Untameable

Chapter 2

BEEP...BEEP...BEEP... I struggle to turn the alarm off without opening my eyes. My phone falls to the floor in my attempts to silence it which makes me groan. I am not a morning person in the slightest and I never will be. I slowly open my eyes and sit up on my bed so I can force myself to wake up enough to get ready for school. I reach over the edge of my bed to scoop my phone off the floor and silence it.

"Good morning, Atlas!" Celeste yells while bolting out of my attached bathroom. My half-asleep form jolts at the sudden feeling of a threat and I fall off of my bed. "Oops, didn't mean to startle you." She says as she helps me stand up from the floor. Celeste has always loved waking up early and I can't understand why. I can tell that she has been up for a while since she is already dressed for the day.

"Good morning to you too." I grumble, "You look nice." She looked breathtaking and I am sure all of the guys at our school would think so as well. Celeste had on a cute light wash denim jean skirt with a black and white striped fitted top. The outfit still covered everything on her, but it definitely would not leave anything to the imagination.

I really admired her confidence to wear something so revealing. I on the other hand will just be sticking to my usual skinny jeans and plain colored t-shirt. I never cared too much about trying to impress people or try and show a lot of skin. If it wasn't so hot with it still being summer, I would definitely be wearing a hoodie to school. Before I get dressed for the day, I head into the bathroom to brush my teeth and hair. I am definitely not trying to wear bedhead to school.

While staring into the mirror, my eyes drifted to the bandage on my upper arm, and I decided to check my scratches. They didn't hurt like they did last night, which was nice, but I wanted to get a better look at how bad they are. As I started to unwrap the gauze from my arm, I noticed that the scratches were no longer there.

"Celeste, come here!" I yelled for her while examining my arm to ensure that I wasn't missing where the scratches had been found. There is no way that this is possible. Celeste enters the bathroom with a questionable look wondering what I may need her for. She then looks at where my gauze is missing and sees the same thing that I do.

She takes a closer look at my arm. "There is no way that your wounds just disappeared. How is that even possible?" She asked while turning my arm to see if there was any sign that a wound had been present. I couldn't see any type of raised skin, scabbing, or scars from the scratches that had been there just the night before. This was getting even stranger by the minute.

I pull my eyes away from my arm and look at Celeste. "We should finish getting ready for school. As much as I would love to figure this out, it is going to have to wait until after school." I say before turning to leave the bathroom and get changed. I throw on my clothes and shoes before grabbing my backpack from my desk chair and head downstairs with Celeste following behind me.

"Good morning girls!" My mom yells when she sees us coming down the stairs. "I made you girls some breakfast. I can't have you girls going hungry on your first day of high school." She excitedly hugs us both before pushing us towards the kitchen. My mom doesn't spend a lot of time at home because she is constantly working to ensure we don't struggle or at least that is what she tells everyone. I know the real reason she throws herself into her work is because she doesn't want to be reminded of my father more than she has to be.

My dad passed away last year in a house fire while on the job. He was a firefighter and a very good one at that. He was my hero, but his job took him from us, and my mom has never been the same because of it. My mom works a corporate job, so she traveled a lot before my dad passed and she travels even more now. I am honestly surprised that she is here because I thought she was supposed to be away on business all week.