Dark Dreams

Chapter 2

Parking the car in her assigned spot, she grabbed her bag from the back seat and opened the car door. It had finally stopped raining for the time being, which was a good thing. She swung her bag onto her shoulder and shut the door, locking it with a click of a button. Alissa shoved the keys into her bag and ran into the huge high school, slipping once or twice in the squeaky grass. Once inside, she gulped as she saw the hallways emptying. Not a good sign.

Alissa bolted down the hall, letting out a small "Excuse me!" "Sorry!" "Shit!" Every once and awhile. Once she got to her locker, she had exactly two minutes to get to the next class. She closed her eyes and let out a sigh, opening her eyes and looking at a nearby clock. Almost eight. "Why can't the world slow down for two minutes." She whispered, opening her locker and shoving her bag in it. A book fell out of her locker, and as she went to catch it, she notices something. The book had seemed to..be falling in slow motion. "What the.."

Alissa grabbed the book and looked around, her eyes widening. Everyone, everything, had seemed to slow down. She glanced back at the clock and saw the second hand ticking extremely slow. Did dad put something in those pancakes? Some sort of drug..? She thought, shaking her head and grabbing her things. Alissa closed the locker and walked down the hall, looking at everyone. She couldn't have caused this, could she? No, that's crazy.

Once she was in the classroom, everything went back to normal. Everyone was sitting in their seats, while Alissa awkwardly stood, frozen. Mrs. Williams, her history teacher, looked up at Alissa. "Ms. Learning, can you take a seat?" She asked, raising a brow. Mrs. Williams was a very young, short woman. She had very curly black hair, and dark eyes. Traits that most black women had. Alissa shook her head and nodded, shaking slightly as she took her seat. Didn't they see what had just happened?

A loud bell went off, making everyone in the class jump. Time for the beginning of the school day.