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Christian's Point of View
"Poseidon attempted to sleep with Athena, but to put it into terms you folks would understand…She wasn't having it. She rejected him, causing Poseidon to become angry and resentful. He took it upon himself to get revenge by sleeping with Medusa inside Athena's temple; I know what an ass right?" The instructor's last comment made the class laugh. I decided to take a Mythology class for fun. I wanted to have a small break from all the business classes and I always thought Greek mythology was interesting. "Poseidon got what he wanted." The professor paced back and forth in front of the projector, going through pictures of Athena, Medusa and Poseidon. "He really pissed of Athena, but Medusa was the one who got the outcome. He beautiful blonde hair turned into snakes, her beautiful face turned into a pale green. She truly was hideous, so hideous that anyone to look upon her would turn to stone." He looked around the room and pointed to a girl who had her hand raised. "Yes?"
"I heard that Medusa was very vain about her beauty and belittled Athena in her temple."
"That is a story that has been around for quite some time."
"I also heard she was a nymph."
"No, Medusa was a mortal, daughter of Gaea and Oceanus. She's also one of the three sisters known as the Gorgons."
The professor continued on with his lecture and when class ended I was thankful it was my last one. I was tired and exhausted, not wanting to do anything but lie down and relax. Jose recently bought a flat screen TV and hung it up on the wall. We've been watching tons of movies and shows. Last night was a marathon of The Walking Dead and it was a fucking amazing show. I am now all the way caught up with the show and my homework. I had no classes so I was able to get everything done. I walked out of the class room and began the walk back to my dorm. It wasn't a long walk, but I wish it would have been just a little bit closer.
"Hey, Christian."
I turned and saw Raine trying to catch up to me. "Oh, hey. What's up?"
"Nothing, are you heading to your dorm?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I am too." She smiled.
"Excuse me?"
"You know to see Jose. He is my boyfriend." My eyes went wide at her revelation. She thought Jose was her boyfriend? Oh, god, does she have another thing coming. Jose wasn't a relationship guy and he proved that when he made out with some girl at that party we went. He clearly wasn't thinking about Raine when his tongue was down another girl's throat.
"Are you sure you two are together?"
"Why?" She said with a sly smile. "Do you have a problem with that?"
She sounded like she was fishing for some hidden answer and answer that I was never going to give her. "Nope, I just think you should make sure you're both on the same page. Wouldn't want any misunderstandings…" I said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She said, trying to keep up with my pace.
"Nothing." I shrugged. I needed to turn the conversation on her. "I just don't want you screwing him over."
"Me?" she said innocently.
"Yes you." I said. "Now if you'll excuse me I need to get to my dorm so I can call my girlfriend."
"How long have you and your girlfriend been together?"
"I don't think that's any of your business." I said in hard tone.
"Do you love her?"
"You're kind of pissing me off with the questions but if you must know, yes I do love her. I'm in love with her."
"Jesus, chill out. I was just asking. She sounds kind of boring." I stopped walking and stared her down until she looked away.
"You have no idea what you're talking about. You don't know anything about her so I suggest you shut the hell up." I turned around and began to walk, looking back I added, "And don't bother coming to the dorm. You aren't welcomed while I'm around."
I left her there with her mouth opened and a look of shock on her face. I won't tolerate her, trying to bad mouth Ana.
When I finally made it to the dorm, I felt relieved. But my relief turned to shock when I saw Jose making out with a girl who wasn't Raine. "This is what? The third girl you've made out with." I shook my head and fell face first onto my bed.
I heard their lips break apart and Jose say, "I'll see you tomorrow, Lina." I could hear her smile and she said okay. She left the room and when the door closed he said, "I didn't expect you back so early."
"Yeah, I got out of class fifteen minutes early."
"Sorry, man, I'm trying to have my friends over when you are in class so we don't bother you."
"How very considerate." I laughed. "Oh, and Raine was on her way over here, luckily I told her not to come or you would have been in some deep shit."
"You're kidding?"
"I am not."
"Thanks man."
"You know, she thinks that you're her boyfriend."
"Ahh, fucking shit."
"Yeah, you might want to get that straightened out." I laughed.
"It's so not funny, dude." He said, trying not to laugh himself.
