Someone, somewhere. - chapter II.

–Amanda pov–

I was sitting in a chair staring at how a half damaged lamp switched on and off; I'd just finished a examen in which I could only answer three stupid questions, even if I had studied. Two desks behind me was sitting my best friend, Alexandra Haner. She hadn't responded anything, because she was more than aware that she was going to repeat the school year. I wanted to do the same so I could get better marks, but I couldn't; my mother would kill me if I failed the year. We were almost on the end of this school year, and I was doing the best of me; for that stupid Philosophy test I'd stayed awake until one in the morning, and got up four hours later to continue studying. But it was almost in vain. Now I was tired, my head hurt, and I was feeling hungry.

I, Amanda Cherry, used to get really nervous about everything, and this year I would end up having an attack or something. I didn't want to think about starting the university, where I wouldn't be with my best friend, and when exams would pile even more. I looked back, and saw Alexandra drawing a mutant octopus on the table. Finally the bell rang, so we could go out. I couldn't bear being on that class a minute more, that teacher treated us like we were retarded. At the schoolyard, we went to the back of it, where they were our two friends: Violet Rosenrot, who was a year older than us, had black straight hair, brown eyes and approximately of my height; and Blake Sullivan, whose hair was light brown and curly, hazel eyes, somewhat taller than me but a year younger.

Alexandra was a bit more extravagant: her hair was dark purple cut in layers, and v-shaped bangs. She had her snakebites and septum pierced, and her ears a bit stretched. She had her blue eyes always delineated in black and she never got out of home without her combat boots. Today she was dressed in a Carnifex hoodie, a black tank top, puple and black t-shirt, transparent stocikings, and the already mentioned boots. I didn't use to call that much attention, because I was the typical girl who rathers to be alone in a corner than surrounded by people. I was the same height as Alexandra, my hair was brown with blonde strands and straight bangs, and my eyes were dark brown. I was dressed today into a black shirt with a tank top under it, a grey plaid skirt, black stockings, spiked boots and a lolita hat.

"I'm hungry." I wasn't surprised to hear those words from Alexandra's mouth; she was the typical girl who spends all day eating and who, even that, was extremely skinny. "Let's go to the cafeteria?"
"Okidoki." Blake and Violet stayed on the benches, and I went with my friend.
The cafeteria was always full of people, and today it wasn't an exception. As always, people kept staring at us and then whispered between them, like they knew us from a lifetime. When Alexandra bought what she wanted, made her way through the crowd pushing all the students.
"I hate so much shit together." She complained, trying to open the bag of strawberry jelly.
"I can't stand being surrounded by so much people, it makes me upset." Said I, opening her the bag when seeing she couldn't do it. "By the way, don't you think Blake and Violet would make a cute couple?"
"I've never thought about it before, but yeah they do. Even if Violet is a really cold girl, and I've never seen her having a crush on anyone."
"True... but that means we would have to do something."

"Violet, are you okay?" Asked Alexandra as soon as we came back to where they were, seeing that our friend was looking a bit ill.
"Yeah, it's just that my head hurts." Blake hugged her, and she looked at him with a smile.
"How was the concert past Saturday, Lex?" Said Blake, and then I noticed Alexandra was feeling a bit upset, but quickly showed smiled.
"Cool, the band was brutal." She finally responded. "Even if Adrian left me alone. Once again." In that moment passed by us Danny, one of Adrian's friends, and looked sideways at Alexandra, making her feel awkward.
"I'm gonna stab him so hard he'll breathe by the wound." I muttered, and then my cellphone started to ring; I looked at the screen, it was my mother who was calling. "Hello?"

"Amanda, I need you to come home."
"What happened?" I asked, puzzled.
"I gotta go to the hospital with your grandma, so you have to take care of your sister." My sister was just a baby, she was six months old and very pretty; it was me who had chosen her name, Chelsea.
"Okay, I'm going now." I hung up, and stared at my friends. "I'm sorry, I have to go home."
"Pfff, me too." Exclaimed Alexandra, getting up from the bench.
"You have to attend to classes..." Said Violet, looking straight-faced at her.
"To class, Miss Alexandra." I scolded her, sending her a murderous look.
"No, I don't feel like, and also now we have Maths. And, for what I do there, I'm better at home." And, after saying this, she left before we could say anything else.
"Aaais..." I sighed, and went behind her to class to take our stuff.

I decided to take a bus to home, so I would be there sooner. After paying the ticket, I was searching a seat when I collided with a boy, whose hair was brown and straight with long bangs. Honestly, he was really hot.
"I'm sorry." I apologized, even if the boy had his earphones on and probably hadn't heard me. He smiled at me, and got off the bus.

Emilie Scarlett & Juliet Rose.