getting through

jc

I sit there staring at the celling for hours not being able to sleep. the only sounds I hear is Athena's brother coming back into the room.

"Jacob" I hear as I sit up.

"what do you want kid",I say dryly .

"w-will you pray with me" he asked sounding unsure of what he's saying.

I laugh ,roll my eyes and lay back down.pray for what that I could die quickly and not have to deal with what is assumed to be the end of the world.

he starts praying very loudly in fact.I try putting my pillow over my head to block out the sound.it only gets louder and I groan.

"kid shut up" I say throwing the pillow at him.

he stops praying and gives me a death stare.

"I will cut you if you do that again", he says very seriously.

I put my hands up feigning innocence. he doesn't stop and I get up to leave the room.it is in fact bright outside and people walk through the hallways.I start walking and end up in the cafeteria. I see a lot of people on line already and assume that lunch has started.I get on line and hope this food taste better then school food.

I hear a lot of girls giggling and turn around.some girl and her friends stare at me.the leader of the group stands tall with a very flirtatious smile and winks at me.she's pretty though I admit but I know these types of girls.I go for the most obnoxious thing to say in my mind to get them to stop laughing.

"keep it down would you" I say.

"oh ,pretty boy has an accent,where are you from "she says as I walk away sitting down at a table.I look u to see her following me.

"obviously not from here or were you to dumb to figure that out".

her smile only gets larger.she's one of those girls who likes a chase I can see that by the lustful look in her eyes.

"pretty boy has a sting too ,I don't mind the feisty type so this is fine,question what's your type".

I really want her to go away what can I do to make her go away.

"anyone who doesn't think about sex when the world is about to end,or to put it simply you".

"you don't know me",she say leaning closer exposing her chest.

"I hope it stays that way" I say getting up to throw my food away.I lost my appetite.

on my way out I bump into someone.instinctively I pit my hand around them as I fall and they land on top.I look into to the chocolate brown eyes that could only belong to athena.

"we need to stop ending up like this", I say smirking.

"are you okay "I hear someone say.

" yea "Athena responds still on me.

"I meant pretty boy" athenaa eyes go cold as I see her look up.she knows this annoying girl I can tell.

she gets of me and I get up following her.

"out of all the hoes that could've been here it had to be you" the girl says I can tell they aren't friends.noduh.

I see Athens about to attack and I pull her back by the waist.this is not middle school girl fights anymore.Athena probably has six knives hidden somewhere and won't hesitate to kill this girl.

"little bitch I'm not the one who fucked every boy in school"

"your just mad cause I gave him what he wanted "the girl says winking.Athena looks like she's ready to kill she's practically growling.

"we should leave" I say whispering in her ear.Athena turns on her heel running to our room probably to make a strategy to kill her.

the girl touches my arm and looks at me with eyes filled with fake pity.

"she isnt who you think she is", I shove her arms off.

"who was that " I ask when I enter the room.

Athena sits on her bed legs crossed facing the wall.

"someone from the past",she says still looking at the wall.

I sit next to her doing the same thing not talking. when my sister was mad and wouldn't talk to anyone or move I would sit there and not say anything just wait.

"he didn't even stop you know he just looked at me and said you didn't give me what I wanted,and she just stared at me smiling like she won something you know ".

I nod not even understanding her cryptic sentences .I heard if you show that your present during these moments by simply nodding or saying that it suck depending on the situation you help a lot.

I look over to her and she's grinning.

"do you think if I stare long enough a plan to kill that bitch would appear on the wall".I laugh she could never stay serious for long.

"I don't know but I know how you can get your mind of this".

"how".

I take the pamphlet and point to the shooting ranges on the schedule and she laughs.

"hurting people for fun-you know me so well"

we both get up and run out the door.some how we made a bet on whoever gets there first has to do something the other chooses .I don't feel like being humiliated today so I run as fast as I can.

I'm gonna win this I think.

I don't .she wins.