Forbidden Shadows

Familiararity

"Run...Run...RUN !" I woke up in a panic, beads of sweat dripping down my forehead along with the now noticed tears than ran down my tear stained cheek. My eyes wonder around my room in a attempt to comfort myself taking in the black and white zebra striped loveseat, the black carpet floor and smooth wallpaper.

I hop out of my black and white zebra print bed that feels as if i'm floating on clouds and rush into my black and red themed bathroom to begin my warm bath. This always calms me. That dream...why do I always dream of the same thing. All I can remember is hearing is my mom's voice screaming RUN and before you know it BOOM im awake. There is more to it but i've never been able to recall. Taking a deep breath, I scrub my light brown skin and wash my curly, forearm length, sandy brown hair that screamed MIXED GIRL.

After I get done and wrap the towel around my moist, somewhat curvy body, my reflection just seemed to call to me. As I looked in the mirror, I took in my appearance. My plump light pink lips, narrow nose, arched eyebrows, strong jawline, and my light hazel eyes. Most people say that i'm pretty without my glasses but I would rather be able to see than to look pretty.

Making my way to my room, I contemplated on what outfit to wear and decided to go with my white one piece tank top that was very fitted, a light peach bomber jacket, my golden heart locket necklace that i always wear along with my diamond earrings, and my all white Jordans, and my white skin tight pants that showed off way too many of my curves. Pulling my hair into the PERFECT messy bun, popping my medicine into my mouth with water to wash it down, and slipping my dark brown glasses on my face, I made my way down the 3 flights of stairs and to my front door.

My dad had already left for work so I just got in my newly bought silver Maserati. It was my recent 16th birthday present that I had gotten less than 2 days ago which was also when i got my license (same day i got my car and license, I LOVE being rich!). I put the key in ignition listening to the calm and quiet hum of the engine come to life. The clean smell of the car made me feel at ease and with that, I pulled out of the long concrete driveway

The moment I walked through the school door, Renila jumped out of the air leaving me at a state of bewilderment. I had always admired her prowess when it comes to scaring me because no one besides her could. She found my bewildered expression funny which angered me. I rolled my eyes and walked away going straight to my locker, number 783 code 07 48 01, but before I could reach it, I was hit by a wall. I don't remember there being a wall in the middle of the hallway.

My eyes wonder up to meet the face that the "wall" apparently had along with a human body and under the black shirt he was wearing were muscles that I could feel. "Oh ! I'm sorry, I didn't even notice you were standing there." I apologized. My eyes met his chocolate browns. His features were really appealing with his oh so strong jawline, Thick lips that parted just enough to see his white straight teeth, long eyelashes, thick brown eyebrows with two slits on the left one, faded tape line and dark brown hair at the top of his head, and his tan color.

He looked as if he was around six foot three but i was only five foot six so I have to look up. He turn his head a bit to the side and mumble to himself "so you grew up this pretty huh?" and walked away. I blinked a couple of times and did a double take back at him before shaking my head and saying "oh kay?" to myself.

Shaking that off, I quickly make it to my locker and grab what I needed which included my textbook, binder, fourth period snack, lipgloss, and my gatorade to get me through the school day. After shutting my locker door, I walked into the classroom. There beside my seat was the boy i'd walked into in the hallway.I calmly sat down beside him in awkward silence. "Hey." I began, trying to make conversation and break the awkward situation. "The girl from the hallway?" He questioned somewhat coldly which I replied back with a smile.

There, with that first word was the beginning of something new, this feeling -no this sensation that I had never felt before. My heart fluttered a bit. What is this! this strange feeling.There was something else to these emotions. A familiarity. Why was he so familiar, his features, his somewhat cold attitude and aura. Why did it seem all so familiar. "So what's your name?" I asked. We had already had more than two encounters in one day, yet I hadn't learned his name. "Why would I tell you?" His cold demeanor made me somewhat flustered. Though I was flustered, It also angered me. Why was he so rude? Had I done anything to provoke him? Of course not! Yet this was a whole new level of rude.

"Look, I have no idea what I did to you but you should really fix this rude attitude." I scoffed, rolling my eyes. "Same old attitude." He mumbled to himself. He talked as if he already knew me, as if he had known me for years or in the past. "Javion is my name, and you?" He asked cockily turning his head my way. "Angel." I replied before starting again "Have we met somewhere before this?" There was a familiarity about this one. "In the hallway." He sarcastically stated, pointed toward the back of the room with his thumb motioning the direction of the hallway. "No, before that, like in the past or something." I sighed obviously annoyed.

My hair fell in my face so I ran my fingers through it, pulling it out of my way. He took in a deep breath mumbling something about how hard this was going to be for him. All this mumbling was really annoying. The teacher had been teaching yet we'd been so busy with each other that I had not realized. I pulled out my phone to see what time it was and to text Renila back. After I was done with that, I pulled out a piece of paper and a lead pencil for notes. Taking in a deep breath, I though "This is going to be a long day."