I didn't feel good at all. I went to the nurse but she said there was nothing wrong with me.
"Well then why am I feeling weird?" I asked the nurse.
"Honey its going to be ok you can stay here until school gets out. We don't need for someone to get hurt." She told me while she left the room.
I stayed there until I saw that it was five minutes till school gets out. When I tried to stand up, I fell over. But I didn't hurt myself. I said thank you to the nurse for letting me stay there till school was out. I had to go to my locker before I got into my car and go home.
When I got to my locker there was someone that I would never want to see at my locker. I don't know why they were there but all I know is that I didn't want them there. I decided that I would just walk past them and forget about the things I need from my locker.
But when I went by they stopped me and held me there until I looked up at them.
I barely could see who might this person be, but I could tell this visit wasn't going to be a pleasant one.
"Zoey we have selected you to join us. You can not deny this invitation. You will join us or you will suffer for a little and soon die." The stranger told me. But they weren't a stranger; they were a tracker for the House of Night Academy. I could tell this from the symbol on their uniform.
"You can come with me or you could go home and get some things that you might want or tell your parents; what would you like to do?" I could tell that it was a woman.
"I will go home and tell my parents." I started to walk away.
"Wait a minute. You need something before you can leave."
"What is it?" I asked while she just touches a few parts of my face and hands.
"You can go now." She told me.
I looked down and saw all these designs on my palms and I touched my face and parts of them were tender. "What is this?" I try to ask her but she was already gone before I could get an answer.
I ran to my car with all my stuff. When I got there I popped the trunk and crammed all my things in there with the rest of my things for later that day that I won't be able to do.
I pushed the gas petal as hard as I could but it wouldn't go fast enough. I was almost out of the schools ground until then.
I slammed on the brakes right before I hit Heath.
"Hey! Watch where you're going next time….oh never mind Zo. So do you want to get together?"
"Um….I can't really. I got to go!" I yelled back at him while I drove away.
I went straight home. I ran in and slammed all the doors that I went through. My mom was the only one who really cared. My dad left us before I was born and I have no step dad. I also have a brother and a sister. My brother is two years younger than me and he just started high school. My sister is a senior this year. Because I am the middle child I don't get any attention. My mom does, care; it's just that she really-really cares when I get upset or hurt or sick, something like that.
My mom knocked on my door. "Zoey what's wrong?" She came over and sat on the bed with me.
As soon as I had a handle on my crying I showed her my hands and pulled back my bangs. She saw the designs and gasped. "Oh my gosh honey! When did this happen? Did you have them this morning when I saw you? We will get this fixed." She started to freak out. I was her favorite daughter she would tell me. She would say that she might not pay attention to me as much. But she always thought that I was bright and strong enough for her not to have to watch what I did all the time. Which I was glad about.
"Mom, we can't to do anything now. They want me as soon as I can be there. I have to go or I will….die, mom. There is nothing to do. I will go." I told her as soon as I stopped crying.
"Honey are you sure? We can find a way to make it all go away." She said as she started to cry.
"Mom it will all be ok. I came to get my stuff and as soon as I can, I will go and I will come back as soon as they let me." I told her trying to re-assure her that everything will be alright.