Chapter 3: Worries Day Ever!
The bell interrupt my thought by ringing meaning class was over and it lunch time. Everyone got up and grab their bags. In this academy have a cafeteria is useless because this school let the student eat any where you want –as long you eat on school ground. So I go straight to the cafe where Violet told me to meet her at lunch, but I do not want there after a long day in this so call school more like to me is hell. My first few classes were okay because of, one Violet is in it and two the teachers are nice but – boarding! My last class was torture –and I not going to tell all the detail –all you need to know is the teacher is not the only problem! I go to the second to last floored open the door to a room that look like no one uses it. This room has three closeted door, one desk and a window that you can sit on. The window seat looks perfect to have lunch. I look at my neckline that my Grandpapa Ethan gives me. Peacefully quiet my thought said softly in my head…
I open the door to find my Grandpapa sited on his huge desk waited for me but not only him but two there people are there –one is a old woman and the other is a old man about the same age as Grandpapa. All of them have the same serious look on their face that makes me feel uncomfortable. "Ava… John… this is Mai –my granddaughter." I bow in respect for the two elder in this village, the powerful people and the biggest baby –or ass in the world. They hate everyone and anyone who disagree at their decide or what they said –or what you said. You have to be careful for what you said to them or they turn against you. "So this is the Girl you talking about. You all way have a soft –spot for children –even for teenager with no future this world." Ava –the elder woman said to me in a terrible voice that does not fit in incited face like her. " Ave is right about you. This time you take too far with this Girl for let her stay, Ethan… She one of them they should watch over her and not us! ..." on and on they talk about me –in front of me! People are right about those two they are terrible. They have no kindness in their bone. "Give a good reason why you want this Girl in this village? She not one of us!" Ava said finish the reason for not let me stayed. I feel hot tear ready to spill out in any minute. I want to scream at them –burn them for all the thing they about me! But it gives more good reason for not let me stay. "What if I can proof you wrong" King Armstrong said softly. Everyone stayed quiet –froze at what Grandpapa/King Ethan Armstrong said. He have this ghostly smile or a smirk on his face. "How! –How you be so sure? " both the elder said at the same time echoed my thoughts. My eyes when wide –shock at what Grandpapa said. –So many questions run my head but one is cleared… how? My mouth was open ready to tell Grandpapa the same question when he answer not just my question but all everyone question in this room "By letting her be a Warrior and Guardian of this village…" Both jumped off they seat and shouted "WHAT!" argued about how bad this idea is, if he lost his mind and are you crazy talk. All this going on and all I can think about is Me –a Guardian… but I can't even control my power or know how to work my power and other power that maybe hiding deep inside me that is wait to get out –even left alone how to be warrior but this men who adopted me –few days ago, trusted me –me! Being a guardian is a big deal and dangerous. People in this village or the whole world call guardians, peace maker. And I do see why they call them peace makers because Guardians… guardians… Guardians! –well it hard to describe what guardian do because they are so secretly at what they do. Only one person in this whole village know what they do little by little is Princess Sarah Armstrong. She make peace to other country that no one can. She was send mission to found new thing that help improve our village strength. She did all lot for the village and there's lot of story about her. One story was about Princess Sarah left the village without the king's permission that got her kill and the village lost a great guardian.
"Enough! –I'm King –and I decide what best for my people! I believe in Mai that she have the power to stop evil people who want to destroy our village. I know she can't control her power –but that why she going to Leaf Point Academy!"
"What I'm n–!" I said before Grandpapa Ethan interrupts me.
"She will learn to control her power there" Grandpapa give me a look that said, shut up and do what I said! "let her gradation the class at her age. In a few years the Class will be warrior." Grandpapa finish his speech and the whole room froze in time –not one sound came from no one. The elders look at like he is the crazy person in the world –while Grandpapa Ethan have smile that said, yep I said what are you going to do about it!...
"What are you doing in here?"
