Chapter 2: School Life

I couldn't wait to get off the bus. That small pancake I had eaten was not enough to fill this girl up. Finally, my bus made it to the school and as soon as that door opened , I raced towards the entrance. Nobody couldn't possibly survive me when i'm hungry! Making my way to the front of the line I couldn't help but push some people out of my way.

"Excuse me, sorry!" I apologized after accidentally knocking a girl down. Fortunately she didn't get all aggressive like some other teens at this school. After receiving my breakfast I watched as almost every table was filled. My emotions began to kick into overdrive as I realized how much of a loner I am in this school. It's not very fun being unpopular with little to no friends at all. Well at least I have friends! Sitting at an empty table, I waited for that one person to call my name and have a seat with me.

"Hey Tania! How are you this morning?" A familiar voice asked. My eyes drifted behind me to see my best friend Jessica. Her silky blond hair was resting on her shoulders as her sparkly brown eyes stared at me waiting for a answer. Unlike me, Jessica is one of the preppy, cool kids. Being as pretty as she is, a lot of guys often asks her out on dates.

"Hi Jessica! I'm fine, how abou- huh?"

At that moment I felt someone touch my shoulder, I looked around to see who did that but it seemed no one was there since everyone left the cafeteria. If it wasn't Jessica then who could've it had been?

"Tania? Is there something wrong?" She asked worried.

"I don't know... but I thought someone touched my shoulder." I answer her.

"Oh come on Tania, that must've been your imagination. Trust me." Jessica says with a raised eyebrow. "Maybe your right."

The bell ringed signaling it was time for class. And so the seventh, eighth, and ninth graders parted ways to their first hour class. Thankfully, I had gym today. I paced myself to the locker room and slipped out of my attire and dressed myself into my bathing suit. It was a beautiful two piece, the top had a tie around the middle of the chest area and was purple, it was the same for the bottom half. I changed my hairstyle into pigtails since I really liked the feel of it. It was a good thing that we had swimming as our new unit today since I was planning to get revenge on my gym teacher. Yesterday, she had made us do one hundred push ups just for commenting on how her eye shadow was not her color.

What was that crazed woman thinking? We're only about fourteen!

As I came out the locker room another one of my friends, Lea, was waiting around the pool area.

"Hey Lea." I greet grinning widely.

"Hey girl!" She responds. Lea has her way of not saying others names, but sometimes she uses mine as an exception.

"So, did you bring it?" Lea questioned slightly raising an eyebrow.

"Huh? Oh ya, yes I did." I answer taking out my blue squirt gun I was planning to test out on Mrs. Cruze. We both snickered as Mrs. Cruze led us into the pool. She asked questions about anyone not knowing how to swim. Since no one raised any of their hands, we were free to do whatever we wanted in the water. At first everybody was shocked by her change of attitude, but supposedly she thought that we worked very hard yesterday and deserved it. I felt bad for wanting to squirt Mrs. Cruze with the water gun, but hey, i'm still gonna do it!

All at once, everyone had jumped in the pool and started splashing one another. Immediately, I took out the water gun as I packed some water into it. I submerged underwater as I swimmed to where the gym teacher was sitting. Resurfaced, I aimed straight for her forehead. "Got you now!"

"Hey Tania!" Before I knew who had called my name I was getting splashed at.

"Oh come on Jessica, I was about to extinguish Mrs. Cruze!" I yell annoyed.

"No your not!" Jessica managed to say while laughing. She splashed another set on me and before I knew it I started splashing at her too, we were having fun!

"Okay class, settle down! Time to hit the showers. Get going!" Rushed Mrs. Cruze. Anger was filling my body cause I didn't get to squirt her. Shrugging my shoulders and letting out a sigh I hid my water gun and attempted to leave the pool area in peace.

"Ms. Ayame?"

"Yes, Mrs. Cruze?" I questioned with a rude tone in my voice. Her hands were placed on her hips while her eyes were filled with a pinch of anger.

"You'll be mopping this place. Bringing water guns is strictly forbidden in this school, you know that!" She ordered. With that decided, she along with everyone else left. I rolled my eyes as I grabbed a mop and started to wipe the soaked floor. I went into deep thought as I thought about my family back at home. It must be so hard for Shininchi. Since our parents past away he was forced to support the four of us. Paying for bills just so that we can have a roof above our heads, grocery shopping so we have food and not to mention the electricity bill also. Working three jobs so we can survive is really stressful for one person. Usually he'll be gone the whole night if he has to. Now that Sinako is seventeen, he can finally go find a job also. I'll go job hunting too as soon as I turn sixteen.

Suddenly I heard things and shelves falling from the equipment storage and of course I ran to see what had happened. I unlocked the door with keys that Mrs. Cruze provided me so I can put all the things we used in the water back. It was a disaster in there, everything was ruined! Oh, i'm gonna get it now.

Further entering the closet the door had slammed shut. Upon hearing a locking sound the door makes, I pounded as hard as I can in hopes someone would hear me.

"Hello? Hello? Anyone!" I yelled. Like in breakfast there was another touch felt on my shoulders.

"Who's there?" I ask frightened. No answer. The closet was pitch black I couldn't see a thing! Terrified, I push as hard as my body was able to handle. Fortunately, The door had broken down and I was freed. Thinking I had just saved myself I looked up at the ceiling only to see Mrs. Cruze staring down angrily at me.

Uh oh. What now?