Tragic Loss

Chapter 1

    I walked out of my house to a clear sky and cool morning breeze. Instead of heading straight for school I walked down to the beach. I felt the sand beneath my feet, still cool from the previous night. The ocean rises and falls with its own emotion. It anger spills out over the earth destroying everything in its path. Not even the ocean itself can stop it's own destruction.

    I sat by the ocean avoiding the alarm on my phone. I sit just close enough for the water to splash at my feet. The morning breeze blue through my yellow fur. I leave the beach a little while later and head for the place I dread more than anywhere else in the world. School. There I am only Shebani anakuskio. The girl with the unnatural cat gene. The freak of nature.

    As I walk into the school a young boy named Tsume knocks me down. My books scatter on the floor. He laughs and walks away, a large smile spread across his face from ear to ear. I reach for my journal a couple feet across the dirty floor. Then another hand shoots out in front of me to grab it first. I look up to see a young and startlingly handsome boy.

   "Hi! I think you dropped this. My names paneki. Paneki Shuwaters. Yours?" I stand and look at him. Without thinking I turn and walk quickly in the direction of my locker. I get my first and second binders and scurry to class, not wanting to be late.

   When I enter class I walk to the first empty seat I see and sit. Not long after Tsume walks in after class has already begun. Without so much as batting an eye at the teacher he walks over to me. He looked deep into my eyes. It was the clam before the storm. His eyes turning a bright pink in excitement.

    " You should get up." He said in a dangerous voice.

      " And if don't?" I tried to sound tough and unafraid but the words came out small and unsure. Before I could protest Tsume had picked me up. He did this as easily as I could pick up my pencil. He walked me to the back of the room and dropped me in a seat. I could feel the shock and embarrassment on my face. I kept my head to the ground until Aiko, a young girl in my class walked in and was scolded our the teacher.

    " Aiko so very nice of you to join us. That makes three students late. Do you ha e a note or must I send you to the office?" He said this with frustration in his vioce . Aiko did not answer right away instead she blushed deeply staring at her shoe." Well?" At that moment everything went a wol. Tsume jumped to his feet grabbing g the teacher by his collar and pinning him against the board. His a blood red and startlingly angry.
    
    " How dare you yell at her can't you see she's upset? How dare you.. I should..." He said in a quiet tone.
  
    " Tsume stop! Please put him down its alright just put him down and go!" Aiko had spoken up in the teachers defense. Tsume reluctantly put him down and walked out of the room. He looked back only for a split second to look dead at me and smirk.
   
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       After school I went back to the beach to start on my homework with no intention of finishing. After a while my thoughts drifted. They drifted to the young paneki boy and to Tsume, and how he'd hit a teacher for Aiko. He cared for her. I knew this, as I always had. Then I drifted back to paneki. His voice was attractive and kind his smile was warm and welcoming. I checked my watch to see it was much later than I'd realized. I gathered my things and headed for home.

     It was only around five when I got home but I was tired. So I changed into a t- shirt and shorts, then crawled into my parents bed. They have been dead amost three years now. They died in a car crash. I was there and was pulled from the car. But no one not even me knows who saved my life that day. I later my head oin the pillow and was asleep before I realized it.

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     I was awoken sometimes  later by a knock on the front door. Tired and groggy I got up to answer it. Before I opened the door I took a quick peek in the mirror, not necessarily likening what I saw but not caring either. I opened the door and froze. There was paneki standing there my journal in hand.

     " hello... I didn't mean to bother but I believe you left this with me earlier. Don't worry tho I didn't read it. I only looked on the inside cover for the address." He turned to walk away, but I refused to be a coward once more. " paneki wait. I'm sorry I ran off this morning I was just embarrassed.... "/

     " I completely understand look I got to go. So umm see you tomorrow. "  he walked away quickly.I walked back in shutting the door behind me. His kindness made me smile with delight. I felt the front cover of the journal. and then  opened it.

     Inside was a very rare and beautiful flower an ocean rose. The blue and turquoise following over each other like the waves do to reach the beach. It is my favorite flower. I tape it to the inner cover of the journal then proceeded to write of the days events.