Afterlife Academy

Chapter 1: The letter from a stranger

I feel as if I'm in a deep slumber. I am unaware of what is happening... it feels odd. One second I was having a happy conversation with people I don't know then the next everything went falling apart. I saw peculiar beings roaming around violently. I felt an intense pain in my body as if being stabbed in the chest. I can't seem to move and too weak to stand up. I collapsed in a ground of wilted grass as I see the dark sky above me. I was about to lose consciousness when I saw an unfamiliar face... he was standing in front of me with cold eyes and then... Everything went black.

"Iesha!" I became startled and opened my eyes widely in shock when someone suddenly yelled my name in an annoyed manner. "Well, looks like someone was having a good nap" I heard people chuckling. Apparently, the unknown figure who called me was my religion professor, Mr. Anderson. "Now tell me Ms. Yorkshire, What is the sacred text of Hindus?"

Well shit I haven't reviewed that yet. I looked around as if thinking for the answer. As my gaze was desperately looking for clues, I can't help but notice my classmates that were all whispering and laughing at me. There's nothing new in that though.

I suddenly heard a word... Vedas? I wonder what that is...

"Well Ms. Yorkshire?" I looked back at my professor. Oh boy let's hope this magical word that just happened to came out of nowhere is a blessing from the Gods. "I believe that the answer to that question is Vedas?"

My professor looked at me with his doubting gaze as if telling me I cheated  but, soon gave up and let it go. "Well looks like someone has been doing her reading. Good job Ms. Yorkshire. You may now sit down."

"Beginner's luck." I heard our class' muse mutter while glaring at me with an insulting facial expression as I was sitting down.

I think you're all wondering why everyone is treating me this way. I am... different from everyone else. I can see things or rather creatures that are unknown or odd to the human eye. I call them Flainters. This term was made due to my young self that got scared and wept in my father's arms. My father told me that I was trying to call them "flying monsters" but was too scared to even finish saying the words.

I gazed around for a bit and saw a flying creature that startled me. It is full of scales and has 8 eyes surrounding its deformed body. Speaking of the devils, here they are. They always cause others to think I'm going nuts. People think I'm talking to myself but I am not.

"Thank you for helping me earlier." I whispered to the unknown creature who apparently was the one told me the answer earlier.

The creature gestured in a cheerful manner and forming an expression with its eyes akin to a human smiling. I think that's a 'glad to help' response.

"Well well well looks like this crazy woman is talking to herself again." Oh great another REAL evil creature; the muse.

I looked at her. "What do you want Andrea?" She smirked at me in response. "Oh sweetie, you know what I want. I need my money for lunch today."

I looked down and started fixing my things. "Why ask me then? I'm not your mother to give you money." I'm already being bullied a lot and not only in school but EVERYWHERE and this is being too much.

She suddenly pushed my things on purpose which led them to fall down and scatter on the ground. "Oh my apologies sweetheart I didn't mean to scatter your filth." She knelt and whispered at me. "I want my lunch money later. You know what might happen if you don't do what I want right?" She stood up and chuckled with her friends as they walked away in a sassy yet bitchy manner.