Hello! This story was originally written by the fanfic author Strotti, but I adopted it. I am making some changes, but the general plot and characters will stay the same as she had them. I want to stay as true to the original story as I can, with a few differences :) I hope you all enjoy it!
I nodded my head to the music blasting in my room as I flipped through my history textbook, not really paying attention to what was written on the pages. Despite having a test the next day, I couldn't get myself to focus on the materiel. Like most teenagers, I was instead internally panicking while doing absolutely nothing about it, except distract myself with the latest music and video games. I sighed and shut the book, dropping it next to my backpack and grabbed my phone, calling my best friend Laura. After only a few rings, she picked up.
"Rosie! I knew you'd call soon, it doesn't take you long before you're fed up with studying. You called earlier than usual, though. Let me guess, history?" Laura said, her cheerful voice bleeding through the phone, making me smile softly.
"You guessed it. Hey, wanna go for a hike or something? I'm suffocating in here." I said, looking out her window at the cloudless sky. "Besides, it's almost winter. Might as well take advantage of the warm weather while we can."
"Sure, we'll meet at the usual trailhead then. See ya soon!" Laura responded with, then hung up. I jumped up and quickly grabbed my hiking bag, stuffing some snacks, a water bottle, and a jacket in it, before running out of my small house, yelling bye to my brother along the way. I pulled on my backpack and began making my way to the trailhead.
My life was about as ordinary as it could get. I went to school, did homework, hung out with friends, played a musical instrument, and obsessed over things like Tom Hiddleston and anime. Sure, I was more dedicated to playing video games compared to other teenagers, and my life revolved around music, but if tumblr had taught me anything it was the I wasn't alone in my weirdness. Soon enough, the trailhead came into view, and Laura waved at me, running over.
"Rosie, you'll never guess what happened." she said, breaking me out of my daydream as she fell into step besides me.
"You finally turned the essay in for English that was due a month ago? Truly, a miracle." I responded, smirking at her.
"Hey!" she said, lightly punching my shoulder, "No, it's something much more exciting. Sam kissed me!" I looked at her, shocked. Sam was the most popular guy at our school, why he would show any interest in our little geek friend group, I don't know. But then again, this was Laura we were talking about.
"Well, you are really pretty, Laura." I said honestly. "So are you guys dating now, or what?" I asked, secretly hoping they weren't. I cringed soon after that thought, though, realizing how selfish it made me seem. If Laura wanted to date someone, who was I to stop her?
"No, not yet." she answered, deflating a bit.
"Well, that doesn't mean it won't happen." I said, trying to cheer her up again.
"Thanks Rosie!" she beamed at me. "I couldn't believe it, but I'm so happy! He was really cute about it too." she said. I nodded and drifted into my own thoughts as Laura blabbered on about her and Sam. She could go on for hours without giving me a time to say anything, so she wouldn't notice if I wasn't paying attention. My mind drifted to the game Fire Emblem: Awakening, and I smirked as I tried to think of good couples, which was, in my mind, one of the best parts of the game. I was playing on lunatic mode this time around, and it was proving to be a challenge.
We hiked in companionable silence for about an hour after that, and it started getting dark out. I looked up at the first stars coming out and smiled to myself, completely content as the cool air danced around my arms, twisting my hair around my face. Laura nudged my, and I looked back at the trail to see we had reached the difficult part of the hike. Ahead of us was a small, rocky trail hugging the side of the mountain, and to the left was a steep drop. If we weren't careful, we could find ourselves falling to what could be our death.
"I'll go first." I said, knowing Laura always got a bit nervous at this part, and she nodded, falling behind as I started making my way across the path, keeping a hand on the mountain to help my balance, when suddenly the wind picked up, and we found ourselves clinging to the mountain in order not to fall. When the gust of wind passed, we tentatively continued on, when suddenly I lost my footing, falling.
I heard Laura yell "Rosie!" in a panicked voice, but barely processed it. My eyes were focused on the sky, watching the stars get further and further away as the wind whistled around my falling body. I heard rather than felt my body hit the ground with a loud crunch, and suddenly it all went black.
Well, that's it for the prologue! Please review if you liked it (or didn't like it).