Characters

Helen Roth, the visionary. She's a nervous, shy girl one month short of 18. She hates bubbly people.

Christopher Stroker, one of Helen's closest friends. He has a scar on his forehead due to a car accident which killed both his parents.

Tatum Carpenter, she is Helen's other close friend. She wears a lot of jewelry, and is almost the exact opposite of Helen.

Takumi Nakata, a Japanese person.

Greg Bates, your average jock asshole. Kathy is his girlfriend.

Mary Gardner, a really really REALLY bubbly...you get the picture.

Marvin Craven, a geeky nerd who spends too much time watching Star Trek episodes.

Kathy Blanchard, a popular girl who thinks she's all that. Greg is her boyfriend.

Note: The characters may be based on stereotypes, but do not actually reflect what I think (but Helen's likes and dislikes reflect mine [don't hurt me).

Final Destination: Destination Unknown

It was a stormy morning.

Yes, I know that the above sentence is usually the first sentence in a horror novel, but how else would you describe a stormy morning?

Anyway, I should probably explain what was going on.

We, the seniors of Pluxsatawney High, were going to go to Disney World for 5 days and 4 nights. We even get to go to one of the parks right when we get off the bus!

There was a contest at our school, and whichever class wins the contest gets to go to Disney World. I, obviously, was in the winning class.

So, there I was, standing in front of the school, in the rain, with two bags, a backpack, and a poncho. Damn, it was stormy. Thunder boomed above me. "Have a nice time in Florida." I turned around to Dad. "Bye Dad!" He pressed down on the gas pedal, and drove away, splashing mud onto the sidewalks. I turned around and quickly ran to my class, Rm 23. Everyone was already there. They were talking to each other. No one noticed me.

I put my two bags on top of the huge pile of bags. Then, I took off my poncho, left it on a desk, and headed off to meet my friends.

I scanned the crowd, trying to find my friends Chris and Tatum. I found them on my far right. Before I could get to them, Mary Gardner, Kathy Blanchard, and her annoying boyfriend Greg Bates blocked my path.

"Where are you going, Helen?" Mary Gardner's voice was the exact same sickeningly sweet, high pitched voice I remembered it to be before spring break.

"I don't have time for this," I replied, then I tried to push past them.

Kathy raised a hand. "You aren't going anywhere you ugly fu-" Before she could finish her sentence, Mrs. Culken interrupted.

"If you start another fight, Kathy, you and Miss Roth will not go on this trip." Mrs. Culken gave Kathy "the eye of death." Kathy immediately shut her trap. She knew better than to talk back to her.

Mrs. Culken walked away. Kathy gave me an icy glare. Her glare said, You won't get away with this. I ignored her. All I wanted to do was just talk with my friends. I walked over to Chris and Tatum. They were chattering, but now they looked up at me.

"What happened?" Tatum asked me.

"Little miss perfect is at it again." Chris and Tatum both looked over at Kathy. I looked, too. She was making out with Greg. Mary was reading a Cosmopolitan magazine, while checking her nails. Chris turned back towards me.

"So, are you hyped up about Disney World as I am?" Chris didn't like talking about Kathy or Mary much.

"I think it's gonna be exciting. I really wanna ride Mission Space, Rock n Roller Coaster, and Tower of Terror."

"Yeah, I do too." I looked at my watch. 6:34. Right on time, I thought. Our bus leaves at 6:50. I looked out the window. The bus was right there. I looked down at my backpack, opened it, and looked at what I had. I had a schedule, 2 bus tickets, a $500 gift certificate good for ANY store in Downtown Disney, 4 movie tickets good for any movie, and 4 separate tickets for each of the parks. I had no idea about the gift certificate. My dad also gave me $100 to spend. Our school had paid for everything I had, and they paid the meals, the hotel rooms, and just about everything. I think I was gonna enjoy this trip.

BOOM! Thunder burst into my thoughts. I looked down at the watch. 6:40. Did 6 minutes pass by that quickly? Okay, since I have 10 minutes, better make a trip to the little girl's room. "Tatum, Chris, I'm going to the little girl's room, okay?" I got up and ran out of the classroom.

On the way, I saw the bus. I could see the driver preparing. For some reason, it looked very ominous. Suddenly, there was a gut-wrenching feeling that was not there before. Why was I so nervous? I tried to shake it off, but it was still there. I just couldn't shake it off.

The bathroom was just a few steps ahead, and I only had 9 minutes left. Better hurry. I quickly walked into the bathroom. Cool it Helen, I told myself. There's nothing to worry about.

I could not have been more wrong.