Invisible

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

LEA

As I followed behind Trevor and his aunt to go to their lounge, I couldn't help but realize how judgemental and narrow-minded people in this town were. Trevor's aunt didn't even know me and she has been nothing but nice to me since she first saw me in the mirror. When I was alive, people would judge me for being quiet and they would call me a freak. I've known them my whole life and someone who I have known for only five minutes treats me better. The sad thing is... they treat me better now that I'm gone.

At Springsville High, home of the hawks and my former school, students made a memorial for Lexi when she disappeared. I was added to that memorial when I went missing a year later. In the memorial, both of our pictures were in the center, surrounded by flowers and notes saying that the students missed us and that they loved us both dearly. On my side of the memorial, kids had the conscience to make up "funny" memories that supposedly happened between us and leave them on a note to put beside my picutre. I knew they were made-up since everyone in that school hated me and I hated them. They kept their distance from the "freaky depressed girl" and I stayed away from the numerous amount of bad names that I called "the students of Springsville High". It was a mutual feeling, a hate-hate relationship.

Before I went missing, kids never associated with me and now that I was gone, it's like they decided to have a heart. Of course, there were more flowers and notes around Lexi's picture compared to mine since she did have the entire student body as her friends, but it still makes my heart sink when I think about it. If people cared so much about me to leave little notes and flowers, why did they wait to give me the attention until when I was gone?

Because they realized that you were a great and beautiful girl. They truly miss you, the voice in the back of my head whispered. I sighed in response, I really am a freak.

Miss Leona, Trevor and I made our way into this so-called "lounge" and I felt like I was having a moment of déjà vu. I had been here before. This was the carpet room that Trevor and I had first spoke in not too long ago. My guess is that this might be the room where they like to talk to spirits. It's quiet and is concealed from nosey humans since the windows were covered with long, thick purple drapes.

Trevor took a seat on one of the nearby bean bag chairs, while Miss Leona lit the lamp that was on the table in the center of the room. When she was done, she clapped her hands together and asked, "So Lea, what's your story?"

I was drained from having told this story before so I had to hold back a groan, but the woman just wanted answers and I was happy to give her some, anything to help get me off this earth. ASAP!

Before I had the chance to speak, I looked over at Miss Leona to gain some confidence, but instead of meeting her curious, black eyes, I came face-to-face with small, beady brown ones.

"AHH! A RAT!"

I backed away with my life, tripping over the closest bean bag chair and retreated behind Trevor. Since he and his aunt could only hear me at this point, my scream had made them both jump in surprise.

Miss Leona didn't scream but her eyebrows furrowed together as she looked around eagerly for the horrid creature. I hate animals. Especially rats!

"It-It's beh-hind you!" I stuttered while peering over Trevor's shoulder. I wish he knew where I was right now so he could save me from that beast. Its beady eyes were creeping me out! Too bad he can touch me but I can't touch him, and yet, he can't feel me at all when he touches me. It's all very confusing. Then again, nothing in my life is not confusing.

Miss Leona only chuckled when coming in contact with... it. It was sitting on her table beside the lantern and it was looking straight at me, as if it was real smug and proud that I'm extremely scared because of it. Miss Leona picked it up and let it crawl on her arm. It made its way to her shoulder and perched itself there like a watch dog.