Finding Her

Chapter two

The day seemed endless as I just got to third period which was Art. I looked around for Hanna but I didn't see her. Maybe I overlooked her or she decided to skip, I thought. I shrugged my shoulders as I went to put my things in the back of the class. I pulled my painting from the rack and set it down so I could get my paint. Our project for the month was to create something caged. I noticed that most of the students drew animals but I figured that was obvious so I didnt do it. It was a weird project but it was expected seeing as our teacher Ms. West wasn't the most sane art teacher. She was always saying art is about feelings not thinking. So I didn't think about it, hell I barely paid attention to what I was doing. I started to drift into my daydreams and saw Millie. Am I going to be seeing this girl all day? She was different this time. She grew a lot, I would say that she was my actual age this time. She was sitting on a plain white bed and was wearing a gray gown that may be from a hospital of some sort. But I wasn't focused on anything else, just her face. She looked so sad and lonely. I felt weird seeing her this way, like I needed to protect her or something.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked to see who wanted my attention. I turned to see my teacher. The way she stared at my painting made me feel as if I did something wrong. "Mia this painting is beautiful. I never seen such detail and emotion on someone's face before. But I'm a bit worried about what it means. This girl looks a lot like you, don't you think?" She still stared at my painting so I decided to actually take a look at what I drew. And I could see why she would say that. The picture was exactly the way I saw Millie just now. "Ms. West I think I'm done with this project now. May I go to the restroom please?" I got up from my seat and rushed into the restroom. I made sure no one was in here with me. I started pacing back and forth trying to make sense of this. But I couldn't. I knew I had to get back to class so I splashed water on my face. I tried getting these thoughts out of my head but they wouldn't leave. How could I have seen this girl and drawn her perfectly the way I saw her in my head? I needed to find out who this girl is and fast before I lose my sanity.

"God please don't let me go crazy." I quickly muttered to myself. I washed my hands and left the bathroom. I walked back into the class and sat down. I pulled out my notebook to write down this experience about the "vision" and the painting. Things are getting bizarre lately and I didn't like it. After I was done I noticed that Ms. West kept taking glances at me as I placed my notebook back in my bag.

I got up to head to my creative writing class. Out of all my classes this was my favorite besides Art. Those are the only classes that I could express my deepest thoughts and fears without anyone judging me.

I pushed through the loud and rowdy students as I made my way to creative writing. I aimlessly made my way to class with Millie on my mind. It wasn't until Hanna was waving her hand in my face that I finally snapped back to reality.

"I'm sorry what were you saying?"

"Wasn't you listening? I said Chris actually talked to me today. I swear my heart stopped for like ten whole seconds." Chris was the guy that Hanna has had a crush on since freshman year. Maybe because he's the only guy that hasn't tried to get with her. It's really sad that she hadn't moved on from him.

"Hanna do you remember this girl we used to play with but then suddenly vanished." She didn't answer so I looked over at her and she had this dazed look on her face. Gotta be thinking about Chris. I snapped my fingers in her face and she jumped in shock.

"I'm sorry did I zone out again?"

"Yeah but anyway I was asking if you remember that girl we used to play with that disappeared." She looked confused until she suddenly started piecing the pieces together. "Yeah I do somewhat. What ever happened to her? I only remember our parents telling us that she didn't exist. I guess she was just part of our imaginations." She shrugged it off as the teacher came into the classroom. But I couldn't just shrug it off. I had a feeling that Millie wouldn't let me forget.

"Good morning class. Today we will be starting our short stories. Now you guys can pick any topic as long as its school appropriate." Seemed simple enough I thought. As I started my story I allowed my mind to wonder back to the mysterious girl that haunted my thoughts. I got so into the story and lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear the bell ring.

"Mia, are you coming? I love you and all but food is calling."

"Yeah I'm starving." I throw everything inside my bag and head for the door. As soon as we got inside the cafeteria Hanna spotted Chris. Without even saying anything she jetted off to be by his side. It was then I noticed that Jake wasn't anywhere in sight. How could I not notice my

Boyfriend not being in school. I guess I'll be on my own today.

After paying for my food and sitting down I pulled out my notebook for like the tenth time today and began browsing through it. Suddenly a thought passed through my mind. This wasn't the first notebook I had. And maybe, just maybe I had written something about this girl. Now I couldn't wait to get home. I really hope I can find those notebooks.

Now I can focus on other things. Like why my boyfriend isn't here. I pulled my phone out and texted him. But I never received a text back.