Greendale

The Girl in Red

The school was ancient, giant windows filled the walls to the school. It looked like a castle, guarded by evil rabid teachers roaming the halls, waiting for their prey.

As I pulled up to a space marked "Junior" I couldn't help but notice a lot of students weren't keen on driving. 12 spots for each class.

As I walked up to the front lawn where students rejoiced to tell their big summer adventures, I picked a nice spot under a willow tree where scattered introverted teens read books of the millennium.

    I take a deep breath, I brace for a easy fall as everything goes dark.

       There's screaming, darkness flooded my headspace. I'm standing in an empty field. A girl is running through the edge of the forrest, as if the running was for her life. She's screaming but the words escape as blurs to the the sound. She hits the floor.

     I wake to a familiar face next to me.

"Tired?" Kinkle jr. smiles.
"A little" I lie.
"You nervous Clayton? You look nervous?"
"I'm okay." I try to smile as I come to realization.
"Hey, nice chat, I'm gonna go get my schedule now" I get up and start to rush off.
"School hasn't-" Harvey tries to rebuttal but I'm already set off.

    That was weird. Everything in this town is weird.

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    Lydia is a weird girl. I have this feeling like she's dodging me. Why me? What did I do?

    I still can't help the fact that she radiates this feeling. Different. I've only ever known Sabrina, and Lydia is a whole new being, more light vs. darkness. Sabrina is only darkness.

"Hey Harv, how was your summer bud?!" Someone calls.
"Hey Duke, how the hell are ya?!" I rush away from the willow tree.

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"THEOOOO, I MISSED YOU!!!" I run in for a bear hug.
"BRINA!!!" I'm met with the same passion.

       Theo was different from the rest. Theo was born a female, damned in the wrong body, he was set to make things his own way. Theo's a medium height, slender with pale white skin and swooping short brown hair.

"I hear we got a new girl. Is she hot?" Theo jumped.
"She's great, you'll love her." As soon as I forgive her.

   Lydia turned her nose up to everyone I loved, one of the worst things to do to a person, but she saved me that night. I was almost bowed to Satans chains, stuck in the underworld as a slave, she saved me. Not only that but, Theo is my only friend. After Harvey left, it has been lonely as a duo. I needed Lys back.

"Hey Harv" I smiled as I walked to my new Trig class.
"Hey, have you seen Lydia?" He looked lost like it was freshman year all over again.
"No, why?" My smile slowly faded.
"No reason" he walked away.

   No goodbye. A slow burn fired in my heart. Why was he looking for a girl that blacklisted him from her whole life?

   I sat down at a vacant table, Randell Orchbeck; Quarterback sits at the chair next to mine.

"You're smart, right? You look smart" he hucks a deep laugh.

This will be a fun year.