The Stars Aligned (slow updates)

One

This chapter is dadicated to @editofangels on ig because she did this amazing cover for me :) thank you so much :)

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I stare at my arm in utter perplexion as if my gaze will make the red line running through it disappear just as magically as it had appeared in the first place. I have no idea where this cut came from but I am sure it wasn't there when I arrived at school this morning, but now it is here annoyingly staring back at me as if it found my confusion amusing.

I squeeze my brain trying to remember where or when I might have fallen, or tripped or done anything to acquire a cut but all I get was blank, no memory whatsoever.

You might think that obsessing over a little insignificant cut on my arm is overreacting but actually it wasn't. Although I am a very clumsy person, and I trip with my own feet, I know when I've had an accident or a fall. Today I was sure that I hadn't tripped or anything, but the most disturbing thing was that the cut had appeared in the middle of the lesson while I was sitting on my chair doing nothing dangerous. Unless you consider a paper and a pen dangerous.

"Class you have ten more minutes to complete your exam"

Oh crap! I totally forgot that right now I'm supposed to be doing an exam paper! Damn you cut for distracting me!

I jerk my head away from my arm and sweep my gaze to Mr. Thompson in surprise. I couldn't have possibly spent the last half hour staring at my arm! I look back down at my exam paper and try to calm down. Okay ten questions left. One per minute right?

So there I go, I pick up my pen and start frantically writing whatever comes into my mind. I don't even know if what I'm writing makes sense anymore.

When the bell rings I give in my exam, and not wanting to hear people talking about it I'm out of the room faster than the time it takes to say chicken nuggets.

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"How did your biol-"

Sarah doesn't even have time to finish her question before I swing my arm so vigorously it almost hits her face making her jerk her head backwards in shock.

"Sarah did I have this this morning?!" I ask frantically.

Sarah picks up my arm and scrutinizes the cut deep in thought.

"Well, I honestly don't know but I think you should go to the nurse before I gets infected it looks quite recent. How did you even do this?"

"That's the thing, I have no idea. It just suddenly appeared in the middle of my bio exam."

"Say What? That's totally impossible, like even you aren't clumsy enough to get a cut like that with a piece of paper. You for sure had it before and you, being you, were so nervous about the exam and didn't notice."

Well that was probably right. I tend to daydream a lot. Being in your own world is fun, and a great escape from the shitty world we live in: full of homework and responsibilities. I wish I could be a child again, like I mean when you were like four your biggest worry was what would you draw for mother's day and hope your mom would hang that drawing on the fridge with a smile saying how pretty your drawing is like she always did. When you are 17 you don't even have time to make a crappy drawing for your mom because you're buried in piles of books, papers and unfinished essays.

"Claire! Hey! You zoned out again"

I find that we are now at the door of the nurse's office and I'm glad cause the cut just started burning.

"Oh sorry. I'll try to stay in this planet more often. By the way I forgot to ask you how did your date with Mitch go?"

Mitch is one of the most popular guys in our school. He's Jason Price's best friend and also one of the hottest. Sarah had had a crush on him since like forever and no wonder. His brown locks contrasted deeply with his vivid night blue eyes, his angular face had every girl drooling and his smile could dazzle you into oblivion.

Then one day we were watching football practice after school, cause you know who wouldn't want to watch the school's hottest guys playing some very violent sport? Then somehow the ball ended in Sarah's hand (don't ask me how I was already zoned out by then) and Mitch came to retrieve it. Then everything developed from there until he ended asking Sarah on a date which is not surprising. She's so much hotter than me with her long straight blond hair and green eyes; a killer body starring kilometric legs slim waist and 5'10 in height. Plush she has a charming chatty personality. Like I mean who wouldn't fall for her?

Then there's me, your average teenage girl with your average height of 5'5 boring chestnut hair with paring light brown eyes, and a normal body. No wonder guys only look at her.

"Oh my god Claire you wouldn't believe it. He's so sweet and romantic! He took me to a picnic and the after talking and laughing for hours he kissed me!"

"Of course I believe it! Look at you! I'm so happy for you; it was right about time that you turned the page." If any of our smiles gets any bigger I'm sure they will just jump out of our faces and go have a happy life by their own.

"Yeah I know. But you were there as well you know how much I loved him and how much he hurt me."

We're not talking about Mitch anymore. Instead the conversation shifts to her ex. I would have castrated him but Sarah didn't let me. She said it wasn't worth it. Basically Sarah fell really hard for this other guy last year named Brody, she was so madly in love with him and so was him, well that's what he said cause it was obviously not true.

One day I was walking to art class when I saw him making out with some of those obnoxious popular cheerleaders. I couldn't believe my eyes. With courage that I didn't even I had I just ran up to him separated them and slapped him in the face.

"Don't even dare to try to explain. Don't even look at Sarah again. You're disgusting" And with that I left, leaving a very confused Brody behind me and trying to find a way to tell Sarah.

Before we can finish our conversation I hear the door of the nursery opening. I turn around and find myself paralyzed by shock. It's not because I have Jason Price before me with his glorious fire red hair and green eyes. It's not because of the look he gives me which is of shock as well. It's because his arm is bandaged, the same arm I have my cut on, the same exact place, the same exact length.

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Okay so here's the first chapter! I hope you like it and don't forget to vote

I'm finally on holidays so I will try to have an update by next week.

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Marta