Chapter 4
Zane woke up. The rising sun that shone through the windows painted the walls with golden colours. Zane heard light snoring, Atticus was still asleep. Either of them had any school today so it was just fine to sleep a bit longer. However, Zane didn't plan to sleep all day. He wanted to study some duel strategies so he dressed up and took his book to the balcony where he drank his tea. His concentration lasted about an hour until he heard a loud slam. He turned his head and saw that Atticus was no longer in his bed. Apparently his dear roommate managed somehow to roll off his bed.
"Ouch!" Atticus loudly informed that he was in pain. "Are you ok Attie?" Zane asked with teasing voice. Atticus' head popped up when he rose up from the floor, "Hmph. Why are you awake, it's weekend. And don't tell me that you're studying again…" "Well, it's not like I'm being forced to do this. I actually like this book," Zane mumbled while he took a sip of his tea. Atticus rolled his eyes and sighted. "You're insane Truesdale. By the way, Alexis wanted to meet you at the lighthouse at 10 o'clock so if I'd be you I'd hurry up." "What!? So you decided to tell me now, thanks a lot Atticus!" Zane rushed to the door since he had 10 minutes to be at the docks.
Zanes POV
Crap, I'm going to be late. I should run, I don't want to be late. Is this forest really this thick? Oh, of course I forgot to put on some deodorant… Hope I'm not that late.
I've been standing here for a half an hour...Where the hell is that girl! First she invites me here and then she doesn't even bother to come. What the hell was I thinking when I thought that she had a crush on me…well done Zane, well done. Well, at least I can enjoy this view on my own.
The sun is shining and the seagulls are soaring high on the sky. The water moves calmly but still its force can be seen when it hits to the rocks. Just close your eyes, breathe and empty your mind. That's right, just like that. Forget Alexis, your humiliation, all the pressures that are put on your shoulders, forget everything. It's not my loss, it's hers. C'mon whom am I lying, she's not interested and I'm just utterly offended. That just means I care, right? Okay, I should talk to her, no matter how embarrassing that would be…
"Zane!" Huh, that sound is familiar. No, I'm just hallucinating…
Narrator
Zane turned around, he looked shocked. "Hey, Atticus told me that you wanted to meet me and talk about something. He told me something about you being stressed. Are you still seeing those nightmares?" Alexis asked with shiny eyes. Zane was seriously starting to get annoyed because of Atticus' messed up mind. Anyway, he couldn't show his rage to Alexis, it wasn't her fault that his brother was an idiot. Unfortunately he was just too emotional right now to keep his feelings entirely inside him. "Atticus told me that you wanted to meet me here at 10 am…" Zane answered dryly his arms crossed. Alexis looked a bit startled, "Oh, I'm sorry," she lowered her head as she realized how late she was from the actual meeting, "I would have arrived earlier if I knew about this meeting." "Anyway, you didn't answer my question!" she raised her voice a bit. Zane looked even more pissed off as he almost shouted to Alexis, "No! I've slept very well and would sleep even better if your idiot brother wouldn't be snoring like a tyrannosaurus!" Alexis didn't have time to answer before Zane started to lope towards the academy. "Zane! C'mon wait!" Zane just wanted to be alone so he didn't slow down. Alexis was already tired from rushing to him earlier when his brother told her that Zane wanted to meet her urgently. "I should speak to him later when he's calmed down…It's not like him to get that mad, he's always so calm," Alexis thought on herself as she watched Zane loping with his long legs.
Zanes POV
Fuck, fuck, fuck! I will kill Atticus. That little mad bastard has gone out of his mind! I thought he was going to help me with Alexis but apparently he's just jealous of his sister.
Well, Alexis isn't any longer near me so guess I could just slow down. This walking is making me dizzy…I should just breathe. Maybe I should just get down for a while, just to get my breathing settled down. Shit, I can't see anything. What's happening? Oh nice, now by nose is bleeding. There's a lot of blood…