Here We Go Again

Nightmare

  "Dad I'm home!" I yell out as I walk into the house. We had a smaller townhouse thing. It was nice, we did love in New York. And since we were a family of 3 now 2 we didn't need anything big.

"I'm in my office!" He yells back. I drop my bags and head over to my office. My dad worked as a contractor. Honestly, my mom always told me how he liked English in university and all. But he went into this instead. But also having to do this in New York was kind of big and all. Giant city do not too bad of a money problem. Whatever. I shake the thoughts out of my head.

He was sitting in the chair with a blueprint in front of him.

"Whatcha doing?" I asked looking down at him.

"Just working on this structure thing" he shrugs and turns to look at me. "How was school?" He asks. "And Kyle's?"

"Well school was school, and Kyle's was good. There's a new kid in school...people say we're alike. But I prefer to call him a fuckboy, even though he's kinda cool" I shrugged.

"He?" He asks. I laugh.

"Dad. All my friends besides Stella are guys" I tell him. "Remember."

"Right" he nods.

"How was work?" I asked.

"It was fine I guess," he tells me. "Wanna order Chinese or something?" He asks.

"Yeah sure, why not. I'm just gonna take a quick shower, order while I'm doing that?" I asked.

"Yup" he nods and I head upstairs to my room. We had an upstairs but small with just the bedrooms and that's all. I go and take a shower quickly.

~

The car swerves and I look up and we spiral and everything goes black.

My eyes blink open squished into the car.

"Mom!" I yell out for her. I felt tears come to my eyes from pain and worry. "Mom!" I yell again. I try to wiggle out. Nothing just pain. I whimper. "Mom" I cry out. I see blood on the floor and around my scrunched body. I try moving my leg and pain. I groan. I look around and my eyes widen. When I see her. Mom. Blood everywhere on her around her. She was upside down and she looked. Horrible. Dead. "MOM!" I cry out. "No!" I cry. "Please, Mom no!" I yell out. "HELP!"

There was no one. Nothing. "MOM!"

I wake up sweating and tears down my face. I wipe at them groaning. I sit up leaning against my headboard. I turn on my lamp. I take a deep breath. It was 4:00 am. 3 hours till I get up anyway. I hate mornings. And school. But I hate sleep, but also love it but I can't get it.

I need water. I get up grabbing my sweatshirt off my chair putting it on. It was March now. So it was getting warmer but still not extremely warm. I head downstairs quietly. Wait why did Sam come halfway through the school year? I don't know. Not really my business anyway. Not that I don't want to know. I am a nosy b***h. I grab myself a bottle of water. I look outside the window. Some cars drove past the road down all the townhouses.

I go to the front and go outside for some air. I sit on the steps. I could hear the city because it really wasn't far from our houses. I take a deep breath. That's when I felt tears come to my eyes. I blink them away. Calm down, Jo. You're fine. Just miss her.

~

  I get into Stella's car cause my dad couldn't drive me this morning because of his work.

  "Hey," I said.

  "Hey!" She chirps with a grin. "You okay?"

  "Yeah. Another bad night" I shrugged buckling up as she starts to drive. I look around frantically I usually get paranoid in other people's cars. Even my dads from time to time. But I'm most comfortable in his car. Probably because I'm used to it.

  "Austin said you can call Jo! And he was right" she tells me.

  "I know. But I'm not gonna bother you guys at 4 in the morning" I tell her. She stops quickly to let a bird pass and I felt the anxiety rise.

  "I'm sorry!" She says.

  "No, it's alright. I need to calm down anyways" I reply.

  "No I know how it is," she says. "But also. Don't worry about bothering us" she tells me continuing to drive.

  "I really need to chill though. And get over it. It's been 3-4 years" I said.

  "You need time to cope" she shrugs.

  "Also why aren't we picking up Austin?" I asked.

  "He said his mom drove him early, don't know why" she shrugs I nod.

We walk into the school heading to our lockers.

  "Guys!" Austin comes up to us. "My mom drove me way too early like no one was even here."

  "Why didn't you let us pick you up?" Stella asks.

  "Because she needed to talk to me about something before work. I was so irritated" he rolls his eyes as we go through our lockers.

  "Sucks for you" I laugh.

  "b***h, f**k off," he says I laugh again. "Your hair looks good today."

  "Thanks. I literally just got out of bed" I said flipping my blonde hair Stella laughs.

  "For someone who gets no sleep you look always good it's annoying," Stella tells me.

  "I don't even try so yeah right" I scoff we start walking.

  "I mean it makes sense your dads a stud," Stella says. I groan.

  "Yeah complete daddy" Austin nods.

  "GUYS! Ew!" I groan.

  "It's true" they laugh. I groan again.

  "Look who it is, the new-found loser" Caleb comes up to me. I roll my eyes.

  "Don't be a d**k" I said.

  "Just saying" he laughs.

  "Mm, just saying" I roll my eyes again.

  "Where is the wind we anyways? He's a legend now" he looks around.

  "Not around you loser," I said.

  "You're now one with me," he tells me.

  "No way! I lost once. And we tied twice" I respond. He shrugs.

  "Still holding this against you" he smirks. Kyle joins us.

  "Last night was harsh" he laughs.

  "Yeah everyone now knows Jo isn't the best" Caleb butts in.

  "f**k off Caleb," Austin says.

  "Thanks, Austin," I said.

  "It was one loss she can still beat your asses" Stella adds I nod.

  "Whatever. He was also the new kid" Caleb mutters.

  "And I'll shove a fist in your ass Caleb," I said.

