eyes , wide open

prologue

in the eyes of Catherine. 

people call me Cathy, short form of my full name. Little introduction here, i live in Brooklyn along with my stepmother Joce. my birth mother passed away when i was born and my father remarried. currently my father is locked away in prison for his psycho act of killing that he claimed to be an act of self defensive. ( i dont even want to describe how the killing wen down, but it was some crazy shit )

 We rent a mini apartment with two bedrooms in a town house. We are not exactly rich but we can survive in this society. i study in Abby Towns High and im in the 10th grade. i take literature and im interested in things which involves arts. 

Okay, enough with the boring talk. 

Its Thursday, lunch time and everyone is streaming through the doors of the cafeteria. its the mid January. School just started and im already dreading it. My only friend, Jane is sitting across the table , on her phone talking with her boyfriend who isnt from our school and which i honestly think, isnt the one for her. 

my eyes were scanning the place, eyelids drooping down from exhaustion. When that single soul walked in. He was tall and strong built, his hair in a mini quiff. His jawline like a sharp cut knife and his lips pursed in a thin lip as he scanned his gorgeous eyes around the place of horrible people. His eyes dropped on me and i froze. i stared back and widened my eyes, not knowing what to do. it was kind of creepy of me but if you were in my shoes, you would have done the same. 

He started approaching me , and i turned away and waited for him. i didnt know if he was going to come sit with us, or is he going to terrorize us or even-

" hey ! " i heard his deep voice, but he wasnt at our table but except at the table behind me. a few couple boys that sat behind me greeted him. 

'' this is Greyson, hes my cousin. Transferred here from- where you from again? "

'' Keep it secret, " he laughed .

'' what an ass, '' the voice joked. '' meet the guys. ''

I sat down and chewed on my sandwich and eavesdropped on their conversation quietly. It was way more interesting then watching Jane talk to her boyfriend.

'' so, how do you like this place so far? '' 

'' its cool, its better then where i came from. the city lights and busy streets, to the quiet roads. i think its interesting. ''

'' who the hell speaks so poetically? ''

Greyson cackled a deep laugh, '' i like literature, its one of my classes. speaking of which, where is the lit classroom? ''

'' down wing C, second last classroom. ''

This guy digs literature? we have things in common and thats a good start i told myself and laughed to myself. Just maybe, alittle too loud.  Jane looked up from her phone and gave me a weird look '' you okay? '' i nodded and furrowed my brows. i saw her gaze shifting to somewhere behind me. My body twisted around to come upon a group of four boys staring blankly. One of them whispered to Greyson in a hushed tone, '' she just laughed to herself for no reason. '' Greyson grunted and they both giggled under their breath.

My face heated up like a wild fire and the next thing i did was grab my bag and run out of the cafeteria. Away from all those horrible people. Maybe Greyson is also one of them. Paddling down flights of stairs, i arrived at the library, where i was met by dusty old library books. The librarian here knows me all too well to even bother. " Hey Mrs Gurther '' i greeted as i passed her desks into the deep end of the library where a sofa was sat in the middle with book shelves surrounding it. Not only was this place quiet, it was filled with my kind of books.

Books about theories and parts of this world you have yet to undercover. Ranging from aliens to satanic cults, ive always loved reading about it because its so dang interesting. 

My fingers drew across the rack of books, and the heavy dust cleared way. Until i felt something that was clean, no dust but instead felt smooth. I drew the book out and read the title, '' The Mythical Creature; Black Winged Angel '' in the drawing illustrated, there was a picture of a handsome man- creature with a pair of dark wings behind him. The book felt new so the article must be new as well. I checked the date and it was 2013, so it must 3 years ago. 

'' the black winged angel ? '' a deep familiar voice said. I turned to see Greyson leaning against the shelf with narrowed eyes and a tensed jaw. I suddenly feel fear engulfing upon me, somehow, maybe it was his sudden stern look. 

His features softened after awhile and he broke into laughter, '' you are so funny and weird i swear, '' his eyes squinted shut from laughing and he slapped his knees, " i was trying to scare you, and you actually looked so scared! ''

i rolled my eyes and walked away, towards the big sofa and plopped down with him following suit. '' you should have seen your face, you looked priceless '' he continued teasing. '' well what do you want? i get it, im weird okay. '' 

'' woah, dont get mad girl, '' He cooled down , '' Let me introduce myself, '' he said and postured himself . In a really faked posh voice ,he said " my name is-''

'' Greyson .''

He raised his brows , '' Oh, someone have been stalking. " I shook my head and hid my laughter from him, '' No i overheard. '' Greyson ooed amusingly and folded his arms, sliding back into a slacked position beside me. He looked up at me, " dont feel weird around me , im cool. i came to check on you because i was worried youll be like depressed or like sad.''

'' and why would i be...?''

'' because you just got embarrassed in front of a couple of guys? '' 

'' ya that makes so much sense '' i said sarcastically. 

For the next hour or so, I sat there reading the book while Greyson stared out into blank space, he would walk around here and there, play with his phone, make comments about me and every time him to leave me alone and go he just wouldnt. I have to say, have such a handsome looking guy treating me like this felt great. Most boys see me as average Cathy, but Greyson just see me as, well lets say, different. Maybe i just look particularly good that day. i mean, i am wearing something nice. 

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author's note;

hey i really didnt think anyone would read this story but this is just the beginning. i hope u enjoy where this is going and its gonna get a whole lot twisted. anyways , thanks for reading! 

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