A Year Without Snow

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Friday, 3th March 2017 - part 1

"Well, c'mon don't just stand there, sit down, Mr. ..."

"Jack Biggs." He said in a proud tone.

"Yes." The teacher said looking down at the attendance sheet, "You've been in this school before. You moved out last year to West High School?"

"Yes." He said still grinning and looking around the classroom.

I had my head rested on my hands, refusing to catch his eyes. I did not care what Scar or Bryson or Dallas were looking like, what they were thinking, what he was thinking. All I could think about was that I had made him promise that he wouldn't come back to Oak Hollow High School.

I had a feeling something was going to happen today, I knew he would come out of some hidden corner. But this? He had to be a psychopath.

"Well, moving schools in the middle of senior year is a risky idea. But well... Do take a seat."

I heard his footsteps crossing the classroom and finally a chair being pushed.

"Day." Scar whispered as she shook my shoulder, "Wanna leave?"

"No." I simply said.

The teacher went on with the class and I didn't dare to look behind me at him. The person I kept my gaze at was surprisingly Carson, he was to my right looking rather unconcerned, his head turning once in a while to Bryson, but aside from that kept his calm, which somehow was helping me keep mine. Because all around me I could feel nervous motions. Scar was tapping my shoulder every five minutes, I could feel Bryson on my left turning around with the same frequency, and Dallas whispering madly to Scar.

After what felt like ten hours of class the bell rang and we all stood up. Me and the people around me much faster than needed.

As I stood up I heard Dallas half shout behind me, "Scar! Who do I take first!?"

"Why not louder, Dallas?" I heard her ask as I collected my things, "Just go, I've got Daisy."

To that, I turned around and gave her a quizzical look. She then approach me and said, "Dallas has gone on chaotic mode." She explained with a roll of eyes but then turned to look more worried at me, "Are you good? He has already left," She noted while turning around.

"I'm trying not to be chaotic," I said as we left the classroom. "All good until he comes to talk to me."

And sure enough, as we left the classroom to our right stood a lean and tall figure leaning against the hallway walls. And on the end of the hallway was Dallas taking Bryson by the arm.

Jack then started smiling in the shape of a smirk like someone who knew they could affect everyone around them and walked slowly to us as I turned petrified, a rage inside of me rising from the deep of my core.

"Hello, ladies." He said.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing here?" Scar asked stepping almost in front of me.

"What's going on?" I heard a whisper behind me and thanked the gods for the teacher to be noticing what was happening, but then I turned around and saw Lucas.

It was not an authority figure, but better than nothing, and I didn't trust us to be two girls alone with Jack, so I grabbed Lucas by the arm and whispered: "Stay,".

"Just thought I would return to my roots before high school ended. And why not today, hmm Day?" He asked turning to me.

With all my might I took a step forward and pointed a finger at his face, "I told you I would press charges if you ever stepped foot in here."