Dear Calamity,

Entry three

Dear Diary,

Today I think I'm going to face the horrid world with a smile. I am going to try my best to avoid the negativity and look at things in a different light. Maybe it will be sun light, or a candle. Maybe if I'm lucky it will be a flashlight. But then again, moving back into the world of bliss will be difficult. Once you've seen things, it's hard to unsee them. Who knows? Maybe this time it will be worth holding a torch for. I am going to ignore the pain(physically scraped knees and hands. Don't ask.) and push forward with a day, in the dark. Wish me luck. Good morning and goodnight to you readers across the world!

-RNOA

I felt good about today. I don't know why but I could tell something was going to happen. It was either going to be catastrophic or extravagant. When I finished with my morning routine, I went down to spend some time with Tyler, but he still seemed to be sleeping. I decided with the new alone time, I would make some toast. After my tiny breakfast, I headed out into darkness. My first day of oblivion.

I wasn't greeted by Cassie which is unusual. In fact, I wasn't greeted by anyone. Instantly my thoughts started to move to a darker place. I shook my head and tried to be rid of the darkness. I got my bag from my car and walked up the school steps. This time making sure I wouldn't trip. I walked into the school injury free and began to think positive again. I mean, I had been here for a solid 2 minutes and I hadn't hurt myself yet. So that's a plus. I walked to my locker and got out the necessary books and notebooks I needed for my first 3 classes. I then proceeded to head to the cafeteria where my group of friends sat at the usual table.

"Hey!" I said as arrived. They didn't respond. They didn't even look up. I instantly felt hurt. "Cassie? Beth? Nate?" No reply. "Did I do something wrong?" I asked irritatedly. Ryan looked over at me finally and shook his head no. "Then why aren't you guys talking to me?" Ryan didn't say anything again. Instead he pointed over to the doors where they had a white piece of paper hanging out. I walked over to it.

On the top of the paper it read in big bold letters:

REVISED TECH POSITIONS

•Zoe- Stage Manager 1

• Nathan- Stage Manager 2

•Liz- Assistant Stage Manager 1

•Rinoa- Assistant Stage Manager 2

•Europe -Assistant Stage Manager 3

Congratulations. Meeting will be held after school Friday.

I got it. I got the position. I had been aiming for this since I first started. I thought I would never get this position.

I looked back at my table. All my friends had left. The table was empty. Except for one person. I took a deep breath, preventing myself from groaning out loud. I walked over to the table where my Co-ASM sat. "Where did they go off too?" I asked. He smirked.

"Seems like they are avoiding you just as much as me."

"Why would they? I don't understand." I sat down across from him and set my stuff down on the table. Europe leaned forward and whispered: "Jealousy takes over those who let it." I blinked in shock, the darkness that came from him was startling. Europe stood up swiftly and promptly left the table behind, until I was alone again. My intuition is definitely a let down. So much for staying in the dark.

As the day went on, things got more and more strange. Marley wouldn't sit with me at lunch. Ryan and Leda wouldn't look at me. And Haileigh is the only one to have actually gone on like nothing happened. Otherwise, everyone else avoided me like the plague. I don't understand why me getting this position was such a big deal. I mean, Bella had gotten it twice already! No one was upset by that. But of course when it comes to me, they just can't stand it.