"So is it official yet?" Bailey asked as soon as I was out of the car
"Is what official?" I asked playing dumb. Obviously I knew what she meant. She rolled her eyes
"You and Taylor... You know..."
"I don't know... I mean he kissed me yesterday..." I shrugged and Bailey eyes lit up "You could say that..." Bailey squealed with excitement as Josh came up behind her
"Hey beautiful!" He whispered spinning her around to elope her in a deep kiss.
"Well this is awkward..." I jumped. I didn't hear Alana walk over
"Tell me about it"
"Don't they need air?"
"Apparently not..."
Me and Alana turned around and people watched for what seemed like an eternity.
"Dude! That's my sister, Not in front of me gross!" Wills voice made me jump
"Finally!" Alana breathed "how can two people go on for so long without needing air?" Bailey grinned and kissed Josh some more
"Get a room!" I said coving my eyes
"Yeah, jeez I don't wanna see that!" Will protested
"What's going on?" Taylor asked appearing from nowhere. It took him about half a second to realise.
After Josh and Bailey had finished we all went to our classes.
"I think Ive imprinted on Josh..." Bailey announced at lunch
"What?!" Alana scoffed
"Yeah... I think he's the one"
"Okay, back it up a little... Imprinted?..."
"It's a term us Quilleetes use for love..." Alana said biting a carrot stick
"Oh... Isn't it a bit fast?"
"No... I definitely think he's the one..."
"If you say so..." I replied.
Then something caught my eye... A girl. She had long auburn hair and her skin was tanned
"Who's that?" I asked pointing to her
"Oh that's the new girl Stefanie" Bailey replied
"Is she...?"
"Quilleete? Yes"
There was something different about her... I sniffed. What the hell was that?
"Can't you guys smell that?"
"Smell what?" Alana asked
"That! It smells like... dog" Bailey and Alana shared a worrying glance before shaking their heads.
After lunch I had gym. Great. Turns out that new girl Stefanie is in most of my classes... The only thing is... I don't think she likes me very much...
"Okay listen up girls!" coach Carter called the class to order "in my hat I have all your names I'm going to select two names and if yours gets picked you're going to race. No questions asked!" We all groaned apart from Stefanie who was stretching in the corner. That weird dog smell still lingered in the air...
"Amelia Swan and Stefanie Granger! You're up!"
"What?!" I shrieked. Everyone knew that I was the slowest in the class. So to be beaten by the new girl seemed pretty embarrassing
"Let's do this leach!" Stefanie whispered in my ear confirming my earlier thoughts.
'God I hate her so much!'
I paused. What was that?
It sounded a lot like Stefanie's voice... But her lips weren't moving... Maybe that's just my deluded imagination... Yeah... Seems about right
I was making my way to the starting line when I heard another voice... This time it was coach Carters...
'Please god don't embarrass your self Amelia..."
I frowned.
"On your marks..." I knew I was going to lose. "Get set..." I begin to play the song I wrote especially for running over and over again. In hopes that it speeded the whole process up "GO!" I started to run
I had a way then losing it all on my own
Stefanie shot straight ahead of me
I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown
'... Such a loser... ' Her thoughts shuck me.
And I'm not sleeping now the dark is to hard to beat
I started to push my self but found it difficult
And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me
'Breathe... Amelia' a voice came through my head. I looked around. And no one was there. It came through again
'Breathe...'
I took its advise and I caught up to Stefanie... I began to write the rest of my song...
You show the lights that stop me turn into stone
'Damn you bloodsucker!' Stefanie's thoughts came through again. No! Let me reframe that... My imagination... Yes... That's it...
You shine it when I'm alone
I was fast on her heels with everyone cheering and chanting my name
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
When I heard a weird noise out of Stefanie's mouth... So I slowed down
And dreaming when they're gone
'...don't let her beat you!...' The voice came through again...
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
I found this really weird. And next to impossible
Calling, calling, calling home
'Go faster...'
