The missing link

First day of school

It had been a very long summer, and now it was time to go back home. Addi says she'll always keep my secret, and I'm lucky and glad of that. Since we kind of have the same secret, it's just too bad that my hair dye worked and hers didn't. It's not fair that I have natural born blonde hair, and she has silver.

But then again, it's also not fair that just because as far as anyone knows the only thing that pretty much links me to being part Zombie really is the Zband. No one knows about my different colored eyes except my family, and no one except Addi knows what I did to my hair.

My sister doesn't even judge me for wearing dark colored clothing. I love my sister, and I'd do anything for her. Now we look the same, except the bracelet. But somewhere on the other side.... There are two sides to every story, and over in Zombieland is my complete opposite.

Ok, not complete we're similar in personality, but like me he has this different colored eye thing happening, but he doesn't need to wear contacts at all. His hair might not be dark green, but its green enough. His skin color is just pale enough, but not as pale as the other zombies, you can't really even tell he's a Zombie except his hair and eyes really.

The only real difference is that where I have to wear a Zband, since everyone thinks I'm just different enough, that I also decided I might as well complete the look. I hear that zombies have really cool Leatherman jackets, but this guy doesn't need one either. That he may look like a zombie, but he's just human enough also to not need one, where as I look human enough but act zombish enough too, to need them both.

Also, we're letting zombies join school this year, for our freshman year, and the only thing then that will separate me from the zombies is that I'll be able to leave the basement, to do and try out for theatre stuff, otherwise I'll be taking class with the zombies. And if my Zband gets hacked in the wrong way, or I fix my Zband to make me be powerful like a zombie since supposedly they have a great deal of strength that I'll turn into a "monster" too.

No one is gonna want to trust me, or this new guy just like me. We'll be in the same boat, however maybe not since he's one of Zed's best friends just like Eliza and Bonzo. You'll meet them all in a moment, but wow not everyone can be cheery about our first day of school.

My sister Addison is over by the mirror in our big mega shared bedroom, with its light pinks, light blues and light greens, that it makes me want to barf. With all her cheer trophies, at least I shine and make my mark in a different way. I win stuff for theatre all the time, I just don't make a big deal out of it. Addison?! Cool it! It's 6:00 in the morning. For all the humanity go back to sleep!

Sorry sis, no can do I'm too psyched and fired up for the first day of school. This is so exciting. Look listen to me Addi, the only thing I'm excited for this year is that people finally came to their senses to allow zombies to come to Seabrook. Just because they're zombies doesn't mean they're not just "people" too. They're just like us, except possibly eat brains maybe.

You are the only person I know who would be up this early cheery for the first day of school. Well.... Let me pause, I'm sure I was, and I was sure I had been, but on the other side of the fence was a bright eyed preppy zombie boy. Zed. There's a knock on the door, and on the side stands my other half, someone I will have yet to meet and to realize will be my other half, until it happens of course.

Jason. That's right I said it, his name is Jason. He's one of Zed's best guy friends, and almost like one of the family. I mean after all they both act like loyal lovable dogs for Zed's little sister. It's the cutest thing really. But just those two really. Zed and Addi. Jason is excited like Zed, but wonders just like me where we stand, and what role we really have to play in any of this, not human, not zombie.

Just the missing link. But, we're not sure where. Like Zed the only other thing aside from school is the fact that zombies are getting to come to school. And you no be among what our town calls the "normals". I just wish that right now I could be happy to go back to sleep, but once miss cherry is up and out of bed, that's the end of it for me.

And I'm NOT in any way shape or form a morning person. I am a creature of the night. The sun sucks! Heat is stupid! I could look up at the moon all night and sleep all day. If I could. If I were allowed to. As for the rest of Zed's friends like Eliza she thinks its too good to be true, that she knows nothing good will come of it, that she wishes the same thing but know no real change is going to be made.

As for the rest of Seabrook, its hard enough for them to accept me as being even the slightest bit colorful, the slightest bit different than anyone and everyone else, mom and dad don't know about the jacket, the only person who knows is Addi. She's the only person I trust. It would be easier and less painful for the town of Seabrook to pull teeth then let anyone mess up the status que of the land of perfect.

It's time things had a little change. Starting with.... I grab a pillow and think about throwing it at my sister, but decide on the later and shove it over my head to roll back over and try to get a few more moments of sleep. I just don't need two hours to get ready to get to school, I barely even need one. All I gotta do is put the wig on, that no one except my sister knows is a wig, get dressed, and put that blue contact in. Pretending to be something I'm not just to make everyone else happy.

And do you wanna know how this whole lame thing started?! Soda! Lime green soda, and powerplant or something like that. It apparently turned some people into brain eating zombies, and left the rest of us unaffected. We are now all separated by a big stupid fence. And no one except myself honest to G-D even wants the zombies at our school, but I'm just glad Addi isn't as closed minded as the rest of the town, she just needs to be a little more open about it though, but at least she's making an effort.

I'll go ahead and just fast forward and let her take over as the scene changes from Addi and I to Zed and Jason. And I'll be so quiet its like I'm not even there. And so will you all since you'll now have to wait for their very over the top cherry wonderful opening. Sorry not sorry. Everyone go back to bed!