The Way It Should Be

Chapter Eight

I wake up and check the time, its 7:00 am, wow I woke on time for once!

I quickly change, give Drago a mouse to eat, then run out of the house and to school.

Its around 7:30 when I got there but oh well. School doesn't start until 8 anyway.

I chat a storm with Alan and Tommy, switching subjects every once in a while. Darren also sat with us in the cafeteria - where we waited for the bell to let us get ready for class - but he seemed distracted. He seemed as though he really wanted to get home - and I don't blame him school sucks.

Steve doesn't sit with us - probably still angry from the fight yesterday - and sits at a different table with some of his acquaintances.

Still annoyed by yesterday, I take a stand from my seat and over to his table of boys and sit directly across from him. He glares at me, "What do you want?"

"What I am not allowed to sit with my beat friend now?" He stands up, angrily, and pulls my arm taking me away from his buddies.

"What?" I ask. He pulls me into a janitors closet and blocks the door so I can't escape.

"What's your deal?" He snaps.

"What...?"

"Don't play dumb with me." He hisses, "Why are you mad?"

I shake my head, "No worries, its nothing." I say, my fear and anger for Steve, completely forgotten about.

He looks at me in the eyes and then smiles, grabbing my hand and pulling me close to him as we walk back into the cafeteria.

Darren and the others watch us walk in together. Darren looks angry, what on Earth? Why?

Its after school now and Darren quickly runs home, leaving Alan, Tommy, Steve, and I behind.

"You two really are dating, huh?" Tommy grins.

"Shut up!" I hiss, "Its the middle of autumn, its cold."

"Why were you holding hangmds indoors then?" Alan counters.

I scoff, "We just made up after fighting."

"Righhht." Tommy nudges me.

"So, I read this cool thing about vampires, its said th-" Alan begins.

"I don't care." Steve says.

Alan, Tommy, and I's eyes widen.

"You what?" We ask in perfect unison.

"I don't care, about vampires anymore." We stare at him.

I look at him the eyes and he looks at me in the eyes, there is absolutely no amount of humour in him, he is completely serious.

I hug him.

"Why? Are you ok? Wait of course you're not. Tell us why you don't like vampires anymore."

He pushes me off of him. "I just think they are boring and a waste of time to like, that's all. I'm not a child anymore, I don't have to keep liking those sort of things."

I back away from him. Tears begin to form in my eyes, but I don't let them escape.

"Your not OK, your not Steve." I say.

"People change." Alan says, sad. "Though I never thought they would change this much."

I hear a set of honks and look over to see Tommy's car and my own. The two of us slowly walk over to our cars and get in.

In the car isn't my mom and dad as usual, its Ethan.

"What's wrong?" He asks.

"Nothing."

"Really? Your crying." I wipe my tears.

"Whats wrong?"

"You don't need to know everything about me!!" I yell. "I know almost nothing about you! You never talk about what's going on with you! You always talk about me! So does mom and dad! Its always 'how's your day?' 'What's wrong?' Or 'How are you?' Its never 'I'm feeling down' or 'I'm happy' or 'please help'! I'm sick of it!"

"I'm sorry, my day was good, I am happy." He says with a smile.

"Tell me something that happened to you today."

He freezes. And then starts driving home after awhile.

"Exactly."

We go in silence. When we get to the house I run straight into my room slam the door and run in. I pick Drago out of his tank. I let him slither around. I think of my life.

I have a nice life, loving parents, a loving brother, four best friends, a pet snake.

I also have a bad life too.. A mean sister, bullies, my freak abilities, being the center of attention all the time, being part wolf, being left in the dark all the time.

I sat on my bed and looked up at the ceiling. After a while I grab the card on the side table and stare at it until I fall asleep.