(1) THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
FLORAS P.O.V
Today is the last day of school, my last day as a junior. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time. Not the fact that I will be a senior, but that I'll be an adult in the real world, and I don't know if I can handle that. Of course, I will try, but it's still terrifying. I wake up at 7 and head to my closet to see what I will wear. I have a lot of clothes for one person. My mom tends to give me her unwanted clothes. She wears it once, and then it's mine forever. It's nice, but it's not my style. I like hoodies a lot, so I picked out a pair of jeans and my favorite blue hoody. I put my clothes on and went to wake my brother up. I mostly take care of him. My mom is always gone doing something. Mark might be my brother, but he's also like a son to me. I love him so much. He is and will always be my best friend. I walked into his room and gently tried to wake him up. "Mark, today is the last day of school. It's time to wake up. " I tell him. I see his face scrunch up, so I know he's awake, but he's playing around, it seems. I decide to jump on the bed and wake him up that way. He got up and jumped with me. I got down so he could jump without both of us ruining the bed. I looked through his drawer for a blue hoodie and jeans. He gets down and puts them on. Then we headed downstairs to get breakfast. We were running a bit late, so I simply made a waffle for both of us. We went outside and started walking to school. I have a car, but I haven't gotten my license, so I don't drive. It just sits in the garage collecting dust. "So Mark, are you excited about the last day of school? Next year, you will be in fifth grade. I said" "to be honest with you, Flora, I'm not that excited. I didn't want to leave my friends. He said, "I know, buddy, but at least we get to hang out this year, and you will see your friends on our birthday. I told him" "this is true, and I'm excited about that, but that will be just one day. I'll be bored the rest of the time. He said, "I'll make sure you have a bunch of fun this summer. I've got you Mark alright. " "OK, he said fine. " We eventually made it to school. I drop him at his class, and I head to the bathroom before heading to the hall. When I get to the bathroom, I see Nancy. We have been going to school together since kindergarten, and she has done nothing but bully me. She does it for sport and gets such a kick out of it. I wish she would just leave me alone, but I know I'll never get that. not until we've graduated. "Hey Flora, how's it going," she says with venom in her voice." I know it's wrong to hate a person, but I hate her. She beats me up. She pushes me down. She pours chocolate milk on me, and then every year, she does it at the beginning and ending of school every single year. I've gotten used to it, but it's so annoying. I keep a change of clothes in my locker now. "Hi Nancy, how are you? I asked. " "Well, Flora, I'm good, but I'm sad that I'll be forced to be bored this summer. Everyone is leaving me and going out of town. She said, " I kinda felt bad for her. "That sucks. You could maybe read this summer. I said" "Eww absolutely not," she said before pushing me down and exiting the door." I got up and went into a stall to use it. I mean, I get that she doesn't want to read, but why push me down? I wasn't even in her way. Ugh, I can't stand her at all. After finishing in the bathroom, I headed to my locker, and I put my hoody inside. I got my books and I headed to the hall. I have a feeling Nancy will be waiting for me with her milk. She does it when I least expect it, but it's always in one of three places. The hall, the cafeteria, or outside. When I got to the hall, I saw my friends Freya, Jill, and Layla. Both Freya and Jill are twins. Freya is my best friend of all three of them. I love her deeply and always will. Well, hey ladies, I said, "How's it going?"" I saw Nancy with her friends today, and she looks more devious than normal. said Freya. " I saw her in the bathroom. She pushed me down and just left, which isn't surprising, but she's so annoying. I said" "why don't you let me push her down and show her how it feels," said Layla."No, we should not treat violence with more violence. I said I hated Nancy, but I would not let her win and make me a bad person. I refused. I told them, "You're so much better than me. Jill said" "haha I know I said back." We walked each other to class because safety is in numbers. Me and freya are mostly in the same classes, and then Jill and Layla are in the same hall. End-of-school classes have always been the same. It's never been different. The first class was English. We wrote a one-page essay about what we expect from our summer this year and how we think it will go. I already know how my summer will go. It would be the same as every single year my mom will be at work the entire time. But I will be at work most of the time, as well as practicing and watching my brother. It's been the same every year since my 11th birthday. I got used to it. I'm fine with it and I've built a system so I don't mind too much. Sometimes, I'm a quick writer. I managed to get it done pretty fast. I decided to watch the ceiling fan go around and around while