"Sorry." I felt my phone vibrate and reached into my pocket to grab it. I turned over on my back and saw that it was my mom. I answered quickly wondering why she was calling in the middle of the day. "Hey, mom."
"Christian, honey…"
I sat up quickly. "Is everything alright?" She sounded a little off.
"Yes, I just needed to call and tell you something…" She trailed off.
"Mom, what is it?" I was starting to panic. She was usually very calm and collected; I mean she was a fucking doctor, but right now she sounded a little shaky. "Mom."
"Sweetheart, I don't want you to be too worried okay."
Now she was scaring me. "Worried about what? What the hell happened?"
"It's Ana…"
I was now standing, grabbing one of my small duffle bags and packing a few clothes. "What's happened? What's wrong with Ana?" I practically shouted. Jose was now sitting up, watching me with concern.
"Please Christian, just calm down. She's okay."
I paused my packing. "What happened?" I said through clenched teeth.
"She had a panic attack."
"How did she have a panic attack?"
"She was at school when it happened. She was overwhelmed and her parasympathetic nervous system didn't calm down, causing her anxiety to kick in and her adrenaline to shoot through the roof."
"Are you fucking kidding me? I'm coming over there now. I'll see you in a few hours!"
"You will do no such thing. She's going to be fine. Just stay there and I will update you on how she's doing."
"You can't be serious, mom."
"I'm dead serious. She will be fine and you have classes to worry about."
"Let me at least talk to her."
"You can't."
"Why not?"
"She's unconscious, has been for the few hours."
"And you're just calling me now?"
"I needed to make sure I knew what was wrong before I called you." She sighed in frustration. "Ana will be fine sweetheart and I promise to call you the moment she wakes up."
I rubbed my eyes. "Fine." I hung up the phone and threw it against the wall. "Fuck!"
"Everything alright?" Jose asked. I almost forgot he was in the room.
"Ana had a panic attack." I said, sagging on to my bed.
"She's okay though, right?"
"That's what my mom says." I threw myself back on the bed and took a deep breath. It was taking all the control I had not to pack my bag and catch the next flight home. But I believed my mom when she said Ana would be alright.
I also want to know what the hell happened to her and how she even had a panic attack in the first place.
Anastasia's Point of View
Why, oh why, did I decide to take a P.E. class? I knew I was uncoordinated and couldn't play any sort of sport to save my life, and yet I took a P.E. class. Wow, Ana, you sure are smart. The class was playing dodge ball and I was idly standing in the back, trying to blend in. I wouldn't say I wasn't participating, merely just scoping out the safest areas not get hit. I'm sure this would be a lot more fun if Mia was here, but no, she decided to take cheerleading instead.
"Ana, what are you doing?" Elena yelled, not only was she the cheer instructor, but she was also the coach for recreational sports, which is the P.E class I took. If only I had known she would be the coach, I would have signed up for something else.
"I'm scouting!" I yelled.
"Front and center."
"Um, I don't think so. With all due respect your, coachly-ness…" I bowed, pissing her off in the process and feeling good about it, "I'd rather just stay back here." There was no way I was going to get hit with a ball. Nope, not me.
"Does a zero for contribution sound good to you?" I rolled my eyes at her and picked up and ball. Taking a P.E. class was a required part of our curriculum. We needed a 1.5 credit for physical activity and there was no way I was going to fail and retake take this all over again. I held the ball tightly in my hand and maneuvered my way through the crowd. I didn't look where I was throwing when I swung the ball forward and released it. It ended up hitting a girl square in the face.
I threw my hands to my mouth and gasped. "Oh, my god, I am so sorry!" I exclaimed. That was a pure accident and didn't mean for it to happen. Like I said, no coordination or depth of perception. Whoops!
"I am so going to get you back for that!" She looked pissed. Her hazel eyes showed nothing but anger. It was just a game and I said sorry, what was her problem? "Watch your back."
"Hey, chill the fuck out, it's just a game." I turned to look at the girl who stood up for me. She had strawberry blonde hair and green eyes that were gentle.
"Shut the hell up, Kate." The girl replied.
"Ladies, enough! Play the game or sit out and get a zero for lack of participation!" Elena yelled, blowing her whistle, signaling a new game.
"Thanks." I said to Kate as we walked to one side of the gym. "You didn't have to do that."
