The Mask: The Choice

Meeting part 1

I had no idea what that meant but it scared me. I tried not to think of it an Callie tried to help me to forget it. We shrugged it off like it meant nothing. We both hopped into my car an thats when it started.

"You should let me drive your car".

"No no I shouldn't. I would like my car to stay in one peace. Plus you don't know how to drive stick".

"If you teach me I can".

"No that sounds like a bad idea an plus didn't you just wreck your car".

She puffed out her cheeks an huffed.

I started to laugh she knew I was right an we started driving home.

"Did you see that one new guy Tanner. Oh my God he was sooooooo hot." Callie screamed over the music.

"No I have a bad feeling about the new people.... Something seems off" I said keeping my eyes on the road.

"What do you mean? They seem fine.".

"I mean why here? Nobody moves to a small town in the middle of no where for no reason. Plus at the end of the school year that raises red flags. What did they do that they couldn't stay at their old school" I ranted at her while driving.

She started laughing "So your being a paranoid person again? You said that about Taylor and her family".

"Yeah and I'm still right she is a ragging b***h".

"Okay okay you are right about her but still give them a chance" she says trying to puppy dog eye me.

I rolled my eyes knowing I wouldn't when an agreed to her request. She did a little triumph dance and smiles. I shook my head at it. I had am uneasy feeling about them but I was going to figure it out. Being able to tell people before meeting them got me the nick name freakshow. Even when I was younger I could and I always follow my instinct on stuff like this.

We pull in the drive way of her house. She got out and slammed the door we wave to each other and I pull out. Heading home I was getting lost in thought. That's when I realized the car behind me was following at any pace I would go.

Calm down the roads around here are all the same. They are probably heading home.

I pull off on the road and head down a trail to my house. I pull in and my mom comes out with a pie.

We must have a new neighbor that's all.

I go inside an get dressed to meet the new neighbors. I'm not excited it means that I have to meet new people. Just so you all know I'm extremely antisocial. I have two friends that's it. I'm happy with it.

We all head out to my dad's truck house hop in an start heading off to meet the new neighbors.

"Hestia now try to be nice and don't be impolite. I know you hate meeting new people but this will be good for you. You have to give them a chance" Mom said without even looking at me. My dad gave me a weird awkward smile.

We pulled into the drive way and started to make it up to their house. I started to feel anxious and worried. My dad noticed an keeped looking at me.

"Sweetheart are you okay" he asked looking worried at me.

My mother rolled her eyes and yelled at him to hurry up.

When we pulled in every ounce of my body was telling me to run an not come back. I looked out the windshield to see what was causing this feeling. I saw them. The new guy and the weird girl from the hall way. They were already staring strat at me. He put the box down and started waving with a smirk.

The smirk wasn't a smartass smirk it was more malevolent in nature.

"I'm satying right here" I said while staring at him.

"Hestia thar is enough get out of this car or god so help me" she says while smiling at them an waving.

My dad gave me his we can do this smile. I had no confidence in it at all.

We all stood there an my mom started to walk forward waving us on. Dad started to follow and I stood still. You know that little voice in your head well just like the big voice it was screaming to run.

My dad turned back to me an noticed I hadn't moved. He started waving me over. so I turned to both sides hoping someone else was standing there. He threw he shoulders down and started walking back.

We started to have a mini argument about meeting them. When he realized I was going to move any closer he started to pull me by the arm I wouldn't budge

There were now a group of them standing there an a guy who looked overly excited. I gave him a what the f**k is wrong with you look. My dad quickly realized I wasn't going to move so he went behind me an picked me up. I of course started to move about to get him off of me it didn't work.

He started to move towards the group of people an pleaded with him to let me go. He was listening to my mom so fat chance of that happening.

He sat me down in front of the group who seemed to be my age. I turned back to him an pleaded with him to let me leave. We got into a small argument and he turned to them an smiled. I turned an frowned at them harder.

He turned me around an shoved me closer. One of them extended their arm they had a wolf tattooed on their arm. I looked up into his hazel eyes. I quickly put my hands in my hoodie pockets and backed up shaking my head in disapproval on touching me. he quickly pulled his hand away

"Hestia why did you do that? Shake his hand he is trying to be nice" my mother said disappointed.

"It's okay I automatically assumed she would take it. Hestia right? I'm Conner. I belive your in school with my younger brother Tanner" he looked over to the eager guy looking straight at me. He looked like a dog who was see his owner for the first time in a long time. It weirded me out.

Tanner quickly walked up to me an leaned down to talk to me. I quickly took a couple of steps away from him. He didn't look happy at this at all. He gave me a smile which I returned with a frown that stated I didn't like him. He walked away after that.

"Hi my name is Shawn and this is my twin brother Tyson" as he said that I jumped.

I didn't notice him behind me an it threw me off. I didn't like it.

He went to touch me on the shoulder an my instinct kicked in. I bared my teeth an started to back away. He quickly put his hands up. He was doing it in a way that you would to a wounded animal lashing out at a person trying to help them.

I hadn't realized it at the time but they had circled me to keep my parents from seeing me.

I noticed a guy with hunter green eyes looking straight at me. I started to walk towards him... I couldn't help it. I felt like I was being pulled to him like I needed to be near him. I got really close an looked at him I felt in my body like I have seen him before. I wanted to touch him I started to reach out my hand while I stared deep into his eyes. I quickly realized what I was doing an yanked my hand back and started to back away from him. As I did I hadn't noticed he had reached out for me as well. I backed up and he caught the front of my hoodie.

I stopped and my breathe caught in my throat. I just stood there doing nothing.

He slowly started to guide me to the backyard. my parents had noticed an I think they were calling for me. I could focus on what they were saying. I was just going where he was raking me I felt safe following him an soon we reached the back gate to their yard. I heard a click and he had opened the gate.