Chapter 1
I looked around. I was in a forest clearing. I didn't know how I ended up there but I know one thing, I wasn't alone. I jumped when I heard the slightest noise. I wasn't paranoid, just worried. Then I seen it. It was merely a shadow of a person of some sort. It was a male and he was fast. All of the sudden he just stopped. I had this creepy feeling that he was watching me, but I didn't know for sure.
"Hello?" I asked feeling as if I was talking to air.
No response. The person just stood there so still as if waiting for me to make the first move. I took a small step forward. Then all of the sudden he ran from behind the shadows of the trees. Out from his safe, shady cover and into the fierce light of the opening. He was merely inches from me now.
"W-who are you?" I asked my voice trembling as I stared into the eyes of not a man, but merely a boy my age. Eighteen. His eyes were the iciest looking blue. I've never seen any eyes like those before. His hair was shaggy and light brown, but his skin was so pale and it looked cold to the touch.
"You should be asking what I am love." He smiled and flashed the whitest teeth I've ever seen. He had these two that were pointy. I couldn't figure out where I've seen those kinds of teeth before.
"Are you-"
Just as I was about to ask what he was or who he was I got awaken by my alarm. That dream seemed so realistic as if it had happened before.
My name is Carissa Mai. I have brown hair that comes to about my mid-chest and ocean blue eyes. I just moved from Miami, Florida to Salineville, Ohio. The population is 1,397 people. It's considered a village not a town. I live on the top of a hill that is surrounded by woods. If you drive down some what you can look over the edge and see every building in the town-village. It's pretty cool. I moved in with my father Randy Mai. I haven't seen him since I was like five. Which that was when me and my mom Julie left for Florida.
I got up and got a shower. I started a new school today. Yippee. Not really. I didn't even really feel like being the new outcast, misfit or loner. That's how it was for me back in Florida. The loner. I didn't have any friends, and people never really associated with me either. I'm the kind of person who mainly likes to keep to myself. Like a loner. But it's more complicated than just that. I mean if you want to talk to me…go ahead, but honestly it'll take a long while for me to trust you and tell you anything about me, my past, my family or anything else that's put on the personal level.
"'Rissa? Are you done? It's almost time to go." My dad, scratch that, Randy said.
"Yeah Randy. I'm doing one last thing though first. Then we can leave. Is that okay?" I asked as I checked my reflection.
I was wearing a low-cut, long-sleeve turquoise shirt, white skinny jeans and silver, sparkly winter boots. I also had on silver eye shadow that complemented my eyes. I allowed my hand to slide down my necklace until it reached the cold, heart shaped pendant. It's the necklace my mom gave me whenever I decided to come live with Randy. It was silver and the heart twisted in the middle with silver and turquoise rhinestones.
"Okay. Come down when you're ready." Randy said emotionlessly.
I sighed and grabbed my bag. I headed out of the bathroom and into the living room where Randy was standing by the door with keys in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
"You look nice today Rissa." He said hugging me.
"If you call looking like crap, looking normal and kinda pale-ish then yeah I look nice." I said grabbing my hoodie off the chair.
He just sighed. Not saying anything. Not even looking at me.
"Ready?" I asked looking at him.
"Huh? Oh yeah. Let's go before you're late." Randy said finally opening the door.
I just nodded and walked outside to the car.
To my surprise there was a car already parked out in the driveway that looked brand new…eh scratch that because I wouldn't exactly call it brand new because it did have a couple (like one or two…maybe three) scratches.
"What do you think?" He tossed me the keys. "She's all yours."
"Are you for real? I love it!" I said running towards it and opening the door. I started it and got ready to drive.
"Thanks Randy! See ya later!" I said.
"You're welcome Rissa. And yep. See you then." He said waving good bye as I pulled out of the drive way.
I drove to my new school called Southern Local. It's colors are blue and gold. The mascot is an Indian.
Let's hope it ain't a peppy/perky school. I thought as I got closer and closer to my new school, new life, new people and new…well everything.