  "Aggressive," he says I glare at him.

  "Bye," I mutter walking into my class with another eye roll.

When I got in there I saw Sam sitting down. An empty seat next to him. I take the seat.

  "Listen, dude," I said he looks over to me.

  "What?" He asks.

  "I f*****g hate that I'm saying this. I've usually got too much pride to...but! You gotta tell me your tricks. My friends are being asses. They all like you better now" I say. He laughs.

  "What did they only liken you because you beat all of them?" He asks.

  "No, they just think you're cooler now" I state.

  "Because I am" he gives me a look.

  "Uh Yeah right" I scoff.

  "I definitely am," he said.

  "I vouch no for that" Andrew butts in. I turn and then turn back to Sam with a triumphant smile.

  "Only because you don't even know me," Sam says.

  "Exactly. I don't know you by now! So you aren't as cool" he explains I laugh a bit.

  "I've been here for a day," Sam says.

  "So" he shrugs. "I mean. If you were that cool. I would probably know you by now" he stated.

  "I mean I haven't heard of you since right now either" Sam comes back and my jaw drops.

  "BURN" I look at Andrew.

  "Hey I was trying to protect you," he says. I laugh.

  "Sorry but I mean," I said. "Anyway back to the topic. Samuel if that is your first name. I need your skills, I need your stuff" I tell him. "And this is a lot I'm asking okay! I would never ask someone this" I said.

  "Yeah cool, the only problem is that...I have no tricks I've just been playing that s**t since I was pretty young" he tells me. I groan. "You're already great. Like you tied me twice, and lost by like a point" he said.

  "Dude. I'm a perfectionist. I just need to win everything" I reply.

  "Well too bad" he shrugs.

  "You're kind of a d**k, I realized," I say he laughs.

  "I know" he nods. "So are you."

  "Hey!" I gasp.

  "You called me one" he replied.

  "Whatever" I mutter crossing my arms. "You're annoying."

  "You are too," He says. "You also cannot get mad at me cause you're calling me all these things first" he adds quickly. I huff.

  "Whatever," I said again he laughs.

  "Whatever" he copies. I look straight. I see him look at me from my peripheral. "You're intriguing" he adds.

"Thanks, I know" I reply. He shakes his head with a chuckle.

~

"Sam's annoying guys" I sit at the lunch table. "Like we get along...in a weird way but he's annoying."

"Why?" Austin gives me a look. "I actually think he's a lot like you, that's nice to say he's cool."

"No way! Actually?" I asked they both nod.

"No way what?" Josh sits next to me. Along with Caleb, Kyle, Andrew and Tyler.

"They think I'm like Sam" I mutter eating my pizza.

"I mean a little yeah, you guys are both sarcastic assholes" Andrew shrugs.

"I thought you were on my side today" I glare.

"I was then you didn't take mine," He remarks back.

"It was one joke chill" I wave him off.

"Where is he?" Kyle asks. I shrug.

"I don't keep an eye on him," I say.

"But he's a friend now. That means he sits with us" Caleb said.

"Cool find him and tell him that. I'm not sure he likes you losers" I mutter.

"Like you're any better" Caleb pushes me I roll my eyes.

"Definitely am," I said. "I need to go get another piece of pizza," I said.

"Of course you do Jo" Austin shakes his head.

"f**k off" I flip him off he laughs a bit.

"You eat too much," he tells me. "Right Stella?" 

"I'm not answering that," she says.

"You do" josh nods in agreement.

"How about you eat my ass and f**k off" I flip them off and walk away. I go to get another piece and see Sam was getting one. "What's up stranger," I said he looks at me.

"Hey," He said.

"So Caleb has a man-crush on you, as does Austin and they think you're cool and want you hanging out at our table. Cause you're friends with them now" I said. "I mean they are losers so I wouldn't take it" I shrug.

"But you're friends with them" he laughs.

"I know," I say.

"So you're a loser?"

"No way" I scoff buying another.

"I'm confused then" he replies we start walking.

"I'm too good for them," I said he laughs.

"I'm sure," he says with a nod.

"Don't be sarcastic with me" I said.

"I'm not" he laughs again. We get to the table.

"Oh you brought him," they said. I sit Sam does too. I see Austin pretty much drool.

"Close your mouth Austin you might catch flies," I said he glares at me and Stella laughs.

"Or I might catch some d**k" he replies and I laugh. I lean on Stella closing my eyes.

"Can I sleep on you I'm tired?" I asked.

"Yeah sure," she shrugs. "Didn't really need to ask you already laid down" she laughs a bit.

"Whatever" I mutter.

"Another?" I heard Austin's voice.

"Yup," Stella replies.

"b***h I told you to call me" he smacks my head I glare at him.

"Shut the f**k up and let me sleep" I mutter pushing him he bumps into Kyle and I laugh when he flips me off. I close my eyes again.

"What's up with you?" Caleb asks after a minute.

"Nothing" I mutter eyes closed.

"I literally am never asking you anything again," he says.

"Good" I laugh.

"You're an asshole," he says.

"I know" I reply.

"Oh my god, I hate when you do that" he mutters.

"I know" I laugh. He covers my mouth with his hand and my eyes open glaring. I push him off.

"Don't touch me. I don't know where your hands have been" I said.

"Places" he laughs.

"You're trash," I said.

"Cool," he shrugs.

"You guys are like brother and sister," Kyle says.

"Close enough" I mutter rolling my eyes.

I shove my pizza in my mouth looking around the table tiredly as people all talk.

I so wanna be home right now.