Black Town

Chapter 1

When I woke up, I look around the whole room, it made from concrete all the materials was in all good quality. This is one of my Dad’s house here in San Vincent Town.

“Patricia!” I suddenly look at my door when I heard someone’s knocking. It was my Dad. I remembered today is my first day of school here in San Vincent.

“Yes dad? I’ll go downstairs.”

“Hurry okay? It’s not good to make you wait the food.” He added, when I felt that he left already. I become silent and buried my face in my palm. I hope it will be a good day for me, specially its my first day, I’m hoping that all of my classmates will accept me. I sighed a little and took a deep breathe before I stood up. I went downstairs, I saw my Yaya Lucy and my Dad, eating breakfast.

“Good thing you’re awake. How was your sleep baby? Come here take a sit and let’s eat.” My yaya said, anyway she’s my Yaya since I was a baby every now and then she’s still with us giving her life and best service for this family. We used to eat together, we treat her like a family member. I love her so much, she’s like a mom to me.

I smiled at them then pulled the chair beside my father who’s still taking his coffee. “After you eat I’ll bring you to your new school.” My dad said while taking a sip of his coffee. I just nodded to him for an answer.

Well honestly speaking I feel nervous, this will be the start of change after what happened to my Family. It feels fresh for me everything that breaks my heart really bad. I’m not used to fixed my school uniform. I look at my side. My eyes become blurry when I missed my little brother, I took a glance also where my Yaya is sitting now, that was the place of my Mother.

“Patricia.” I was surprised when my Dad called my name and held my hand on the table. He looks worried, I know he missed them also, a lot. “Take your medicine before we leave okay?” He added and smiled, he wiped his lips with table napkin then stood up.

After I ate, I took a quick shower and put my things in my bag, specially my admission requirements then followed my dad outside.

“Hija, good luck.” My yaya said. I smiled and kissed her, before we leave.

When we went out, my Dad drove me going to school. I’m just looking around, there’s no many houses in here, it seems like we’re in an Isolated place. When we got to my school, I get off the car and still roaming my sight in this place. Since we came here, I don’t know, but this place give me chills, I’m not sure if I’m just being paranoid or what. Because most of the people in this town, staring at me, and it was disturbing how they look.

I lightly shook my head because of those thought that give me goosebumps.

“They usually look at the people who new to them. So don’t mind them.” I was surprised when my dad suddenly speak beside me? Is he read my mind? Obviously. Even without saying anything, he answered what’s on my mind. I become silent, I didn’t say anything to my father, he knew it a lot because he lives here and he works here as a police officer.

“Dad, go on before you get late to work. I can manage myself.” My dad took a glance, he force to smile. “I’m okay.” I added to make him calm.

“Of course. Go ahead. Don’t worry about me.” I said. Trying to convince him not to worry.

“Okay baby take care. Do you bring all your requirements?” I nodded and hug him before he leave.

When I entered the school, there’s a lot of student running, chitchating with their friends here in the hallway, this school is quite big, I’m not really sure how many buildings they have, while walking I saw an extensive quadrangle, I smiled a little watching the students playing over there, a group of friends practicing dancing and many to mention activities that the students are doing when they are in a break. So I go back to my senses and look to my map of this school, I have to look for the Registrar Office. But it take me so long to understand this map, It was confusing.

“Hi!” I suddenly stop and surprise when someone blocking my way. “Are you the new student?” I frowned. He knows that I’m a transferee? Well I do not know him so I smiled and nodded then walked away. “Hey!” I lightly closed my eyes when he followed me. Earlier some students are looking at us, but now most of them are glaring to us. “I’m Patrick.” He handed his hand to me. I’m in a hurry, instead of taking his hand, I walked away, he’s quiet annoying. Bur he still blocked my way.

If I talk to him, I’ll be late. But I don’t want to be rude to him, I just want to see the Registrar Office and fixed eveything so I can attend my first subject.

“I’m Patricia!” I shortly said the walked away again. But I stopped in a moment when I realized something. I turned around and look at him who’s still staring behind me, that was weird, but I never mind it. I come closer to him to ask something that might helpful. “If you don’t mind can I ask you something?”

“Anything Patricia.” He quickly answered without any hesitation.

“Do you know where is the Registrar Office? Can you help me to find it?”

“Sure! Come on this way.” When we get there, I pay for my subjects, workbook and textbook, we do interviews then they gave me my schedule.

“Thanks.”

“No problem my new classmate.” I nodded and we decided heading the room together, even we talked in just for minutes, I felt comfortable with him. It seems like we knew each other for a long time. He talks a lot about this school and his friends.

“We are here.” He said then I saw some students leaning in the wall outside the room, looking at me its weird, some of them having gossiping, I think? And at the other side chitchating laughing so hard. I smiled. So when we entered the room, they suddenly look straight to me and stopped in what they are doing. The rowdy stopped!

Patrick look at me, I’m wondering why they stop and why are they staring at me? Like that.

“Come here, you can sit here.” Patrick guided me to my sit.

“Why they suddenly stop making a noise?” I whispered, I’m not really comfortable with their stares, like as if I did something wrong.

“Don’t mind them! They usually do this in a new student. Don’t worry you will use to it.” I frowned, I don’t understand him, he look back straight in front without any worries in his face.

“Hey I’m Tina.” I suddenly look at my back when someone talked.

“Transferee? Anyway I’m Gladys.” I smiled at them.

“Yes, I’m Patricia.”

“Hi Patricia, I’m Winston, but you can call me Winz.”

“So we are now have two Pat here. Who will adjust?” For a second I didn’t understand him, but I realize he’s saying about our names, between Patrick and Patricia, maybe they call Patrick as Pat.

“I can adjust. Rick for me is good.” Patrick said then winked at me. “Anyway Pat, they’re my friends. Tina, Gladys, Winz, Yna, Kippy and ..” I look at the vacant armchair. “Where is Drace?”

They become all serious when Patrick asked. “I’m here.” The we all look at the guy who is now walking closer.

“Where have you been Draice?” Winz asked him.

“Where do you think he’ll go?” Yna said as if she knew where he usually go.

“Usual place.” He said. I stared at him because of his intimidating presence, it feels like his presence is very heavy.

“Draice we have a new classmate, her name is Patricia. She’s now belong to our group.” He look down on me then put his bag on the vacant chair.

“Hi.” He greeted and smiled at me. He pulled his chair in its proper position then sat leaning, he put the handkerchief in his face.

“He’s always like that” Patrick suddenly said.

“He’s not disposed to friendliness.” Gladys whispered so he wont hear it

“Classmatess!!!” We suddenly look at the door where one student keep on shouting. He’s chasing his breathe. “O-over there at the back where we throw the garbage! Someone was found dead!” My eyes wide open and my jaw dropped when I heard him. What is he saying? Found dead? I look around at the room, they are all scared,I’m now felt heavy and floating, I’m trying to compose myself because of sudden fear I felt.

“This town is a curse!!” Someone shouted and cries.

“If only I could leave this Black Town, I will leave as soon as possible.” I turned around and look for my classmates who really look scared and trembling.

“They will kill us!”

“We have to fight back!”

“Ssh. They could hear you. You better shut your mouth.” My classmates become hysterical and some of them are now crying.

I’m still confused and scared.

“B-black town? K-kill us?” I don’t understand what they are saying, it seems like my brain cant absorb any of it.

“Yes. They called it Black Town, because of such crimes happening in this town.” I look to Patrick when he said that really serious.

“But all we have to do, is not to fight back.” Kippy added.

Then Draice lifted up his head and smirked at me. “Patricia, welcome to Black Town.” He said.