"No problem. Don't pay any attention to Amber."
"I'm Ana." I said smiling.
"I know who you are." She smiled. "Your dating Christian right? I remember you from last year. You were the one who didn't talk."
I frowned. I didn't remember her or even seeing her last year. "Yeah. I'm sorry but I don't know you."
She laughed. "Yeah well, I'm not one of the popular people. I'm quiet, usually keep to myself."
"Oh." Elena blew the whistle and both students on either side of the gym ran to the balls that were lined up in the middle. I grabbed one as did Kate and we quickly backed up out of range. "I'm not popular either. Are you a senior?" I asked.
"Yup. And please you hung out with Christian, Tyler, and Adrian. They were like the senior Gods." I didn't think of them as Gods, well Christian yes, but not Adrian and Tyler. They were just two of my best friends. Kate threw the ball and hit some girl on the arm. Another ball came flying towards us, which Kate caught in the air and threw it back, hitting Amber. "I think we're going to end up making her really mad." She laughed.
"Kate! I swear!" Amber yelled her eyes raging and her black hair sticking to her face with sweat. She was way too into the game if you ask me.
"Haven't we done that already?" I countered, laughing with her.
The game continued and our side won the each round. Amber was the team captain for her group and she kept yelling at them for slacking and not trying hard enough. I have never known anyone to take dodge ball so seriously. I think she's crazy. Elena dismissed us and I rushed to the locker room with Kate beside me. I liked her a lot, she seemed really nice and down to earth, but there was also a side to her that seemed bitchy. I liked it. She kind of reminded me of Mia in a way. "Well, that was fun." Kate said as we entered the locker rooms. "Did you know that your very uncoordinated? You tripped like fifty times." She laughed.
"Yes, I did happen to know that." I giggled. "That's why I was trying to lay low in the back…but Elena caught me."
"Why don't you call her coach?"
"I don't know." I shrugged. "Seems weird to me."
"Huh." She said. "I don't think she likes you too much."
"You have no idea." I said, rolling my eyes. "Well my lockers over here, so I'll see you tomorrow. You should have lunch with me sometime."
"Yeah, I'd like that." She replied. "Bye."
I waved to her and headed over to my locker. I quickly undressed myself with my back towards the lockers and threw my gym clothes aside. I grabbed my jeans and threw them on along with my black Paramore t-shirt and white converse. I left my hair up in a ponytail and decided to grab a wash cloth towel to wipe the sweat of my face. I felt disgusting and smelly. I tossed my sweaty gym clothes in my locker before leaving and locked it. I quickly hurried to the closet and reached for the key that hung on the door. Unlocking it, I pulled the door open and held it before it could close. The door locked automatically when closed and I didn't want have to repeat the process if I could avoid it. I placed the key back on the wall and leaned in to grab a wash cloth.
All of a sudden I felt hands on my back, giving me a hard shove. I caught myself before I crashed to the floor face first. Some of the towels fell on top of me and when I turned, I saw the door being closed and I quickly got up to stop it. But I was too late. Not only that, but I was locked in. I slammed my fists on the door, telling them or whoever it was that did this to let me out.
It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything, not even light from the cracks of the doors. I kept pounding and yelling, which eventually turned into screams. The darkness was overwhelming; bringing back memories I wanted to repress. Memories of the safe, my hands binging cuffed behind me with tape over my mouth. I was back there, begging to me rescued. "Let me out!" I screamed. I could hear laughing and tears began to burn the rims of my eyes. My chest began to feel tight; my heart was beating fast and hard. At any moment I thought it would come out of my chest. I backed up against the towels and put my hand to my chest, trying to ease the pain that would go away. My throat felt like it was closing and I was suddenly gasping for breath. It was getting harder and harder to pump air into my lungs. I couldn't get it under control and the tears began to spill down my face like a water fall. I felt light headed, my body feeling numb and weightless.
My legs gave out and I fell to the floor, gasping for air….
Uh Oh! Poor Ana:/ As you could see I made Kate a friend and not a foe! I thought this was good and interesting way for Kate and Elliot to meet. I hope you all like her character so far. Two more chapters and then I will be doing my time jump! I will try and get them both posted tomorrow! I'm off to school! Blah!-_- Have a great day everyone!