Manipulation

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I silently thanked my ex-boyfriend right now. He had taught me to drive, well, how to not crash. Getting the car out of school wasn't hard. Then i just drove -recklessly i might add- down the road til i came to this hill, it was only a few minutes from school and i could easily walk there. It was nice and deserted too. I stopped the car on the side of the road and grabbed the pray paint i 'borrowed' from the art room. I drew a demented smiley face on the hood and decorated the car in faces, words and weird designs. Once i was done the car wasn't silver, it was green.

I admired my work for a few seconds before dropping the can and sitting in the drivers seat, releasing the hand-break and grabbed a rock that i had found next to the forest. I then got out, dropping the rock onto the accelerator and the car jumped forward, and before i could have another thought about what i was doing the car was racing down the hill, swerving dangerously. I watched helplessly, a small voice in my head tisking me. Then the car veered viciously and slammed into some trees, the front of the car smashing with the impact and the windows shattering. I stared at it, surprised at what i had done.

Feeling guilty and slightly frightened, i grabbed the spray can, not taking my eyes off the Volvo which sat quietly.

I pulled out my phone from my pocket and took a picture of the accident, biting my lip and sighed. A loud howl made me jump and i looked at the forest, my eyes scanning the darkness. Then a pair of yellow eyes meet mine, peering though one of the thickest and darkest sections of the forest. I stood staring for a minute, my heart rate increasing as i watched the werewolf. Of fuck, i may have been found out. The wolf stirred inside me, a growl rising inside my head. I waited for the wolf to move but it didn't.

Carefully i slipped my phone into the back pocket of my jeans, then picked up the spray can and started towards the school, listening for the wolf behind me. When i heard nothing i glanced back to see it still watching me, in the same spot a before. Then it moved, leaping though trees and bush's, light speaking it's coat as it moved. Dark brown chestnut coat seeable in the dappled light, then it was in shadows, slipping though the trees in silent stealth. Before i could even think of who it was they were gone, trees blocking them from view.

Have you ever did something that scares you out of your mind? Well, that's me right now. I had printed off the picture i took of the car, at lest 50 times, then walked down the hallway, opening lockers and throwing in a sheet of paper, being careful not to be seen.

When i only had a few left and the bell was about to go i just dropped them on the floor, scattering them with my feet before walking away to hide in the bathroom for a minute. I couldn't face everyone. Not after what i just did, i would probably confess the second they asked me what i had been doing, or start hyperventilating. It didn't help that i walked into the bathroom to see someone in there staring at herself in the mirror, not even moving, her eyes vacant. And another girl was leaning against the wall, black hair looking perfect as it tumbled around her shoulders in perfect curls.

Ray and Nikki.

They looked so smiler and so different, i was tempted to ask if they were sisters, or twins. They both had that wicked black hair that was always perfect, eyes that calculated your every more so much you left like they were x-raying you, trying to find a fault in you. They both had smooth, glossy skin that never seemed to have a blemish, and a body to die for.

But Ray's hair was in lush curls, while Nikki had strait hair that seemed to make her look more scary. Nikki those seemingly beautiful eyes, gray and blue with icy perfectness. And Ray, those brown eyes that seemed endless, green flecks turning them so warm and welcoming but could make you caring in fear when they narrowed, threatening the expose your soul to the world, along with all of your dark secrets. Nikki's skin was pale, flawless over ever inch of her body, looking so much like a model it made you feel ugly. And Ray, with her tanned, even skin that made her look sun kissed and beautiful like she lived in the sun.

I felt really small and ugly compared to there beauty. Ray stared at me as i froze, like she was trying to figure out why i froze and Nikki, still staring at herself, but not at herself, looking past the mirror. Ray shifted, not leaning against the wall and standing tall, all her beauty shinning in the dim lights, her skin almost glowing. She didn't say anything though. Then Nikki finally broke her gaze, gasping for air quietly then actually looked at herself. Then she saw me out the corner of her eyes.

"Kat" She says warmly and turns to look at me.

"Yeah. Nikki right? And Ray?" i ask the flawless Wolf and Witch.

"Yeah" Nikki smiles, not reaching her eyes. Ray was looking at me in a way that was almost a glare but wasn't cold enough, like she despised me but didn't want it known. Nikki seemed oblivious to Rays looks though. "I heard what happened, i'm sorry"

"It's not your fault" I say dismissively.

Nikki paused, her jaw setting and her top lip lifting like she wanted to say something but didn't know what to say. Then she glanced at her mirror, her eyes locking on themselves in the mirror then she turn back to me. "If there was something i could do..." she shook her head.

I smiled at her sadly. "I don't expect anything from you, i don't even know you. But thanks anyway" My voice was soft, sounding broken like i was trying to tell someone i wasn't too sad about my dog dieing, that i would get over it.

The bell rang over our heads and Nikki groaned. "I got Gym" she complained and walked past me, flashing her teeth in a grin. "See ya" then she was out the door. Ray walked towards the door slowly, her moves measured and easy. A cold, dark glint was in her eyes, but under that i caught a glimpse of something else. Pain. She paused next to me, her eyes on the wall in front of her, half of her face in clear view. I didn't think she was going to say anything but she did, her voice calm but had an edge i didn't like. "I blame you. It's all your fault. If you weren't chasing such stupid ideas this would never have happened" she then turned her eyes on me and the pain was visible. She stood perfectly still, waiting for me to say something but when i said nothing she looked forward and stood for a few more seconds before walking out of the room, leaving me alone.