AUTUMN

CHAPTER 2

' BANG BOOM CLASH '

We three exchanged shocked faces and ran towards where that sound came from.

We quickly rushed towards our 'soon going to be' classroom just to see.

"Nyxine?"

Well it couldn't be anyone else besides Nyxine. And how do I know that?

That's the sound of the heroic entry of our heroine. Nyxine.

I wonder what she broke now.

As we enter we are welcomed by a smiling Nyxine who just did an aerial cartwheel that was as smooth as butter.

Apparently, this version of Nyxine's heroic entry included cartwheeling over a small human tower she made with the classmates.

Although falling off of the enormous bookshelf that rested by the wall wasn't included in the plan.

At least now we know where the BANG BOOM CLASH came from.

"Welcome, Suckers" Nyxine said in a very Nyxinish way and hugged each one of us.

"Thank you, Nyx. But you really didn't need to pull off an aerial cartwheel to welcome us" Gabby said, rolling her eyes.

"What do I do? I love you guys way too much to just welcome you with words." Nyx said.

"We should really clean up the mess before the teachers come. It's our first day guys. Detention isn't our goal" Abby said in a tone of disbelief.

We went into the classroom and picked up the bookshelf. Arranging the books on it was as hard as putting on skinny jeans.

The fact that we had to arrange in alphabetical order made things even worse.

We decided yesterday that we would all come early to the school. Have fun and spend time together.

Well clearing a mess wasn't my idea of having fun but at least we are together.

Nyxine and I laugh uncontrollably as Abby tells us how she pranked Gabby into coloring her hair green. And honestly some strands of her hair were still green.

"I swear I'll get you back Abby" Gabby said with a frown on her face and there was another round of laughter.

I missed this more than I can express.

My friends were a huge part of my healing process from the incidents that dated back to 12 years ago.

And the one who helped me the most was Nyxine Morgan. My best friend.

We became best friends exactly 5 months after the incident.

That incident had made me shrivel up like the flowers in the Autumn season.

Nothing made sense. I felt like a sunflower hidden from the sunlight.

That's when Nyxine made her heroic entry like rising sun.

It's really hard to imagine Nyxine without her entries.

Nyxie has always been there for me since then.

We still laugh when we remember how she kicked a hole into the door of the wooden cabin in the cattle when she found out I was crying.

'What we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits'

Grandma's good old fairy tales about friends and princes finally started to seem real....

<flashback>

"A good friend is like a four-leaf clover, Renny" she said in her sweet old voice holding my chin, "It's hard to find and lucky to have"

"Grandma, I want a four-leaf clover. It sounds cool" I said smirking at her

She heartily laughed at my smirk and said "Oh it sure is cool. You will find your four-leaf clover, my sweet maple. Don't ever let go of it."

<flashback end>

And just as grandma had said. I found my four-leaf clover.

My trail of thoughts is interrupted when Gabby pinches my nose.

"EARTH TO AUTUMN" Gabby dramatically says.

"Ouch! Yes, tell me"

"It's the last year of high school. You should find an eye candy for yourself."

"What is an eye candy?"

"In short, Gabby is trying to ask why don't you date someone?" Abby said after looking at my confused face.

"Thank you, Abby my dear sister" Gabby said rolling her eyes at Abby

I stared at both of them. Of course they didn't know why I didn't date.

"So why don't you date?" the Parker twins said in unison.

"Yes Autumn, why don't you date?" Nyx mocked me with a smirk.

I glared at Nyx and she chuckled.

Yes, I have never dated in my entire 17 years of life.

Am I not into boys? No.

Did I never find someone attractive? No.

Why I never dated is because something magical like a first kiss would probably turn into the reason why the person broke up with me.

'I instantly fall asleep when I'm kissed on the lips.'

My mom thought I died when she kissed me on my lips when I was 3 years old.

How cool is that?

<flashback>

Me and Julian were playing in the park. Julian was my neighbour. It was our little date time. We were playing on the slides.

He was waiting at the slide's end for me.

I slid down and stood in front of him. I was curious to see what he was hiding behind his back.

He pulled out a daisy flower and handed it out to me.

"You'll always be my friend, Autumn"

Then suddenly he pecked me on my lips.

And I slept right where I was standing.

<flashback ends>

Grandma said I scared the poor guy. She said he started crying and ran away to his mother.

I never saw him ever again.

So much for always being friends.

This is why I don't date. I don't want to scare away people. Neither can I explain them what's wrong with me.

Because as a matter of fact, I don't know it as well.

"I just never felt a spark" I answered them smiling sheepishly.

"Well I am pretty sure you will definitely get electrocuted if you see him," Abby said as she was dramatically gasping like she just witnessed something unreal.

She was pointing towards the huge window in the classroom.

We could see everyone entering the school through that window.

But one person stood out. Just how spring stands out amongst all the seasons.

Andrew.

"How handsome has he become" I murmured unknowingly.