Occasionally I was used to these kinds of weirdness and uncertainty, but this one felt a little bit different it was like I was pretty crazy and I saying that coming from me says otherwise. This time around these nightmares/hallucinations was more than what I could handle. For some god who knows who the entire trip back, no one seemed to remember Booker, Donald their their two friends not even the kid who was dangling over the fence. Was this a trick? Was I being pranked or something? Everyone acted a little bit strange no one really knew who was Booker and Donald. The students didn't even seem to remember what happened the last few minutes that was happening to me, everyone talked and whispered about Hope Landers - a young blonde girl whom was considered sick to go on the school field trip until she suddenly showed up with us on the bus - apparently she's been with us since the beginning of the school trip.
Eventually I also got convinced that maybe those two kids were a friction of my imagination I was used to that kind of experience, where I'd think I saw something then it turns out it's nothing which made me feel like I was crazy to be even normal.
But this time it wasn't the same like before - I knew what I saw and I was going to do anything to prove it.
No matter what.
But Hope always knew how to make me think, otherwise. When I asked if she didn't see Booker or even Donald, she would try to distract me with a trivia, then tell me what happened to her at her house today. But I've known her since last year so I knew her tricks.
Something was really going on. Something no one really wanted me to know or find out.
To get everyone of my back, I'd just pretend to be tired and went to sleep, but the disturbing visions of Donald being swallowed by what he claimed was Boogeyman and Booker swallowed by his own self didn't make it easier to fake sleep.
The strange weather didn't stop, which was kinda a big relief to me, because. One night, a lightning strike struck a tree outside my apartment. The following day strangest cloud cover ever see in Crystal View covered only Crystal Parks. One current event that was the talk of the town was the unusual hours of which nightfall came and lasted for.
I started to get more and more tired than before. I tried to go through the school records to see the names of Booker, Donald or any one of the two guys. I slept more than usual in class which led to my slip in my grades from F to F minus. I even searched through the school's trophy cases to see the name of Booker, he was said to be part of the school's former football team that was the last to win.
Finally, when our headmaster Mr. Shark, gave us our year books I flashed through the book and it's pages, where Donald's picture was supposed to be another kid named Jefferson was there instead, I finally snapped. I threw the book at Mr. Shark. I wasn't aware of what I've done, but it felt good.
Ms. Kropnick the school's reception drafted an email to my sister, making it official: I was getting sent to juvenile after being considered a risk and dangerous.
There was nothing, I can do. Anyway I was the lunatic kid.
Every parent of the school voted for me to be sent.
My sister was going to be disappointed I knew that already but I was finally going to be able to help her out at least, she was already struggling to keep up with the piling up bills now she was about to lose me and maybe she might be at peace.
And so... I regretted what I've done to the headmaster. But the guy did kinda asked for it, like the rest of the teachers he'd seen me like this destroyer of lives and everything. Yet... There were things I'd miss about going to miss about Crystal Parks. I'd miss my History class - Ms. Martinez's crazy Did You Know Fun Facts.
During exam times, History was the only subject I knew I was going to ace. I hadn't forgotten what Ms. Martinez often said to me about history being the repetition of events and moments. I wasn't sure why would she tell me that, but I didn't know her to be wrong.
The day I went to get my belongings, I wanted to say farewell to Ms. Martinez, Greta and even my strange friend Hope, who came to school sometimes due to her unknown medical condition.
I paced the room, trying to come up with words to say to them. I wasn't really known for expressing myself. I'd never talked to a teacher before let alone one on one, I never really considered Ms. Martinez to be just a teacher to me, she was more like a friend if not a mother. So I didn't want her to feel like I just left without saying goodbye. At least I'll apologize for my actions, maybe that's a good way to start up a conversation.
I walked to the faculty offices. Most of them were silent and empty, the teachers often preferred the teacher's lounge anyways. But not Ms. Martinez she was always in her office, Ms. Martinez's door was slightly opened, I could see her sitting in her chair when I heard voices inside the office.
A voice that sounded exactly like Greta said, "Are you sure, that Daniel doesn't suspect a thing?"
That's my name I thought.
"Would you mind changing to your real, form? You are making me feel a bit older than I intend to be". Ms. Martinez said something like that.
"... I mean I'm worried about Daniel, actually afraid for him", I'm no voice expect but no matter I knew I heard that voice before, but that was definitely Hope's voice I'm sure of it.
"It's too early for him, no too dangerous" Ms. Martinez said.
"Too early, too dangerous? They will come for him if they ain't already have -,"
"He's too young, we'll just have to keep protecting him, Hope. Make sure he doesn't awaken, let him lead a normal life"
"I'm sorry ma'am, but he already saw them"
"We can't be certain of that just yet", Ms. Martinez corrected. "The erased memories of other students and your presence will be enough for him to believe that".
"Sorry, I... I can't take that risk", Hope's voice hesitate with emotions." I have to protect him".
"Would you just relax?", Ms. Martinez calming Hope. "I know you are worried, I doubt that small bridge was detected. Even I couldn't feel it and I'm one of the most powerful -"
The door opened up accidentally, I ran away as fast as I could so no one can see me in those halls.