I arose at the crack of dawn, I jumped from my bed and crept to my window, the sun was out... the rain was gone... I sighed in relief as I stumbled down the hallway still in my shorts and tank... I couldn't help but think about last night... something wasn't right, my half-demon senses went off last night, I felt someones presence, but I felt no threat in them, right until the end of the mullet man's commercial I felt the extra presence, once it ended my senses went normal again, it was the strangest thing I ever felt...
I turned on the TV only to hear the SAME commercial from last night, I groaned unimpressed by my luck. I wandered over to our kitchen, leaving the TV on, I opened the fridge and pulled out my ideal breakfast, milk, eggs, and some toast, I went over to the toaster and popped to toast in and fired up the burned cracking my one egg into the pan, I like my eggs sunny side up... I poured my milk into a glass and added three ice cubes, then I stopped dead in my tracks... I swear I feel something again... "H-hello?" I called into the darkness...
Nothing...
I resumed my morning routine, I turned the burner down, picking up my pan and letting the egg slide off, I popped the toast and went to get a knife...
I stood in front of the knife drawer, only to find the butter knifes were dirty, "oh well'' I thought as I went for a steak knife, I must have zoned out because once I grabbed the knife I fumbled with it resulting in it slicing my hand... pretty badly, blood escaped the wound quickly I didn't have time to react before my blood fell onto my toast, I dropped the knife in pain and dogged it as it landed, I tried not to make to much noise knowing my father was still sleeping, "Dang it..." I whispered under my breath, I ran over to the sink and began cleaning my wound, the sight if it almost made me faint, the blood ran into the sink making a design below, I managed to clean it and wrap it in a large 'Ace bandage', I looked at it unimpressed, I ditched the toast, and realized we had no butter so I settled for, cold eggs and watered down milk... Great... I sat on the couch flipping on the news as I ate.
'Blue skys! Best weather we will have in years! They say a day like this won't happen for another 5 years! Locals calling it 'A day for Love' most couples have planned for picnics! Get out and maybe go on a double date to Ninjago Central Park!' The meteorologist said joyfully.
"More like to the super market for butter..." I thought, I looked out the window, the sun was finally rising over the hills and buildings, "Where did I go wrong?" I actually said out loud... "Why didn't a man ever find interest in me?" I went over to the window to get another glimpse of the rising sun, I let out a sigh, "May, its because your a recluse!" I answered my own question, "Who likes a unstable, freakishly skinny, half demon, adopted kid, who has never smiled a day in her life?" My eye's became cloudy with tears, I wish someone knew I needed help... I wish someone could understand me... I can't ever have that luxury... I will be living with my dad forever, and still trash talking myself... I gazed out the window watching a girl waltz around the sidewalk she had to be at least 10... what is a girl doing out at 5:00am in the morning? I shrugged it off and went to finish my breakfast...
I laid my plate in the sink and walked to my room to change, I took off my shorts and tank, I slipped on a bra and a T-shirt, with my leather jacket, jeans, my goggles and my leather boots, I heard foot steps down our hallway.
Once I was finished dressing I re-entered the living room to find my father making coffee, he looked over at me as his face lit up, "Honey Bun!" He said happily as I nodded and sat on the couch, I stared at the ceiling, my eyes clouded with tears once more as I thought of my life...
"Did you take your pills? You do know you have got that appointment today?" My father said slowly as he sat at the table.
"N-no... and which appointment is it this time?" I groaned rolling over to face my adopted father.
"That Dr. Edward PHD guy..." he said taking a bite off of his fork.
"Oh him..." I mumbled, I made my way over to the medicine cabinet, I began searching for my pills, 'Anti-Depression'... check... 'ADHD prescription'... check... I took each of them one at a time, I looked at the clock once again '8:24am' I frowned wishing it was earlier.
"The appointments at 9..." my adopted father said, I came to my senses realizing that is in a half of an hour.
"Crap I gotta go!" I hesitated grabbing my bag, then looking at my father...
"Ima sittin this one out, Eddie creeps me out!" He laughed.
I frowned and went out the door, went down the stairs, then I stopped... I felt that presence again... "H-hello?" I managed to say...
Nothing...
I shrugged and ran out the door, and down the sidewalk.
I got to the doctors office right on time, I sat in the waiting room only to see the mullet man commercial again, I shook my head in disgust, "May Garmadon?" The nurse called... I hate it that they call me Garmadon... I walked up and followed the nurse into an additional room, "Wait here, Doctor Edward will be with you shortly." She said shutting the door.
I sat on the little bed thing covered in paper as I swore I felt the additional presence again, "Hello?"
"Hi!" Dr. Edward said joyfully with a big fat smile. I frowned, I still was a little angry at myself, I think I may be feeling things... just feel things... sometimes I wish someone would watch over me silently... I think I imagine things because I'm lonely... but the doctor interrupted my thoughts, "How are you feelin- what happened to your hand?"
