Dragon Wizard - NaNoWriMo 2015

Chapter 5

Chapter Five

My sixteenth birthday consisted of mostly my sad mom and a trip to the graveyard. She went alone this year even though I wanted to go with her again. She thought that I should spend my sixteenth birthday with friends rather than her and a bunch of dead people. But no one called or texted me about my birthday. Not even Kyra, she knew better.

Rae spent the day watching movies and doing her own thing while mom mourned and I kept to myself. Mostly in my room looking at old pictures and doing left over homework that honestly didn't have to be done right this minute.

I was pretty relieved that the day was over and I got to finally go to bed. I had spent too much time thinking and needed to sleep it off and just get on with tomorrow.

Monday was actually okay. I got up pretty easily, from my own bed as well. Which was nice. The day started with an early cheer practice that a lot of girls weren't ready for. But I was ready to distract myself, so by the end of it I was getting a lot of death glares.

Guess they weren't ready for a hardcore practice this morning. Thought I'd go easy on them after Friday's party, but nope.

First period was good, lots of learning mostly because my adrenaline was still running. Second period was filled with a lot of leg shaking because I was super jittery. Third period was mostly me being concerned because I should no be this energetic on a Monday right after that kind of cheer practice we had in the morning.

At lunch I decided to talk to Kyra about it.

"You what?" She had asked then forced me to sit down in the chair beside her. She tried to get me to sit still but I really couldn't.

"Calm down," she insisted but I couldn't.

"I can't, I feel like I just ran a mile and I have enough energy to keep running for another twenty."

She scanned me up and down with worry. "Should you see a doctor?"

I shrugged, "maybe. I don't know. It only just started freaking me out somewhere near the end of second period."

She sighed, "okay let me walk you to the nurse."

I nodded and we both got up. "Are you okay Eve?" The question came from a very smug looking Simon and I rolled my eyes.

"Back off ego, I can't deal with you right now." I snapped and everyone around us seemed to freeze in their spots and stare. I only have ever snapped at Tyrone but there's always a reason for that.

Simon held his hands up in surrender and his face actually softened a little bit. Then he let Kyra drag me away to the nurse's office. Without uttering another word. It was almost magical.

Maybe that's what he meant on Saturday night. The magical thing that happens when I turn sixteen is him shutting up when I tell him to. That would be fantastic.

It took no time at all to get to the nurse's office and there was only one other person in there getting attention so I wouldn't have to wait long. Kyra seemed pretty worried about me but I just wanted to go and run or something. "Are you okay?" She finally asked.

"About what? My jittery-ness or the Simon thing?" I questioned. I know what she's asking but I am just really hoping that it's not that. Maybe for once we don't have that weird best friend connection and I'm not right about this one thing.

"The Simon thing."

Jinxed myself again.

I shrugged, "my mom invited his family over Saturday night for supper and he was freaky weird. Like in a stalkerish kind of way." I paused and grimace, "that and his ego is huge."

She laughed, "oh, just that?"

I couldn't help but roll my eyes, "I hate him and I don't want to ever speak to him again."

"Fair enough," she nodded her head. "I'll threaten him just enough so that he leaves you alone."

I smiled brightly at her, "this is why you're my best friend."

She smiled brightly back at me then the nurse called me into her little nurse room with the bed. I was overly relieved to finally see if she could do something for me.

"Go home, take a shower or bath, then a nap."

I raised my eyebrows. "I can't nap! I want to go run a marathon!"

"Exactly why you shouldn't," she said with a firm nod of her head. "I'll get you excused from classes for the rest of the day, but you need to sleep this off."

I almost rolled my eyes, that was the last thing I felt like I needed to do. But going home and pampering for the rest of the afternoon sounded amazing. So I might as well go ahead and do that instead.

I jumped off the bed thingy she had and left the room to tell Kyra I was going home. Kyra seemed worried but I shrugged it off. I'll run home and maybe most of this craziness will be gone by then. Then I'll be all set for gymnastics practice this evening. It'll be great!