New Age

Chapter 12-A Nice Recovery

"Zena! wake up!" I jumped out of bed with cold sweat dripping down my forehead. "Zena, you ok? You were mumbling something in your sleep and I just wanted to like, you know, make sure you're ok." I looked up at Scarlet and realized "wait, what did I say? what did you hear?!" Scarlet backed off "Wow bro chill. You were saying something like 'it was my fault' and 'you killed him'? I hope you don't mind me asking but, what's that about?" My heart dropped. "You can't tell her! She would turn you in you idiot! Make something up!" A little voice said. I ignored it, thinking it was just my own thoughts and said. "Uh well I was ,uh, having a weird dream where I killed a guy-" Oh yeah she'll DEFINITELY believe that. "Ohhhhhhh. Ok! Thanks just wondering. Anyway uh we kinda need to go first bells about to ring by the way." thank god she believed that. Wait. I looked at the clock. It was 7:55 am. Crap I've gotta go like NOW. "oh uh no problem I guess. I'ma go change close now." I said with an awkward smile. I jumped out bed, whipped my forehead and booked it to my closet. I threw some cloths on, grabbed my stuff and booked it out of the dorm. My bag was barely zipped closed and my stuff almost fell out. I was basically just sliding down the staircase railing at this point to get to my first period. Thankfully I made it but just by a few seconds. The teacher was cool with it though.

I stepped out of last period tired as usual. I was walking back down the stairs when I bumped into someone. "Oh sorry!" I said looking up. "Hi Zena!" it was Jake. Oh god not HIM again! "Sooo what about that brawl we were gonna have?" he said excitingly "oh uh I kinda forgot about that but I kinda need to go to the bathroom so I'll be right back ,mmk?" He nodded and I walked down the stairs. I didn't need to go to the bathroom. As soon as I got out of eye shot of him I slid down the railing. I stopped at the floor my dorm was on and walked in. Scarlet was standing in the door way. My mind started going a million miles a second thinking of all the things she could be standing there for. "Zena...get on my back where goin on a ride." I stepped back "wait WHAT!?" Scarlet grabbed my arm with a smile and put me on her back, piggy back style. She spread out her wings and took flight with a big woosh sound. She started going up the staircase. Huh I didn't know her wings actually worked. God theirs that voice again. I ignored it again. Next thing I know where at the top floor: the gym. She put me down and I realized what was happening. I think Scarlet knew I wasn't really enthusiastic about it. I started to walk down the stairs and Milinda, who I didn't even know was here, called out. "Where are you going!?" I looked back without missing a beat and said "I'm not gonna deal with you guys treating me like your own little experiment." it happened once and I don't want it to happen again... huh that time me and the voice where in unison weird. "Hey Zena!" I turned around real pissed off at this point. "The hell you want now!" Scarlet was gone at this point but I heard her- "Meet us all at the roof!" I sighed and started to walk to the door that lead to the roof. I had actually never been to the roof before. Maybe Scarlet knew that and wanted to use that to her advantage some how. I opened the door and was met with a beautiful sight of the forest me the city. While I was still in aw I heard something. I snapped out of it and saw Scarlet tossing a fireball in her hand like a baseball. Jake and Milinda where sitting on a bench near the railing of the roof. Scarlet smiled at me and yelled "Heads up!" and hurled the fireball at me.