My Mistake

Ditched

It was just another day like before. Same house, same family, same school, same everything. Life was getting pretty boring these days, and honestly I needed more excitement. I rolled out of bed, brushed my teeth, put on some sweats, and threw my hair up in a bun. I had no one to impress so why not dress comfy. Once I ran down the stairs I was greeted with a smiley woman who handed me my schoolbag and a bottle of water.

"Have a great day at school sweetie. I love you and remember dinner is at 5."

My mother then hugged me and I rushed out the door, getting far away as possible. I loved her but geez give me a break. I was then quickly greeted by my best friend Rowan and we skated to school together.

"Man, I keep getting tagged in these random videos... they are starting to freak me out", Rowan shuddered as we kept skating. I glanced over to see her brows furrowing and then she shook her head to snap out of it.

"Hey Ro, don't worry. Someone is probably just trying to get a rise out of you. No biggie, Ok?"

"Yeah, you're probably right. Why do I always worry over crap like this?"

She then smiled at me and we walked into our school together. Once inside you noticed all the cliques. We had the populars which consisted of Brandon Darrow and his kiss asses, then we had the cheerleaders and jocks, then we had the nerds and dweebs, and finally my crowd. All it took was one glance at them, a nod, and then we left the school just as we had arrived. Rowan never really ditched, so this was her first taste. We skated to the Grotto, which is where everyone goes no matter who you are friends with.

Once we arrived, it was like a friday night party. Drugs were being sold, everyone was drinking and having fun, but it was all the same to me. Nothing was exciting anymore, that was until I saw him. From the corner of my eye I saw a tall man, short spiked hair with a snapback, an owl neck tattoo, and one killer jawline. I pretty much snapped my neck around to get the whole view and man was it a nice one. He was selling what looked like pills to one of my friends, which meant he must be a dealer around here.

"Oh no, no, no, no! I see that look!", Rowan shouted at me as I put my attention back on her. She knew exactly what I was thinking but, she couldn't stop me from acting. As soon as I was about to approach him, Rowan tugged on my wrist, pulling me backwards.

"Ow! What the hell Ro?", was all I could say before she grabbed her phone and showed me a disturbing video. It was a girl being shot... and I was also tagged in it. I scrunched my brows together and grabbed my phone from my pocket, just to see the video pop up in my notifications.

"Who the fuck is @m0nk3ym4nnn?",I glanced at Rowan to answer my question but instead she kept watching the video on repeat. I then shook her out of her daze and nodded, telling her mentally that we should leave. Rowan got up first, and as I tried to follow I bumped into something that was firm and warm.

"Ah fuck... Hey watch it", the man with the owl tat snarled. I looked at him, narrowing my eyes in annoyance.

"Why don't you watch it, or are you searching for another popper to get chump change from."

I never knew I could say such rude things, but I did. I knew I ticked him off when I suddenly saw his jaw clench and then I was off the ground. He was substantially taller than me, and way stronger than I thought. He was holding me up from my t shirt, both hands grasping the collar.

He then pulled me close with gritted teeth and uttered, "What did you just say to me bitch?".

I gulped, but made sure he didn't see my fear. I then met my eyes with his, smirked, and spit right in his face. It must have took him by surprise, because I was then let out of his grasp as he rubbed his face free of my saliva. I then grabbed my board, grasped Rowans hand, and made a run for it.

Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed this first chapter... Let me know what is should include next chapter, and what to improve on. Thank you!!!

- Ryoko Okita 🍙