Hanging

By A

Moment

By: Rebecca StarksChapter one

It was a warm morning when Becky woke up for school. She dressed in her normal green blouse and matching skirt with sandals and her long, soft wavy brown hair was up in its usual ponytail. When she was ready, she walked down the stairs of her two-storied house and then out the front door. She then skipped happily over to her green convertible.

Just as she got in and started the engine, her sister had come out the front door.

"Please," Megan begged, "take me to school."

"I don't know," Becky sighed. Megan scowled at her before Becky laughed and opened the passenger door. Megan got in next to her.

"so where's your car?" Becky asked.

"up your butt and around the corner," Megan replied. Becky gave her a playful hurt look before both of them began to laugh.

"come on Megan this is the eighth time I have to drive you to school," Becky pointed out as she stopped at a stoplight.

"so I'm unpredictable and you know it," she said.

"true. Very true," Becky laughed.

"hey!" Megan laughed. "I was joking."

"and I wasn't," said Becky. When they got to their high school, Becky parked her car. Together, the two sisters walked inside the school and then into the cafeteria where Megan's friends met them. Becky just smiled at Megan's friends and then walked over to her own.

Teresa, Wendy, Tabatha, Earl and Steven were already at the table.

"hey guys," she greeted.

"hey," they replied.

"so what's up?' Becky asked them. Teresa and Wendy sighed in unison, their heads on the table. Tabatha had her nose in a Twilight book and Steven shrugged.

"what's wrong guys," she asked in a worried tone.

"nothing," lied Wendy though you could see that something definitely was up. Becky gave her a look and then Wendy stood up followed by Teresa. Becky walked with them out into the hallway where nobody could hear them.

"Becky, we have something to tell you," Teresa began " now don't get scared what im about to tell you."

"I wont," becky promised.

"okay, im a vampire," she replied.

"a what?" becky asked hoping to god that she heard her wrong.

"a vampire," Teresa answered.

"wow," was all becky could say.

"are you serious?" she asked.

"Yes!" both girls exclaimed in unison. Becky stood there in shock for a moment.

"are you one two?" she asked Wendy.

Wendy nodded. "I'm just a beginner," Wendy replied, "Teresa is a full vampire."

"Okay," said Becky.

"We're really sorry we didn't tell you sooner. This is just a lot that we are just learning and figuring out ourselves," explained Teresa.

"You're the good kind, right?" Becky pondered.

Both girls nodded together. Becky smiled slightly, most of the shock wearing off of her. Her friends gave her big smiles.

"We just wont be here on days that the sun is out," pointed out Wendy.

"Alright," said Becky.

The bell rang over their heads. They said their goodbyes and left the hallway toward their awaiting lockers.

Becky sat down in her fourth period class, World Geography. She took out her notebook and began to doodle. When class was over, she walked straight to her locker. She didn't notice that she was being followed.

While she was grabbing her books for her next classes, she could hear a pair of footsteps coming toward her. Suddenly, she could feel breathing in her ear. She glanced up at the visitor. Then carefully, she stood up.

It was a boy. A new boy who was in most of her classes which she just realized as she looked at him. He gave her a smile.

"You're Becky, right?' he asked in a sort of like nervous yet kind voice.

Becky nodded.

"You know me but I don't know you," she replied.

"My name's Justin. I share about six classes with you," Justin answered her while giving her a smooth smile. Becky grinned in return.

"Yeah, we have English, history, math, chemistry, study hall and lunch together," Becky, pointed out.

"I know. Pretty weird huh?" replied Justin.

"yeah, pretty weird," Becky said.

The two stood there lost at words. Becky looked down a her shoes and then back up into Justin's face. His sparkling baby blue eyes stared back at her.

She blushed.

"so, um, would you like to walk to class with me Justin?" she asked him. She watched on as a slow smile grew on his handsome structured face.

"Well, since we have it together, I don't clearly see why not," Justin said smirking. Becky gave him a smile before they started down the hall toward their next class. While walking, becky couldn't help but feel Justin's eyes on her. She glanced over at him and he looked away from her eyes.

'oh my gosh! He was staring!' she thought. A blush began to rise in her cheeks as her face grew warm. She heard him chuckle quietly and she blushed harder.

"now what did I do to cause you to blush like that, darlin'?" he asked as they reached the classroom.

Becky's eyes widened as she was caught off guard.

"yoou-u, um ,didn't do anything," she stuttered, slightly lying. Justin chuckled again. He walked over to stand in front of her but she looked down at the ground. He tilted her chin up with the caress of his hand so that she had no choice but to look at him in the eyes.

"I want you to know something, Becky," he whispered to her. She stared back at him.

"Since we're going to be friends now, I want you to be able to tell me anything that's either on your mind or that's bothering you," Justin told her. Becky looked down sheepishly. Then she slowly smiled and looked back at him.

"okay," she said. "I sort of caught you staring at me," she told him.

Now it was Justin's turn to turn a shade of a dark pink. "Maybe I shouldn't not of asked anything," she heard him mumble under his breath.

"no, I'm glad that you have asked," Becky said. "Its okay that you were staring at me. I'm not the most beautiful girl in school, trust me. There are plenty other girls that are prettier and would love to go out with you," she mumbled sadly.

Justin stared at her shocked. How can a girl like Becky with the enthusiastic confidence he's seen her show feel that low of herself? That just mad him mad.

"Listen, Becky," he told her. "I may not know a lot about you but I've seen the way you act around your friends and in school. And that makes me realize that you're very…" he dropped off while blushing again. She waited patiently for him to finish. "Pretty."

"You think that I'm pretty?" she whispered. Avery gave her a genuine smile.

"No," he said. Her face dropped. "But very beautiful." Her heart skipped a beat as they locked eyes. Becky didn't notice hat his hand gently touched her arm and that their faces were leaning closer to each other. His hand ran up and down her smooth skin and he couldn't help but think what he wouldn't give to kiss her right there in the hallway. He would do it and not give a damn about teachers or anyone watching.

"Becky-"

"Well, im hoping you two are going to join us for class," interrupted Mrs. Walmeely. Becky and Justin separated. Becky was madly blushing.

"Or would you like detention, instead?" she added. The students in the nearby classroom snickered at them. Becky and Justin looked at each other for a brief moment before following the older adult in side the classroom and then taking their seats so that they could start today's lesson.

Chapter two

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