Midnight's Plea

My Presentation

Chapter Eleven

My Presentation

Melony hadn't spoken to me since the incident. Somehow the white of her eyes were what I saw every time I closed mine. The horrible way the voices screamed still remained in my thoughts as I walked down the halls. It's been two weeks since she's spoken to me; two weeks since I've seen her.

After the incident Melony disappeared, and part of me feared that Trevor might have actually caught her. She took away a part of me somehow, a part of who I was. A piece of my soul was whisked away leaving the rest to slowly give in to my insanity...

"Okay class," said my Creative Writing teacher as she smiled hugely. "Today we start presenting our poetry project; the best poem heard will be read at North High for the graduating senior class." I leaned back in my seat, feeling the tiniest part of me relax a little. This could be fun...as long as I don't run into Trevor...

The first shy student stepped up to the chalkboard, and as the students were called one by one I watched with scanning eyes. Then, right before my eyes, I was called. I took a deep breath in preparation for what I was about to release. Hopefully they could take it.

"Good after noon students at North High!" said the host and hostess simultaneously, a black haired; gray eyed teenage boy and who I assumed was his fraternal twin.

"Today we are celebrating a new beginning for many students at our school, " said the hostess in a confident, smooth voice.

"That's right, partner! So to kick start this new beginning is Midnight Shine, reading her poem, 'Inside'." The host smiled a blinding yet attractive smile. I slowly emerged from the shadows, and heard the audience gasp as they realized who I was.

I gulped, and breathed in. I knew what to do. Why does it suddenly seem so hard?

"Hello," I said hesitantly. "I'm Midnight Shine, and I hope you enjoy listening to this poem..." Stupid, stupid; you're so stupid! I looked down at the poem in my hands. I had worked on memorizing it last night. Now I forgot what I was going to say. Why did it suddenly seem so hard?

I shook my head as if to say "no", and held my head up a little higher. I could do this. I'm not performing an act; I'm reading a got damn poem!

"Perfection

In the eyes of so many

Here, now, is a monster

Like a white rose

Ignorant of love"

Many students' eyes started to widen. Perfect. Now I can unleash true fury.

"My soul has been eclipsed by you

My savior and my destroyer

My love

My one and only

But when you say it, I don't believe it.

How could you destroy that in which you give your heart?

How could you take from thane own so badly?

Innocence

Passion

Heart

Soul

All gone because of you"

Trevor leaned back in his seat, and flashed his evil grin. I gritted my teeth and continued on nearly shouting, incredibly furious.

"The light of my life

My very first grip on normality

Gone!

My soul mate

More dedicated than you could ever be

GONE!

Half my soul

Half my pride

GONE! GONE! GONE!

All because of..."

I gripped the papers in my hand, and breathed out to calm myself down.

"You

My perfection

My light

Is gone

All because I saw in you, true perfection

But I saw that in her too.

Perfection

Gone

Put out the fire in my soul.

Burn out my sanity.

Take me away from this world.

Take me away, so I may no more question perfection.

Take me, for I am in his eyes, perfection.

And he is my death,

He is my hell"

Many students' eyes had stayed permanently wide, and many teachers looked ecstatic. Trevor clapped, and I glared.

"Thank you," I said, speaking into the microphone. "I hope you enjoyed my poem. Entering into the big bad world can be a dangerous thing, and I want you all to be safe, stick to your gut, and trust your gut. Don't try anything you'll regret, and steer clear of Death." The students gasped, and I ran off the stage. They couldn't know about this. Not even Melony or Zeke knew about this. Nobody did.