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
So I did
You shine them when I'm alone home
I caught back up to Stefanie in less than two point five seconds, smiling at her frown
Voices I play within my head
This was it... I was in front of Stefanie who I figured was the one who smells like dog
Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing
"Amelia you just won!"
You show the lights that stop me turn into stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
I'll be strong, I'll be strong
And I'll keep pushing on
Stefanie came up and whispered in my ear
"You got lucky this time half fang..."
What is this girls problem?
"What have I ever done to you?" I exclaimed making her whizz around
"What?"
"Why do you hate me so much?" I was attracting many glances but I didn't care. "You don't even know me"
"I know more than you that's for sure"
"What?" Her sadistic laugh went straight through me
Why don't you ask your mummy?" I looked at her confused "or even daddy... oops" I could feel the tears brim in my eyes as I ran to the bathrooms leaving a class of staring students behinds me
"Are you okay?..." I recognised that voice straight away as the one inside my head... I stumbled away from her
"Who- who are you?" I asked. Whoever this girl was- if she's even a girl, she freaked me out
"Oh, how rude of me! I'm Natalya but call me Natty" She took a step towards me... I took a step back
"Don't be afraid..."
"Your... Your voice... It was in my head..." She gulped
"It was?" She looked away
"Why could I hear your voice in my head?" At this point I felt sick
"Amelia, what are you talking about?"
"You were taking to me in my head... Telling me to breathe and run faster..."
"No I wasn't... That's impossible!"
I was confused... and apparently crazy but I couldn't be bothered anymore... I had bigger thing to worry about
"You shouldn't let her get to you like that..."
"Get to me like what?"
"Don't play stupid with me Amelia, I know a lot more about you than you think..."
"You don't know the first thing about me"
'You'd be surprised... '
"Ugh! Get out of my head!" I exclaimed
"Calm down... You're angry, I get that... But don't let her win... Walk out there and show her what she said didn't affect you"
"I can't do that..." I began to pace the bathroom "she hit a nerve..."
"I understand that... I-"
"No! No you don't understand! Did you're dad tell your mom he didn't want her anymore? Does you're dad know you exist?"
"No, he doesn't..." I froze "and yes, my dad did say he didn't love my mom anymore... The only difference is... My mom tried to kill herself and me in the possess" Natty perched her self up on the side
"Oh, I'm sorry... I didn't-"
"It's okay, you weren't to know..."
I felt bad... Really bad... "Still..." I shrugged and went to sit by her "sorry" I nudged her shoulder... It was incredibly cold... And then I looked at her... I mean really looked at her... She was nearly as pale as me! And her eyes... Where a goldie crimson color... I couldn't stop staring at her perfect complextion
"Whatdaa you looking at?" Natty said jumping down
"You're so pale..." I said In a low voice
Natty laughed unevenly "thanks?"
I let out a little giggle and she smiled at me before checking herself out in the mirror
"We best be going, its lunch time" she pointed to the clock on the wall
"Oh... Right... Yeah..." I hadn't realised we were in here that long. As we walked out I caught a glimpse of Bailey and Josh. She was calling me over while going to kiss Josh, I nodded my head and the kiss looked like it deepened. Ew.
"Why don't you come and sit with me and my friends?" I asked looking behind her
"Can't, I'm sitting with Nathan and Natalie." The Glover twins were weird. They always kept themselves to themselves and never socialised with anyone unless then really had too.
"Okay. Later"
"Bye!" She smiled and walked away to give Charlotte, another weird but pale one, a hug. I directed my gaze to Nathan who staring and smiling at me...
'Amelia Swan...'
I jerked back... There it is again... That voice in my head... But this time... It was Nathan's...
'Careful you don't fall over Swanee'
My eyes winded in shock as his grin got bigger...
"Somebody likes you..." Bailey whispered in my ear
"You mean Nathan Glover? No way..."