'His perfect face smiled down at me. His eyes were mesmerizing. A loud noise sounded in the distance and he turned to see what it had been. His eyes flickered from a emerald green to an almost black color. He started moving towards the noise.
I tried to say his name but nothing came out.
He started walking into the distance, farther and farther away from me. I tried to move, to run to him, but my feet wouldn't budge. The farther he walked the darker the world around me seemed.
He was almost out of sight now, and the world around me was almost pure darkness. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a figure shrouded in black. He moved closer to me, his yellow eyes smiling. Behind him, I saw the sillouette of a dog... no now it was a boy with blue eyes. He moved towards the shrouded figure.
In the distance I saw Jasper turn back to look at me. His eyes flickered to the shrouded figure and then to the boy. Anger, fear and worry crossed his face and he started running back towards me.
I glanced over at the figure, to see he was standing right beside me. I tried to let out a scream, but nothing came out. His yellow eyes glared at me.
"Raya..."
I woke with a scream. Grey light seeped through the curtains. I slowly sat up, not wanting to feel dizzy. I took a couple deep breaths in to calm myself. Cold sweat poured down my body. I gave a quick glance around the room to take in the surroundings. The alarm clock beside my bed read 7:30 a.m.
I stood up, and began dressing. I reached into my pants pocket to put my phone in. When my hand emerged from my pocket, it held a small card. On it there was a name and a phone number; Constable Martin Destrom 686-7340.
I shoved it back into my pocket. Everything that had happened last night poured into my mind. I moved like a zombie down the stairs into the kitchen. Outside mom's car still rested. I knew that she was not going to work today, but I needed to go to school. There were questions I needed answers for.
I walked out the door and took a deep breath. I climbed into my truck slowly and started the engine. The ride to school was unusually short this morning. I parked in the same place as always and climbed out. I made my way into the school in silence.
I reached my locker in no time and grabbed my books. I headed towards the chemistry classroom and set them on my desk. I turned and left the room.
The hall seemed abnormally quiet. The silence gave me goosebumps up my back and down my arms. I started walking to the window to see if anyone else was here.
For a split second, I thought that I heard someone giggle behind me. When I turned to see who it was, I saw nothing. Behind me, the lights started to dim before turning off completely.
I backed up against the wall unsure of what to do. The hall suddenly had an eerie feel to it. It made it feel like something was wrong, like something bad was going to happen. I gulped as more lights turned off.
Only one light remained now; The one directly above me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a sillouetted figure. As it got closer, I noticed that it had the same yellow eyes from my dream.
I stared at it horror struck. No! This wasn't happening! The yellow eyes burned right through me. They had a menacuing glare to them. It felt like hours since I moved last. All the while the figure kept moving closer. He was only a couple of feet away from me now...
I closed my eyes. I heard someone step in front of me and growl.
"Leave now!" growled a familiar voice.
I opened my eyes to see Jasper standing in front of me with a furious expresion. The figure backed away slowly, keeping his eyes on me the whole time.
"We will meet again..." the figure said.
My heart pounded. It was the same voice from my dream. It was the same person. Jasper turned to face me when the figure was out if sight.
"Are you hurt?" he asked.
"No..." was all I managed to say.
He reached for my hand. A shiver of electricity spread through my body as his cool skin made contact with mine. He led me down the hallway and out the front doors.
A blast of fresh air filled my lungs, and I felt myself breathe again. He led me to his car where he opened the door for me. I climbed in and he shut it. seconds later he was sitting beside me. He looked at me with worried eyes.
"Are you alright?" he asked gently.
I nodded, "Ya... just a little shaken."
I studied his expression.
"Whats wrong?"
"I think... that he was there to kill you..." he said slowly.
I gasped.
"He was in my dream last night..." I said.
Jasper stared at me, "What!?"
I shook my head, "He had the same eyes and the same voice..."
"Did he say anything in your dream?"
I paused trying to remember. "Just my name."
Jasper looked away, anger on his face. "He knows who you are..."
He punched the dash making a dent. "Damn it." His eyes were cold and hard.
He looked at me again, the anger slowly fading. Around us cars were slowly filling the parking lot. He drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"We should go inside. You'll be safe with everyone else around." He opened the door and climbed out. A second later, he was opening my door and helping me out.
We walked to the school in silence. I could tell that he was angry and worried. I wanted to ask him something, but I decided that it would be best if I asked later.
Inside the school Alice and Sage came running for me. Each took their turn hugging me and then looking back at Jasper who stood a couple of paces behind us.
