Chapter 2: Shock
Terra remembered that night, it was clear as day in her mind. It never went away, always lingering in the back of her mind. She had tried many times since then to forget it, but it would not go away. She quickly dressed for school, and jumped down the stairs. Her shirt was too short, but she liked it anyway, it was her favorite. It was black with the words, "I would challenge you to a duel of wits, but you seem to be unarmed." And she was wearing a pair of black pants.
She grabbed at the toast as it popped out of the toaster and snagged a water bottle from the refrigerator before yanking open the back door, calling "Goodbye," in a feigned happy strain before she slammed the door behind her. She stuffed the toast down her throat and took a swig of her water, then jabbed the bottle in her back pocket. She snatched her skateboard off the ground and started skating off down the street. She was off to her new school; Eden Hall. 'Whoopie!' she thought inwardly as she twirled her fingers in a circular motion. She could not believe that her mom was sending her to a prep school. After she told her mom about that night, her mother thought she was hallucinating, and that she had made it up. But she hadn't...had she?
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Charlie roamed the hallways before school started thinking about that girl. He had decided to name her 'X,' since she was an unknown. He had seen her walking down the street with a skateboard stretched across her shoulders. It had been raining, so she had her hood over her head. He hadn't seen her face clearly, but he was sure that it was her..it had to be her.
Charlie was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he hadn't heard the bell ring signaling the start of first period. He ran to the classroom and arrived before his teacher could slam the door in his face and demand a pass into class. Charlie slipped into his seat, as he breathed a sigh of relief. He could not afford to be late again, or he would have detention again, which would force him to miss practice with the Ducks. He smiled at his friend and fellow teammate; Adam Banks.
Mr. Hill was a hard teacher, he taught history. The bell rand for a second time, which meant that whoever was not in class now was very, very late. As soon as the bell ended, the door opened and a hooded figure walked up to the front of the class to the teacher and handed him a pass, along with some papers. Mr. Hill nodded and pointed to a seat in the back of the class. The hooded figure nodded and started walking back down the isle. It slipped off its hood and as it walked, Charlie recognized this figure as the girl who he had helped...X.
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Terra saw the young man's eyes widen. She knew he was the boy who had helped her because of his cut lip. She kept her eyes down as she passed him. She could feel his eyes boring into her back. She quickly slipped into the seat the teacher had pointed to. She stared straight ahead, but was drawn to the young man's bewildered face. She lazily turned her head until she was looking at the young man. His mouth was hanging open wide. He looked like a fish, who had been out of the water way too long. She chuckled at his face and returned her look at the teacher and his words. She saw out of the corner of his eye, another boy nudge the young man to face the teacher. The young man did so, but unwillingly. It seemed that he wanted to stare at her for as long as possible, and she had no idea why. She was not that pretty, so it had to be that he could not believe that she was still alive, but she was. And for that she was very relieved, and happy.