My Not So Special Day
The next day, Adonia didn't want to wake up. Not even for a day like this, her birthday. It wasn't a special birthday like a sweet sixteen. It was just her seventeenth birthday.
"Rise and shine! Get up before you're late for school!" Her mom can be pretty obnoxious sometimes in the mornings. Adonia just grunted and rolled over with the blanket over her head.
"Go away. I don't want to go to school. Can't you show some mercy just for today?" Adonia's mom, Narcissa, wasn't having it. She wasn't the easiest woman to convince things to. She walked over to Adonia's bed and pulled the blanket off the bed.
"Mom!" Adonia curled up. Her mom just laughed.
"Oh come on. It's your birthday. Today will be a great day. Now get up before you're late, again." At that, she tossed the blanket on the edge of the bed and left. Adonia struggled, but eventually got out of her bed and took a shower. She didn't intend to dress any differently today. In fact, she just ended up throwing on some ripped, skinny jeans and an olive green, laced cami, placed her hair in a messy bun and left. Aimee was waiting outside in her car. When Adonia got into the car, there were daisies sitting on her seat waiting for her. She grew very happy.
"This is why I love you." The two girls laughed and headed off to school.
"Adonia, explain to me. Why aren't you dressed for class?" Coach Perkins, her gym teacher asked. Adonia just smiled.
"I, obviously, do not wish to participate in class today, Mr. Perkins. Cut me some slack today. It is my birthday after all." He gave her a slight glare and let out a sigh.
"Fine, but only for today. Don't think this is going to happen often. I don't feel like dealing with you today." Adonia just smiled and walked off. Aimee shook her head.
"I'll just stick with you. I'm going to deal with all of those jerks without you." Aimee said following her.
"Hey freak!" Speak of the devil, Adonia thought. The girls turned around to see David with Brian.
"Interesting, you look slightly normal today. You still look ridiculous no matter what though." David said with a smirk. Adonia hated his smirk, but also couldn't help, but to think it was gorgeous. She couldn't deny the fact that David wasn't attractive. His blue eyes and model-like brown hair was incredible. She still hated him though.
"Aww. How sweet. You always know how to make a girl happy." Adonia said sarcastically, then walked away. David only kept following her.
"So, today's your birthday, huh? Going to spend it in the morgue later? Or do you only do that on Halloween?" David said and gave Brian a high five.
"Oh no. That's what I normally do on your birthday. They keep asking me when you're coming in. Unfortunately, I always go in empty handed. Care to join me next time? They're just dying to work with you." Adonia said with a giddy smirk. David felt sick to his stomach. All he could do was walk away. Brian walked away hesitantly. He really wanted to talk to Aimee, but couldn't. The girls walked away laughing and sat on the bleachers and just talked the rest of the class period.
"Aims, do you see that?" Adonia asked in excitement.
"See what? It still looks dead to me." Aimee wasn't as observant.
"The light is on in the attic! That's where he is!" Adonia and Aimee were hiding in a tree on the mansion's property.
"Hey. Would you look at that? Maybe you're not delusional after all." Adonia glared at Aimee playfully.
"Maybe I should try to confront them head on. I should at least apologize for sneaking into their house, don't you think?" Adonia suggested.
"Yeah. What a great idea! 'Hi, my name is Adonia and I have sneaked into your house twice. I'm sorry. Have a good night.' Sounds brilliant, really." Adonia laughed at her sarcasm.
"I have to go up there some time. It's killing me not knowing who lives there." Aimee looked at her like she was insane.
"You don't have to do anything! Look, it's getting late. We should leave. Maybe another night or something." Adonia just stayed in her place. Her birthday wasn't as great as her mom said it would be. It was now up to her to make it better. Aimee started heading towards the car, while Adonia was heading towards the mansion.
"Addie! Come on!" Adonia just threw her hand back telling Aimee to go on without her. Aimee just shook her head and drove off. Adonia's heart rate just kept increasing the closer she got to the door. The house would normally scare someone greatly at night, but Adonia wasn't afraid. Then again, people don't really consider her normal. She took the antique clip, faux emerald and smokey quartz, out of her and let her wavy locks flow down her back. She stared at the serpent knocker on the door. She finally reached for it and began knocking.
Nothing happened. She knocked again and again. She was growing impatient.
Suddenly, the door slowly creaked open. Standing before her was a creepy man. He had no hair, pale skin, tall, skinny, and bulging green eyes to top it all off. He seemed so old. I didn't mind him at all.
"May I help you, miss?" His accent was so deep. She just couldn't figure out where he was from though. She was speechless.
"I-I just wanted to....welcome you to the neighborhood! Yeah. So, uhm, welcome and I hope you enjoy your stay...here on Benson Hill." She gave a cheesy smile. She felt like a flight attendant welcoming the passengers to their new destination.
"I know this isn't much, but here is a little something I have to give to you and your family." She handed him her clip. Although, she did love that clip, she felt that she should give him something. Kind of like an invitation welcoming any information he had on whoever it was that lived in the house with him. He let out a small smile, which revealed his skinny teeth.
"Thank you, miss. Have a good evening." He began to close the door. She placed her foot in the door.
"Wait! Could I possibly come in? I have always wanted to see what was behind this door since I was a little girl." He hesitated.
"That would not be a good idea, Miss...."
"Adonia. My name is Adonia." She said proudly.
"That would not be a good idea, Miss Adonia. Have a good night." He said moving her foot and closing the door. She was very disappointed. She tried. She could at least say that. She walked down the road towards the gate. To her surprise, David was standing there next to his red Camaro.
"Hey Freak Face." David said with a smirk.
"David, what are you doing here? I think you've caused enough trouble for the day." David walked closer to her.
"I don't think so. You know you missed me. I can see it in your eyes." She stood still.
"Oh. How did you guess? Of course I missed seeing your face and throwing up later. That's always the highlight of my day." She shrugged off her sarcasm. Without saying a word, he kept walked closer.
"You know, I've never kissed a girl up here before." David said standing only a couple inches away from her.
"Hmm, that's weird. Me neither." He just smirked and went in for a kiss. She didn't move or fight him. She just let him kiss her. He pulled away.
"There. Now you have and now you can leave." He laughed and pushed her out of the way making her lose her balance and fall to the floor. He started walking towards the mansion and he was shaking something in his hands. A spray paint bottle.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Adonia exclaimed. She got up and ran towards him.
"I thought I should welcome these people to the neighborhood." He popped the can off.
"David, don't!" He just ignored her and get walking. She grew frustrated. She had no choice. She ran up behind and called his name making him turn around. She kicked the spray can out of his hand and it flew into the bushes. He screamed in pain.
"You freak! I think you broke my hand!" Adonia could help, but to laugh.
"Be quiet! You'll wake up the neighborhood." At that, she heard the mansion door begin to open. David ran off in fear. Standing before her wasn't the creepy man or anyone else she didn't recognize. It was the mysterious, gorgeous guy she had ran into a few times before. He just stared directly at her. She felt as if he was reading her soul. She hoped he was anyways. Maybe if he knew how she felt, he would approach her and get to know her. She began walking away. Something just didn't feel right. It was as if this night wasn't the night to confront him. When she turned around at the bottom of the hill, he was gone. She hoped that perhaps he ended up following her. Disappointed to find him back in his room, for the attic light was on once again.