The Flashing Lights

P A R T 1

CHAPTER 1

"I'm coming, mom!" I yelled as I ran down the stairs. I see my mom standing by the door, holding my bag. It was currently Monday, 6:45 am. Another boring day. I ran to my mom and hugged her.

 "I love you, bye mom." I said.

She replied with a big smile while giving me a big bear hug, "I love you too sweetie. Have fun at school, okay?" 

"Okay, I will,'' I exclaimed. I opened the door and ran to my bus. 

The bus door opens and I'm greeted with a big smile from the bus driver. "Hello Eyphah, it's so nice to see you again." 

I look at her with a big smile. I head to the seat behind her and say, "I missed you too Mrs. Vicky." Mrs. Vicky is my mom's best friend. She's like a second mom to me since my dad left. 

"How's your mom doing?" Mrs. Vicky asked.

"She doing great," I replied. I love Mrs. Vicky a lot. She's like that cool aunt I never had, but her life is pretty sad. She lost everything. Her husband, kid, pet, and most of her family. My mom and I are all she has left. I tell her everything that happens in my life. We went on and on about talking about whatever came to mind until we arrived at the school. "Bye Mrs.Vicky!" I exclaimed.

She replies with a wave and a smile.

"EYPHAH!" I hear someone yell. I turn around to see my best friend, Alba. I love Alba very much.  Not in a platonic way, but a romantic way. 

We're complete opposites. Alba has bleached blonde hair, wears white clothes, and has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen: light blue ones that look like crystals. She wears white all the time with little touches of pink--it's her favorite color.

On the other hand, I'm the complete opposite of her. I wear all black with black hair, and my eyes are emerald green. She so beautiful, she is light and I am darkness. 

I snap out of the zone I was in and greet her with the biggest smile ever. She runs up to me and puts her arm on my shoulder, "Hola, Eyphah! How you've been?" She winks at me and I get a little flustered.

I shake it off and say, "I'm great!" We end up walking together to class. I sit down and time just flies. It's now 11:25.

It's lunchtime, Alba and I sit in the corner. I'm sort of an outcast, meanwhile Alba is sort of popular, yet she still chooses to sit next to me. She also likes to make sure I eat cause I don't eat that much. She chows down on her food while I just stare at mine. She gives me an orange and gives me the puppy dog eye look. "Pweaseeeeee, do it for me," she pleads with a baby voice while winking at me. Alba knows she has that effect on me.

I sigh and start to peel the orange. I cringe at the smell as I slowly put a piece in my mouth while Alba stares intensely. Almost like she was.. fascinated. I felt the orange in my mouth, dry but wet at the same time. I made a grossed-out face, but chewed slowly and swallowed. The orange was gross, but it made Alba happy, so I didn't care. I don't mind eating a piece of orange for her sake. I look up, and Alba is finishing her food, "So.. Alba, how was math class?" I say with a nervous tone. 

She replies with a snort then says, "Don't even get me started on math class. I hate Mrs. Kathy's class, she was even worse than usual today! It made me very upset." 

I look up and sigh, "What did she do this time?" I regret saying that, cause now Alba's gonna be all riled up for the rest of the day. 

"Don't even get me started, SHE CAN'T EVEN DO MATH!? HOW DOES A MATH TEACHER NOT EVEN KNOW 6 TIMES 7?! AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE HER 12'S MEMORIZED!"

I look a little shocked cause she normally doesn't go this far. "Not everyone has their 12's memorized," I say with a little smile. 

"WELL, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN!" She exclaimed. 

"Shhhhhh!" I say, embarrassed by Alba's loud voice. 

She points her finger and has an evil smile on her face, "Starting with you." I'm a little startled, I start to say something but I'm interrupted by a loud RING RING RING!! Phew, saved by the bell. I quickly get up and try to run away from the situation. 

"Eyphah, don't run away from meeee!" She says with a playful tone. I stop at her words and wait patiently. "Thank you," She says. We walk to class and she's still trying to convince me to memorize my 12's. We soon go our separate ways.

I sleep through all of my classes. I don't care about grades, or my future for that matter. I wake up at the end of the day as the bell rings. I'm more exhausted than usual today, Mrs. Vicky can tell how tired I am and lets me be. I sleep on the way home.

When I arrive at home, I open the door and see Mom looking at me with a smile. I hug her and go upstairs. I maneuver my way to the bed through the mess of clothes. I throw myself on the bed and fall asleep.

A few hours later, my mom barges into my room. "EYPHAH, WHAT THE HECK!?" She exclaimed in an angry tone. I knew immediately what this was about. I sit in silence, "WHY- WHY DON'T YOU CARE, WHAT'S BEEN UP WITH YOU LATELY?? YOUR GRADES ARE TRASH, YOU SLEEP IN SCHOOL, YOU JUST DON'T CARE ANYMORE!! LOOK AT THIS!" She shoves my report card in my face. I see that I'm failing all the classes. 

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND MOM, YOU JUST DON'T. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO NOT DO ANYTHING, BE UNMOTIVATED AT ALL?! DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MOM!?? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE FEELING OF WANTING TO DIE??!" I scream as I feel tears of frustration start to come as we sit in silence. "That's what I thought. You know what Mom? I hate you, Mom. I hate how you won't TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME. HAVE YOU NOTICED I DON'T EAT ANYMORE?? HAVE YOU?!" 

Mom goes silent.

"I hate you." I say in a serious tone. I start thinking about saying sorry. Please say sorry, but I just won't. 

My mom walks to me and slaps me. "I'm going for a drive, and pick up this pig pen. It better be done by the time I get back," She says in a stern tone, but I hear her voice crack.

I look up and she's crying. I instantly felt a rush of guilt fall over me. Mom walks out and slams the door. I make my way back to my bed and I cry. My throat burns, it's difficult to breathe. Why did I say that? What is happening? What's happening to me?? What have I done..?  I fell asleep with tears in my eyes, but little did I know it was going to be the worst night of my life.

AUTHOR NOTE:

Howdy everyone might be slow on the updates because of school but enjoy :