Nadine climbed up the step of her new school. Eager to meet new friends,
but nervous about being all alone in a new school. Her mother was with her,
which made her new experience more embarrassing.
"Are you sure you don't want me to come with you," asked her mom. She had
been even more cautious than usual since the accident.
Nadine shook her head. "That's okay mom," she replied, "I'll be okay."
Slowly, but bravely, she walked up the steps.
At lunch, Nadine sat alone on the ground. Eating her sandwich and wondering who her next teacher for English would be, when she heard someone skateboarding behind her. "Duck!!!!!!" the rider yelled. Nadine ducked just in time to see a girl her age making it barely over her head. The rider crashed a few feet in front of her. Moments later a gorgeous looking girl ran over to the rider. "Sorry Vanessa," gorgeous said, "when I said 'try it out' I didn't mean for you to go on a crazy crash-course across school." "Tianna," Vanessa said, looking angry, "you were the one who pushed me." "It wasn't me," said Tianna, "it was me and Catty." Tianna walked over to Nadine. "Sorry about that," said Tianna, "Vanessa was experiencing her first skateboarding journey." "That's alright," said Nadine. She then noticed that Tianna and Vanessa were staring at her. "What's wrong," she asked. "You're that new transfer student from England aren't you," said Tianna. "What gave it away?" asked Nadine. "Your accent," said Vanessa matter-of-factly, "it's really nice." "Thank you," said Nadine. She could tell she was going to like her, "what are your names by the way?" "Oh, I'm sorry," said Vanessa, "my name is Vanessa, and this is Tianna. Do you want to come meet our other friends?" "Sure," said Nadine, glad to meet more people. She followed them to a table in the shade. "Guys," said Vanessa, "this is, umm, what was your name again?" "Oh, sorry," said Nadine, "my name is Nadine." "OK," said Vanessa, "this is Nadine. Nadine this is Catty, Serena, and Jimena." Nadine looked at Jimena curiously, because she noticed that Jimena did not have the same spark that the other four had. All of a sudden, it came.
Nadine saw herself surrounded by darkness, Jimena was in front of her. Nadine saw herself run forward and grab Jimena, while getting away from a dark form that gave Nadine the creeps. She saw herself running faster and faster, until. she was flying. Flying away from the dark figure and freeing Jimena from it. Then, Nadine was falling, farther and faster until.
Crash! Nadine woke with a start to find herself on the ground. She stood up carefully and looked at the others. They were looking at her with extreme curiosity. "Are you OK," asked Catty. "I think so," said Nadine, "must have dozed off. I was having a really weird dream." Then she felt it. In her head it felt like tiny spiders crawling through her mind. It felt like her head was a file cabinet, and someone was looking though it. Whoever it was she didn't want anyone seeing her past. She tried to block it. To her surprise it stopped. Nadine looked up. Serena was looking at her, mystified. "What was in your premonition?" she asked. Nadine was stupefied. Did she have a premonition? Was Serena acting crazy? All Nadine knew was that she was really, really needed to leave. "I'm sorry," Nadine said to Vanessa, "I need to go." Nadine left as quickly as she could and avoided the others the rest of the day. She hoped the would leave her alone. How very wrong she was.
At lunch, Nadine sat alone on the ground. Eating her sandwich and wondering who her next teacher for English would be, when she heard someone skateboarding behind her. "Duck!!!!!!" the rider yelled. Nadine ducked just in time to see a girl her age making it barely over her head. The rider crashed a few feet in front of her. Moments later a gorgeous looking girl ran over to the rider. "Sorry Vanessa," gorgeous said, "when I said 'try it out' I didn't mean for you to go on a crazy crash-course across school." "Tianna," Vanessa said, looking angry, "you were the one who pushed me." "It wasn't me," said Tianna, "it was me and Catty." Tianna walked over to Nadine. "Sorry about that," said Tianna, "Vanessa was experiencing her first skateboarding journey." "That's alright," said Nadine. She then noticed that Tianna and Vanessa were staring at her. "What's wrong," she asked. "You're that new transfer student from England aren't you," said Tianna. "What gave it away?" asked Nadine. "Your accent," said Vanessa matter-of-factly, "it's really nice." "Thank you," said Nadine. She could tell she was going to like her, "what are your names by the way?" "Oh, I'm sorry," said Vanessa, "my name is Vanessa, and this is Tianna. Do you want to come meet our other friends?" "Sure," said Nadine, glad to meet more people. She followed them to a table in the shade. "Guys," said Vanessa, "this is, umm, what was your name again?" "Oh, sorry," said Nadine, "my name is Nadine." "OK," said Vanessa, "this is Nadine. Nadine this is Catty, Serena, and Jimena." Nadine looked at Jimena curiously, because she noticed that Jimena did not have the same spark that the other four had. All of a sudden, it came.
Nadine saw herself surrounded by darkness, Jimena was in front of her. Nadine saw herself run forward and grab Jimena, while getting away from a dark form that gave Nadine the creeps. She saw herself running faster and faster, until. she was flying. Flying away from the dark figure and freeing Jimena from it. Then, Nadine was falling, farther and faster until.
Crash! Nadine woke with a start to find herself on the ground. She stood up carefully and looked at the others. They were looking at her with extreme curiosity. "Are you OK," asked Catty. "I think so," said Nadine, "must have dozed off. I was having a really weird dream." Then she felt it. In her head it felt like tiny spiders crawling through her mind. It felt like her head was a file cabinet, and someone was looking though it. Whoever it was she didn't want anyone seeing her past. She tried to block it. To her surprise it stopped. Nadine looked up. Serena was looking at her, mystified. "What was in your premonition?" she asked. Nadine was stupefied. Did she have a premonition? Was Serena acting crazy? All Nadine knew was that she was really, really needed to leave. "I'm sorry," Nadine said to Vanessa, "I need to go." Nadine left as quickly as she could and avoided the others the rest of the day. She hoped the would leave her alone. How very wrong she was.