Cat-attract

Not so sweet sixteen

There is this annoying buzz somewhere which won't let me continue my sleep.

I slowly open my eyes to find out that the buzz is coming from, none other than my alarm clock.

Guess It is time to wakeup or my mother would shower me with cold water. I didn't get any damn sleep last night, due to those never ending nightmares that seem to be getting worse recently. Last I had this horrible nightmare -

there is blood everywhere, strange men with guns stationed at our head are threatening us .......

Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit my guts out. Only thing that keeps me sane these days is the fact that these our only nightmares and that they will never become my reality. I don't know if I am strong enough to live in such a gruesome reality.

To think this is how I began my 16th birthday, some sweet 16 it is. Well one thing I learned from my parents is life remains negative Nancy you just gotta keep going. My eyes slowly reach the plain old wall clock (yes I have two clocks) noticing that my room needs some serious cleaning, I check the clock it's 7:30 I am officially late for school . Sometimes I wonder why I even bother with putting an alarm when I can never manage to open my eyes on time. Well I guess it is one of those mysteries of my life that I am just too lazy to solve. I walk towards the kitchen to notice that my mom is ready to go for her job and my father, like always is sleeping while my annoying little brother keeps on hitting me saying that it is my birthday, I know my family is not your typical middle class family but they are all I have got and I love them with every piece of my heart even my unemployed father who gives me headache.

By some miracle I reach school before the bell for the first period has rung. I was thanking my stars for small miracles when I notice that the first period is history god how I wish I could have gotten at least a six hour sleep last night, a sleepless night combined with first period history is truly a match from hell.

Before the teacher enters the class I decide to splash some water on my face, that should help me stay awake throughout the class or that's what I hope. I quickly run to the girls washroom to find it empty, I dash towards the wash basin and splash some water on my face, looking in the mirror I look at the shadow of myself, my golden brown hair has lost it's luster, my violet eyes which used to twinkle look haunted not to mention the bags under my eyes and my pale face which has lost all its glow. I was just indulging in self pity when I hear a gunshot and a horrific scream that makes my blood run cold. I am scared shitless when I slowly peek through the c***k in the door to only witness the most blood cuddling scene I have ever seen.

There are men clad in black outfits like those of cliche' robbers and they are assembling all the students towards the hall where we usually conduct our school functions. I am just planning how to get out of here without making any one notice me when a person makes me stop all my scheming, because that bastard is manhandling my best friend. I can notice her anywhere with her blond hair and amber eyes she looks like a warrior godess , if it was anyone else I would not have given them a second glance but there is no way in hell that I am leaving Zoe to fend for herself among these wolves. Just as I was about to tear that bastards hand from my best friends ass a cat comes near me and stars rubbing against my leg. Did I forget to mention that I am a cat magnet you would think that I would like the attention these vicious animals give me but on the contrary let me tell you dear you have never been on the receiving end of the love that cats shower me with all that I get our a scratched and lots and lots of cat hair.



So I am just planning a way to save my bestie because honestly I don't care about any one else, for all I care every last one of them can go to hell, I am no hero. This cat is starting to annoy me with her constant purring, don't get me wrong she is totally adorable with her snow white fur and those amber like eyes but she is distracting me from my real goal. As I am thinking about the annoying cat and ways to rescue my bestie and IF I find in my heart rescue rest of the student body, and that is a big if, I start to feel this energy coursing through my body I stumble back and the cat that was sitting on my shoulder, don't know how she got there hops down on her feet gracefully. I grip the counter tightly afraid that if I let go I will sink to the floor.

I feel this sudden sparks all over my body they turn to full blown electric current that I fear is going to fry me from inside out. I bite my lips hard to stop myself from screaming in pain and letting my location be known. I bite so hard that I taste blood. I don't know for how long I was standing there holding the counter for dear life but when I raise my head the site that greets me is the most astonishing sight that I will never forget even if I tried.

TO BE CONTINUED........