Only He Could See Me

Chapter 1 : Only she would leave me

I walked around the huge house. The aroma of alcohol and sweat was powerful in the air around me. Each room was crowded with intoxicated teenagers. People were dancing in every corner of every room; to get through I had to shove through all the people. The music was deafening. I could barely hear myself think.

As I walked through the crowd, I felt pain shoot through my body every couple of seconds. I was elbowed in the stomach about three times and hit on the head about five.

Parties were never my scene. I have never liked them. There were too many people at places like those. I had always been the kind of person to keep to myself.

So what was I doing here? My best friend begged for me to come along. My amazing best friend is crazy. She always took me to places out of my comfort zone. That time she crossed the line by leaving me there all by myself.

"Ash?" I shouted, of course no reply came my way.

I had been searching for my friend for about an hour. We were separated by a crowd of people, but obviously she made no effort to come find me. Unlike me, Ash was always bubbly and talked to just about anyone, as long as they approached her first.

I couldn't stand it anymore. I sent a text to my best friend.

Hey Ash! You're awesome for leaving me, so now I'm leaving you, see you at school. -T

With that, I left.

***

The cold breeze was hitting my face gently. It was blowing through my long blonde hair. The only sound was my sneakers hitting the pavement. I was slowly walking through the night, enjoying every minute. I have always loved walking. It gave me a sense of freedom. It gave me time to think. When I went on walks, I didn't realise where to. It's as if my feet had a mind of their own.

My feet stopped moving. I didn't know why. Then it occurred to me. Something didn't feel right. I had that feeling as if someone was watching me. I turned on my feet. My eyes scanned the area. No one was around. I started walking again.

While walking, I thought about what I looked like. I never cared much about what I looked like, but all that changed when I was still just a child. I looked like someone I cared deeply about, and that person left me, and there was nothing I could have done.

My hair was naturally straight, just like theirs.

My eyes big, round and blue with a hint of green, just like theirs.

My face heart shaped, just like theirs.

It hurt to look at myself, because all I see is that persons face looking back at me. Still having the feeling of eyes on me, my feet picked up a pace.

***

I ended up stopping in front of big, rusty gates. They were coloured blue. I couldn't believe my eyes. After ten years, they hadn't torn it down. It looked abandoned and rusty, but it was still the same. The slide was still green, and it was in the middle of the playground. The swings were still yellow and black. They were placed on the left side of the playground.

I had that feeling again. I felt presence around me. As if someone was watching me. My eyes darted from one end of the playground to another. The gate made a squeaky noise as I opened it. I walked over to the swings.

I finally realised that something was terribly wrong. A logical explanation would have been the weather. It was windy. That would explain the shivers going down my spine. It would explain the swing being in motion. But then all of them would be moving, wouldn't they? Not just one.

As if my situation wasn't scary enough, I heard a noise in the bushes. Hoping it was an innocent squirrel, I looked. I regretted looking.

My body began to feel cold, and my stomach twisted into knots. I could almost feel the fear taking over my body.

A pair of eyes was looking directly at me.