The Next Death

Chapter 1

I stare out of the window, watching the black coated world fly by. In the window, I could see my reflection. My bright hazel eyes, freckled nose and cheeks, short, wavy black hair, high cheek bones, and well defined facial features all had a ghostly appearance in the reflection.

"So," my brother Daniel starts from the drive's seat, "How was the party, Eliza?"

I shrug. "Okay, I guess."

"Did you do anything crazy?"

"Define crazy for me and my friends."

Daniel is quiet for a second. "Fair enough. . . Were there any cute guys there?"

"Seriously?"

"I have to ask. Its the brother's job."

"Dan, you're unbearable," I comment, rolling my eyes.

Dan laughs. "So are you!"

I turn towards him. We look almost similar, only he has brown hair and no freckles. "You're worse!"

"Of course I'm worse," Dan replies. He turns his head to look at me. "I've had more practice."

I shake my head at him. Dan just smiles at me.

I turn back to the window and rest my head back on the head rest. The music of the radio fills the car.

"Oh! I almost forgot," Dan says, "Coach extended tomorrows practice by two hours. If you don't want to wait another two hours, you'll have to take the bus."

"I'll wait. It will give me more time to do work."

"Okay. Just wanted you to know."

I smirk, having a sudden though. "Besides, if I finish fast enough, I can help the coach hassle you."

"I might be bad, but you are evil," Dan remarks.

I look at him and smile. "I know."

The car suddenly jerks right and off the road as the car on our left slams into us. Dan jerks the wheel left, trying to straighten the car, while slamming on the breaks.

I'm thrown right again as the car flips. My head hits the window and everything goes black.

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I stare at the rows of colored circles below me. Emma is next to me, and Riley has somehow managed to tangle herself  amongst the two of us. I support Riley's legs while Riley supports Emma's back.

"Will you just call the color already?" Emma practically begs.

I can't see Daniel but I know he's on the sofa behind me with his girlfriend Felicity, who was also Emma's older sister.

"Hm," Dan ponders. "I'm not sure. That looks like its on the line. I'll have to spin again."

"That's clearly right hand blue," Felicity states.

"No. Its mostly out of the circle."

"I don't care what you do. Just call something!" Riley exclaims. "I can't hold this much longer, and if I fall, we all fall."

"Just call right hand blue," Felicity tells Dan.

"Nah. I'm gonna spin it."

"You should have just called right hand blue, cuz that's definitely not anything."

Riley lets out a frustrated noise, collapses, and, as promised, takes Emma and me with her.

"If we play again, my sister is calling," Emma states.