All My Friends Are Dead

Chapter One: The Beginning

On my first day of senior year, I managed to make some "friends". I didn't really like them, they didn't like me. We just stuck with each other though. One of them was lactose intolerant and she made that known. "Oh I can't eat that, I'm lactose intolerant. I'll literally blow up if I eat it" I hate those people so much. I was walking down the hall when I hear "STELLA!!" in that same annoying voice I heard every day last year. I start to speed walk to the door but then I heard "stella I know you're running from me" and so I turn around. "Hey Elias" I say in a sarcastic tone. "I didn't see you there!". "Yea, right." Elias says. "What class do you have first?" ugh can this conversation just end already? I say to myself. "I have ap calc first." "I always knew you were smart Stella." "my name is not Stella." "well it's close enough!" I roll my eyes "anyways I have to get to class, I'll see you later." hopefully not I think to myself. "Bye Stelllaaa" "Bye Elias". ugh he's so annoying I think to myself as I walk to my class.

As I get to class, everyone looks concerned. I sit down and listen to the distinct conversations. I keep hearing the name Ezra. We live in a small town. Everyone knows everyone here. Ezra is a grade below me. Of course he goes to the same school as me, there's only one high school here. The bell rings and the teacher shuts the door. "Alright class, I don't know what you all heard but allow me to explain some of it to you." "Ezra is in the hospital and he is not doing too well." The room goes silent. "We were told that he has some kind of stomach disorder and it lead to sepsis and now his organs are shutting down. they do not expect him to make it." There were a few people crying in the back of the room. "I know this is a bad way to start off the morning, let alone the school year. But we do have to go over a few school rules." I zone out for the rest of the class and don't remember anything the teacher said. I finally snap out of it when the bell rings.

I walk into my next class and I recognize a few faces. I sit next to Wesley and Ellie. We start talking a little but then the teacher started talking so we started to pay attention. The teacher just had a few rules to go over and an overview of the class. After, we were free to talk to our friends. Wesley and Ellie started talking to me about Ezra. We talk about how it's a shame and how he was a great person and how we hope he gets better. It's almost the end of class when the intercom comes on with an announcement. Another student was taken to the ER due to the same issue as Ezra. this time it was Alana. Alana is two grades below us and my sisters best friend. When the bell rings I rush to lunch and find my sister. "Andrea??" I call to her. She runs to me and hugs me. "Ella!" She is in tears. "Come on Andy, we're gonna go home." I say. "What about the rest of our classes, it's the first day!" she cries. "It will be alright. You can see them tomorrow." "alright"