The Burning Of Pages (Now Complete! Yay🗣️)

misunderstandings and danger akomori

     I awake my senses slowly coming to life, I open my eyes, and I see Kate get yanked up. Panic washes through me as I don't see what grabbed her, and when I see Kate not fighting back. Panic sets in further as I think it could be the man so I sit up quickly causing my shirt to slip off my shoulder giving me a disheveled look. Then I see my mother drag her out of the room and I flush with embarrassment and I hurriedly get out of bed. As my mother begins to yell at Kate. "what the fuck were you doing in there huh? I know you and I want you out! I know who you are and you're no good."

    Kate stares at her fear grips me as I await her explosion, but she remains silent staring at my mother. As my mother continues to berate her for sleeping with me in my bed, and she comments on how inappropriate it was. she then gasps and her eyes wide as she sees my shirt hanging loosely on me and my disheveled appearance her gaze lands on my flushed face. She assumes the worst. Now I stand in the middle. The need to appease my mother is strong, but it's my fault she was in my bed so I speak up. "Mom no it's my fault I told her she could. and we didn't do anything!" my mother's eyes widened “Do you know where she has been? And I find it's bullshit you didn't do anything look at you! Your clothes are falling off! I thought I taught you better."

     My mother says yelling at me she turns around to cool off but sees the time. ''Whatever we will talk about when you get home" she then hurries off to get ready for work but not before she pushes me and Kate out the door. Into The nip of the cold. The cold of a winter morning, the suns just rising as we step into the pavement. and Kate looks around for something. "so about last night" she says as I start walking, unsure about how to discuss it so I don't. I just stay quiet while we walk. I feel an uncomfortable presence and I know it's the man that follows Kate. I look over and she grows nervous as she walks closer to me. I cast a glance across my shoulder as I saw him.

     Standing beside my bedroom window. the man. a shiver runs through me as he must have been there a while, he stands there looking abnormally tall standing next to my house his bony fingers griping the corner. Kate and I quicken our pace. He doesn't follow us, maybe it is because I saw him but we walk in silence as we reach the high school and she looks over at me. "Don't tell anyone what happened" disbelief runs through me. how could she not tell. "But what he was going to do it's wrong! We have to tell" Kate turns, grabs my shoulder and pushes me against the wall. A small yelp escapes my lips as my back slams into the wall. "no do not" she moves her face close to mine "we will never say a word, got it?"

     I nod at her then let go of me. I strangely miss her closeness and I watch astonished as she walks away. I leave a couple minutes later flushed. I go and sit in my first class the teacher talks on and I write notes but all I think of is Kate and how long has this been happening to her? Has he ever…..touched her? the bell rings signaling the end of class. I get up and walk through the halls. Kate as usual bumps into me roughly and I fly into the locker. I watch Kate go to the girls bathroom suddenly a code red is called “this is a code red. This isn't a drill. Get to the nearest classroom and hide. Help others. Stay alive.” A voice on the speaker. a robotic one. speaks this phrase over and over again while red light flashes

     I felt responsible as the class president  opened the door to the nearest class room and herd the students into the classes. Most panicked and ran out of the school but I gathered a group of 10 students including my best friend Mark. I closed the door as the hallways became desolate. But there are muffled sounds that I don't quite understand. I turn and take note of who I have with me.

     I have Mark, Mark is my best friend and we have been inseparable ever since childhood. We played together in the back yard pretending we were married. Now he has a girlfriend he is pretty tall standing at 5 '8 his Raven black hair is cut short giving off an air of confidence and authority. And is why he is on the student council with me. In contrast to his dark hair he has bright silver eyes that shine brightly making him seem so approachable. Clad in his uniform that consists of a dark blue shirt and his favorite black jeans the boys get more lead way than the girls with their outfits. It's annoying. He also has some sneakers, he is ever so important to me and he kind of hates Kate for she actually beat him in a fight.