Singing With A Stranger

Unfamiliar Faces

I was falling into someplace I have never been before. it was as though I was wrapped in a black velvet blanket and thrown into oblivion. I couldn't see anything. I started to panic as I felt the ground come rapidly close in beneath me. As I picked up speed, my heart beating fast. Suddenly, an irritating buzzing noise fills my ears, I leave my bed. this dream has been stuck in my head for the past 2 weeks.

I question my sanity as I get ready for school. my mother walks out of her room with the lingering sent of alcohol to her breath. she says good morning and I give her a reluctant smile as she slowly makes her way into the washroom . I finally make it downstairs. I stop midway alarmed to see my brother locking lips with his girlfriend "I thought you were moving in with dad today," I said as covered my eyes in disgust. "dad said I should stay here a little longer as he clears up some space," he says turning from the girl with a grin. I think I'm about to explode. "don't you think if dad wanted you at his house he would've let you help clear the place?" I screamed "newsflash dad doesn't want us, and you got to accept it," Miles looked puzzled. I swear he's dumber then a brick. "I get it Niomi , I get it. I know you don't want me to leave because mom  is a deranged alcoholic and you don't want to take care of our little sister for another second" that did it. I was so angry my fists were throbbing because of my intense squeeze. I took a few breaths started for the door. "oh and Mimi?," Miles called me by my nick name. I turned "yes?" "happy birthday" slammed the door and waited in my jeep for my sister.

Katerina soon came into the car and we drove in silence. then, she finally broke it "you didn't have to be so mean" I took a breath, "Kat I know that what I said was kind of rough but he had to know the truth." "okay" she quickly changed the subject, "so, its your birthday and so I made you something" she handed me a box. I pulled over and looked in the box to see a beautiful necklace and a bunch of pictures of our family before it turned into crap. i started to lear up "you know, for a 13 year old, your not so bad," she laughed "and you know for a 17 year old you are a pain in the ass," we both laughed and i continued to drive. i dropped her off at her school and started  for mine. i drove into the parking  lot and went to my locker to see my two best friends standing there with two huge. grins. "excuse me" i said  "HAPPY BIRTHDAY,"  Avery and Eli screamed. "shhhhh, keep it down, not everyone knows me and i kinda like it that way. "well I guess your not going to like the announcement we made the secretary do for us then" they both laughed. "oh gosh" I said opening my locker to a bunch of pictures of my friends. i laughed and went to first period, science

Science was as good as it gets. Adding and multiplying unnecessary elements and making chemicals. It sounds fun but it really isn't. When class was finally over, I went to my locker to switch my binders. As I was walking I noticed someone I have never seen before. I am not popular or anything, but I know when I see a new face. I continued for my locker a and got my stuff.

Period 3 was my favourite. I had visual art. My teacher was pretty cool. He wouldn't talm to me or anything but once, I stayed in his room for lunch and he gave me half of his cookie. I kinda felt like the black version of Nadine in The Edge Of Seventeen. After class was over, I made my way to his desk. "It's my birthday today," I looked down "just wanted to let you know that," Mr Dillman looked up. "Congrats," he stated, then looked back at his desk. "That's all your going to say? No happy birthday Niomi? No how old are you?  Not even a gave a good day?" He rolls his eyes. "Happy birthday Niomi, how old are you? Have a good day."  He looks back down. "That's better" I say as I turn to leave the classroom. "Wait," Mr Dillman says gravelly "take my cookie," "really? You're giving me the whole cookie this time? It feels like Christmas!" I sarcastically respond. He rolls his eyes again and looks back at his sheet. Mr Dillman  is my favorite teacher, but I don't think he likes me very much. That's fine though.

I don't really want to spend time with my friends during lunch so I make my way to the pool hall. As I look inside the pool area. I see that unfamiliar boy from earlier. Out of curiosity I slowly walk into the pool area. I didn't realize how attractive he was until now. As he lunged into the pool, I could see every muscle flex. I shouldn't have come hear. I start to turn around when I hear, "You shouldn't be wearing your outside shoes in here," I turned around. "What?" I thinly say.  He smiles "uh, I said you shouldn't be wearing your outside shoes in here," My eyes widen "oh, um, yea, I'm sorry, I was just leaving anyway so," I say as I quickly turn around. "No its okay, I was just saying. I'm Levi by the way." At this point I didn't know what to respond, so I took of my shoes, sat at the side of the pool, and took out my lunch. "Are you going to tell me your name?" He said moving towards me. My face was full of Mr Dillman's cookie "oh," I cough, "My name is Niomi," Levi sits next to me, dripping with water, his curly hair holding onto each droplet. "Oh I love that name. I actually wanted to name my first daughter Niomi," again, I had no response. So I continued to eat. The awarkawrd scilence grew. "So your new here?" I asked "yup just moved from Ottawa" he said "oh cool," I whispered . The bell rang for 3rd period "I don't really want to go to 3rd period. Do you want to skip with me?" Levi asked still looking into the water "yes, I can't stand this place"