Darkest Reality

Chapter 1

-October 29, 7:06 am-

It was an early autumn morning, a chilly breeze swept the red and yellow leaves away from the sidewalk. A soft smile was plastered onto her face as she walked to her school, enjoying the sounds of the crispy leaves crunching under her feet. Step, crunch, step, step, crunch.

Angela sighed in relaxation as she turned the volume up on one of her favorite songs. She could feel the lyrics and the melody of the song lifting her up off the ground of reality, she loved every second of the song.

She stopped as she realized she reached her school. Well, another day of learning! She smiled and continued her way to the perfect spot where all her friends meet. As she continued on, she gave a greeting to those who passed by, or to those who were a bystander, and they all greeted back with warm smiles.

Angela was abnormal, she was friendly to everyone, and strangely enough, they were friendly to her too! She was not in anyone's hate-list or had any problems with anyone, she was just sweet and friendly.

A bit TOO sweet.

As she walked down the crowded hallway, her eyes glimmered as she saw her shy, yet sweet friend Miguel, talking to the rest of her best friends. She smiled as she walked up to him and the group.

"Hey guys! What's up?" She asked as she got into the group, standing next to Miguel.

"Oh, I don't know, the sky. Space. Nice huh?" Carmen said, smirking slightly.

"We were, huh, talking about how Vitoria is grumpy and mean today..." Miguel said, smiling sheepishly.

"Bitch! It's fucking cold, and I just want to fucking wrap myself in a blanket burrito!" Victoria complained in agony.

Everyone laughed as they agreed, it was the usual conversation. "Hey! Are we still going to have that Halloween party at Angela's?" Kim asked.

"Heck yeah we still are!" Angela said with enthusiasm. "Can we please not walk around too much during trick or treating? My shoes are going to kill my feet." Stephania whined as she crossed her arms.

"Stupid! Trick or treating involves walking around! Your fault for getting those shoes!" Kim said. "But they were cute!" Stephania argued.

Ah, the usual... Angela thought as she looked amongst her friends. I am glad to have these guys... We are the Good Weirdos! We will always stick together!

"Until the end...~"

Huh? Angela turned her head side to side to see who said that. She frowned slightly as she saw no one, and she knew it was none of her friends. It was a voice I never heard of before...

"Hey Angela? Helllooooo? Earth to Angela?" Miguel asked as he waved his hand in front of her. "Huh? Oh! Yeah Miguel? What is it?"

Miguel chuckled and smiled softly, "Nothing, you were just... out there, I don't know..." He said, doing his usual habit of looking down at the ground, scratching the back of his neck.

Angela laughed. "Oh sorry! It was nothing, I was thinking like the usual." She sighed as she turned back to the group and joined in on the conversation, laughing, joking, talking.

Hmm... Interesting... Hehe... We will get to play soon... This is going to be a FUN task...

-October 29, 10:03 pm-

"Ugh... finally, done with Miller's 3 worksheets for Honors Chemistry..." Angela moaned as she collapsed onto her bed. "At least tomorrow is Saturday, and Halloween! Gonna dress to impress."

She turned off the lights, climbed into the sheets, and stared at her wall, trying to clear her head from her own thoughts before she went to bed. Tomorrow is going to be so much fun! Carmen, Victoria, Kim, Stephania, and Miguel are going to come over and do stupid stuff.

Angela slowly closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep. 
Yeah... I can imagine what GREAT horrors and scares we are going to see. Oh man! It would be great if one of us dies in a horrible, gruesome death!

Angela's eyes shot wide open as she quickly sat up, her heart beating quickly. Those were not her own thoughts, it was a different voice, the same voice she heard this morning. She quickly turned the lights back on and looked around the room.

"No one is here..." She whispered as she checked the time. "It's 11:34... Dang... what was that...?"

She got up from her bed and went down to get a glass of water, I must be dehydrated and becoming delusional... yes, that must be. Angela grabbed her cup and went back up to her room, slipping quickly into the sheets and turning the lights off one last time. Angela took full gulps before setting it on her bedside table, sighing softly as she looked around the room one last time.

"I am just scaring myself since Halloween is coming up..." Angela mumbled, lying back down onto the bed, grabbed her phone, and decided that the only way she can calm her self down is by listening to peaceful music through her headphones.

Angela puts on her headphones, plugging them into her phone, and began to listen to her relaxing playlist. She slowly closed her eyes again, and this time, she was able to drift into a deep, calm sleep.

Heheh... oh this is going to be good... In the corner of her room, stood a giant shadow, smiling manically at the sleeping Angela.

Sleep tight Princess, you are going to need it for tomorrow...