Chasing life(Out of time)

Chapter 5

Christies pov:

I woke up crying .., this was the last day I would see the twins and ride them to school ,the last day I would see Katty and the last time I would breath.
I choked on my breath . I would leave them soon ,the twins would be devastated if I left now though . A twisting motion stirred my stomach to make huge knots that constricted my breath like a huge Python wrapping it's scaly body around me...encasing me...killing me slowly. And all my brain could think about was the twins and my repeating illusion that I wouldn't even call a dream that took over my dream state. This was so confusing why did I have to die and why now . What if we fought death and instead ...lived. I hated this feeling I haven't even finished my schooling and I would never graduate, I... Me...all of the people who died before they all lost something that they couldn't carry out because of death. My mind shut down making my memories swirl a little,then I remembered the twins birth, Alex was born 5 minutes before midnight and Rin was born 5 minutes after midnight it fit perfectly with my birthday which was exactly midnight it was a little funny how that worked. The dates on their wrists were in 4060 they died on the same day and that was 45 years from now it would be a long lived life for them. I wish I had that luxury. I wish I could have children,...and for a moment I wondered what it would be like without the death tattoos. Maybe though I would die sooner but maybe just maybe I would have died later than this early death. I walked out of my room and found my mom she was crying too she knew, I knew. It didn't matter what I did I would never have the life I dreamed about. I didn't even bother waking the twins up or taking them to school today. I just went on my own....wishing I was already dead.so it would all be over.

Calebs pov:

      The world shook violently as my alarm blared through my ears piercing my eardrums. I got up and heard the screaming from downstairs " SHIT Laura you spilt my coffee " I heard the sickening slap it echoed through my room . He was hitting her. My fucking crazy father was hitting her, it was happening again. I ran downstairs fully dressed his hand was raised ready to slap again. I screamed at him "never touch her again you cow." I couldn't take it anymore. He hit her every morning, but I never stood up to him if I did he said he would beat my little sister. She was only 5 but this time I hoped he would beat on me instead of them. I could and I would protect my mom and sister. I didn't hesitate to attack him fists ready to hurt him. I thought about all the awful things he did to my mom...the bruises...the cuts...the rape. What he did to my sister was bad too, but our family never said anything , scared of his family's power. I hadn't known it but I was beating him senseless once for every time I said nothing during his beating my family which was a lot . When I left the house he looked like a red slimy glob.  Unproud of what I had done I left but in my anger I made one more threat "if you EVER touch my family again I will kill you." ,and with that I walked out of the door and stole my fathers jeep. Needing the distraction of school.

Christies pov:

     It was only 8:45 and I couldn't move petrified by the question the teacher asked "So Christie do you have your funeral planned out." Not meaning for it to sound harsh. Everyone in the class laughed it wasn't funny for me though. I didn't want a funeral no one would go to. I wanted to be burnt into ashes and then thrown into the deepest darkest pit to spend my afterlife in loneliness and darkness with no way out. So to her question I said " ya I do have um... Plans. "
I mean everyone died at a point I just died earlier I had finally fully accepted that I wouldn't be alive soon. After about 5 awkward minutes of silence my teacher finally moved on " um... We are learning about William Shakespeare's hamlet today read the pages in your book mmmk " and with that he sat behind his desk . For someone who taught drama he wasn't very social. But then again who was? I was dying inside when the death scenes of hamlet happened they reminded me of my own demise. Caleb walked in. I just noticed he wasn't sitting beside me. Today he looked angry, more than angry...enraged. He had a fire behind his mahogany eyes. Until he saw me his smile was hidden under a huge frown. Everyone whispered about the new boy and why he might be late." I heard he kills people.""he's strange""I bet"... Caleb gave them all a deathly look warning them with his eyes. After he spoke to the teacher he came and sat beside me " So how are you today?" He said with a large grin. I replied with my normal sarcastic voice " fine I mean I will only die TOMORROW..." He replied with " that sucks ". He had no idea. Then I wasn't sure why but I felt mean and selfish for not taking the twins today,I was an awful sister. So I continued reading waiting for the day to be over and one surprising thing was that no one bullied me, then I heard Sarah Jenkins who was at the front of the class say something to Abbri Nicleb
Abbri asked " so why is everyone talking about the new boy?"  "Didn't you hear Abbri?  He beat up everyone who had bullied Christie, except the girls I heard." I was so surprised someone who I barely knew stood up for me. I was truly happy for the first time in a long time.