My lover's promise

CHAPTER 1

Bright lights flashing everywhere. I can hear sirens, and cars all around me. Then out of the blue, I saw a paramedic holding my left hand. He mouthed the words: "Everything will be okay, I believe she's in shock right now, and she is losing a lot of blood!". And on my right, I saw a handsome man, his eyes are black, and his clothes were bloodied. He was about 5 meters away from me and he seems to be injured but he didn't care much about himself, all he did was stare at me and cry. I don't understand what was going on, he came up to me limping as I lie on the road, he was holding the side of his stomach and I could see blood oozing out of it. When he got close to me, he drops to the ground and he whispered to me the words: " I WILL FIND YOU and I L...". Before he could finish what he's saying total darkness envelops me and then I woke up. I didn't even get the chance to listen to him finish what he was saying. This had been a recurring dream of mine, I never understood what it meant. I don't even remember the beginning nor the end but that moment is always vivid. I stood up from my bed and looked at my surroundings. I could see the sunlight peeking from the black curtains. It must be early morning, I thought to myself then I looked at my alarm clock and it says, 7:30 am. 

Damn! It's 7:30, I gotta get ready for school! I said to myself and as if on cue my mom comes running and barging into my room. 

  "Nicole! It's 7:30 am! It's the first day of school!" "Aren't you excited to be in your new high school?" My mom asked.

I got up and hurriedly showered, ate my breakfast, and brushed my teeth. Of all times, I could be late, why today? I thought.This is my first day in this High School. I'm a new kid. I got a scholarship to study in this private school, and I am very excited because I knew for a fact that graduates from this school have more chances of acquiring scholarships and invitations from prestigious universities. So last summer, I dedicated most of my time to studying, because I want to make a good impression to my teachers and my new classmates. I hope that they are kind to me though.I quickly ran up to the bus stop only to miss the bus by a few seconds.

 "Oh my god! What a way to start my first day of school!"I said to myself feeling frustrated.Now, what am I going to do?"I don't want mom to worry about me because she just got home from work.She's a chief nurse in the local hospital. My dad, died when I was a baby because he got into an accident. He was a truck driver and was heading home from work when a car in front of him hit a woman. At that time, my mom didn't know that she was pregnant with me, so she wasn't able to tell my dad. My mom doesn't wanna go into detail, and I think it's because it's still painful for her. 

"Oh my god! What to do? Should I lie and tell my teacher that there was an emergency at home?"

"No, it's not gonna work because they will call mom, and mom will know what had happened!" I pondered. "Hmmm, maybe if I run, I could still get to my first period," I said to myself. 

As I was about to run, I came across my neighbor who was about to go to school. His name is Prix, and he is wearing the same uniform as I am. To be honest, we rarely talk and even though we are neighbors, I don't have a single clue about his family although Prix and I used to play at my house when we were kids.Should I try talking to him?. Probably he has his own car or his mom is taking him to school, there might be a chance that he or they will give me a lift, or he might not remember me, because it's been a long time since we talked or we bonded, I thought to myself.Well, I'm desperate, so I gotta do this. So I called him out. 

" Yo Prix! I didn't know that we are going to the same school?!" I beamed at him.He looked at me with a surprised look and asks. 

  "Are you talking to me?". 

"Yes! Hahaha, don't you remember me? I'm your neighbor!NICOLE! "I laughed awkwardly.He looked at me confused and acts as if he doesn't know what to do. Then his mom came out of the garage with their car. 

"Hi Mrs.Boyle!"I greeted her.

"Hi darling! It's been a long time since I saw you." 

"You and Prix used to play together. My oh my, time surely does fly fast." 

"How's your mom?" 

"My mom is fine, she is now chief nurse', I answered proudly.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Then she looks at me and my uniform.

"I didn't know you and Prix go to the same high school?", she asked. 

"Come now! You can take a ride with us. We can continue chatting in the car," she offered.

 I smiled and ran up to the car and seated next to Prix. I was so happy because first I'm not going to be late and second is I don't even need to beg. Mrs. Boyle is a sweetie, though I have never seen her husband. I think her husband must be really lucky to have her. On the other hand, I felt a bit sad too, because Prix seems to not recognize me at all.We're neighbors just three blocks away and we used to play games at my home. I guess it all started when he became the captain of the basketball team in his school. A lot of girls liked him, I mean, after all, he is handsome, talented and his eyes are mesmerizing it's in the color of black, it's as if when you stare at it, it is like looking at a black hole.I sighed and shrugged off the sad feeling. Change is the only constant thing in the world, I thought. I have to accept that people will change and I shouldn't be sad about it. It's their life, and if they don't want you in it, then okay.I mean, after all, this is not the time to be sad, this is my first day and I am going to meet new friends, I said to myself. 

"So? Nicole, I heard that you're great with Physics, Do you want to become an astrophysicist? like Prix's dad."Mrs. Boyle asked as she interrupted my self pep talk. Ooh! I didn't know Prix's dad was an astrophysicist, I thought.

"No! I'm not smart! It's just that I'm more interested with Physics than most subjects and when I am interested in something I tend to focus on it." I answered shyly.

"Don't be modest! I heard you are a straight "A" student. Wouldn't it be nice if you could tutor Prix? " 

"He has been having a hard time with physics. He went to a cram school this summer but like I said Physics is not his cup of tea." Mrs. Boyle said. 

 "Mom! Prix shouted. 

"Don't you dare raise your voice at me, young man. Your dad and I just want what's best for you, "Mrs. Boyle answered in a firm voice.

"If that's the case, then why don't you tell dad to come home. You said it yourself, that dad is so smart, he is an astrophysicist, he is also a historian. Then why don't you ask him to tutor me instead." Prix blurted then he turned his gaze at me then he angrily glared. His looks were screaming, "I DON'T LIKE YOU". 

Now this is awkward, I thought to myself. So I'm just gonna pretend to listen to music with my AirPods. I put on my AirPods and started to look for a song. There's nothing more relaxing than listening to a song. I like rap songs so my playlist is full of them. After a minute of scanning my playlist, I chose the song "GOOBA" by Tekashi 6ixnine. I like the beat of this song, it makes me feel like a badass pulling up to the school. I pressed play then the song blasted from my phone. Shoot! I forgot these AirPods are the broken ones! I said to myself. I hurriedly turned it off as Prix looked at me with disgust and an annoyed look. Meanwhile, Mrs. Boyle suddenly jolted from her seat.

"I'm sorry, my AirPods weren't charged, hehe"  I laughed and lied to save myself from embarrassment then I decided to turn my phone off and just stare at the road.Then... there was an awkward silence in the car.

"Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it, Prix." Mrs. Boyle said.In the corner of my eye, I saw Prix looking at the road. I could see his eyes reflected from the car window and for a moment I though i saw sadness. We continued driving in silence and within minutes we were near the school. When we got to the drop-off area, Prix opened the car door and slammed it hard. The car shook from its force. I looked at Mrs. Boyle and for some reason, I felt that I should hug her, and then I did. 

"Oh darling, you're such a kind girl. I don't understand what is happening with Prix. He was never like this." Mrs. Boyle said. 

 I let go of my embrace and I told her that: 

"Everything will be alright and I will try to talk to him but I'm so sorry if I couldn't stay with you a little longer Mrs. Boyle. I have to get to class but thank you for taking me to school today. Don't worry about Prix I'll try my best. Bye!" 

Shoot! Why did I say that I will talk to Prix? My god! My heart is made of gold. I thought. And then I stepped out of the car and waved goodbye to Mrs. Boyle.