Anaxiphilia

Chapter One

      "Isla!". I turned to see my best friend Tristan running through the school hallway at top speed and bumping into other students just to hug me. Now the evil side of me wanted to move aside so that he would end up tripping and falling to the ground. At the same time, I had to give him that hug for that effort. So I opened my arms, closed my eyes and waited for the impact that I knew was going to hurt me.

        I waited but still didn't feel any hug. He should've been squeezing the life out of me by now. I peeked through an eye, just to see him standing against his locker which was right next to mine, arms folded and giving me a dirty smirk. I opened my eyes fully and just looked at him in shock with my arms still open waiting for the hug.

          "Someone's desperate for a hug from the most handsome guy in her life I see" "But you're the one–...ugh forget it". The brat just laughed and started approaching me for a hug, but I pushed him away. "Ohh c'mon..I know you want it..." he said while doing a little dance and moving his eyebrows up and down. I tried hiding my smile but it didn't work. Of course, that's why he's my best friend. He could tell whenever I was lying. He gave me the hug he was supposed to give me, and as usual, squeezed the life out of me to which I smiled.

       "Oh Isla. My sweet pretty Isla. The best person in my world. I can't live without–" "what do you want Tristan". Whenever he starts calling me nice names, I just know he wants something. "Well, you know how tomorrow is your 19th birthday.." "No" "But you haven't even heard what I was gonna sayyy" "I don't need to know. It's going to be something I'm not interested in" "But... but" "No" "Just shush and hear me out" "fine" "ok so I was thinking about doing a little celebration at my house" "oh. That's it? No one else right?" "Well....". This idiot. I glared at him forcing him to tell me what I know he's hiding from me. "Ok ok with just a few people" "who are these 'few people'?"

       "Just...thewholeschool" "hm? Tristan I didn't hear that. Say it slowly". He didn't want to look into my eyes. And my stupid height just had to be my enemy right now. If I was tall enough, i could've towered over him and maybe provoked him with fear or a death stare or something. So I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him down so that we would be the same height. "Spill it Russell" I said glaring into his soul. "Anna, Kate, Mark...and the rest of the school" "THE REST OF THE WHOLE DAMN SCHOOL??!!"

      People turned to look at me but I didn't give a fuck. This motherfucking bozo of a best friend invited the whole school to a birthday party I don't even want to attend. And it's my birthday in the first place. He dragged me outside while apologising to people. "Look Isla, I know you don't like being around soo many people. But this is your 19th birthday. Your final year in this hell hole. You never know what could happen in the future. Whether you'd even get to meet some of these people ever again"

      "That's something I would like actually. Besides, that's why there's a thing called prom?" " Yeah well still. Please...". See now I don't like this. He gives me the puppy eyes and then I fall for it and he knows it. "Ugh fine" "Yayy" "You're such a baby" "No I'm not" "I'm older than you Tristan" "By a few months. Well at least I'm taller" "oh shut up" "Make me" "ugh" "This will be the best 19th birthday party you could ever have. Besides..what's the worst that could happen?"