Sarah Had managed to not lose her whole mind since the funeral, but she was losing bits and pieces of it. Like her first day back to school since Toby's funeral.
She was walking through the corridors with her head bowed down, but it didn't prevent the stares. Everyone knew about Toby's death, all thanks to small town gossip. Girls would whisper in each other ears while boys didn't contain their rude and tasteless comments.
"Hey Sarah, sorry about your brother," they would say, or "Sarah, if need someone to talk to, I'm her," but the unattractive funniness to their comments was that they weren't there for her. They barely knew Sarah Williams.
Sarah ignored the kind gestures and proceeded to the main office of the school building's doors. Sarah walked up to the offices front desk and made a small and subtle "Humph" to attract the old withered lady's attention behind the desk.
"Oh, uh, yes! How may I help you dear?" She asked with a smile so big that caused her eyes to narrow.
"Yes I'm here to pick up my new schedule, my name's Sarah Williams."
"Oh yes, yes! I have it right…Here!"
The old lady pulled a sheet of paper out from under a rather large stack of paper then reached over the desk and handed to Sarah.
"Thank you," Sarah whispered and then walked out of the office and headed over to her first period.
Sarah examined her new schedule, theatre arts was no longer there. After Toby's death Sarah decided she wouldn't have the energy to do any acting anymore so she requested that they change her schedule. Now she had teacher aid.
Sarah was halfway to her first period just thinking about her make-up work when she happened to look at the window that was beside her. She just about had a heart attack too.
There right outside the window was a cream colored owl, perched on a low hanging tree branch.
Sarah looked around to see if any adults were in the hallway, there were none, so she walked over to the door that lead outside to the gymnasium and quietly crept out.
Sarah walked over to the branch and made shooing hand gestures to the owl, but after doing so the owl still was perched firmly on the branch. Sarah bit her lip and tried to hold down her rage, but alas she could not do so.
"Get out! Get out! Get out!" She screamed, "Toby could still be around if wasn't for your selfish, sore looser, ass!"
The bird fluttered away, but Sarah's anger hadn't.
She ran over and kicked the tree with all her mite and collapsed under the tree with tears streaming down her red cheeks.
A teacher must have heard because soon there were hands pulling her up and asking her questions that she couldn't understand over her out sobbing. They must have finally given up on the questions because soon she was being lead to the nuses's office.
Had that owl really been Jareth, and if not, was she going insane with a side of guilt?
Ok this story is going steadily so far, I'm not happy with it, but its going
Next chapter should be out before Friday, and if not….Weeelllll I'm most likely dying or I have a killer load of homework.
See you.