I moaned annoyed... doctors can be so dumb... "I cut it with a knife..."
"Intentionally?" He asked.
Wow what a jerk... of course not, dude! I am not that weird! "No! I was making toast!"
He tilted his head in confusion, "You cut yourself with a butter knife?"
Pretty impossible right? Of course not! "I had to use a steak knife because our butter knifes were dirty!" I grumbled, he looked like the worlds biggest math equation was solved... I sat there unimpressed...
"How are you?" He said examining me... I got uncomfortable.
"Eh ok... I keep feeling this weird thing like someone is watching me... other than that..." I said looking down.
"Oh that is just the Anti-Depression! You will be fine! Just keep taking those pills!" He laughed, thinking I would laugh back buuuuuttttt... no of course I'm not laughing.
I just sat, there. He showed me to the door as I slipped out.
I walked down the sidewalk of New Ninjago City, my eyes fogged with tears as my vision became blurry, the single tear tickled as it went all the way down my cheek on off the bridge of my chin, it was around 11:00am so I decided to get lunch, I roamed the streets until going into 'Chen's Noodle House' not my favorite to be honest... I was seated and told to just dig in, I sat in the red booth alone, I turned to the conveyer, which was passing noodles as it went down, I grabbed the smallest bowl that passed, as I pulled it off I ate like two noodles before declaring I was not hungry, (I never really am) I paid the bill and left.
People stared left and right at the girl in the leather jacket... it got annoying... I always wondered when people look at me do they see a failure? The lost one? I am not seen as normal that's for sure... I took a turn on North St. Then Elmer St. and I finally made it to 'Super Market Land!' Such a creative name right? I went in looking for butter but found myself in the spices aisle "Basil, basil, basil..." I heard someone muttering, I stood there on edge, out of the corner of my eye, I saw her, the girl that came with the ninja to pick up Jay's SUV, I saw her scooting closer to me, until she was about a foot away, "Oh great, what does she want?" I thought, she got RIGHT in front of me, I frowned as she stretched her hand out.
She inhaled deeply, I knew she was about to talk and I was cornered, "Hi! My name's Serena! Your the girl from Waters Auto body shop right?" She shouted excitedly, I nodded slowly, and continued looking at the shelve.
"Come on just leave me alone I don't need this..." I thought.
"Then you have to be his adopted daughter. He's told me that he had an adopted daughter but I had never met you!" She continued. I frowned, and nodded then I left, she was to high on energy for me...
I walked down the dairy aisle, "Butter, where us the freaking butter?" I thought, once I saw it I grabbed the 'Salted Whipped Butter' and set it gently in my basket, I still felt like someone was following me but it's a super market of course there are people...
I made my way to the Self Checkout, I hate the regular lanes because people always ask things like, 'How are you?' 'How was your day?' 'Did you find everything ok?' I never answer any if these questions... BING, was the sound checkout scanners made over, and over, all around me... I only had one item, 'Salted Whipped Butter', BING, the scanner I was using made.
'How would you like to pay?' The scanner said, I jumped two feet not expecting that, I clicked the 'Cash' button, 'That will be $3.75' The stupid scanner said again, I jumped again, I inserted $4 waiting for my change, I thought the scanner was done talking but... 'Thank you for shopping with us! Please don't forget your change it is dispensed below scanner... and take you receipt!' I jumped once more... "What is wrong with me?" I mumbled, I grabbed my change and snatched my receipt just to throw it away at the trash can by the front door... the automatic doors swung open as I exited the super market, I put my butter in my brown leather purse it has a long strap and goes down to my waist on the right side, it has a gold buckle and gold snaps, it is stitched with a gold thread, and it opens like a satchel, it bounced at my side as I took a short cut down the ally, I feel that presence once again, I turned around quickly and drew my darkness powers in my hand, "Hello?"
Nothing...
This is so weird, I clenched my fist making the darkness resting in it disappear, I frowned and continued walking, the asphalt below me was dirty, weeds were growing through the cracks, pamphlets, receipts, papers, and cards also littered the ally way, about three trashcans littered the area, one was tipped over with its lid gone and the trash littered out of it, once I reached the end of the ally, I opened my bag and grabbed my phone clicking it on, '1:00pm' my clock read, I put it away, how did become so late?
I turned to corner to take the next ally between apartments, still having the feeling that someone was with me... the presence was warm, almost comforting, but at the same time it was just as cold, and threatening, I looked around the walls of the ally, "Why must one fall in love? Only to be let down again?" I began to sing, I sing to myself alot... no one was around so I thought "What the heck... go for it." "Every time one looks... only to be let down?" I sang a majority of the way home, I made it to the auto body shop, and my father welcomed me at the front desk with a smile, I nodded, as I went up stairs, it was around 2pm so I was kinda pooped, I climbed up the apartment stairs, I still feel someone maybe... but I ignored it trying to not be flustered about it... I made it to our couch I sat on one end of it, leaving the other open.
