17 years ago is when It all started. The infamous Superman has once again saved our helpless city of Metropolis from another power hungry villain. It seems he’s made our city extra-famous, not only for being the largest city on the east coast, but also for housing a superhero. Even after all these years filled with countless sightings, nobody has figured out who the real identity of the caped crusader. It makes me wonder though, how did all this start? I mean where did he come from? How did he get all his powers? i stopped thinking about it. All these questions are too much for my 16 year old brain. Of course, I don’t really have time to think about it with school, sports, my three best friends and *ahem* boys.
My name is Olivia Moore and I attend Metroridge High School in downtown Metropolis. I know the name is a little cheesy but hey, I can’t change it. Hmm let’s see, what else do you need to know? It’s really hard to think when your phone is buzzing every 10 seconds from crazed reporters asking you for an interview. Anyways, let’s get on to the real story…
I’ve always been a sucker for love stories, especially the predictable “chick flicks” where everything turns out the way you want it to. I’m also addicted to watching action/suspense movies where you get so into the plot line you forget that people don’t actually run around with bombs strapped to them while trying to save the world or something, well never mind. Like every other girl on the planet, I wondered if I would ever get my ‘happily ever after’ but this is reality and I don’t know anyone who has mice make their prom dresses or birds sing love songs to their prince charming. I was beginning to think about who my prince charming was when “He” walked by. Oh my goodness, Ben Jacobs was about as close to perfect as I would have thought possible. He short reddish brown hair and wore a serious expression on his face that quickly turned playful and his girlfriend walked by. My breath caught in my throat as he glanced my way. Ahhh does my hair look okay? What am I wearing? Did I remember to put mascara on both eyes? My estrogen pumped brain rushed through all these thoughts at once. What was he thinking? Did he like… No Olivia NO! Ben has a girlfriend, a pretty one too!Ugh her name is Megan Grant and she appeared to have it all. Her dark brown hair was always styled in a way that looked like I took hours. She had a set of chocolate brown eyes that pleaded to be loved. She was never seen in anything less than “Miss Me” jeans, Uggs and a top that looked as if she has snatched it off Taylor Swift. On the outside, she seemed like a spoiled brat; well that’s because she is. Around he friends and the people she is trying to impress, she acts like she actually cares, but when she gets around the “nobody’s” her true colors showed .Sometimes, she just sits there with a disgusted, confused look on her face, like the airhead she was. I have no idea why she of all people should get Ben. It’s all so confusing why the witches are so ‘popular’.
“Olivia!” I immediately realized I was staring at Ben.
“Yeah Ms. Johnson?” I replied to my oh so boring math teacher in a flat voice that showed I really didn’t care what she had to say, it was math class, who really gives a whoop about what she’s saying.
“Could you share what you got for number 52e?” She asked in that stupid way too polite teacher voice.
“Area equals 2 pi r squared” I responded.
“Excellent now…” After that her voice just became a distant mumble as my brain took another vacation to La La Land until my friend Ashlyn abruptly shook my arm.
“ Hey, I need to borrow your notes from yesterday, I was ‘sick’” she chuckled. “and I also might need a ride home from school. I don’t have any gas money left from our little *ahem* shopping spree." She smiled "Unless Eric can take me home you’re my only hope!” she ended dramatically.
“No I’m gonna make you walk 4 miles to your house that’s right next to mine! Yes of course I’ll give you a ride” I smiled at her as she started to copy my notes from the previous class period.
The Rest of Math was super boring and Science wasn’t much better but lunch was defiantly the highlight of my whole day. I sat with my best friends Brooke, Hannah and Ashlyn. Usually their boyfriends also sat with us but they seemed to disappear as we laughed about something new every 2 minutes. We barely finished our lunches before the bell rang and we were whisked off to 5th period, Gym. It wasn’t that bad because Hannah was in my class but Ben and Megan were also in it. We were in a basketball unit which gave me a chance to show my classmates that I could do a little more than walk and chew gum at the same time. After getting changed in the grungy locker room, our coaches made us run a mile and then he divided us into teams, which proceeded in placing the teams in a bracket. My luck, we played Megan’s team first. We killed them of course (hypothetically) which put me in an extra good mood for Language Arts with Brooke. We kept on laughing the whole period about pointless things that a “normal” human being wouldn’t even find funny.
When the bell rang I walked with Brooke and her boyfriend Thomas out to the parking lot where they climbed into his pickup and I drove away in my prius, pre-owned of course. I had worked countless jobs to save up for this car. For my 16th birthday, my parents gave me the last $500 I needed to buy it. This car wasn’t just handed to me like Megan’s stupid white BMW. I wrinkled my brow in disgust as I spotted her in my side view mirror, driving away with her clingy group of friendsin tow. How can someone be so self centered and….. BAM!!!
I felt my car being thrown across the intersection and onto the sidewalk. My body involuntarily jerked sideways, throwing my skull against the window. A loud crack could be heard through the sounds of squealing brakes and screaming. A white hot pain washed over me and my vision turned foggy as a warm red blood ran into my eyes. I heard shouting and faint sirens in the distance. My stomach began to twist in a knont as i began to realize what was happening. It was then my world began to spin into a black void of nothingness.
