I woke up with happiness buzzing in my ears. As always. I loved school. Not everyone at school, but i loved the lessons. Especially maths, music, drama and PE. And don't get me wrong, i do have friends, but not many. It's the lessons i really love.
As soon as i got to school, i got that terrible feeling. A feeling that made me want to jump off mount everest right at that moment.
Allow me to explain. I unconsiously stalk people. A feeling pulls me to a place. And that place always has the same person in it. Amelia. The girl that hates me so much, she would murder me, if it was legal. As of the fact that i ended up in the same place as her each day, she thought i was stalking her. Along with Harriette and Alison. Her best friends. Okay, i'm going to be honest. I knew a LOT about Alison, but i had no idea where Harriette was coming from. Seriously. I didn't even know what form she was in! Each day the feeling would grow stronger. And that day was the last straw. I couldn't fight against it. I tried to hold on to the pole, but my legs just kept moving. I finally gave in. There was no use fighting against it. It would just waste my energy that i had to save for running away.
Very surprisingly my feet moved to main hall. Great. Now i was going to have to face Laura too. She was always in main hall playing piano. I used to go and listen each morning, but one day she told me that she would rather be on her own, and i never came to listen again. She scared me anyway. Like any other year 10.
My heart sank to my heels as i heard the sound of piano coming out from main hall, but i didn't have to face Laura after all. I was taken backstage and through the trapdoor, that was never used. Well, so i thought anyway. I don't remember seeing it in the first place. It must have appeared magically. I slapped myself. Magic doesn't exist. I was being an idiot.
A corridor loomed ahead of me. Wonderful. Just what i needed. Darkness. My fear of darkness made me a laughing stock at school. My fear of everything made me a laughing stock at school. Even my friends made fun of it, and i had to pretend like i didn't care, though, obviously i did.
Taking a deep breath, i took a step into the corridor. It's not like i had a choice anyway. My feet would have led me there, even if i didn't want to go in myself.
At least the corridor wasn't filthy or slimy, though i still watched my step and took very small steps, so that I wouldn't trip over and fall, as I often did. Even when it was light. I was walking silently and soon enough I saw a light at the end of the tunnel. I nearly ran for it, but then, remembering that Amelia would be there, I decided to carry on walking slowly.
I got there pretty soon. As i stepped into the room at the end of the tunnel I closed my eyes, as i had become accustomed to the darkness and now it was really bright. I opened my eyes slowly to find myself in a giant white room with glass furniture and a withering tree in the corner.
I was admiring the room, but then remembered what had brought me here. I turned, to my complete horror, to face Amelia. I had no idea what to say. Once again I had ended up in the same place as her. And a very weird place too. Now i was done for. How could i explain now that I wasn't stalking her?!
"Hi" said Amelia in a voice that seemed much colder to me than it actually was.
I squeaked back a "hi", but I don't think she heard me. Hardly anyone ever did.
She stood there for a while, not saying anything, but just looking at me, thinking.
"I... I..." I started, desparately trying to think of an explanation for me being here.
"I know." she said
"You do?"
"Yes. You came to the place where you are needed for help."
