Episode 11
"I won't be there for you always" keeps ringing in my head as I make my way to my locker room. Since she said that word I can't feel her again, I can't feel her presence. If it was years ago, that I wouldn't be able to feel her I would have been so happy, but I don't know why I'm feeling sad about it, I kinda missed her tho.
Waking up this morning feels so weird, and I almost got late for school. Zoe used to be the one to always wake me up to get ready for school everyday, and now she is gone. I tried to communicate with her yesterday night, but it's all blank. I hope it's all a prank. I touched where I was wounded, and sighed. I opened my locker to get my essential needs for the class.
I was taking my books when I had a slight headache, the adrenaline kept surging and just like a flash I saw myself in a room full of people probably my age, Teens, yeah, teens. It Looked like a party, yes a night party, then I saw a girl, she was backing me with her long blonde hair flowing down at her back, her jean jacket has a butterfly shaped printed on It, it's pretty.
In the next second I saw her lying in the pool of her own blood with her eyes popped out and a disfigured cracked body. She was laying there lifelessly, blood gushing out of her nose and mouth. I screamed out at the horrible sight in front of me.
I was sweating and looking around, I'm back to reality. The few students that were in the locker room threw me a 'are you okay' glance, I ignored them and slammed my locker door shut and walked hurriedly to the lecture room. What was that all about? How I could daydream about that scary thing?
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Sandra's pov…
I alighted from the bus and I walked through the gigantic gate to the building of my new workplace, "woah!" I exclaimed again to the amazing building, I remember getting lost the first time I came here.
I walked straight into the building, and went to meet the receptionist so I could get directed to the marketing department, after getting some direction I was now at the marketing department. I adjusted my skirt and hair before knocking on the door and waited for it to open or at least hear a 'come in'. After some minutes and I didn't hear any reply I decided to go in.
Immediately I walked into the wide office I was met with stares, for a second I felt uneasy, like go easy with all this stares.
"Uhm, Hi" I said gently raising my hand in a bid of saying 'Hi'
"I'm Sandra…" I was saying when I was quickly interrupted by a lady, probably in her 30's
"Oh, you are the new employee replacing Mr. Byers" she declared looking at my direction
"Yes" I said, nodding my head while the rest of the staff faced their computer, doing whatever that is there we're doing before I came in.
"So I'm Joyce, Joyce Will, I'm the head of staff of the marketing department"
She said while I closed the door behind me and walked to her table. Wow, she looks so young. It must have been a lot of hard work for her to be the head of staff of the marketing department. She stretched her hand out for a handshake and I gladly took it.
"You see that corner, it is your desk, take this while going, work begins now!." She commanded so much authority.
"so you could meet up with the party" she added
"What Party?" I thought
"Uhm?" I mumbled unaware of what party it is
"What?" She asked facing her computer and continuing what she was doing
"I'm sorry, what party?" I asked to clear my inquisitive mind.
"The welcome party for the new employees, I'm sure you are thinking of why party?, but let me tell you this, count yourself lucky to be employed here, you see this firm have an huge taste of hardworking employers, there was a wild firing of employees last week, like 20 of them!, both the cooks too, and if you ask me, the welcome party is much needed" she explained
"Wait, 20?" I Asked surprised
"Yeah, you see, Sir Noah, doesn't play with his work and hate laziness, and I must say they really deserve that sack letter" She said while she keeps typing on the computer like a robot, wonder how she can type so fast and talk to someone while at it
"Who is Noah?" I asked, curiosity gaining the best part of me.
"Are you seriously serious right now?" She asked to look up at me and pause whatever she was doing.
"Are you new here? In this town?" She asked and I nodded positively.
"We should meet by lunch then, I feel we are going to really get along, you really need to be fill in on what that has been going on around here, but before then do a cross check to all this file, so you won't get fired" she said handing me some paperwork and then wink.
Chloe's pov
The students trooped out of the class room for lunch. I was packing my books when Sean suddenly plunged his hands around my shoulder. He is fond of doing that.
"Hurry up," he said to me.
"You know I could use some help " I said glaring at his hands on my shoulders.
"Hey man" he said to Brian as they shook hands
"You know what, let me have it, you are taking so long" Sean said, taking my books away from me.
"Let me have yours too" Brian said to Cassie as we both walked out to the cafeteria
We waited in the line waiting for our turn to get our lunch. Sean was standing in front of us and this other guy, he was paying for his meal.
He took his tray and was going to the table when I heard 'Watch it', his tray hitting the ground as his food spilled all over, the cafeteria
"Why do you always have to be so clumsy and stupid" the kid said laughing at him, they are two of them.
"Seriously? They clearly did that on purpose, I thought there is no bully in WHS?" I thought.
I walked directly to the scene, boiling in anger, and did what I thought was right. "What the heck is wrong with you" I shouted at them, where is all this confidence coming from? I asked no one in particular.
"Hey, little missy pretty, who are you?" One of them asked, seems like they are in sport or something judging from their uniform.
"You clearly hit him on purpose and you mocked him for it" I said to him, wishing I had someone to stand up for me when I was at Garfield.
"Do I?" He asked, staring at the boy and he nodded his head No.
"Screw that, you should say sorry" I yelled at them getting angry
"And if I don't? He said closing up the gaps between us.
"Tell him sorry or I'm gonna make you do that" I said angrily.
"Dare me" I added and he laughed wheezily
"You should do as she says Mike" Brian said standing next to me.
"You have the mayor's son as your bodyguard, or who is he to you, your boyfriend?" He asked with a smirk eyeing Brian.
"Out of here Brian, this has nothing to do with you" he added and Brian doesn't move an inch.
"Wait, are you surprised?You think I will chicken out like I've always done huh?" He asked
Have they held grudges against each other before?
"I see you've grown some wings" he said with a smirk
"I said get out of here now!" He commanded putting on the meanest look he could ever pull.
"Else what?" Brian said not moving an inch with a smirk, daring him.
He faces his friend then smiles before throwing a punch at Brian. Nah, I need to correct that, 'an attempted punch' because Brian dogged it and gave him a blow that lands him on the ground and that is it, they started fighting, Mike friend wanted to join the fight but was dragged back by Sean making it two against two, the crowd have already started booing and chanting the name of their favorite. the cafeteria now looked like a wrestling tournament now, I looked at the direction where the guy was but he was no longer there
The sound of the shrieking megaphone can be heard, and I find it annoying.
"Mike Brown, Sean Gerard, Brian Wilson, Chloe Campbell and Caled George to the detention room now?"
Tbc...