New York Nightmare

Chapter 6

I stood at the doorway, not knowing what to say. Rachel asked, "Giselle is everything alright? Where were you going?" I saw her holding a bag from Forever 21 and a Starbucks coffee. "Umm" I had to think fast. "I wanted to go see the pool." Rachel then went inside and took off her shoes. "Okay well you can go look if you want but come back because dad said I have to make some salad for ourselves." "Okay." I said, shaking.

I ran down the hall, I didn't actually want to see the pool. I sat on the hallway floor, and I saw Paul come through the elevator. "Hi Paul." "Hey Giselle, how's is going?" I shook my head. "Not so good. What if there are... spirits in my penthouse? You may think I'm crazy but remember you told me about the dead couple? Now I'm hearing and seeing things like ghosts and it's really freaking me out. Is it true?" Paul seemed to look scared. "Well.. umm.." "Paul, please tell me!" I got up and stood in front of him, I really wanted him to tell me the truth. "I have to go Giselle, I'll see you soon have a nice night!" And just like that, he left me all alone in the hall, with no answer.

I walked back into my house and saw Rachel setting up the table. "Are you hungry? The salad is ready." "Yea" I said. Rachel and I sat next to each other on the kitchen counter and ate our salads. We both talked about our school days but I didn't tell her about the cool girls. Then, it was already time to start getting ready for bed. Time flies by so fast, it's already 9:00 p.m. But, instead of going to sleep, I wanted to play Minecraft with my friends. I love gaming, and I don't care about what anybody says. It's just a hobby for me. I skyped Ashley, Rose, and Lindsay and we played Minecraft until 12:00 a.m. I was exhausted. So I ended the call and went to bed.

RING, RING, RING!! That was my alarm clock. I shut it off and fell right back asleep. RING, RING, RING!! Another alarm that I set up. I shut it off and without knowing, I passed out again. But this time, my mom walked into my room. "Gigi, wake up! It's late!" I checked the time and gasped. It's 7:00 a.m! The bus is coming in 10 minutes. I threw on an outfit fast because I forgot to pick out my outfit last night. I wore a white t-shirt with black sweatpants and white converse. I didn't put much effort into my outfit today since I was in a rush. I ran to the bathroom, washed my face without using soap, then brushed my hair and put on a white headband. I grabbed my bag, earplugs, and phone, like usual, and ran downstairs. I quickly grabbed a bowl and poured milk into it. I grabbed a random cereal box, Cheerios, and poured it into my bowl. Lastly, I grabbed a spoon and napkin. I ate really fast. Finally, I brushed my teeth, put gum into my mouth, and was out the door.

I got to my bus stop just in time. The bus came right when I got here. Liz let me sit next to her again. "Hey Liz!" "Hi Giselle how was everything this morning?" Then I laughed. "Haha, not so good. I woke up very late and got ready fast." "Silly you" she joked. When we got off the bus to go into the school, I saw a really cute boy pass by me. Who was he? I had to know. "Liz who is he?" Liz then smirked at me. "You like him don't you? His name is Ryder. He's in our grade and all the cool girls like him. It will be tough to date him though." Then I frowned. "The cool girls ruin everything."

I walked to my locker and remembered I had to stand like 5 feet away from Brooke. After she finished at her locker, I grabbed my binders and went walking to advisory. Surprisingly, I saw Ryder again. Wow he's cute! Without paying attention to anything else, of course, I bumped into someone just like yesterday. All of my books fell onto the floor and my papers spread everywhere. "Ugh why does this always happen to me!" I yelled to myself. "Need some help there?" I answered angrily, "yes please!" "Chill it's okay I got you haha." Then I looked up and it was Ryder! He helped me pick up my books and papers. "Hey, thanks for the help. I appreciate it." "No problem. So are you the new girl?" I'm guessing he heard about me. "Yea.." "Cool! You seem pretty nice. I'm Ryder." "I know-- I MEAN, cool. I'm Giselle Parker. You can call me G or Gigi!" I said, hesitating. Did I really like Ryder? He seems really nice. "Cool, I'll call you G. It's easier. Anyways, G, I'll see you around." "Okay bye." That felt really magical and awkward at the same time. I wonder if Ryder will actually like me as his new friend.