Relax, Someone's Out To Get You

Chapter 1

THE DAY IT HAPPENED

I'm running.

I'm running in a forest.

It's dark and foggy in the forest.

A man is chasing me.

I'm going to die.

ONE WEEK BEFORE

"And remember, next Friday is Prom! Have a nice day!"

"I can't wait for prom, oh my GOSH it's going to be AMAZING especially now that we all have dates! We are going shoe shopping tomorrow right?!"

"Always the girly one aren't you Phoebe? Yeah, we are, though I'd prefer to wear my combat boots, Alex would be fine with it," says Lara.

Yes, I am the girly one: dresses or skirts, heels or flats, and none of it is black unless required or if I am going for a sophisticated look. Lara Jut is the complete opposite, the tomboy: torn jeans, any t-shirt she can find, combat boots or sneakers, and the getup is never colorful, unless required. Wearing a dress to prom kills her, but for her boyfriend, Alex Kingsley, she'll do anything.

"No Lara," says Coraline walking up, "just this once you have to dress to impress. Really, it's not that big of a deal." Coraline Crane; out of the trio she has no specific "style". She'll wear whatever, whenever and not complain.

"Whatever. Lets go to the library; Alex, Brendan (Ember, my boyfriend), and Pete (Coralines date) are waiting for us," answers Lara, rushing into a girl, causing her to drop all her books. Wide eyed, Lara being Lara runs into the Library, Coraline right after her.

I run up to the girl and help pick up her books.

"Sorry for my friends, they're really rude," I apologize, then realize who she is.

"Forget it, everyone's rude to me. Go, run with them to the library." Willow Mayer, the one and only goth, and sadly friendless, girl in our school. If anyone can beat Lara at dark and gloomy, it's her.

I stand but stay where I am, waiting for her to stand as well so I can start a proper conversation. Friendly and peppy, that's me. I can't help but feel really bad for her, since what I've learned from the social media and books tells me people like her have it really hard in life. I decide I am going to befriend the goth.

Willow gets up and starts to say something when she sees I'm still there when I say, "Where are you off to?"

She looks at me, confused, than answers, "I was going to the library, but seeing as you three are there, I'll just go to the basement and study."

"Studying, not fun alone I can guarantee it. What class, maybe I can help?"

"Look if this is some sick joke -," she begins but I cut her off.

"No I promise, it's no joke. I really want to get to know you better and be friends with you. Come on, let's go to the library and we can study." Doesn't budge. "Look I know you may feel insecure about letting people in, but do I really look like a person who would fake something like this for my own amusement?"

There is a long period of silence and eyes wandering from her, and then she says, "Are you any good at Spanish?"

Chapter 2

"Are you crazy?!"

First thing that happened when Willow and I sat down at the library table, Lara asked to speak to me in private, Coraline trailing after, and leaving the guys to keep Willow company.

"Are you trying to replace me?" Lara is quietly yelling at me over in the corner, while Coraline just watches, quiet as a mouse. "No, better question, why did you bring HER here? That is Willow Mayer! Do you not remember who she is?"