Elven Quests

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The clock chimed 6:05am. I glanced out the window and remembered that it was school. Great. I jumped out of the warm covers. The cold air was horrid. My sweater was on the other side of the room. I sighed. I sloped on my furry slippers and trotted across the room.

I picked out a pair of skinny jeans and some boots to go with my faded lime green sweater. My hair was soon in a bun as I walled down the stairs to the kitchen. Then I remembered to brush my teeth. I slumped back up the stairs and as I did, I tripped on the last step. I got a bloody nose in the process and a black eye. Darn the stairs. I silently flipped off the stairs. I held my nose and ran to the bathroom.

I grabbed a towel and held it there and while multitasking, brushed my teeth. Blood streamed down my face. I pressed harder and spat in the sink. Blood was there too. I must have brushed to hard. I grabbed a rag and cleaned up. I had pink marks where I scrubbed. I blinked. My left eye hurt. Bad. I casually went down the stairs acting like nothing happened. My mom was making some coffee when she saw my face.

"Oh, what happened now? A fist fight with George?" I shook my head. "Then what Ella?" She pushed. "I tripped on the stairs. And got a bloody nose and a black eye." I told her while getting cereal. "I noticed." She said. Dried blood was by my upper lip. It looks like I had a fist fight with a CIA agent.

George came down the stairs. He laughed at my jacked up face. I slapped him. He may be older, but I was taller. He took after mom. He rubbed his face where I hit him. Coffee spurted out of mom's nose. She ran out of the room and out the front door.

"Bwahaha! Boy what was that!?" I screamed at George. He cracked up. I grabbed some paper towels and cleaned up the mess. He poured some coffee and walked out. I grabbed my back pack and my Thermos full of coffee as well, and walked out, still laughing.

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As I entered the back yard to get my bike I noticed a dent in the fence. Mr. Harrison was drunk again. I sighed and took a picture. Mom will be ticked. I grabbed my bike and pedaled to Main St. I looked around and saw Halloween decor here and there.

Then red and blue lights flashed on the trees and houses and I was the only one on the street. "Please pull over, miss." Boomed a voice from behind me. I pulled off onto the side of the road. So did the cop car behind me. He parked and I heard a door slam.

"Playing hooky are we?" He asked me as he walked over to me. I shook my head. Could it be that late already? "No officer, I got up late and my mother took off and so did my brother. I just stared hearing to school five minutes ago until you stopped me sir." I said politely. He nodded. "Well I have only one thing to tell you then, please get to school safe. There has been a man that has been kidnapping girls around the neighborhood. He has a red car. So if you see him, give me a call." He handed me a card. And wrote a note to my school office.

"Well have a good day officer!" I said as I peddled away. He waved and said the same. I peddled faster and faster until my muscles hurt. I saw my breath as I zoomed past everything. When I got to the parking lot, my math teacher was smoking a cigar and talking to the principle.

I locked up my bike and headed to the front doors.

I scanned my key card. "Ms. Hods, you are late! Get to class!" Screamed the secretary, Mrs. Loves. I nodded at the camera. She unlocked the doors. I sprinted to class.

Mr. Shelton already was reading, Harry Potter: The Sorcerer's Stone. I was lucky. I had already read the book. I sat down and started my other projects, time flying by.

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When I was at lunch, Lanes was there and she was talking to Henry, my boyfriend. Boy did she talk up a storm. Henry was eating his lunch staring at me. What is wrong? He mouthed. Hold on, I'll tell you. I mouthed back.

I got in line and saw Linzzie, the school cheerleader. All the freshmen loved her. She was their goddess. She is younger than me by a year and is so posed to be in eighth grade, but her daddy bought her way into ninth grade so she could be closer to her boy toys. She glared at me. I scowled back. She flipped me off when the teachers were facing the other way. I did also and she blew a raspberry.

I rolled my eyes and grabbed a tray and piled food up. No mater how much I ate I always stayed skinny. I hated this. I should be happy but, when the bullies pick you up with ease, that's a problem.

I punched in my code and walked towards my boyfriend and Lanee. He smiled at me. I sat next to him and brushed my  lips on his lips. He hugged me. I wish I could really kiss him, but we were at school. The place were all devil spawn lies. Like Linzzie.

"Hey, babe. How are you doing?" He asked me. I gripped his hand. Then he noticed my black eye. "Well the floor scolded my face. And then my nose got socked and bled and my eye had a fight and loss." I said. He laughed. "Well I knew I should have put my money on the floor." He said jokingly.

I ate some of the spaghetti. It was slimy noodles with red unknown sauce. And some type of meat. And something green. I chugged some milk. Henry held my face and kissed my forehead. "Love, why do you look so pretty, even when your face lost a fight to the floor?" He asked. I socked him in the chest. "So are you guys coming to my Halloween party? It is going to be a blast Linzzie is com-" I cut her off. "I am not going to no party with Linzzie invited. She is such a-" "What?" Asked Linzzie as she walked toward the table. The thing heard.

I got up and threw away my food and headed toward the bath room. She followed. With her slaves. Her sheep. I locked the stall.

Bang, bang, bang!

"Huh, Hods? Your not so strong are you?" She asked through the bang bang banging on the stall door. She started kicking too. Her sheep went on either side, standing on the toilet. "Aww! She is pouting!" One of them said. The other fake whimpered. I'm sick of them. I'm sick of them bullying me!  Unlocked the door and pined Linzzie to a sink.

"Why don't you go bully someone else your own size!? Huh. Well I forgot who was stronger, smarter, and taller. Huh pipsqueak, why don't you go run to your little daddy and cry to him? I turned around. " And you! You guys are just mindless sheep! She is controlling your every move. Just because of stupid money! y don't you just hangout with real people? Not some plastic chic?!" I said. I unlined Lizzie and stormed out of the bathroom. I walked strait out of school. Now the kind officer could get me for playing hookey.

I hopped on my old bike and peddled out into the busy street not noticing the huge truck crushing me.