Chapter:4
I got to school a bit earlier than I usually do, but for me that was a goo thing, because now I could actually meet up with my friends at our usual spot in the grove.
"Remember to stay hidden, okay Meta Knight?" I reminded for the 100th time.
"I know," he responded as he jumped into the trees. Good thing the school is pretty much a park, trees and bushes everywhere, even a small creek made it's way through the school.
There stood my friends, most of them seemed to have gotten new clothes during the break yet some wore the same thing they had last time. Me, all I had were some jeans, and a black long sleeved shirt, that complemented my tan skin and brown eyes, and only seemed to make my black hair longer. I walked up to them, most already in a conversation, two girls broke out of the group and walk over to me to say hi.
"Hey Hilary, hi Beatrice, how you guys doing?" I said as I ran over to greet them.
"OMG, we missed you so much Jessica, me and Beatrice were just talking about our breaks, how was yours?" said Hilary, she seem really excited.
I thought for a moment before I answered. "It was... Interesting, but nothing much, had to stay home and take care of my little brother Alex." I said, hoping they didn't ask for more information.
"Dam, that must have sucked, no parties or anything?" asked Beatrice.
"Nope, not even that, the most fun I had all break was a walk to the park, and that's about it." I was relieved to see they had given up. They seem really disappointed that I didn't have a cool story of my break to tell them about, but oh well, i didn't have choice but to keep my break a secret.
We walked back to the rest and joined in their conversation. Every few minutes or so I would repeatedly glance back at the trees for no reason, I moved alot, making it look like I was getting used to being at school again, when really I was playing my favorite game, Find The Knight. I always loved how Meta Knight seemed to be constantly moving, one moment he was there the next he wasn't, so just for the heck of it, i decided to make a game out of it, watching as he explored all possible hiding places within the tree tops.
Finally the bell rang and I had to make my way to my first period class, Biology. The classes seemed to go pass in a daze. It took took about all of 8:00am to 10:00am for our first two classes to end, but it felt like it was only 20 minutes. Sometimes while write down some notes, I would look out the window like I usually did in school, sometimes I would daydream, but a moving figure in the trees would snap me out of it. Then finally we got to go to nutrition, a 15 minute break from class we would get after period 2.
I walked down the stairs of the main building to where the grove started, near the parking lot I entered from. Like most of the time, I was the first one there, and like I usually do, I took out my lunch and started to enjoy it before anyone else could come along and eat it. Speaking of food, I remembered that Meta Knight only had one sandwich, and seeing on how long a school day was, I was starting to worry that he might need some extra food late on. Though I started to scold myself for worrying too much about him, like a mother to a child, he was a knight, he defeated Nightmare, and survived armies of monsters, I bet he could go without food for weeks.
After a few moments, the grove was full of life, everyone rushing to their hangouts before another group decided to take it. Soon all my friends, even those who hadn't shown up in the morning was there.
Then I spotted an old friend of mine from Freshman year. she was standing in the center of crowd, she was always the talkative one, so I always considered this normal. After finishing my snack, I got up from my spot and headed over to say hi, but before i could say anything, I noticed someone else had joined the group.
Daniel was always the troublesome one, he always seemed to be pulling pranks on everyone, except me, because he ran out of pranks for me last year. I kinda hated him, but that emotion was always pushed out another emotion, love. I've had a crush on him for a while, but it was only recently that I gave up on him. Oh well, he was still a great person to hand out with.
He and his friend, Jacob, were fighting over food. When his best friend Michel, showed up out of no where, and joined the brawl, Daniel quickly gave up, and started to walk away. When he saw me, he started to make his way to me, that's when i noticed what I was eating...
I was eating a cookie. DAM! I forgot he loves cookies, every time i have one he always tries to trick me out of it.
To his dismay, I purposely finished it before he could say hi to me, I though he would walk away after realizing this but he still kept coming. But before he got here, the apple from the lunch Jacob and Michel were fighting over came fly right at me.
Thanks to Meta Knights training, I spotted it midway, I was about to lean back and avoid it until- PAIN.
Someone had pulled my hair to pull be out of the way, the apple when flying past me, as i fell of my small ledge to the dirt right behind me, which was just an inch lower than the ledge, thank god. I turned around to see who had pulled my hair, only to find no one, though, i didn't see to see him to know who had done it. Daniel was running to my side when I started to search the tree tops.
"You oka-" he started before I interrupted him.
"You ASS, who pulls someones hair to save them from an apple," I yell towards the trees. He turned his back to me, so he wouldn't have to make eye contact with an enraged me. Daniel looked questionably at me, probably thinking I had gone insane. That's when I motioned him to pass me the apple that he been throw a few moments before, and he obeyed me.
I used to be a terrible shot in freshman year, and Daniel knew this well, so he knew that I would end up missing my target horribly, even if he didn't know who my target was. Key word there was USED to be, sadly for Meta Knight i had improved my throw during the break. The apple when smashing through the large gathering of trees, only to make contact with Meta Knights unprotected back, making a loud clink, as it made contact with his armor as well. The sound was then followed with a large thud as he fell, paralyzed from the shock getting hit with the apple he had just saved me from.
