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Outgoth the Goth
Chapter – 3 – Just another day.
No One's POV
Tori awoke thinking about the new student from yesterday, Wednesday Addams. She remained a strange but very pretty girl. The attention that Wednesday paid to her, was both flattering and unnerving all at the same time. It was a bit like a gruesome accident on the highway that one simply could not look away from. Especially considering that the other sexier accident, didn't want anything to do with her.
As she dressed and got ready for school, her mind drifted to the rather hideous, Regina Hawkins. While Jade was mean, cruel and frequently insulting, Tori could see the good in Jade. Well maybe not actually good, but there was a not totally evil side of Jade and Tori wanted to know that side. Regina however, had no good side and everyone knew it. Regina was nasty, plain and simple. Tori dreaded having to see that sell appointed queen bee, pretty much each and every day.
As she got to the car to leave for school, she found her sister looking at her phone with a rather incredulous expression.
"What's up Trina?"
Looking up from her phone, "I just got at text from my friend, Shelly. It seems that Regina Hawkins dropped out of school and her family mysteriously moved away last night."
Tori stopped dead in her tracks as her eyes nearly bugged out of her head. "What you talking about willis?"
Trina frowned. "That joke was funny and relevant about 30 years ago, why must my sister keep watching ancient, unfunny TV shows. No wonder you don't have a man."
Tori scoffed. "Ok then, where's yours."
"Just get in the car." Snapped the elder Vega, harshly. "You heard me right, Regina Hawkins, moved away."
Tori was amazed, the person who in the school who was the most mean to her, next to Jade of course, was suddenly gone. As the car pulled away from the Vega home, Tori felt a great weight lift from her shoulders.
Arriving at school she spotted a familiar black shape walking across the parking lot; it was Wednesday Addams. Looking over, she could see the ghostly white girl was wearing the same black dress and carrying a black umbrella shading herself from the sun.
Still Tori, friendly to a fault, walked over with a smile.
"Hello Wednesday, what's up. Getting settled in alright?
The pale girl looked up and with her standard dour expression said. "Good Morning Tori. I'm fine. I had something to clear up last night, but it's all taken care of now. Walk with me."
Pointing to the umbrella, Tori remarked. "You don't like the sun."
"No, it's bad for my skin. The more corpse like the better, as my mother would say."
Tori quickly disregarded the odd comment and excitedly said the news she was dying to tell. "Hey, good news. That girl Regina, the one who was so mean to you yesterday. I hear she abruptly moved away."
Wednesday nodded. "Interesting. It's a pity I didn't get to say, goodbye. I like goodbyes, the permanent one's especially. Tell me about your singing."
As the pair walked, to the school, Tori told Wednesday about what she liked to sing and how she wanted to be a pop star. At one point she could have sworn she saw Jade walking around the backside of the school, but paid her little notice.
Besides the fact she was ultra-grim, one thing Tori appreciated about Wednesday was her attentiveness. When you spoke, she focused on you intently, to the point she rarely seemed to blink. Deep down Tori craved attention and she ate it right up.
School started and, Tori sat next to Wednesday and Sikowitz's class seemed to go as normal. There were a few exceptions, Tori noticed that Sikowitz seemed not to call Wednesday and looked nervous when he gazed in her direction. Several others did as well. Ryder, sat at the opposite end of the room and avoided looking at her completely.
The day went on and the big topic of conversation was the abrupt departure of the widely hated Regina. Of course, by mid-morning, there was already talk about who would replace her as queen bee of the school.
Tori's 4th period class was biology and at the beginning of class, Mr. Paris excitedly addressed the class.
"I have an announcement. Now this is a performing arts school so the biology and science department usually gets the shaft, funding wise. But thanks to a generous donation by the father of our newest student, Wednesday Addams, we now have our own authentic human skeleton for use in lectures about the human body. It arrived just this morning."
He then from a closet rolled out a gleaming white skeleton held together by little wires and hanging on a mobile rack.
"Is it real?" Asked a brown haired girl in the front row.
"Yes it is. Mostly likely it was a person who generously donated their body to science Let me show you something."
He then pointed to the upper right leg. "Now this bone is called the femur and this person at one point in their life, broke their leg. If you look closely you can see a spot where the bone is much thicker than the rest. That's where the bone broke and subsequently healed. In fact I'll be using this today in our lecture on the human skeletal system."
From behind her, Tori could hear Emily remark. "How funny, Regina once broke her leg in the exact same spot skiing a few years back. Small world, isn't it."
"Funny you say that Emily." Said Mr. Paris, "That's precisely the name that Mr. Addams gave our newest addition. It is a small world isn't it."
Emily who still looked a bit sad, responded. "Yes, but Regina hated biology and wouldn't be caught dead here."
The class let out a light chuckle which was followed by Mr. Paris resuming his lecture.
After getting out biology, Tori encountered Wednesday on the way to the asphalt Café.
"Hi Wednesday. It was so nice of your father to donate the skeleton to the Biology lab."
Wednesday briefly and strangely smiled. "A lesson needed to be taught and that was the answer. I hope they put good use to it."
"Hey, do you want to join my friends and me for lunch."
"Sure."
The pair walked out to the asphalt café where Tori ordered her lunch and much to her surprise, Wednesday ordered a simple beef burrito with a salad. Tori expected something much more exotic from the odd, Wednesday.
Upon noticing Tori looking strangly at her plate, Wednesday shrugged. "I love Mexican food."
Arriving first at the table, Wednesday took the spot in the shade, normally reserved for Jade. Tori paused for a moment, thinking it could spark fireworks, but sat down next to her without a word.
