Walking to school that day hurt more than it normally did. This time it didn't just hurt mentally, today it hurt on the outside too. Every breath I took the shadows grew longer. Every breath I took I saw even more darkness. Those shadows I saw did not walk alone. They walked behind people who would do their bidding, those people were shadows. Those shadows were the things that crept into their bodies and held on tight to their souls; those shadows were the shadows that try to pierce my heart.
Walking through the school grounds I looked out for him. I watched his every move and every breath he took made me hate him even more. As I walked my head hung even lower. The hood of my jacket was up and as I walked I cringed. I could feel his gaze upon me; I could feel the shadows that clutched his soul.
I turned slowly around and ran as soon as I saw him and his evil friends walking towards me. I was panting as I neared the school gates but as I knew they would, they slammed shut.
I ran beside the railings that encircled the school. I was heading to the back of the school. I was running as fast as I could but my breath barely came as I rounded the final corner… a hand came out of a open door way and suddenly I was caught.
As I lay there in darkness I listened to the booming that was coming from my chest. I was amazed that my heart was still beating. Yet I had no time to mull over my thoughts as I was pulled into a sitting position.
"Open your eyes," an icy voice cut through my thoughts.
"Open you eyes!" my eyes forced themselves open of their own accord. I wish they hadn't; but I'm glad I saw her face.
"Are," I stumbled across the word and then stopped myself. I was thinking stupid thoughts. My thoughts made me stupid. Yet I'm sure she looked like an angel. "Are you an angel?" my voice sounded stronger than I had expected.
"An angel?" the angel's words were laughing actually the angel was laughing. Her laugh made me love her even more… what was I thinking; LOVE?
"I could be an angel come down from heaven to commit some devilish deeds," she laughed again. I love her laugh…
"Who are you?"
"I Edward am Bella." It was not an answer to my question, it was a statement. My eyes started to close again and I expected Bella the Angel to leave me to sleep but that was definitely not the case.
"Did you honestly think you could run to the back of the building just to get yourself cornered?" as Bella's icy words cut through my thoughts liked a cold knife I became angry.
"Cornered!" my voice was shaking from anger; "Cornered!"
"Yes Edward cornered!" her voice was not angry it was cold and I started to see shadows in Bella to.
"Edward to you honestly think I would come back here from the dead," she took a breath as I stared at her transfixed. "To come back to find you dead!"
"Did you just say 'back' from the dead?" my query alien to me, it just didn't seem right to say I in this world.
"Yes I did say that."
"Did you mean it?" Edward you idiot what a stupid question.
"Yes."
"Then… who are you?" my searching eyes seemed to look even into the eyes of the silence.
"Edward, I'm just a ghost."