The Living Girl

Eight

The next day at school, I was carrying Angela around. Everyone was looking at me differently. When I put my backpack into my locker, Cooper came up to me. I hope Angela will be able to protect me! "What's with the doll, freak?" Cooper asked. "None of your business mother fucker!" I yelled. Well that stirred up attention, everyone was backing away from Cooper and me. Looks like I've gotten myself in trouble. "You and me, on the courtyard after school. Come alone..." he said. Rosa came up to me, and said: "Have you lost your mind!? He's gonna kill you!" I knew what I was doing. I've taken care of Angela, so she should protect me this time. I hope!

So after school, I was hanging out in the courtyard. It was just Cooper and me there. Of course, I had Angela with me, holding her in my arms. Cooper was like, "You brought that dumb doll? This is gonna be easier than I thought..." and he just smiled. I was nervous, but I remembered what my mom said "Take care of her, then she'll protect you," it sounded ridiculous, but I have faith! I hope she wasn't lying.

Cooper charged towards me, nearly hitting me in the face! Suddenly, an arm wrapped around his neck, choking him. I blinked in disbelief, and Angela had vanished! Wait, she was still there, but now she was a human instead of a doll!

She threw Cooper across the yard, but he didn't give up! Cooper charged at her and hit her. Angela was not pleased, her bones were making cracking sounds, and she grew taller. Her eyes were all white, with no pupils. "You might wanna run," she said. Cooper took off, and Angela went after him. She was crawling on her hands and feet.

I chased after Angela while she went after Cooper.
Cooper ran into the street, but Angela was still chasing after him. I wasn't able to keep up with her because she was too fast! Angela didn't stop until Cooper fell into the road. There he got hit by a truck! Angela got away from the scene when the accident happened.

Meanwhile, I was looking for Angela because she chased Cooper across the street! I finally found her on a sidewalk, in her doll form. I carried her, and then we went home. When we got home, my aunt was not happy that we got home late!

"Why were you late!? It's 7:00 pm!" She yelled. I did my best to explain, but for some reason when she looked at Angela, she said: "You know what? Don't worry about it..." I went to my room and wondered what was that all about. "I think my aunt might be scared of you, Angela," I said to her.

Hours later, Angela and I were watching the news on my laptop. Then, I saw something that didn't seem right. "Local boy found injured near Orlando High," and the boy looked a lot like Cooper. It was Cooper. What happened while Angela was chasing him? I wish I was there!

The next day at school, everyone was talking about Cooper's accident. He was in the hospital recovering. Isabelle seemed the most concerned, she suspected I had something to do with it. Brandon came up to me and said: "Did you hear what happened to Cooper!?" I replied: "Yea, I did." I wondered what happened while Angela was chasing Cooper.

I was at the library, reading a book when Isabelle walked up to me. "I know it was you, Lily..." she told me. "You're the one who got Cooper in the hospital!" I didn't know what she meant because I wasn't there when the accident happened. I tried to tell her, but she punched me and I passed out. "Next time, it's gonna be worse..." she warned. After school, I was walking out the door with Angela in my arms. Isabelle saw me and decided to get her revenge. When I saw her, I ran out the door and into the limo. I was too afraid to go back to school, but I don't think I have to be scared anymore with Angela by my side.