The breeze of the cold corridor air makes my skin tingle. I feel each goosebump that forms. My long wavy hair flops around as I walk. My backpack drags my posture to the ground. I want to collapse. I had to do five other people's homework last night, I was planning on telling them 'no' the next time they want me to do their homework but I'm too shy and scared. An old friend bumps my arm, I turn to face her and apologise but she just stares, cluelessly.
"Sorry" I say with a tiny voice. She doesn't respond. Maybe she doesn't want to talk today but she is usually really happy to see me. I check my phone to give an excuse to leave. "Oh my, look at the time! I must go and finish off some outstanding work," I mutter as I jog away. I turn my head to see her but she is still staring where I previously was. As if I am still standing there. I spin my head back in the direction to where I am walking. My brain fills with questions. I stumble over an empty water bottle and fall onto the ground. My knees sting from the impact of the cool tiles that cover the corridor.
I put my hands on the dirty floor and put all my weight onto them as I push myself from the ground. As soon as I stand up everyone freezes and stares at me, blankly. You could hear nothing. No footsteps in the background, just nothing. The pace of my heart rate fastens. I realise that everyone is wearing dog tags around their necks, each saying their name and age.
'Alpha Miller, Age: 15' says on one of the girl's dog tags, who is staring right into the pupil of my eye. With no emotion. With no intention or meaning to stare, like a little kid who can't help themselves. As if she sees something different about me and is trying to figure it out. "Alpha!" I hear my voice echo through the corridor. "Alpha!" I scream hoping for a response. Nothing.
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Science FictionThere's always a way of illustrating how someone feels. They either give you a funny look or ignore you completely. That person never speaks to you but nor does anyone else. You hide what you really are and never let yourself come through because if...