"Are you okay? we heard what happened to Trinity..." Alice started.
I raised my hand, " I'm okay. a little shaken from whats all happened, but okay."
Sage let out a deep breath. Alice shared her relief.
"So you'll be okay for the welcome back dance then right?" Sage asked.
Alice elbowed her and then smiled at me.
"Welcome back dance?" I asked confused.
"Uh, ya. we have it every year a couple weeks after mid term remember? Its this Friday." Sage replied.
I rolled my eyes. Great a dance. Just what I needed right now.
"I can't dance..." I said.
"You don't have to dance..." Alice chimmed.
"But I have no date..."
"Ha! don't say that too loud or else Cyrus will come running." Sage warned.
I cringed when she said his name.
Alice smiled at me, "I bet that Jasper would take you."
I blinked at her. I turned to look at him. He seemed to be absorbed in converation with his sister. Probably about this morning. His eye caught mine, and he looked over at me and smiled. I felt myself blush. I could see that he let out a small chuckle before turning back to his sister.
I looked back at Alice whose smile had widened. "Told ya so."
I shook my head, "We'll see about that." and walked off.
Alice and Sage quickly caught up. The bell was about to ring, so we headed to the chemistry room. We each took our individual seats. I faced the front and waited for Jasper to join me.
A second later, someone sat beside me. I looked over, expecting to see Jasper. But instead, Cyrus sat in his spot. He smiled at me.
"So, I was just wondering...if maybe you'd like to go to the welcome back dance with me."
I stared at him, looking for a way out. Where was Jasper when you needed him?
I exhaled a small breath and pretended to think for a moment. What could I say? I was about to say something when someone came up behind him.
"Hello Cyrus." said the velvety voice.
Cyrus turned his head to look up at Jasper. He quickly stood. Jasper smiled at him and then took his spot. Cyrus turned back to face me.
"So how about it?"
"I don't know if I'm going to go to it yet. not with everything thats happened and all."
I could see the disappointment cross his face. "Sure. tell me if it changes." and he turned and went to his seat.
Jasper looked at me and I felt my face flush.
"What was that about?"
I stared at him, did he really not know? Why didn't he just read Cyrus's mind?
"He asked me to the welcome back dance." I slouched in my chair.
His eyes turned playful. "Why didn't you accept?"
I stared at him in disbelief. Did he really just ask me that?
"I can't dance."
He gave me a disbelieving look.
"And I don't want to go with him." There I said it.
"Why not?" he asked playfully.
He was smiling at me, and I couldn't help but smile back. "Because I don't like him that way."
"Oh I see." he paused, "So If I asked you what would you say?"
"It would depend on if you asked me."
His smile widened. "Alright, Raya Macayle. Will you go to the welcome back dance with me?"
My mouth popped open as I stared at him. What! Did he really just ask me?
"Well?"
I blinked, "Fine."
He smiled at me. "Friday right?"
I nodded.
"I'll pick you up at your house around six."
Great. Mr. Riley walked past us to the front of the class. He slipped a DVD into the player and turned the lights off. I was so tired, I ley my hands slip off the table as I slouched farther into my chair.
I could feel something cool grab my hand. I looked down to find Jaspers hand connected to mine. I looked up at him and met his gaze. We smiled at each other, and then turned back to face the front.
Everything around me seemed to start to blur. I could feel myself falling asleep, and having no will power left, I didn't fight. I just let the darkness take me, only being aware of the cool habd against mine.
I ran down the deserted hallway.I knew I was running from something but I couldn't remember what. I knew it was dangerous and it was after me.
I stopped to take a breather. Looking around, I didn't reconize any of my surroundings. Everything was new to me. I had no idea where I was.
behind me I could hear footsteps coming closer. They were slowing from a run to a walk. I was so tired now, I couldn't keep going. I closed my eyes and slouched against the wall.
The steps stopped in front of me. For once, I wasn't afraid. I opened my eyes and peered at the most beautiful person on earth;
Jasper.
He stood there smiling down at me. He offered me his hand, and I gratefully accepted it. He pulled me to my feet in a swift motion. Behind me I heard a noise. We both turned to see what it was. The dark figure from earlier stood aout thrirty feet away staring at us. His yellow eyes burning into my mind.
Jasper wrapped his arms around me in a tight embrace and I at once felt safer than ever.
The figure inched closer. When he was only about ten feet away I could see his face clearly. It was one I reconized even though I had only seen it once.
Constable Martin Destrom.
