My Secret Admirer

Chapter 4

I'm running. Running away from the darkness that is chasing me. I don't know whats in that darkness, but I can feel a dark presence from it. And lemme tell you, it's not happy. I keep running, but it's not quick enough. I trip and the darkness engulfs around me. I know that there's no escaping this. I scream for help, but nobody is around. The darkness overtakes me and I feel myself falling. Falling down into the depths of nothingness.

I jolt awake. Oh my god. I hate nightmares.

I roll over in bed, and realize that I'm sweating. I wipe off my forehead and check the time. 5:47am. I guess I could get up a little earlier this morning, since there's no way I can fall back asleep. And besides, I gotta look good for my first day at the new school.

I walk into the bathroom and take a long, cold shower. It helps cool me down and relax my nerves from the horrendous dream. What was that even about anyway?

I step out and wrap my hair up in a towel and dry my body off. I clean my face and quickly brush my teeth and blow dry my hair. By the time I get back in my room, it's 6:25. I still have a butt load of time.

I sit at my vanity in my room and turn on some music while a straighten my hair. I wanted to do something cute with my hair, but what?

I get on Youtube and look up "cute and easy hairstyles".

I decide to just go with braiding my bangs and pinning them back on one side. Eh, cute enough.

I put on face power, eyeliner on the top, and mascara. Don't wanna over-do it.

Now what should I wear? It's in the middle of winter, so I grab my faded skinny jeans and my gray sweater with an owl on the front. It's a simple, but cute outfit.

Once I check the time, its 7:05 and I still have 25 minutes before I have to leave, so I decide to go downstairs and get a bowl of cheerios.

When I walk into the kitchen, mom is already standing in there leaning against the counter on her phone. Oh, no surprise there. She doesn't even notice that I walk in until I start pouring my bowl of cereal.

"Did you sleep well last night? Hope you're ready for your first day at school!" she says with a little too much enthusiasm. I don't know how she can be so cheerful this early in the morning.

"Yes, I  slept good, and I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be," I say while taking a bite of cereal.

Just then, Gabe walks into the kitchen. He's wearing a pair of jeans and a nice dress shirt.

"Wow, what's the occasion?" I ask while laughing slightly.

"I just want to look nice, okay?" he grabs a banana and sits at the other end of the table.

"Ha, sure," I mutter.

"Don't be mean to your brother. He looks nice," mom says.

"Okay, well can you take me to school now?" I ask while putting my empty bowl in the sink. My stomach starts to ache from nervousness. I wasn't ready to go to school yet. What if people bully me? Yes, I know. I might be overreacting just a bit, but you don't even know how nervous I am for today.

"Sure, I'll meet you in the car in 5 minutes," mom says as she walks out of the kitchen.

I go upstairs real quick and put on a pair of black and gray vans. I check myself in the mirror once more, adjusting my clothes a bit. I grab my phone and stuff it down inside my pocket, then walk downstairs and into the car where mom and Gabe are already waiting.

"Ready?" She asks.

"Not really. But yeah, sure," I say while staring out the window.

We back out of the drive and head towards school. Mom drops Gabe off first. She wishes him good luck, and he walks away and into the building.