Something Beyond

KIRA'S POV: There's something oddly magical about a Monday morning. Not the good kind- the evil spell,why am I awake kinda spell I dragged myself down the hallway, after preparing for school as if my life depending on it, clutching my backpack like it owed me sleep. I tugged my blazer tighter around my shoulders and start stepped out the door, careful not to slam it. If I make noise I might wake her up. My step mother. Technically "Mom". But only ever say it in quotes She was probably still curled in her bed, with expensive cream that never hides the coldness in her eyes. Dad use to say she has sharp tongue but a kind heart. He was wrong. And he's not here to see that now. Three years after the car accident she still wear black not to mourn him but to mourn the lost bank account,her lost perfect life. I'm just the leftover she didn't want but couldn't return. I walked faster towards school,ears filled with music cancelling myself from the universe. By the time I reached school I push the torment that has become a habit to the back of my head and fake smile like I always do. Inside, the halls buzzed with normalcy: laughter, gossip,and sneakers squeaking on the tiles. But I feel like a shadow floating through it all. Hey, Kira!"Mai popped up beside me, bright as usual. You look like a ghost." Ghost don't have math tests, " I muttered. We turned the corner together. That's when I saw him. Just a glimpse of something beyond. And then the mysterious stuff disappeared Like puff like I was hallucinating. What's wrong did you see spirit or your father? Mai asked, following my gaze. Nope dummy I lied or I'm lying to myself. But this doesn't look like nothing it felt real