I wrapped myself in our deep green knitted blanked, it was about as long as I am and half as wide, it is thicker too, I snuggled up in it like a burrito with one arm out, I was laying up against the arm rest, snuggling up next to it, letting out a large sigh, I looked out the window that was across the room, the sky was blue, the sun was out and there were no clouds in sight, there was a slight breeze judging by the trees, and it was a little chilly.
I didn't turn the TV on for fear of that commercial, I just sat there... alone... my eye's clouded with tears, as the began to stream down my face... I cry a lot I know that but when you have a sucky life there is no reason not to... I closed my eyes as I felt one with the darkness that crept in the shadows, the heard wailing as the super natural realm's dead souls crept around me, I knew they were there... I felt them... but in the midst of the cold spirit's vibes I felt the warm one that has been following me on and off all day, I opened my eye's to see nothing different from when I closed them, then I had a crazy idea, I am going to call out to the warm body...
"If you are there... don't say anything... I will be embarrassed if you do... I just wanted to thank you... if you really are following me for whatever reason, for that I don't know... its just nice to see someone cares... if you are looking for food, go to the kitchen there are apples in the bottom drawer of the fridge... if you are looking for money sorry I got none..." I said, there was silence afterwards I heard nothing... "I-I am going to take a nap on the couch so... uh make yourself at home..." I closed my eye's...
I must have slept because when I awoke I was hungry, I went over to the kitchen to grab and apple... is there one missing? No its just my imagination... I guess... I realized it was around supper time so I started making something for my father... I rumbled around the kitchen gathering the ingredients for Spicy Taco Chilli... one of my fathers favorites...
It took about thirty minutes before it was done and my father was off work now so I dished it up, and set it on the table... "Dad, food..." I said quietly as I began to take a spoonful.
"Oh goody!" He said putting his napkin in his collar and digging in, "How was the doctors?" He asked with his mouthful. I looked down and nodded, I heard a soft knock on the apartment door, "Oh I got it!" My father said as he left the table, I just sat there pushing my soup around...
"Mmm! This yummy!" My brother said smiling he was always so happy...
"I agree Lloyd it is quite yummy!" My mom said smiling.
"So how did school go?" My dad asked...
I looked down, "T-the grade card is in..." I said handing it to him...
He frowned upon it as he raised his fist, "You got all Fs!" He screamed outraged.
I whimpered worried what pain he will inflict next... "Honey..." My mom said grabbing his arm, he shook her off.
"You... you... RUNT! You are a disgrace to our family! All we ever have done for you is pick up the pathetic pieces of your life! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! I don't ever want to see your face again!" He shouted smacking me off my seat, I cried out in pain, holding my left knee on which I landed on... I ran left and right... this was the day I was kicked out of my home...
"May!" My thoughts were interrupted by me father, "Someone is here to see you!" I heard my father shout from below, I emerged from my seat, and went down the stairs, only to find the annoying girl from the super market this morning, my eye's went a little big as it turned into a frown, I felt my father give me a little squeeze before he went up stairs.
"I know we kinda got of to a bad start, but I just wanted to let you know that the Ninja and I don't want to hurt you." The girl started off saying, I frowned.
"Yeah right... all, Lloyd ever did was hurt me so save it you, over energetic, pint-sized, little punk..." I thought... I stared at her unimpressed.
"I noticed how you kinda freak out when you see us, and I just wanted to let you know that you can talk to us, if you need to." Pint-sized, told me kinda quietly.
"Hahaha! The last person I would come to, to talk is you freak shows..." I thought.
As soon as I thought would be relieved of entertaining this girl, she turned around... here we go... "I never got your name. What is it?" The bouncing girl asked.
"M-May" I mumbled, she smiled warmly, I frowned looking down, as I heard her open the door and leave, she left the door open so I shut it and made my way up stairs, my father was sitting on the couch.
"How did it go, sweety!?" He said happily.
I nodded "O-o-o-o" dang it! I got stuck on the 'O's again! Sometimes (very rarely) I trip over my words so bad I can't speak... my eyes filled with tears as I continued to just say 'O' I miserably struggled, I stomped my foot on the ground as tears streamed down my face, I was stuck... I just kept doing it... my father rushed over to me wrapping his arms around me holding me rocking me back and forth, I stopped and just cried into his shoulder, I sobbed for a while, he rocked me as I cried then I let go still crying a little...
"Hey I don't need to know... get some sleep ok?" He said in a comforting way.
I nodded and went into my room, I put on my shorts and tank and pulled back the covers of my bed and rested in them, I felt the presence again but then it left shortly after... I started at the ceiling and stared at it until I went to sleep...