The Curse Mark

Chapter 1

"Aaaaaaah Nooooooo!!!!" I pant heavily and I bead of cold sweat trickles down my face to my chin as I rub my eyes to get rid of that memory, that nightmare. I sit up in bed with my quilt around my waist I check the time. It's only two in the morning the official booty time hour but that was not on my mind. I was reflecting in that nightmare I just had. In my dream I was in a white room all alone sitting on the floor alone. Rubbing my eyes as I tried to get rid of the tears. When I hear these voices "why are you alive?", "you are a mistake", "you will never add up to anything." I did not understand why I was hated, why life was difficult for me. What did I do to deserve this.

I still was sitting up on my bed and reached over to pick up my bottle of water I keep beside me incase I get thirsty. I gulped down the bottle and threw it in to my bin. I had school in a few more hours maybe I should get some shut eye. I was told that I was different since a child everybody believed that I was a special child, child with an irregular form. I was born with a birthmark. A birthmark that looks like a radioactive sign but with lightning bolts. This was on my back so I could not see it. When I had this as a child. My uncle who I live with told me I killed my parents because of that. That it turned me into another being that was powerful and had amazing power. Funnily enough I believed him and cursed myself for me having this ability.

My cousin Drake woke me up with a bucket of cold water on my face. I got up and chased him and by the time he got to the stairs I slipped on a ball and fell five steps down the stairs. I got up holding my back and made my way to the bathroom. I got ready for school had breakfast and dashed to the bus stop. As I leave the door the girl who lives next door who everyone liked. A light skinned girl her dad was Nigerian and her mum was half Spanish half Barbados. And she was looking beautiful with her hazel eyes, her curvy cola bottle figure and just parts of the body that I can't describe. That was Odessy Jackson the most beautiful girl in school. I flicked my hair to the side exposing my brown eyes I had freckles that went from my middle left eye to middle right it wasn't loads and people found it cute. I was walking to the bus stop and I managed to catch her attention. I walked thinking like a boss when my face made friends with a lamp post. I take two steps back clenching my nose and applying pressure. I felt the warmth of blood escaping from my nose. Suddenly I felt gentle hands on my face and it was Odessy who was helping me. I thank her and we got the bus which finally came. On the bus we have the nerds, people who are not cool for school. They spend high school with their sorry asses locked up in one room for the whole day. These little be scared everywhere they go watch this. I just touched a one nerd and he started crying he was on the floor begging for mercy he gave me his lunch money. But I didn't accept it. A nerd sneezed on me I blackie chan-ned his ass. Why the hell will allow any nigga be sneezing his germs onto my face. Middle was where I sat where half of the cool kids where here Shane and Zain who are twin bothers and also my friends. Shane is the oldest he has curly mixed race kind if hair like Corbin blue and had blue eyes. He was from St Lucia and his brother was exact opposite he had hazel eyes and he had his hair low. He liked it like that. They were non-identical twins so I knew who was who l. We are tight and have known each other since we were young. At the back where the jocks and where Odessy's stupid boyfriend with his stupid baseball jacket sat. Devon Blu. He was the best soccer, basketballer and loads more he was a all rounder and no-one can defeat him, no one can. He was only good at sports but was also good in some academic subjects. This is what made him alpha make he was only 16 but he was like a man. Odessy was same height as me but Devon was a 6 ft monster. I did not want to get on the bad side of him. But there is something about him I have that I have an urge to find out.

The bus journey was long and I felt like the soldier ready do D-Day at school. I was looking around me and came in contact with Odessy and she smiled. Devin saw this and came up to me angry at the time. I pressed down hard on my back where my birthmark is. "Why you looking at my girlfriend?" "Why is you girlfriend looking at me?" So you think you a wise guy." "No i don't think i am one. I have a right to look around." Devon went and sat down, a sign of relief came as the pressure I had on my back was at ease. The bus got to the school gates. I walked off the bus avoiding the nerds from sneezing or touching me because if your within arm's length your too close. I was walking where a heavy force knocked me over from behind. I landed on my nose that was already hurt from before and I rolled onto my back and standing above me was Devon who was towering and laughing. I got up quickly and clenched my fist but remembered my curse mark on my back and shy away. If I got serious I could kill him. He breezes past me and knocks my shoulder as the rest of his group follow. Sidemen, not even sidemen, sidechicks. I got to the gates of the school with a cut on my nose and looked at the fountain. I look up and see the azure blue sky and think (hopefully this will be a good day). My name is Reus Skelton. I'm 16 and this is my road to happiness.