Hero

One

Taking the packs of tablets I could find laying around the House, I started to swallow Two by Two, large gulps of water with each swallow. Sat on the edge of the bed with no emotion, just doing. When all the tablets were gone, I fell asleep.

I'm falling through a hazy tunnel that seems to be going on for ages, feeling like I've been hit by a ten tonne truck. Images are zooming past me so fast I can't make out what's going on. Suddenly, I'm crashing towards the ground face down. "what the actual fuck?" sitting myself up, looking around and I'm in a field in the middle of no where. "What! This is heaven, I'm in heaven, this is actual heaven?" I start walking to some houses I see in the distance taking in the blissful scenery as I go. I spot someone in a small garden in front of a little cottage. "Hello, it's stunning here isn't it?" 

"Aye it is that. What funny way you speak miss" she looks at me looking puzzled backing into the cottage "what queer clothes" and she closes the door.

Odd! thinking to myself as I continue through the little village heading towards a little high street "Oh this is cute" spotting a haberdashery I go inside and see a couple of girls giggling, noticing they're dressed in 18th century clothing I nod and smile, as they stare at me wide eyed. "Mama," one shouts as a woman walks around the corner. "Alice, what are you wearing?!" 

"Mum!" Waking with a start the next morning being violently sick."I can't even do that properly!" With tears streaming down my face. School clothes on and off to school I went.  Another day, in a town and a school that I hate.

•  •  •

The Sun woke me up. It's far too bright and far too early. I wake up grumpy, definitely not a morning person at all. looking in the mirror, I sigh. Hair looks like straw, bleached it too many times. Eyes are looking grey today, NOT a great sign, I once read that it's a rare trait to have. Yay me.

As I drag my feet to the bathroom the Dog Dolly gets under my feet "Hey Doll, come here" picking her up for a smooch "love ya pooch" She's a Cojack, Corgi Jack Russell cross, looks like Dobby the House elf. Daft as anything.

After my bathroom routine of trying to tame my mop of hair, I put my face on, my skin is so pale, I am almost translucent, which I never understood. Mum and Dad are dark skinned with dark hair, I'm ash blond and pale as they come. Maybe I take after other family members, but I'll never know. Mum and Dad are both lone children, and so am I. It was never a problem, we travelled a lot, like literally everywhere. It was fun when I was younger, but as I got older, the depression hit. And that's when they decided it was time to set roots, so I can make friends my own age thinking that'll help in some way. Something was always missing.

So that's how we ended up here, in Lambeth South London. For the life of me, I have no idea why they chose here.

As I walk down the stairs, I can hear Mum singing that old war song "Doing the Lambeth walk hey!"

"Morning mum, you're cheery today?" She smiles back as she takes a bite of her cream cheese bagel.

"All set for your first day hun?" Mum asks with a smile of her perfect teeth. She's so beautiful, styled natural dark brown hair waving down to her shoulders, olive skin, and the biggest brown eyes known to mankind. My beaut of a mum.

"Yeeeeees," I reply as I snatch her bagel off the side and run out of the door. "Love you, Mum,"

I can hear her laughing.

Putting my ear plugs in to listen to the God that is Adam Lambert, minding my own business....

"OI," a voice shouts, I knock into someone, bringing me out of my daydream.

"Oh shit!" Looking up, I see the most beautiful man I have ever seen, and I can not speak. I mean, literally, words can not form. I must look like a right tit to him as randoms spill from my mouth.

"I... I... Sorry... Hi... I'm Alice, not that you asked... God, you're gorgeous.... Shit!!" Did I just say that? Fuck Alice you div! And I feel I'm now a beetroot.

Thankfully he laughs "I know" he stutters "Thanks"

I can get lost in those eyes as I sigh to myself. I think he's talking to me, his mouth is moving but I'm not sure what he's saying. "Huh, sorry say again I was lost in your eyes" Shit girl you need to get a filtering system.

He has a beautiful laugh "I asked why the rush?"

"Oooh sorry, yeah First day of college, little anxious"

"Nice one, what are you studying?" he asks with his cute smile

"English literature, I love all the classics" he's still walking with me, I wonder if he's going to the same college? "Are you at college aswel?"

"Nah, I do love Byron though" I think am in love. I notice he has One dimple on the right side of his smile.

"I need to run, I need to be in class like now, hope I'll see you again?" please, please, please

"I live around here so you will" he says smiling with his beautiful eyes

"Brill" Walking away, tiring to keep my cool, feet please work for me now. I look over my shoulder and he's watching me. Work it girl work it. Finally I turn the corner and I can breathe. Jesus Girl can you be the least bit cool.