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Okay then, here we go. This time it's Aleandras turn.

Chapter 3

It was freezing outside.

October had, with a last glimpse of sunshine, admitted defeat. The victor November celebrated by being meaner than usual, giving us a storm who was close to hurricane strength.

I, Kia and a girl I barely knew was walking together towards the math-and-science building. It was Thursday, and our first lesson, I was sad to admit, was math. The mere thought of sitting in a crowded, cold room for fifty minutes and solving meaningless problems made me depressed. I did not show it, though; just complained about it in a way that made Kia and the other girl laugh. It made me happy. I was feeling a bit ashamed about my unsocial behaviour the night before, so I tried my hardest to seem nice now.

It wasn't until I took a break in the show that I noticed him.

He was leaning against a wall, wearing nothing more than a grey T-shirt despite the blistering cold. It was his eyes that caught my attention. They were so dark I could not decide what colour they were – if I had to guess, my guess would be black. That was, of course, ridiculous. People didn't have black eyes.

But still.

His hair was black, and longer than my own. No surprise there. It wasn't very hard to have longer hair than I did. When I had decided I had grown tired of my long, brown curls, I had done the job thoroughly.

The skin was pale, but not so pale it seemed sickly. It somehow looked exactly right with his black hair and dark eyes.

There was something about this guy.

Usually, I was not that interested in boys. My opinion of them was somewhat like my opinion about mosquitoes. As long as it was just annoying, I did not care. But if it bit me... Well, then I bit back.

I was aware of the fact that a lot of guys found me intimidating. That suited me just fine. I liked it best being left alone. Some of them were stupid enough to try something, and then I politely told them not to.

It was when they started to disturb my friends that I got pissed.

There was this one guy, Colin. Ordinary boy, not that good looking but not ugly either. And he decided it was a good idea to grab Kias ass when she was walking back to her room after dinner.

I told him that if he ever tried it again, on her or anyone else, I would kick him in the balls so hard they'd get stuck in his throat.

Of course that got me detention. As it turned out, he wasn't just a horny idiot, he was a coward, too.

It was worth it.

After that, no one harassed Kia again. Nor myself, for that matter. I was left alone.

Sometimes it made me sad, that people were scared of me. Sometimes. I had my moments, when I felt like I was vulnerable. Like I was weak, pretending to be strong. They never lasted long, but for someone like me, they felt like forever. On those days I didn't show up in class. I just lay on my bed, crying.

Luckily, those moments never lasted for more than a day.

I was not that interested in guys. Most of them were creeps. Sometimes, a decent specimen came along, but my reputation always reached them before I did.

This boy caught my attention.

It was not just that he seemed strange, standing outside, dressed like that in November.

It was just that he seemed to be looking at me.

"Hey." I absentmindedly put my hand on Kias shoulder. "Who is that guy?"

"What guy?" She sounded startled. She knew what I thought about the male half of the human race.

"That one." I pointed at him. Kia stopped walking and studied him.

"I don't know. I've never seen him before." She shuddered. "Isn't he kinda… creepy?" I could see what she was talking about, but in the same time, I did not agree. I felt attracted to him, in a very strange way. It was like I was dragged towards him by some invisible force. It felt like an instinct. A memory from long ago.

Like I'd met him before.

Only I knew I hadn't.

"Aleandra, we are going to be late if you don't hurry up."

"No, it's okay. I'm coming." I started walking again, faster than before. Trying to catch up to Kia and the other girl.

My mind was still with him, though. That boy.

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"Aleandra?" Kia snapped her fingers in front of my face. I jumped.

"What?" I realized the teacher was staring at me. No problem. I put on my sweetest smile.

"I'm sorry! I'm wasn't paying attention." The teacher smiled back, just as I knew she would.

"No problem, just don't do it again. I asked you what…" My mind wandered off. I wondered if I was unnatural. A freak. I felt like I was hiding behind a mask, being able to manipulate everybody into doing what I wanted. The only person who didn't fall for it anymore was the principal, and that was just because he had been tricked so many times he had finally understood he was being toyed with. I had done it twice, just this morning. Of course I had forgotten to do my homework. Again. But I was so tired, and we had so many tests right now, and I really wanted to get good grades, and in the end… A trembling lower lip and I was out of trouble.

I was not like the rest of them.

They were so predictable.

"Thank you." Kia merely smiled, and returned to taking notes. I didn't bother. When I needed them, I would be able to persuade her to borrow hers. Just like I always could.

I was not like the rest of them, and nowadays, it had started to scare me.

(So, what do you think? I just might update one more time this evening, if you are nice. Which means to press that tiny little button called GO, and review!

Yours truly,

Mickasala)