I gasp jump up from my seat. When did these person get in here –I do not heard them get in here. I feel my face getting hot and I did not know who this person is. My face is look at the window so this whoever it is does not know I'm blush with embarrassing. When I turn around to see who is it and I know my face went to pink to red when it a boy. But not just a boy… it David Gary… my childhood friend who I use to talk and go play right after school and play at his house-but that was three or four years ago.
"I said again –what are you doing in here?" David asks me again. His voices have changed since the last is see him, it more deep more teenage age. I wonder what change about him –he hair is still brown hair but little long the last time I saw him and he did get taller than me… but that me everyone is taller than me! David has this blank look that make me nervous "I hoping for peace-and-quiet in this room and have very nice lunch too –but no I have to deal with a jack-ass that I haven't see in three or four years that why I'm here! Did that answer your question?" but I did not said that instated I said "I was eating my lunch –why?"
"oh, nothing it just that I eat my lunch here –alone." He said I and alone like I'm some stupid kid who does not know how to speak English. His face is still blank, unreadable. "oh! Sorry –I did not know this place own by you?" I point at him and this place. "I thought it the school and the school is for everyone. So I can be here even you like or not." Even if I feel embarrass –I do feel bolding when I those words to him. Like in my old life –I'm shy with boys but I'm not shy –with my friend I go crazy and know how to have fun but old hobbit died hard. When I'm nervous or embarrass or shy (more embarrass!) I just babble and said crazy thing that some time turn into fighting or (shy all lot more than embarrass!)I stand quiet. "Will we got a little fighter here." David said. He have a smirk of his face and his green eyes got bright. "What! –No that not what I mean!" I wave hands up tried to convinced him "I'm not a fighter –I hate fighting!" and that was true I hate fighting and I not that strong at fighting. In my old life with my old friend they will be gasp and saying I'm lied to them or shell shock. "I'm just stupid when I'm embarrass!" I just did not say that in front of him! My red face show him how very embarrass I am. I just leave the room before I said something stupid and fast I open the door not care I leave it open. I ran down stair then open the door to outside –did not stop running until I see a tree with a swing. My back was on the tree and went down to the ground I tried to get my breath back to normal. Today is the worries day in my life!
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After that -whatever – the bell ring and I decide to finish school even I want go home to my room and cry with the bed cover over my head but I did not! And I really did not want to disappoint my Grandpapa Ethan –and there is only three or four class left. Why not stay?
I went to my next class, gym, and that two period class. But the back of my head tell me that I forget something but all well! I do not need now because it gym! I went to girls gym locker room and change to gym clothes. I went outside stand quiet only speak "here" when the teacher call my name. The all time my head was down make no connect eyes with no one. The teacher makes us run ten laps –easy! I run the laps all be myself with no group –not even with Violet. Alone. On my second to last laps someone bump into me, when I look to the side at someone beautiful dark green eyes. All I think was, Oh that great! That the last person I want to see! I turn my head start to run a little faster but that make him faster. David look at me with a smirk on his face that said challenge me! That it all it take for me and David off running, racing each other. The other student and teacher were watching us to see who will win in the little race –the new girl or little pretty boy here. But no one win this race because it was a ties! We both pass the line at the same time. I fall on my back breath hard, the sun is on my pink face and I do not care. I turn my face at David to found him bend over to his kneed breath hard too then he saw me staring at him, he stand up straight and I realize how muscles his arms and legs are. He bends over again –hand in front of me waiting for my hand to grab his. I take his hand in to my owns his hand are strong against my weak, soft hands. He pull me up to my feet, our eyes still look at each other. I feel my face getting hot again but maybe he thinks because I was running too fast. I tried to think of something to said but David beat me to it "You are a good runner. Do you run all lot?"his voice drive me crazy it so deep and soft it can melt you away. I just nod fear I said something stupid again. "I'm David Gary. What your name again… May?" I let go of his hand "It's Mai…Mai Heart" I said.
