Introduce Yourself
1517 Words
A menacing index finger pointed at me.
Eyes that felt like cold steel daggers pierced my surprised body.
The whole class staring at me, awaiting my reply.
My eyes widened from the surprise but no matter. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Stood up from my seat, chest pumped out, chin high. Strutting to the front of the class, next to the teacher's table. I embed my hands in my hoodie's pockets. Catching a glimpse from a smiling Mike who's flashed two thumbs up.
"So, hey! I am C Collins, yes, just the letter C, still don't know why I was named like that. I like reading books, eating, sleeping. You know, simple stuff"
The unnerving silence made me itch my wrist as my eyes darted from classmate to classmate.
"Woooo!" Mike shouted and the silence turned into laughter. The room getting lively, just how I like it. The steel eyes melting into a warm compassionate gaze and smiles.
"I live like three blocks away from school, if you wanna chill, just come by, my mom makes the best dishes. As for my father, well, I didn't really get to see him. My mom said he died in an accident."
The steel eyes hardened once again.
"So..." Trying to break the silence.
"Now that I've blabbered my whole life in front of you, I'ma give the mic to my dearest friend, Mike, come on guys, let's give him a warm round of applause," pointing at Mike and the class broke into applause.
Mike stood up from his chair with a smile spread across his face. I strutted back to my seat, admiring the tall man that walked past by me.
As I sat down in my seat, Mike started to introduce himself in front of the class and his jock charm just made every girl stare at him like there's no tomorrow. I swear he's gonna melt from the number of eyes on him
Even mine.
"So I'm Michael Jones, you can call me Mike, and me and that guy are best bros." Gesturing at me, I stood up and bowed my body. Earning a giggle from the class. The teacher wiping her glasses with an amused look on her face.
"I live next to his house, if it gets too cramped in his house, come down mine." He joked with an American smile and murmurs from the class arose, and a lump in my throat formed. almost choking on it.
God, his teeth were really white, seems like I wasn't the only one charmed by his looks.
"So yeah, that's about it." His smile was consistent all throughout the end, and as he walked back to his seat, I swear, eyes and heads trailed at his stature as he walked back to his seat.
"Seems like someone's eye candy." I whispered to him. He snickered and both of us listened to the introduction of our next classmates.
A girl beside Mike rose from her seat, she had blonde hair with a blue butterfly hair clip. Strutting to the front, she flashed a smile from her bright red lips.
"Hey y'all! I am Tara Tebedo, you're number one source of gossip, so have you heard..."
Every student and even the teacher was at their seat as she narrated a story about this one teacher with this other teacher who already had a wife. Yep, she's really gossip queen alright. She went back to her seat and the next was a red haired that was really short. Like 5' 3" or something.
"HEY EVERYONE! I AM BLAKE WILSON, NICE TO MEET YOU"
And my eardrums broke.
Next, was built just like Mike but he had a clean-shave.
"Alexander Johnson, or Alex, at your service."
His voice was melodic and gained the same response like Mike's.
"Hey, I am Arron Abbott, if you need my help, I am always here, okay?"
He definitely looks like a bottom. Definitely. He had brown hair and round glasses that just screamed submissive. Noticing that Alex was staring intently at him.
Next one was a girl with violet hair resting on her right shoulder, a brush on her hand that continually brushed her hair.
"I am Charlotte Rodriguez, you need chapstick? I got you."
Up until she sat, she keeps on brushing her hair.
"Lucia Legge, got that? Okay."
Her silver hair along with piercings on her nose, lips, and ears grabbed our attention, well, for the time being of her abrupt introduction.
"Yes, it's me, Hollie Hills, heey sister! I have some new tea for you," she gestured at Tara that had an excited look on her face.
She had bright pink hair that almost blinded me, jesus christ.
And at the front, a girl clutching a book on her chest with mint green hair. With round glasses that showed her shy eyes.
"Hi-hi...I'm...Demi...Demi...uhh...Doherty."
My classmates' eyes had a soft look to them.
The last student sat on her seat, the teacher clasped her hands together.
"Now then, since everyone has introduced themselves, let me explain to you the guidelines of the school, so please, pay attention." She said sternly but managed to flash a mesmerizing smile with her maroon lips.
It was your standard rules and regulations, no smoking, no bullying, stuff like that. I just decided to grab the book I was reading earlier and continued.
The book was getting good, I was already in the part where this guy single-handedly defeated a band of bad guys with his time powers. I was on the edge of my seat while reading, and an evident smile crept up my face. But, a smile wasn't the only thing creeping up from me. A nauseating feeling started to take over me and I can feel the vomit in my throat. The great thing was Mike saw my face getting weird and asked me if I can go to the bathroom. The teacher looked at me and her eyes looked apologetic.
"Yeah, yeah, sure." Her voice had a hint of concern. I stood up and ran to the hallway. My hand was on my mouth as I sprinted to the nearby restroom. As soon as I entered the restroom, the nauseating feeling subsided. Like in an instant everything was okay. actually, more than okay, my body felt light as a feather.
I walked inside and the door abruptly closes behind me with a loud thump. I jumped a little from the sudden noise but shrugged it off
Maybe it was the wind
Since my nausea was practically gone, I went on to just observe the restroom. It had this futuristic feel to it as the dark grey walls had hexagonal tiles stuck to it in an alternating color of sky blue and white. The sinks' and the stalls' color was white, with the partition having this frosted glass look. I didn't even notice the floor was one whole white tile.
Talk about expensive
I was drawn to the square mirror that was glowing blue, they really took interior design up a notch. I washed my hands and giggled at the fact that maybe the water was futuristic also, I don't know how that'll work but just work with me.
As soon as I shook my hands in an attempt to stave off the water, the once bright room turned pitch black. I tried to look to my right and left but everything was black. A little dark wasn't scary, come on, I even sleep with the lights off.
Meh and I sighed looking downwards.
But, I saw a streak of light coming from the back of my shoes. I looked back to see that one of the stalls was glowing. The white light escaping from the top and bottom opening of the stall. Due to my curiosity, I went on to inspect what was that all about. As I walked closer, a resonating sound filled my ears and the glowing light increased in brightness. I slowly opened the door to see an orb, floating on top of the toilet seat. It had smoke underneath it like what you would see when dry ice was mixed in water. I scrunched my forehead in an attempt to make sense of what's in front of me. I walked cautiously and stretched my hand to touch the orb. As I looked much closer, the orb showed an image of an old hourglass, it's wooden frame was colored a light green, the top half of the glass was red, and the lower half was blue. It didn't make sense but there's just this thing that's attracting me to it. Like a magnetic pull.
My hand was an inch away from the orb, the resonating sound was getting loud and the glow was getting more frequent. My pupils were fixated on the glowing orb with intense focus, then as my fingers touched with the orb's ceramic-like texture.
Black.
I can't see anything, it feels like I'm asleep but not. It's a weird feeling. I can't move, I felt paralyzed. It was dark. I can't see it.
Help.
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