It All Started With a Smile

friends?

"ok we're finally here" said aunt
"About time" I replied
"We should start unloading your stuff"
After we were done unpacking everything, it was already 8pm, so we ate dinner and after that I prepared myself to go to sleep, lying in bed I kept thinking "I hope I don't screw this up tomorrow, I hope I can make friends" then fred replied "friends? What a joke Alex, do you really think friends are something YOU can attain... Well let me reassure you, they're not, not in your case at least"
-shut up fred, I never asked for your opinion
- is that so...
- what are you trying to say
- Alex, I'm not some kind of imaginary friend you have, oh no this is way more than just that, you see Alex, I'm you, I am a part of you, the part you always tried to ignore, I am your fears, your emotions, I am you
- You're wro...
- Am I?
- ...
- Stop running from the truth Alex, accept me, accept the madness that I carry and I can assure you everything is going to be ok
- Go away Fred
- Oh I won't go away Alex... In the end, you know you agree with me, and you need me, otherwise I wouldn't be here in the first place... Don't you agree... Alex
- Let's just try to get some sleep alright, this body is also yours so you know I'm tired
- We can agree on that at least
- Goodbye Fred
- I'm afraid it's not a goodbye yet Alex
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"Alex wake up you're going to be late for school" aunt Caroline said waking me up, " five more minutes" I replied "that was half an hour ago Alex, you're out of five more minutes, wake up" she said, "fine" I answered. I sat on the bed trying to wake up. "Good morning Alex, hope you slept well" Fred said
- Stop asking questions you already know their answer, jees it's getting really annoying
- Today's your first day, who do u think is the cursed one to become your friend?
- Shut up Fred
- Ahahahah
- Why are you laughing now
- Oh no, it's nothing...
- Whatever
I got dressed while aunt Caroline packed my lunch... Lunch? I'm not a child anymore I don't need lunch, WAIT AUNT CAROL...
Forced to take the lunch with me, I waited for the bus in front of aunt's house, "How did this happen to me" Alex and Fred said at the same time.
8 minutes later the bus came and it was full of teens, "disgusting" Fred said, "I told u to shut up" Alex replied, "Ahahahah" Fred just laughed, "gosh you're annoying" Alex said, "hey kid, you're coming or what" the bus driver then shouted, "oh yeah sorry" I replied and got to the bus, I was looking for a seat when I saw a hand waving for me, I walked towards the hand, a guy was there, he had brown eyes, long black hair, was kind of chubby or muscular I couldn't tell bc of the uniform, it made everyone look fat, and he seemed to be really tall, "so you're the new kid huh, have a seat next to me I'm Ralf" he said, "Nice to meet you Ralf, I'm Alex" I replied as I sat next to him, but then a fart sound came out and it seemed like mister funny guy Ralf has set a prank for me, everyone started laughing at me, I remained silent. Then ralf grabbed me by my collar and said "listen here new kid, There're some rule here you must know, first I put the rules here, and second, everyday at this time you're going to give me your money, is that understood?" Silence filled the bus, and I didn't reply, then after few mins Ralf said "Hey! Can you hear me", "yes, I can here you, and you know, it would be better if you spit less because it's disgusting" at that point I don't know who replied, was it Alex? Was it Fred? Or was it both?
- "What did u just say?" Ralf replied
- I said you're disgusting, and you annoy me, moreover you're ruining my shirt, let go
- Oh you're a tough guy, I'll show you then
Ralf then swinged his hand back charging for an attack, and right before it hit my face I was able to grab hold of it, the sounds of his fingers cracking filled the bus as everyone just stood there in silence, of course it's not just silence now, it's fear
"Hah" I laughed "did I honestly think I can trust someone, big mistake, I should've learnt that by now"
"let go of my hand" Ralf replied, "and why is that?" I replied and by that time my eyes had already turned to pale grey "what's wrong tough guy weren't you the one getting so cocky just a few seconds ago? Answer me... Well then, lets make it more interesting shall we?" then I started twisting his arms slowly, but right before I broke his shoulder... "NO, PLEASE STOP" a girl screamed out of nowhere, she was short, her eyes were green, her black hair all curly and cute, "no" I thought to myself "why do you look like her... WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE LEVI", at that moment I got distracted, I didn't notice that ralf wanted to hit me untill it was too late, he used his other hand to punch me in the face, but I could tell that it was weaker than the one with the other hand, he then told one of his friends to come and sit next to him, his friend was ridiculously tall and fat, he had really short hair and his eyes were brown, he sat next to Ralf, and I was no longer able to see him "A decoy so no one would see you suffering huh... Not bad coming from an person with low intelligence" I mumbled, then I grabbed my cigarette pack from my pocket and lit a cigarette, I just sat there on the ground, looking at the roof, before she came, the girl who stopped me from tearing Ralf's muscles and bones apart, she gave me a hand and helped me get up, she then removed the cigarette from my mouth and said "it's bad for your health don't you know", "I could care le..." Just before finishing my sentence she tried to smoke the cigarette, but she just started coughing "how can you smoke this" she said while coughing, then she threw the cigarette out of the window, after that, she just stood there and smiled then she introduced herself "Hi there, I'm Evelyn, but you can call me Eve", "hi" I replied still shocked by the fact that she looks like Lev "I'm Alex, nice to meet you eve", "Alex?" She replied "what a weird name", "yeah, it is weird indeed" i replied to her while she was smiling at me, so I smiled back... What is this? Could it be Friendship? Is this where it all begins?