Andre and Robbie with/Rex were next to arrive.
"Hey guys." Tori said cheerfully. "Wednesday had decided to join us."
Robbie and Andre looked at each other rather dubiously for a moment, but like Tori sat down without saying a word.
Rex however did say something. "You do know that's Jade's spot. She's not going to like it."
"Rex be quiet, she's our guest. Stop being rude." Chided Robbie.
Wednesday, looked back rather nonplussed. "OK."
Cat was next to show up and for a few moments she studied Cat's red hair. "Do tell me, what do you use to get it that color. My cousin dies her hair red, but hers is much darker."
"I use a combination of two different dyes' it took me so long to get it, what does she use?"
"AB negative."
"Oooohhh…I'll have to try that. Do they sell that at CVS Pharmacy? I've been trying to get it darker for years. I just can't quite get it right."
"I can help, but I don't have that specific type, but I do have a very fresh supply of B positive. Perhaps you like to try it. You should also try it on the skin, one of my ancestors, Elizabeth Bathory, swore by it to keep her skin soft and youthful."
"Yes. I love soft skin. Yours looks so soft too." Cat Squealed.
"I know." Said Wednesday, with a rare smile.
Andre and Robbie, didn't bother to listen as in the case of most men, when the subject of cosmetics and or skin care is discussed, they stopped listening.
Beck arrived a few moments later and after briefly noting Wednesdays spot, sat down.
At this point, Jade arrived and spotted the ghostly white girl sitting in her preferred spot, with Vega next to her. Jade for several moments, stood there with a very nasty scowl, which was returned with nothing as Wednesday paid Jade no attention what so ever.
Jade then grumbled and sat between Cat and Andre.
"So Wednesday, tell us about your family. Are you an only child." Said Beck between Bites.
"No, I have a brother pugsley. My family consists of Me, Pugsley, Mom, dad, Uncle Fester, Cousin It and our butler Lurch. At the moment, it's just me and Lurch, as the rest of the family is on vacation."
"Oh Where are they?"
"Aleppo."
Cat scratched her head. "Isn't that in Florida?"
"It's in the middle east."
Jade who was visibly irritated by Wednesday seemingly usurping her position, pulled out her biggest pair of scissors and placed them in front of her plate, right in Wednesdays' line of sight.
"Take that." Thought Jade, as a smirk came to her face.
Wednesday, then from her purse, pulled out a large and rather evil looking silver dagger with what looked like a demon on it the hilt. The blade was stained a crimson shade of red. After a moment Wednesday used it to cut her burrito. The blade was much bigger than Jade's scissors, causing the smirk to abruptly melt off of Jade's face. Everyone else at the table was too busy with their lunch to really notice.
Cat pointed after finally taking notice of Wednesdays knife. "You should wash that dried marinara sauce off your knife. It won't taste good with your burrito."
Wednesday looked to the dagger and then to Cat. "Thank you, but I don't mind."
Tori finally commented in an uncertain tone. "Nice knife."
"Thank you. It's been in the family for centuries. It's very special to me."
It was an awkward lunch as Wednesday ate as if she didn't have a care in the world, seemingly oblivious to Jade's shooting daggers from her eyes.
A little later, Tori said. "Jade is that a new top your wearing? It looks nice."
"Thanks." Said Jad,e in an unusually warm tone of voice.
Tori then felt her shoulder being tapped by Wednesday. "Would you like to have dinner this evening. You could show me around. I've heard of Nozu and would like to try it. I'll buy. Then I can take you shopping my Treat."
Tori looked a bit uneasy. "I'd love to, but I can take all of your money. It wouldn't be right."
"Money is no worry for me at all." Replied Wednesday with a shrug. "Please be my guest."
Sure.
Jade said nothing, other than to grit her teeth.
Cat then spoke up. "What are you doing tomorrow Wednesday? I want to try your new hair dye."
Jade who was already irritated, got even more so, but said nothing.
Andre looked over to Beck. "Hey did you see The Walking Dead the other night."
"Yeah, great episode. Lots of action in that one."
"I thought it was sad." Replied Wednesday.
"Why is that? The humans got way from the zombies."
"It was sad because the humans got away from the zombies. Each member of the unliving is unique and special and the humans keep shooting them without any mercy or regard for what they feel and want. Talk about cruelty and barbarism."
And the conversation continued, with Wednesday extolling the virtues of respect for zombies and how they in fact were the heroes' of the story. Andre and Beck by the end of lunch were convinced and said from now on would root for the zombies. Even Tori, who didn't watch the show was convinced.
"Gonna be a long fucking semester." Muttered Jade under her breath, as she left the asphalt café in a particularly foul mood.
The comment "What you talking about willis." Is one of Gary Coleman's catch phrases from the 1970's -80's TV show, Different Strokes.
Aleppo is a city in Syria and has been the center of fierce fighting between Rebels and the Syrian Army for the last few years.
Elizabeth Bathory was a real Hungarian Noblewoman from the late 1500's who was reputed to have killed hundreds of girls and used their blood on her skin to keep it youthful. After many bodies were found in her castle, she was put on trial for murder and spent the rest of her years in solitary confinement. They bricked her up in a single room with only an opening big enough for food and drink to pass through. She's no doubt inspired many vampire tales.
I saw eye candy last night, still the killer or killers are still very ahead of our heroine. I wonder if our killer is behind the Babylon web site or not. Could Babylon be a mystery for next season. They can't drag out the killer story line forever. Me personally, want to see Lyndy outsmart the killer. So far the killer's outsmarted everyone and it's getting annoying.