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So, just a heads up for everyone, I got a new job. And the orientation process has been so boring and tiring that I haven't had the energy to write. Lucky for you guys, I've got up to chapter 27 written and I'll be posting them periodically. So you guys will get chapters about every week... if I remember.
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I sat in class, drumming my pencil against the desk and annoying the kid next to me. I was wondering when my aunt would show up since she couldn't get a flight until around seven this morning. It'd be a three, maybe four hour flight, so I'd probably see her when she showed up at my house.
But still… she'd be okay, right?
"Will you please stop that?" The kid next to me huffed and I paused, looking at them.
"Huh?" I replied stupidly, looking at my pencil before looking back at them. "Oh, right. Sorry." The kid wrinkled their nose as they turned away rudely and I resisted the urge to throw the pencil right at the back of their head.
Class was just about over when the lights began flickering. The other students gasped in light shock, but I just groaned. I already knew what was about to happen…
On cue, one of those things appeared, dropping in from the ceiling and hissing menacingly at me. I gave it a bored look before grabbing some salt from my backpack. Thank god for Rosemary and her odd attachment to the show Supernatural.
It tensed, about to lunge when I threw the salt in its face, watching it writhe in pain and start sizzling like a snail. I rolled my eyes and took out one of my handy dandy pencils, throwing it at the monster.
"Get the fuck out of my class!" I yelled as it yelped and backed away, fleeing the room. The students looked at me like I was a psycho while my teacher gave me a look. I furrowed my brows and blinked, until they looked at their 'swear jar'. I groaned again and got up, dropping a quarter in the stupid thing.
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I sat at my usual spot with my group of friends for lunch, which just happened to be under one of the biggest trees on campus.
"Yo, waddup my sista from anotha mista." Frankie greeted with a huge smile. I grinned back at my long-time friend.
"Nothing much, brotha from anotha motha." I replied, sitting beside him. "One of those stupid things showed up again. I think it's getting worse."
"Another one!?" Amy exclaimed, holding the sides of her face in fear. "Omigod Allie, you should see a priest or something!" I snorted and shook my head.
"Hell no," I retorted. "They might try to beat the Jesus into me-" Frankie and Roxy laughed.
"True that, man." Frankie said. "No offence, but damn, churches scare the fuck out of me."
"They're not scary, just… a little pushy." Roxy pointed out. "They think they're doing the right thing."
"So, rolling on the floor and speaking gibberish is the right thing?" Stephan asked, stealing a fry off Roxy's plate. She snarled at him and hit him in the gut, causing the other to double over.
"Get your own food, you mooch!" She growled. "And I don't know. I haven't gone to church since I was little."
"Church is overrated…" Katherine spoke up, poking at… something… with her spork. I chuckled and shook my head lightly.
"Are you idiots done playing around? I got some serious stuff I need to go over with you guys." Matthew butted in, sitting beside us. I groaned and looked at him pitifully.
"But mom, that's so boring!" I whined and the rest of the group chuckled. Matthew just frowned even more, if possible.
"Oh shut up." He snapped.
"Careful Matty," Frankie teased. "Don't wanna ruin that beautiful face by frowning too much. Causes wrinkles, you know?"
"Fuck off, pervert." Matthew hissed at Frankie. "And quit hitting on me, it's gross."
"Oh, shut up, Matt. You like it." Roxy grinned. "You're such a goddamn homo, just admit it."
"I am not!" He argued. Frankie just waggled his brows and winked at Matthew, causing him to wrinkle his nose in distaste and look away.
"Anyways…" I interrupted. "You said you had something important to go over?"
"Yeah," Matthew replied, pulling out a folder. "Look, we need to gather some new material for the next gig, okay? The other songs are great and all, but we need to keep it fresh." I nodded as he began listing suggestions and the long discussion of what we wanted to do began.
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Last class of the day and I already wish I was dead.
It was Gym and we had to do that stupid presidential fitness test or whatever the hell it was called. All I knew is that we had to do a hell of a lot of exercises and it sucked.
In the middle of running the mile, I slowed to a walked, panting as I tried to regain some of my stamina. God this sucked.
"You doing okay, Allie?" Amy asked as she slowed beside me. I nodded and wiped the sweat from my brow.
"Yeah, just hate this goddamn run, man." I replied tiredly. That and paired with lack of sleep, it sucked. A lot.
"Well… the sooner we finish the sooner we can go home!" She said with a smile. Bless her optimism.
"Yeah, yeah," I waved, smiling a bit. "I know, just… Yeah." I was too tired to really form much of a sentence after that. We slowly got back into a jog and finished our laps, standing off to the side as we waited for the rest of the students. I stood, watching everyone through narrowed eyes until my arm began to itch. Then burn.
I yelped as I looked at my arm, seeing a red welt begin to grow near my shoulder. How the fuck? I wondered as the coach walked over, bewildered that the welt seemed to redden until it was the size of a small golf ball, little indents forming in shape of small, needle like teeth marks.
"Michalis, get to the nurses office and get that checked out!" The coach barked, still looking at me in shock and confusion. I simply nodded and walked off, heading for the nurse.
Where the fuck did that even come from?
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I groaned as I hopped off the bus, my brother and sister giving me sympathetic looks. They asked about the bandage I had, so I told them what had happened during Gym and they didn't even know what to say. I brushed them off and walked up to the door, feeling a bit… off. My gut wrenched with worry, wondering if something happened while I wasn't here.
I turned the knob and walked in, everything looking normal as I dropped off my bag in the living room. I could hear whispers coming from the kitchen/dining room, but nothing loud enough for me to hear.
"Mom?" I called, testing to see if it was her and my aunt.
"We're in the dining room, sweetie. Come here for a moment." My mom called back and I furrowed my brows. We? Did she mean my aunt was here finally?
"Aunt Valerie here?" I asked, voicing my thoughts.
"Allie, please just come in here." My mom said and I rolled my eyes, walking toward the dining room.
"Okay, so what's up with… the…" I stopped in the entryway, eyes widening at the sight I saw.
Sitting casually at the head of the table was none other than the Tall Man himself, elbows resting on the table as his fingers were laced together in front of him. Even though he had no facial features, I could tell he was looking directly at me.
"Good afternoon, Allison."
And that's a good place to stop. :3 Cliffhanger!
If this is the first time you're reading one of my stories, you'll find out soon that I love me some cliffhangers. XD
Anyhow, so we finally meet the tall man, Slender. What's he know? Why's he here? Well, I'm sure you'll find out. ;)
Stay tuned! This story is about to get interesting!
