Seph woke early the next morning it was a Friday and he didn't have to get up till 6 but it was 4 am. He went to the bathroom only to notice something strange. Seph had very dull brown eyes, straight brown hair and pale with a tint of tan skin. But what was different from today then any other day was how tired he looked. His face looked worn and miserable even though he felt fine and the eye bags under his eyes were so dark it stood out very bad.
Seph couldn't understand why this was the case because he slept so well and didn't stay up late( which he usually didn't). He was cover in sweat like he had went on a long run. He felt cold and off he couldn't put his finger to it until he noticed the outline of a rope hanging above his shower hanging into it. An outline of a figure stood there swinging.
He just stood there hoping whatever this was wasn't real and just him actually really tired. He took slow, small steps towards the curtains of the shower.
Nothing was there. When he looked up the rope was gone the figure no longer existing. Except for his papers to go on the trip laying in the tub completely dry. He picked it up confused because he knew he kept them where he would remember.
He put his hands up "Nope, not gonna happen I'm out" he stated out loud as he quickly exited. He blocked his bathroom door and sat on his bed and read until it was 6. Which he then got ready. He went downstairs to his mom waiting for him to give him breakfast. After they ate they both left. His father already left earlier most days but today he took the day off to watch the house. So much for watching the house as he was currently dead asleep in bed.
"Bye mom I'll see you after school"
"Bye sweetheart, also when is that new class of yours? Your father told me about it and just wanted to know which day." She stated.
"Oh that yea that is next week on Wednesday and it's right after school" he replied.
His mother gave him a worried look but just nodded. He knew she didn't like the idea of him staying later then usual but to be honest he was gonna stay way longer then just after school on that trip.
He smiled at her and said "It's gonna be ok mom nothings gonna happen to me I promise". She still didn't look convinced but seemed calmer. They hugged and he walked towards the school. He felt bad for lying but they would have to understand that he needed this, it was killing him to go. He didn't know why of course but he knew he had to.
He walked up to the school to go talk to his friends and felt really good to tell everyone he would be going on the trip.
2005 5 am Wednesday-
The week passed by quickly to his school event and he told his parents he would leave early to make sure everything for the class was set up for the health class which he lied about helping with. He packed a weeks worth of clothes, his phone charger, etc.
He quickly left a note on the table telling them everything would be ok and that he would be safe(he couldn't bear to lie any longer and had to let them in on some of it).
He rushed to school to get to the bus for the trip. By the time he got there all the students were there and boarding the bus. He quickly put his stuff under the bus and hoped in to sit with Samantha. She was looking very pretty today. She wore a skirt and flower shirt. What Seph admired the most about her were her eyes. She had bright blue eyes unlike anything he had seen before. She had short black hair with a pin on it to move it a bit. All together from her outfit to her freckles to her eyes she was beautiful. But her personality was like nothing she was very unique in many ways from how she looked to how she actually acted. Try sat beside each other and chatted he could see how bright her eyes were today as she talked to him about how happy she was to have him come and actually hangout with her outside of school. Then the bus started and the journey to the docks were on the way. He was getting freedom from his family and able to be out and about now.
Something was wrong though. He could feel it but he shoved it away as him thinking of the trouble he would get after he got back. But he didn't care he needed this he had to have this. Or perhaps this was not truly him but something else wanting him to go.