Baptism Of Fire

DECISIONS

LAUREN'S POINT OF VIEW

The light coming from the rising sun paints my skin so warmly. The trees around us are dancing ladies, choreographed by the wind, in perfect time with one another. They are the life and soul of this early summer morning.

Lorelei and I currently sitting on the bench inside the garden where we usually spend our leisure time.

The days went so fast. The last semester will start in a few months. Actually, I didn't pay that much attention to my studies- which is very unusual of me. I'm a self-proclaimed grade-conscious student who gets frustrated whenever my marks don't meet my standards. I literally burn candles to the ends every time we have an exam, but not on this school year.

You cannot blame me though. The recent happenings occupied my system. I couldn't even focus on class discussions. It's also a mystery to me why the University doesn't seem bothered of the killings of my classmates. I don't know if they are just letting the authorities handle the case or they simply don't care.

The latter verdict is too outrageous, Lauren.

I was pulled out of my trance when Lorelei speaks out of the blue.

"Do you want to have a sleep over in our house? It's been a long time since we spend time with each other. At least we'll have good memories together before we probably get killed," she said with a lopsided grin.

I rolled my eyes and lightly pinch her arms. "You're ruining the mood, stop saying gruesome things, you imbecile."

"What?" she chuckled. "I'm just being realistic, no one knows if we'll still be alive after this school year, the killer already made it clear, they will not stop until we're all bathing in blood."

She said those words so casually, as if  death is nothing, as if it's simple as attending class. And it pains me that she's slowly losing her hope.

I heave out a sigh. Too much things are in our plates right now. We're too young to experience all these bullshits. Damn.

•••••

"Mom, I will not be sleeping here tonight," I said while we're in the middle of eating our dinner.

My mother arched her eyebrow. "Why? Don't tell me you already have a boyfriend and you'll stay in his place tonight? I'm warning you, Lauren, I will beat your stupid ass if you'll get pregnant while still studying." She was pointing a fork at me while saying those words.

I rolled my eyes. "First of all, I don't have a boyfriend. Secondly, Lei invited me to come over their house and spend a night there. You should seriously stop watching too much drama because you're being dramatic too," I said scornfully.

"Fine. Just be careful and don't mess around. Update me when you arrived in her place." She stands up and puts her plates in the kitchen sink. "If you're done eating, just leave your dishes here."

My eyes followed her as she climbs up the stair. I notice some subtle changes in my mother since the day she told me to transfer to another school. She's starting to destroy the walls between the two of us. I never seen her drinking liquors and smoking cigarettes too. I'm quite curious of the reason with her sudden changes, though.

I finish my food to prepare the things that I'll bring later.

                                   •••••

I press the door bell of Lorelei's house. A middle age woman wearing a maid dress came out of the huge double door and hurtled towards me. I beamed when I recognized the woman.