He look at me with a weird face like he was think of something then shake his head like it was nothing. He was about to said something when our teacher came slap his hands at both of our back that make us lost our breath again. "That was GREAT! New Girl what have you done in your old school?" the gym teacher that I did not care what his name or learn it, ask me. "I use to play soccer at my old school and volleyball and softball?" I said nervously. "That great! Now David my boy here have competition –with a girl!" Great! Can this day get an worries!
And I'm wrong! I forget all about my bag. After gym class was over I went shower room to get a quick shower, get back to my daily clothes and left the locker room to find my bag to only found my bag with David. David's back was lean on the wall, look on the floor think about something and I think I know what he think –his parents. My bag was hanging on one of David's shoulder. I walk to him when I'm close to him, he look up at me. We both look at each other without word to each other. Then he move his shoulder without broken connect he give my bag to me "You left this back at lunch in the upper room." I grab my bag and said "thank you for bring it back to me." We keep look each few more second before I broken our little staring. I walk past him only few feet away when I feel a hand grab my wrist. I turn around to staring a David's and my hand then I look up at him. His eyes were light like back in the room we both were two periods ago and kind of look on his face is not blanked or unreadable it ... what?...fear? "wait!-I…" David paused. He tired to found the right word to said but just shake his head to erased the thoughts in his head and back to boarding blanked, unreadable look again. "If you want you can have the room to eat lunch if you want. I'll find different place to eat." He walked past me. Leave me shell shock at what he said. What? But I did not said anything. Why? –because I do not want to be alone –yeah I got Violet … but… what do I want?
After that I went to my last class seating at empty table at the back of the class, next to the window so when I get board I look at the window. The table was long with two seat and I just want to be alone for a while and think through at what happen. –Hell –I just want to leave this place. I just have to go through a less 50 minutes and go home. Home… my real home, I miss my family and friend. I want to go home but I can't –not yea. I was so quiet and in my own world that I did not realize that everyone was quiet and the teacher was talking meaning class was starting. "You being daydream over the whole class." David whispered right next to me. When I look up at the clock I was shock to see 1:50pm -25 minutes before class is over. When I open my mouth ready to ask David my next question when he said like he reading my thought "No I'm not following you. Some time I think you are follow me…" I was ready to protest when again David interrupted me. "…And you are my new so call partner in this class –if you were paying attention you'll will know that." My face got hot. Now in then I tell myself to stop embarrass myself. When the teacher tell us, we have 5 minutes of free time to do whatever we want. I just grab my Ipod and listen to my music. I put MIGHTY TO SAVE by Don't Wake Aislin. I close my eyes, listen to the music when it said never again torn apart….. you have save me….. you have unbroken my heart….. you have save me….. lost again in this wasted land….. the only sign of existing life: the sweat upon my sun-scorched hand…. And the song went on and on. I feel release when the song change to a different song , ON THE FLOOR by Jennifer Lopez –someone grab my shoulder and shake it to my attention I look up at –hey –it David! I thought sarcastic. He was talk to me but I cannot heard him. I just shake my head. When he stop talking, he pull a piece of my hair behind my ears, my hair was down when I shower I didn't broad put it up in high ponytail and take one of my earplug and tried to again said "Are you going to stay here all day or you going home?" I just nod –stand up grab my stuff, pull out my oversize black sunglass –put it on and start walk without looking back to see David follow me or not. I walked down stair then go to the nears door that take me outside… But before that I fall. Not after that someone grab my wrist pull me up but this person fall with me and pull arm around my body so when I landed, I land on this person arm. My sunglass fall off my face and I short out of breath. I look up at gorgeous green eyes. He body was so close to my and that our face is close that our lips is inches away just little closer he have to do to kiss me. Like he read my thought he lean closer, close the gap between us and kiss me.
First he kiss me softly then hard. My arm wrap around David's shoulders. When we broken apart –David lean his forehead on my. Then David said something in breathless voice than shock me "When you going to tell me your back? Why are you lied to me, Mai ly, my Mare?"
WHAT!