Love is Magic

Chapter 1 The Nightmares

"Earth to London. Is anyone home?" my friend Gigi says in an attempt to wake me from my half-sleep. "I'm up, I'm up."  I mumble. I had a horrible time sleeping last night, and the night before that, and the night before that. "The nightmares, again. Girl, you need to get some help and fast." Gigi shakes her finger in disapproval. "Why can't you just let it go Gigi." I sigh, today is like everyday. I'm stuck in an endless cycle. I go to sleep, have the nightmares, can't fall back asleep, and I'm tired the next day. That's my life, day after day, week after week. I shouldn't expect today to be any better, but I just have the tiniest feeling that today will be different. "Come on in class." My math teacher ,Ms. Duffy, says. She stares us all down like we're lunch. Ms. Duffy isn't your everyday teacher. She wears the same black suite, gray tie, and mud brow blazer every day. Plus, she's remorselessly mean and looks at her students like they're her meal.

I sit down in one of the few empty seats. "Your dirty blond hair is really pretty." Max says. Max is one of many boys who have a crush on me. I don't really like any of them back. Everyone says I'm crazy because I'm not even considering one of them. I tell one of my friends that and is was her reply, "Stop being so petty." I'm NOT petty! I'm just not interested, I wish someone could understand that. I wish that someone could understand me.

I feel someone tapping on my shoulder. "Whoever is tapping on my shoulder please stop." I say under my breath. It doesn't stop though, the tapping just goes on and on. "Cut it out." I grit through my teeth. Yet the tapping goes on, "Look punk, I don't know who you are but you are going to get it." I turn around. Whoever this person is they're as good as dead. I look behind me and almost jump back. What I see shocks me. "Discord."