Barrel
I woke up suddenly, to find out I fell asleep on the couch. I looked at the clock. I had just enough time to get ready. I got my clothes on and went to the living room again. Dad wasn't up yet but mom had already left. I turned on the News for dad before I left.
Just before I stepped though the door I heard something. "Early this morning, services received a call for a car crash downtown." I jolted back in to the TV. And sure enough my dad's car was on the screen crashed into a tree. "No one got a name on the child only to say it was a male, 16 years of age. And to say he died early this morning."
"No, no, no. This can't be..." I sank to my knees and began to cry. And with all my effort I headed outside to the bus-stop.
-After Barrel/Johnny came to the stop...
A few minutes after I came out I saw a big hat flying toward me. In pursuit of it was a small girl dress in a purple dress and black boots. She had long black hair down to about the middle of her back and her skin was very pale, almost white.
The hat came closer and closer until it landed at my feet. It was a witch hat. The girl on the other side of the road looked worried and rushed over. I picked it up and handed it to her. "Here I think this is yours." I said quietly.
She placed it back on her head. "Um, thanks. Does the bus stop here too?" I nodded and she sat next to me. "So, uh, what's your name?" Why was she asking? Anyway may as well try to make friends. People just see me and run cause I'm strange.
But she doesn't look to normal either. I wiped my face. "Johnny." She smiled at me. I tried to smile back but couldn't and looked down at my feet. "My name is June."
I looked up and smiled at her. She gasped. Oops, I forgot all about my teeth. Great now she'll run I'm sure. "What, what happened to your teeth?" I laughed a bit. Wow she didn't run. Maybe she's not like the other kids. "I get that a lot. It's candy. I don't brush my teeth, I think it's just a waste of time."
We sat there until the bus came and I took the back seat. June say in the other and I just stared out the window. After a little while I heard a clunk in another seat. Another kid sat in front of June. I looked at her and she patted to her seat. I jumped over and sat next to her.
She leaned over the seat and so did I. "Hi." June said nicely. The kid didn't look up. "Hi." He grumbled.
"Are you ok?" I asked. "No. I moved here and now I have to go to this stupid school."
I sat back down. "I hate school too..." He jumped over and leaned in. "You do? Why?"
"Well because-" I talked to him for awhile soon forgetting about my brother. Soon more and more kids came and before I knew the bus stopped and we were at school.