For Everything

Someday

The next day I woke up, kissed Rosie on the forehead, said goodbye to my mother, and made my way to Blackburg Elementary. I rounded the corner of Trout Lane and Salmon Street. Everything about this town had to do with fish. I even started to smell it on myself. The woman in the attendance office was right. I was shocked I hadn't had to go see the principal yet. The funny thing is that I never saw the principal at my short stay in the town of Blackburg, Maine. I round the corner and see a hooded figure standing on the other side of the street. The woman with the turquoise hair. I pause, staring at her. This time she doesn't do anything, she doesn't turn around or take her hood off. I take a step toward her. Immediately she turns and takes a step back. "Stop!" I say before she runs away. She stops, turning back to stare at me. Her head tilts to the side, she's studying me. "Can- can I maybe ask you a few questions?" I stutter. She nods, holding up five fingers, five questions. "Ok, let's see. Are you real?" The woman nods her head. Ok. "Did, did you bring me to this town?" She pauses, but then nods her head. "Do- do I know you?" A single nod once again. My heart flutters. I don't know anyone with blue hair. I don't know this person, but apparently I do somehow. "I know you're here to hurt me," I say, "I know that much, but what I want to know is, are you. Are you going to kill me?" A long pause after that, but eventually she shakes her head. I breathe a sigh of relief, but then the woman nods her head. I stop. She shakes her head, and then nods it, as if she's unsure. "Is, is that a maybe?" I ask. The woman nods her head, and then runs off into the trees. My five questions are up. I stand at the corner of Salmon Street and Trout Lane for almost twenty minutes, processing what just happened. I didn't move to this town for a specific reason, I just moved here because my parents wanted to try something new. They didn't know anything about this town, unless. Oh no. Could my parents have known about the woman with turquoise hair, maybe even worked with her? Could they know anything about me? No. No. That's not my parents. They would never deliver me to this person, not in a million years. They're my parents, they wouldn't. But the thought of it stuck with me the entire walk to school. I saw Gale there, looking as good as ever. I forget about my parents the moment my eyes meet his. I start thinking about him, about how he might like me somehow. I don't know why though. I'm not cute or anything. I've always hated my ginger-blonde hair and pale complexion. My freckles, my tall, skinny, awkwardness and gross green eyes. I've always hated it, and it seems bizarre how someone so amazing seeming could feel different. I say hi to him and we talk about a lot of things that day. I love spending time with him, my troubles seem to melt away. We meet before lunch and head to the cafeteria together. I see Alex when we sit down, his eyes full of murder and anger. I don't know how much longer before he actually kills me. Felicity sits down and starts eating her sandwich. She seems so much happier than yesterday, something abut her is just more content, I can tell. 

After a couple minutes of silence, Felicity looks at me and says, "Hunter, can we talk for a sec?" A smile creeping up on her face.

"Oh, um, sure Felicity. We'll be right back guys," even though I said it to both of them, it was really only for Gale. Felicity leads me into an empty hallway. Before I can say anything, she shoves me onto a wall and presses her lips against mine. For a second, I consider letting her kiss me, and I close my eyes. Felicity groans and I cup her cheeks in my hands. An image forms in my mind. It's the scene of when I'm in my cell, shackled and all, and Felicity is breaking me out. Except it's not just Felicity this time. Gale is there too. He helps get the bodyguards off Felicity and with one punch, he shatters the window of my cell. He grabs my hand, intertwining his fingers in mine, and begins to let tears fall. Felicity reaches through too, and grabs my arm, stroking it again. They both say something, inaudible. I scream at them, screaming for help, crying to get me out of here. They say it again. And again. And again. They say it until it begins to sound like actual words. 

"I'm sorry," they both say. Then they are yanked back from me and Gale lets go of my hand. I look down and on my right arm it says PRISON like usual. I look at my left arm. It has a new word written on it, this time in Gale's blood. LEAVE. LEAVE PRISON. It almost looked like a message was starting to form, and I scream. 

Felicity continues to kiss me, deepening her moans. I shove her off and breathe heavily. I clutch my head and wince in pain. "Hunter, what's wrong? I was having fun," Felicity says.

"I-I'm sorry. I just got a headache," I manage, "I'm fine now though."

"Okay," Felicity says, shoving me back on the wall.

"No, Felicity-"

"Shh. Don't fight it Hunter," she whispers, "We both want this." She tries to kiss me again.

I shove her off again, "Felicity. I said no." She looks both shocked and hurt, but I almost don't care. "I-I'm sorry but I don't feel that way about you," which was true.

"But, but, I thought we liked each other. I thought because we were dreaming of each other-"

"What? You thought we were soulmates? Well newsflash Felicity, we aren't. I'm sorry, I really am, but I'm not going to let some weird dreams choose my girlfriend (or boyfriend)."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Felicity says, her voice cracking, as if she's about to cry, "I thought we had something going. Apparently not. I'm sorry to have disturbed your lunch." She turns the corner and I can hear her sobs echo down the hall. I feel kind of bad in a way but I don't feel that way about her. I make my way back to the lunchroom. When I sit down, Felicity isn't there. Gale and Alex ask me what happened but I don't tell them. After school I get home and flop down on my bed. I pull out my phone and text Gale.

HEY.

HEY. I love how fast he responds, no matter what.

I'M SORRY.

WHY?

FELICITY TRIED TO KISS ME TODAY. THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING WAS SO AWKWARD.

...

LOOK GALE, I KNOW THAT YOU LIKE ME. FELICITY TOLD ME. IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE JEALOUS, I GET IT.

WAS IT REALLY THAT OBVIOUS?

IDK. I NEVER NOTICED IT.

OH.

YEAH.

...

OH BTW, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.

WHAT?

WHEN FELICITY KISSED ME...

I THOUGHT YOU SAID SHE TRIED TO KISS YOU, NOT THAT SHE SUCCEEDED.

WELL, IT WAS SORT OF BOTH. THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT. GALE!

SRY. PLS CONTINUE.

K. WHILE SHE KISSED ME, I SAW YOU. IN MY VISION. YOU WERE THERE.

RLLY????

YEAH. U BOTH WERE THERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS MEANS?

IDK. OH GTG. I'LL TALK TO U TMR.

K BYE.

BYE. (Hunter has shut his phone off.)

I HOPE THAT WE SOMEDAY GET PAST TALKING HUNTER. (Gale has shut his phone off.)