I waited for class to finish. For me, I don't know why, but that is so satisfying. The room was quiet, so it made it so much better. I looked down to see the time, and I noticed Emmete was looking at me. He's a boy in my class. He has red curly hair and the bluest eyes ever. I sat there awkwardly staring back at him. He didn't avert his gaze when I noticed his eyes burning a hole through my body. Instead of being in that incredibly awkward situation, I decided to go back to staring at the ceiling. I didn't find it boring at all. In fact, it was very entertaining. The bell finally rang, and it was time to head to environmental science. It kicked my ass the entire year. I can say that I'm pretty good at everything, but when it comes to science, I don't know. I just couldn't get and understand it, so I ended up with a C. I hate failing classes, and to me, anything below an A is failing. My mom doesn't get it. She always says it's fine and pretty much wants me to settle for less, which isn't something she should be teaching her children, but anyway, when I get to class, I sit down and he sits down right next to me. What is his deal? Why is he so interested in me all of a sudden? He didn't say anything, but he stared at me the entire class. I was so happy when it was over, and I went to lunch with Freya. When I got to the lunch room, I sat down and pulled out my lunch bag. I pretty much eat the same thing every day a pesto salad, one Clif energy bar, and a bottle of water. It is not normal for me to stray from that and have anything different. I left my food kinda far away because I was really hungry, and when Nancy came over, I did not want my food ruined. I started mixing my salad. I put some on a school lunch plate and left the rest in the container for extra precaution. I managed to finish that little bit, and I put more on the plate just as I finished, I noticed Nancy beginning to make her way over here. I hurriedly put the food back in the container, and I ate the rest. When she arrived, I put the container back in my bag and acknowledged her. She walked to the table. The other girls were staring at her like she had just killed someone like they were going to kill her."Hey Flora, I need to talk to you about something," she said as she began to squeeze herself in between me and Freya," What is it, Nancy? "Well, you see, I'm really gonna miss you this summer. It sucks that I won't see you at all, so I brought you something. She said, " Here we go. I thought to myself she had begun pulling something out of her bag. It was a small bottle of blue liquid, "my grandma gave it to me. It's supposed to give you health and safety. She said, " I was very confused about what was happening. I went to take the bottle, but she quickly got it over me and spilled it on my head, and then her friends came in with chocolate milk and spilled it on me. Freya got up and punched Nancy in the face. I did not see that coming, and Nancy didn't either. She was definitely flabbergasted. Freya turned around to face me and helped me out of my seat. We both walked to my locker in silence and got my extra clothes, and then we went to the bathroom. When I entered, I noticed there were sprinkles. I didn't even see them. Freya blocked the door so no one could come in, and I started undressing myself. I got my cup filled with water and went over to the drain to get the milk off of me. I did that a few times until I felt clean. Then I washed my hair under the sink. The blue stuff wasn't coming out. I asked Freya to come help me, and it still wasn't coming out. After 20 minutes, we gave up, and I sat under the dryer to dry off my hair. When it was dried enough, I put some conditioners in and put it in a bun to hide the blue. We were officially 15 minutes late for class. I didn't finish eating. I said, "Let's just skip class and eat our food in the hall today. She said, " I was really hungry, so I agreed to it. We went outside and sat there instead of in the hall. When we got there, I sat down and finished my food. I thanked Freya for what she did. She just nodded her head, and we walked to our last class and waited for it to start. When it did, we walked in and took our seats. The class was boring and the end came very slowly, but when it did, we all met in front of the school. I had to grab Mark first once we had him. We all started walking home. We all live in the same area, so it worked out. When Mark and I got home, he went to his room and I went to get started on dinner. Surprisingly, my mom got home very early. She helped me set the table, and Mark came down for dinner. It was peaceful, and it tasted great because I was the one who cooked it. After dinner, my mom cleaned up, and I went to my room. I got stuff ready for my shower, and I went to the bathroom. When I pulled my hair down, I saw the blue stuff and was reminded that I now had to figure out how to fix it. I got in the shower and washed my body off. When I was done, I dried off, got dressed, and went to sleep.
SOMEWHERE DARK AND CREEPY
"Knock knock knock"
"Come in." Master, I found the child, but there is a powerful aura around her. Her father must have someone protecting her. "I do not care. I want that girl. Bring her to me. She will either be my mate or she will be dead.