Saved by Satan

I.1

  Copyright © 2016 by AsiaJenell  

It was not uncommon for Lady to wake up multiple times during the night. After she woke up for the third time, she checked her watch to see it was already four fifty eight in the a.m. She took heavy breaths, lost in the patterns covering her ceiling, before climbing out of bed, and getting ready for school. That consisted of her putting on dirty clothes from the previous day, and placing a clean outfit into her old, worn out backpack. This may have seemed odd, but Lady had lifeguard training for her first period class, and that was when she took her showers. The teacher provided soap, washcloths, and towels. Most girls preferred to use their own toiletries - and she would've too, but she didn't have any.

After packing her things, Lady stepped outside into the chilly September air before locking the back door, and letting the morning darkness cloak her as she walked to the park seven minutes down the road. Lady had found an abandoned bike laying at the edge of the woods over a year ago and claimed it for herself. She kept it hidden behind the bushes in the park. After riding through town for half an hour, Lady finally reached her destination and parked her bike behind the school. The building was still closed for another hour, which Lady decided to spend reading the last pages of her book that she checked out from school. She had always found herself getting lost in the stories of other people's mysterious adventures, trying to put together the clues and theorize the ending. The most excitement she had experienced was the rush that swept through her when a new plot twist exposed itself. It was a rush that Lady often craved for in attempts to escape her reality, and live the life of another person. She finished the book with a smile pressed against her face, after discovering that her most recent theory was - indeed, correct. With five minutes to spare, Lady placed her book back inside her backpack and walked around the building to the front double doors.

There were already a dozen kids in front of the school chatting with their friends. Lady's description might have been compatible with one of the loners at Fairfield High, but she did have one friend, along with a few associates. Her friends name was Hannah, who was a popular soccer player among the students. Hannah had dark brown hair, and a long face to go with her lanky figure. She was thin with beauty marks spotting her pale body. Hannah had introduced Lady to some of her friends, but Lady was proud with the fact that she had made the majority of them herself. The school doors opened and Lady advanced straight to the library. She kneeled in front of 'Book Drop Off' with her backpack perched up in front of her, before retrieving three books. She dropped them into the return bin before claiming a computer to the right of the room. She spent her time enjoying the endless pages on the internet before the first class of the day was to begin. When the bell sounded, Lady logged off of the computer before heading to lifeguard training in the Physical Education building.

Entering into the girls locker room, she could already hear the early morning gossip and high pitched squeals as she dressed in her one piece swimsuit. The school provided bland, navy blue swim wear for everyone. No one was allowed to wear their own swimsuits because they were often too revealing. The school's suits were a little baggy on everyone, but the lifeguard instructor just claimed that teenagers in this day of age tend to buy their clothes two sizes too small. Lady didn't mind the uniform though. In fact, she actually preferred it that way. She didn't own a bathing suit and would have felt uncomfortable wearing one that was too revealing. Pulling her curly auburn hair into a tight ponytail, she wrapped a towel around herself before entering into the pool area where half of the class was already present. She took her assigned seat at the top of the girls bleachers in the dimly lit room. The boys were placed across from them with the pool of water separating the two sexes. The girls took over the left side, creating a world of perfume, giggles, boy gossip, and reveal their best friends secrets while the guys were lost in their own world of sports, chicks, cars, and testosterone.