To my happiness, Daniel was the only one of the group who had seen, or even noticed what had happened, everyone else was still watching the fight between Michel and Jacob.
"The F- was that?!" was all poor Daniel could manage to say.
"I can explain, but just promise not to open your mouth later on, got it?" I threaten, then sighed, I told Meta Knight that if he got involved with anything i did or happened to me at school, I would probably be the one to blow his cover, yet my anger slowly depleaded when I realized he was only trying to help.
Me and Daniel slowly made out way through the small undergrowth until we came face to face with an anger Meta Knight.
"What was that for!" He yelled, he eyes were red, figures.
"Sorry Meta, but you seriously Don't pull on a girls hair without getting smacked by something." I muttered.
"Why is he here?" he asked after finally regaining control of his temper.
Daniel just stood there in awe, he had always been talking about anime and games before, and he always said that if you never played Kirby you had not childhood. well, what could you expect, he childhood was basically standing right in front of him, literally speak to him, well me.
"I-," I cut him off.
"Sorry Meta Knight, but he saw what happened, and i kind of owe him an explanation, but don;t worry, he promised not to say a word." I vouched for him.
"Very well, if you excuse I'll be heading back home now, BEFORE I get pelted with apples again!" he hissed.
"Meta knight! I'm sorry!" I tried to yell after him, but he was gone before I could even finish my apology.
"Meta Knight..." I whispered in disbelief, I plan for today to go this horrible.
"Jessica... what just happened?" I could tell he wanted to ask me an ocean of questions that were ready to overflow from his mouth, but before he could say anything, the bell rang. And with that I quickly rushed to my backpack and hurried to my 3rd before Daniel could follow.
I avoided him for the rest of the day, when lunch had finally come, I was about ready to leave to another lunch spot, till Daniel stopped me.
"Look, you don't have to go around school trying to avoid me okay, I know I saw something I shouldn't have, and I understand I don't have the right to question you, so just stop, okay, I promise not to ask anymore," he begged.
I stayed quite when when he said this. I knew Daniel would figure it out sooner or later, he was a smart guy, he could tell when he should stop pressuring people. I was thankful to see the understand side of him, he almost never showed it.
Lunch was finally over, and the day seemed to calm down a little. I was at ease, but I could not shake the feeling of guilt I had for having been so mean to Meta Knight. I spent almost the rest of my 5th and 6th periods trying to figure out how I was going to make it up to him. No luck though, I knew more than most people that once you pissed off Meta Knight, there was no way to fix it, all you could really do was wait it out. And that's what scared me the most.
When school was over I walked out of my 6th in daze, I was worried on how things would be when I got home. Many scenarios played in my head, almost all of them ended with Meta Knight leaving, never giving me the chance to say how sorry I really was. I cursed at myself, screaming at myself on how much of a horrible friend I was, how cruel I had been, and much more.
During all this, I hadn't noticed that I had come the stairs at the fair left of the grove. I only realized when Beatrice stepped out of the bongalos at the bottom of the stairs and yelled my name.
"JESSICA!" she yelled happily, I was a bit taken back when she did this, today wasn't exactly a great day, but then again I was the one with the problems.
"Hi," I said half heartily as I tried to force a smile. When I did so, she gave me stern look, though I didn't really care.
I was about to started walking down the stairs when everything took and expected turn. Just as I was about to take one step down the stairs, I felt something slam into my back, and the pressure then sent me flying down the stairs. I HAD BEEN PUSHED.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion as I plumited down. The stairs were steep, but narrow, with railing surrounding them. I watched slowly as the stairs came closer and closer until my body made contact with the sharp corners, there was nothing but pain afterwards.
I had been out cold for only a few seconds and only awoke to the sight of Beatrice and a large crowd of people trying to help me up. My head ached from the impact of hitting the cement floor.
"JESSIA! Are you alright!?" Dang, you don't know how much I hate it when people worry too much about me.
I tried to object but I only proved here worries when I let out a muffled cry in pain. I had been trying to remove my backpack to try and get rid of any other stress on my back only to realize there was an agonizing pain coming from my left arm. The pain got worse the more I moved it.
My left arm looked oddly shaped as I stared at it more and more. It had many small bumps coming out from all directions within the skin. I grew sick from looking at it, from what I could tell the bone had been completely fractured. I the pain was worse than I thought it was as I started to regain all feeling in my body.
"Jessica, please don't move, you'll only make it worse, please don't-" she stopped just as her gaze landed on whatever was up the stairs. I tried to follow where she looked, but closed my eyes before I could see who could have pushed me down the stairs.
PLEASE! I thought, PLEASE DON"T LET IT BE WHO I THINK IT IS! DON"T LET IT BE HIM! I screamed within my mind.
I opened my eyes...
* Tragedy strikes when I am pushed down the stairs and fracture my arm, only question is, who was the bastard who pushed me down. I sure hope it's not who I think it is!
Next chapter should be out in a day or two.