Never again. Never again shall I be the victim of a cruel joke like that. She made fun of me for the seventy-eighth time. But now she's gone, and I won't let her humiliate me again. Not after her blood dripped form my hands. As the knife past through her neck, I pulled her into a hug and let the blood run over me. "It's finally over. I have finally gotten my revenge on you."
I awoke in a cold sweat, horrified at the dream I had. "What the hell was that?" I rose from my bed, throwing the cover off of me and heading for the closet. I gabbed a pair of clothes and headed for the bathroom. After a quick shower and brushing my teeth, I headed for the kitchen and was greeted by my mother.
"Good morning, Austin. Sleep well?" Adriana was making breakfast for me, and I grabbed the orange juice from the fridge.
"Uh, yeah. Like a baby. Heh heh." I avoided the conversation, thinking about that dream. Elain? I don't know anyone by that name. I wonder what that dream was about.
"Austin, are you okay? You seem a little distracted." Allen walked in the room, rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah. Just nervous about school today. Summer break is finally over and I am nervous about it being my senior year. I've been kinda slipping up a lot the last few years. I don't want to fail."
"Don't worry, bro. I know you'll do fine this year." Adriana pulled out a knife. "Because if you don't it's going to be a blood bath."
"Heh. Yeah, you better do a good job. You don't wanna make you're sis mad." We all laughed, and I grabbed my backpack. Adriana pulled her's off the the chair, and Allen grabbed the keys. "Time to go, guys. Can't be late to school on the first day."
After arriving to school, I watched the car pull away. Adriana made her way to the school entrance, and I followed behind her. We went inside and found our way to the gym. I sat with the rest of my grade, and Adriana with hers. I sat in the back away from everyone else. I looked around to see the changes my classmates had made over the summer.
Joe was as goofy as ever, sitting beside his girlfriend and making jokes. John sat with his friends talking about the new games he played over the summer, and Hunter was looking straight at me. Wait, why is she looking at me?! Oh no, she looks mad. I hope I didn't do anything wrong! She started making her way towards me, and I started looking around nervously.
"Austin, what the heck? Are you avoiding me again," she asked, "Or are you just nervous to see you're girlfriend after not talking to her all summer?"
"I got my phone taken away for the whole summer and I couldn't text or call anyone."
"So why didn't you ever answer the door when I came over?!" Ah, Hunter. She was never the kind of girl to let things go easily.
"Eh... I got nothin'. Sorry, I was kinda getting myself into trouble again. I knew how you feel about that, so i didn't want to talk to you in fear of letting it slip out."
She sighed, and sat down next to me. "Austin, you know i just want you to be safe and happy. I know you can take care of yourself, but I can't help but worry." She hugged me, and I heard a small sob.
I pulled her away and noticed her crying slightly. "Hunter, don't cry. I wasn't trying to get into trouble. I just can't seem to get away from it now. I just want you to know that I'm trying to change, and I'm only trying to make you happy." The bell rang, and her friends dragged her away. "Man, this is going to be a stressful year."
Walking through the hallway, I was about to go to my locker when I saw a kid with blonde hair harassing Adriana. She was trying to get past him, but he wouldn't let her leave. "Come on, don't just blow me off. Answer my question!"
I came up behind him, grabbed his right arm, and pulled it behind his back. "Is this guy bothering you, sis? Can I break his arm?"
"No! Austin, this is Finn Mertens. Finn, this is my brother. The one who WON'T break your arm." She looked at me, and I let go. "Finn was just asking me out on a date. I really don't have time for this, though. We need to get to class." She pushed her way past us, and Finn followed me to my class room.
"What's your deal? Got a man crush on me? Stalking me now?" I started getting irritated.
"No. We have study hall together." He made his way past me into the class room, and the bell rang. Great, stressed AND tardy.
I grabbed my math book and my backpack, then headed for the door. Finally, school was over. I was trying to stuff my book in my backpack, when I ran into a girl with red hair. Her skin was pale, and she had golden brown eyes. "I'm so sorry, I should have been watching where I was going."
"Yeah? Next time you run into to me like that, I'm going to steal that bag and burn it!" She started turning about as red as her hair, and I couldn't help but be amused by this.
"Fair enough. Hi, I'm Austin. Senior, you?" I held out my hand, but she ignored it.
"I'm Amber. I'm a sophomore, but I just moved here. I had to change schools 'cause of all the fights I got in last year."
"You know, it's probably because of that temper that you got into fights. But hey, people have their reasons for their emotions. I won't pry." Adriana walked out of the building behind me, talking to Finn, when Amber looked up and saw him.
"Why are you here?! You're not supposed to be at this school! But hey, looks like you've found ANOTHER girl to trick into being your mindless slave."