Don't Blink

Chapter one

'Life is like a multiple choice question, sometimes the choices confuse you, not the question itself'
-unknown

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Mayla groaned as the sun's light went on her face through her bedroom window.
'I guess its time to wake up' she thought.
But her body subconsciously rolled over so her face was squished against her pillow.
She hugged her pillow.
"Maybe a little longer..." she muttered out loud.
"MAYLA, GET OUT OF BED OR YOU WILL BE LATE!!"
Mayla groaned as she heard her door open.
"I know you're awake Mayla, I'm not blind, get up please"
Mayla groaned but sat up to see her father looking at her.
Mayla's father is around 6'0 foot tall, his bold hair cut style has small hairs coming through, her dad due for a haircut.
He is wearing his normal white work shirt with a black tie, black blazer, black pants and black pants; his tan skin making him look like a natural looking Donal Trump.
His blue eyes are narrowed at his daughter, which surprised Mayla.
Her father would normally be at work by now.
"Make sure you get home tonight as soon as you get home from school" he said "We're going out"
Mayla looked at her father with surprise.
He never goes out, not after Mayla's mother died.

He walked out before Mayla could utter a word.
Mayla shrugged and got out of bed.
She walked to her clothes cupboard and got out her school uniform.
She sighed as she got changed.
Mayla hopes it not about her birthday.
Her 18th is coming up, tomorrow in fact.
And to make it worse it's Halloween.
Mayla loves Halloween...but hates her birthday.
Every year her friends begs her to have a Halloween themed party.
Yes, she loves Halloween, but it gets annoying.
People always acknowledge Halloween, not her birthday.
Now she doesn't even care about her birthday.
In fact, she's dreading it.
Mayla looked around, trying to find her phone.
Suddenly she heard a scream coming from her phone, making Mayla jump slightly.
Her best friend, Aphria or Aph, changed her text sound effect to a jump scare noise from a game both of them used to play together.
She is still not used to it.
Mayla walked to her bedside table and grabbed her phone.

1 new message

From: Aph

Hey Speedy! We need to talk ASAP, guy alert!! Come to school so we can chat!

Mayla chuckled and rolled her eyes.
Her friend would highly likely be talking about her crush, Braxton.
Aphria has been talking about him non-stop, which never bothers Mayla.
Mayla opened up her phone and replied.

To: Aph

Okay, I'll be there in 15...you better tell me everything! 😉

Mayla rolled her eyes and walked out of her room and across the hall into the bathroom.
She looked herself in the mirror and gasped.
She looks like a mess.
Her dyed dark brown hair is sticking up everywhere.
Her naturally tanned skin isn't hiding the dark circles under her brown eyes.
She looks dead.
With her navy senior jumper, black ripped jeans and Australian UGG boots make her look like the definition of a year 12.
Looking tired from study with comfortable clothes.
Mayla sighed and turned the tap on to wash her face.
Mayla hummed as she wiped her wash with a towel.
Mayla did her usual makeup; light foundation, mascara and lip gloss.
After she had finished, she noticed something shining in her eye from the floor.
She crouched down and picked up it up to reveal a ring.
A gold ring with a round brilliant diamond in the centre.

Her mother's wedding ring.

Mayla felt her eyes fill with tears.
Her mother was beautiful and caring soul.
She 's bright, happy and never frowns.
Her mother was an artist, a talented one in fact.
She had black wavy short hair, brown eyes like Mayla's and fair skin compared to her husband's.
But 2 years ago, her mother disappeared, a couple of days before Mayla's 16th birthday.
And her mother was never to be found again.
Mayla sighed, putting on her mother's wedding ring on her right index finger.
Mayla sighed as she looked herself in the mirror.
"I better get going" she said to herself.
Mayla turned away from the mirror, not noticing her pale reflection remained.