Chapter 3

A New Friend

After a few hours of boring lessons, it was FINALLY time for lunch! I ran to the cafeteria, avoiding the older boys, and I saw Shock sitting at a table. As I walked closer to the table, I saw another person across from my cousin. It was a red haired boy about Shock's age, and mine too.

Shock saw me walking toward her table, and pointed me out to the red haired boy that she was sitting with.

He turned around, and looked at me.

I waved at my cousin, who waved back. I ran to the table, and sat beside my cousin.

"Barry!" Shock said, hugging me as I sat down, and getting a strange look from the red haired boy. "It's been what, a year?" she let go me.

"Since last Halloween!" I answered, moving my eyes toward the red haired boy.

"Sorry. I sort of forgot." Shock got my message. "This," she pointed at the red head, "is Luke! He sits next to me in class! And he says that everyone calls you… what was it again?" Shock looked at the red head, Luke, for the answer.

"They call him, Barrel." Luke answered, looking me over. "What are you two? Brother and Sister?"

I shook my head. "Nah. Just cousin's." I answered.

"Luke said that he's REALLY good with breaking locks!" Shock said, a familiar smile on her face that made me giggle.

"I got an idea!" I said, looking at Luke. "He needs a nickname!" I exclaimed, pointing at Luke.

My cousin looked at me in confusion. "Brother, what the hell are you talking about?"

Hearing her just say, "Brother", was enough for me to know that she was confused. When ever we are confused, Shock would call me, Brother, and I would call her, Sister.

I sighed. "Come on! You and I both have nicknames! Mine is Barrel, and your's is, Shock!" I paused, seeing that Luke was a bit confused. I continued after a second. "And since we have nicknames, Luke needs one too!"

My cousin nodded as a devilish smile started to form on my face. I was thinking of everything that we could get into if Luke became our friend.

Shock looked at Luke. "Nicknames are a good idea. So, since you're good with locks, your nickname can be…" she paused, trying to think of a nickname for our new red haired friend.

"Lock!" I said, clapping my hands

Luke looked at me. "Lock? Lock what?" I could tell he was confused

"Your nickname can be, Lock!" Shock answered, patting me on my back. "It goes along with our nicknames, too!"

Luke, who is now Lock, raised an eyebrow. "A nickname like your's? What do you mean?" he asked.

Just before Shock could explain what she meant, a dark shadow that looked like a wolf caught my eye. A wolf? Why is a wolf here? I thought to myself. I poked my cousin.

"What?" she asked me.

I jumped on the table we were sitting at, and pointed toward the shadow. "WOLF!" I screamed in excitement, jumping off the table, and dashing over to the shadow.

Behind me, I heard my cousin shout, "BARREL! NO!"

I knew that my cousin was going to chase me, and try to keep me away from the wolf. She knows how much I like wolves. If I could be ANY animal that I wanted, I would be a wolf, with black fur!

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Sorry it's so short. It WILL get longer! I promise! I'm still writting Chapter 4, let alone typing it. I will update as soon as I can!