Forbidden Sunrise

Bad zituation

"Claudine!," Frankie Stein one of my best friends was sparking towards me. "I have some scary gossip!," Frankie says.

"Really?, enlighten me.," I say.

"Really?, well okay," I realise what I just said and give Frankie a soft push not thinking I shocked myself. My hair stood on end.

"Claudine, I didn't mean to do that," Frankie exclaims.

"It's alright, I'm use to it by now," I reach for the comb in my bag and try to flatten my hair as best as I could the rest I'll deal with when I'm inside. "So what's this big news then?," I carry on where I left of. "Me and Brett was out in the park for a walk and we got ice cream and we was sat under a shaded tree," Her voice trailed off. "Er, Frankie?," I say.

"Right, yeah, okay so he took his leather black jacket off and underneath he had a Frankenstein Teeshirt!," Frankie's eyes sparkled with joy.

"I don't get it?," I say.

"He's totally okay with monsters! Don't you understand. I don't have to live a lie anymore," She says getting even more enthusiastic by the minute.

"Frankie. You can't do that!," I shot her down.

"Why not? It time us monsters came together and stood up proud!," She says.

"It's not time yet, they aren't ready to accept us. We have another meeting coming up soon. We can't speak here it isn't safe!," I lower my tone until it's a faint whisper.

She nods in agreement. I hope she understands she looks so hurt.

"Corr, Hiya mates. I can't wait for swimming classes this morning," Lorraine says.

"I could shock someone, how am I suppose to get out of this?," Frankie says.

"You could always go get a letter saying you're ill," Blue replies.

Frankie and Lorraine leave and I'm left alone standing in my own shadow.

Laura's POV

I rush up to the school gates Uncle Val had a meeting this morning and couldn't take me to school he suggested I have the day off but I insisted on walking myself. Getting changed without a mirror is the most difficult thing I've ever done, I don't know how vampires cope.

I see Claudine and pick up my pace. "Hey Claudine!," I call out to her. "Hi Laura," she says

"I've had a hectic morning, Uncle Val had an appointment and couldn't take me to school so I had to get up an hour early," I say. "It's the price you want for beauty," she laughs as she rummages through her bag for something. She looks up at me.

"Laura, didn't you squeeze it?," Claudine says. "Squeeze what?," I say. "I think this is an emergency. I'll get Frankie, Blue and Cleo immediately,"

I'm in the school bathroom with Claudine, Frankie and Blue towering over me. "What's the problem?," Cleo enters.

"Laura is having a crises!," Frankie protest. "She's having a bad zituation!," Lorraine says.

"I have concealer," Cleo says. She reaches for a small tube at the right side of her bra and hands it to Frankie. They prod and poke my face. "Finished," Claudine backed away. "Have a look," Frankie says and she faces me towards the mirror.

I stare uncomfortably into the bathroom mirror. I can only see my figure.

"That's seriously shocking ?," Frankie gasp.

"Fur real?," Claudine says.

"That's ace!," Implies Lorraine.

"Oh my raw!," Cleo inputs.

"I can explain," I try to redeem myself but I couldn't find the words to as why no one could see my reflection.

Cleo closed the door and crossed her arms slouching up against the wall.

Could I really trust these with a massive secret? What if they don't believe me and think I'm ludicrous for making something like this up.

I'm saved by the bell. I guess I now understand that expression for a moment I thought I was going to have to explain myself.

We all head in different directions. What if they spread it round school that I'm some kind of dodgy freak!

Last period finally happens I skipped lunch and just sat in the library researching my culture. There wasn't much just a load of myths nonsense. We can travel through space?, Stop time, don't be so daft.

I start my journey home taking cautious movements. My phone keeps vibrating it's either Claudine, Frankie, Cleo or Lorraine. I ignore every single one and carry on walking. I couldn't talk to anyone not after today, I should of just stayed off then none of this would of ever happened...