone broke into a fit of laughter. I walked past her and went to my class, ignoring every mean comments and laughs on my way. I'm not some kind of nerd or geek, i simply like to stay in peace rather than having mouth fights with all of them because i don't think it would ever stop, so why bother to even waste my energy.

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After attending three big and boring lectures, I got into the cafeteria, and ordered my regulars, a burger and a diet coke and took them outside towards my usual spot to eat, behind the football ground under the big tree. It was always very peaceful here, away from all of them, away from the hellhole, away from the world!

"Mum, why don't I have hair like yours? Why am I so different?" I asked my mum, who had just finished reading Cinderella story to me.

"Because, you're special and to be unique you've to be different than others, angel" she smiled caressing my hair. I smiled back, she always say the nicest things to me, "But I don't even have friends, they make fun of me and my hair." I told her remembering how a group of girls didn't let me play with them in the playground.

"You don't need them, you've me and dad! And you'll soon have a Prince Charming too"

"Just like Cinderella?"

"Just like Cinderella." She chuckled kissing my forehead and stood up tucking me in bed properly,"it's very late, you should sleep now or else your prince charming would be sad, good night"

"Good night mum" she kissed my head again and went away switching off the light.

I heard the bell ring and I was pulled back into this awful world. That was the last time my mother ever tucked me to bed. Regaining my composure I stood up, and made my way inside wiping a drop of tear that fell from my eye.

I was about to get inside, when I saw a glimpse of Aria, the only girl I somehow talked to at times in here, standing far off by another tree and staring at me. I didn't see her today in school. I wanted to call out for her but she was very far from me and suddenly out of blue she wasn't there anymore. So I thought she might have gone somewhere and made my way inside.

"Oh, look everyone, crybaby Crystal is back from Neverlands," Rose said loudly and caught everyone's attention.

"What happened Cris? Did Peter Pan cheated on you?" she added and everyone started laughing. I didn't stop and continued walking towards the entrance, "or wait.... maybe your father finally left you alone like your mother did all those years ago?" she said and laughed.

My grip on my bag tightened and my blood started to boil, I mostly ignore their cheap, meam and dirty comments but I can never listen anything against my family, especially my mother. Never! "But again, it took him an awfully long time to understand that, after all you were always a useless, physco, good for nothing shit! You must have gotten it from your mother. Maybe she was a psychotic weirdo like you as--" she was saying something but this time I lost it!

My veins felt like they were going to burst at any minute now, my head started spinning and without giving it another thought, i turned around and slapped her on the face with full force that resided in my body, the slap that turned out to be so forceful that she directly fell on floor. "Bitch, how dare-" she was saying something but my kick stopped her from saying anything else.

"Don't you ever dare say anything about my mother!" I yelled ,"And next time if I heard even a word about my family from your mouth, my hands wouldn't even flitch before ripping that filthy tongue of yours " my head was due to some reason shooting with pain and my breathing got really hard by then.

"Shut up! Do you know who I am I-" she again tried to say but I cut her off.

"You have no idea how much I know about you! Who's turn was it today? Mr Roger? Mr Peters? Drake? Or was it Mr Jeffrey, Right he should be the one, since you need to pass in chemistry!" I said loudly and kicked her one more time before getting away from her. Shaking my head a little i started walking towards the exist. giving a small galance around me, I saw a look of shock and pure fright on everyone's face so not wanting to loose more of my mind, i quickly made my way towards the parking and eventually my car.

I never thought it was possible for me to ever hurt anyone and the strength, where the hell did it came from? i looked at my hands, I'm not at all a strong person so how? everything was shocking for even my own self, my behaviour, the anger, the strength. It felt like my body and mind was taken over by someone else, like I was compeled at the moment, I'm not a violent person, not at all.

I've never hurt a insect in my life, let alone a human, but today I felt this urge to torture her, kicking her and giving her pain got me this strange excitement and satisfaction, happiness even, the kind of feeling that I've never felt before, the feelings that made me feel good and it scared me! This feeling of satisfaction scared the hell out of me! something very strange happened today, the kind of strange I've no idea about. I don't know what took over me, but never in my life would I tolerate a single bad word against my mother, never ever! Not having it in me to take anymore of this day, I got into my car and drove towards my home.

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