Dawn West-Allen

01

"Sorry!" I apologize as I bumped into Another  person" Excuse me!"

"Hey!" A man said dropping his coffee.

"Sorry!"

A light spring breeze lightly brushed my face as I maneuvered through the crowded streets of Central City. It was refreshing those few seconds it lasted and then I was reminded of how miserable I was all over again. Sweat rolled down my face and neck dampening my hair and My lungs were on fire with every breathe I took. Running a mile to central city Prep. wasn't getting any easier even though I ran to school every other day. A hover taxi would help, to bad my mom banned me from using it because according to her article "minors have a 60% chance of being kidnapped."

"Hey watch it, kid!"

"Sorry!" I said crossing the street to a large Beige building that read Central City Prep. or CCP for short In large blue letters.

I yanked the school's doors open and continued sprinting up the stairs towards my Advance quantum physics class on the other side of the school. The hallways were empty and quiet beside the faint voices of teachers in classrooms and the echoing squeaks of my converse on the freshly mopped floors. I could see Room 204 door still open at the end of the long hallway and My teacher Dr. James standing by it.

"Please open your Ebook tablets to page 354!" she said as she yanked on the door."-And begin reading."

"Wait!" I yelled still a little far from the classroom.

Dr.james noticed me sprinting towards the classroom but continued shutting the door as if she didn't hear me. My legs felt like jelly and every inch of my body was screaming stop but I was determined not to miss class again.

"wait!" I repeated. "Wait,"

The door was almost closed but I lunged towards it right before it did.

"wait," I said again as my fingertips grasped the door.

Dr.james released the door handle and I wobbled into the classroom.

"I'm glad you decided to join us Ms.Allen!" she said peering at me through her Tiny glasses.

I nodded as I rested my hands on my knees to help relieve the burning in my chest. My hair flew forward covering my glasses and making them blurry. I couldn't see my classmates but I could feel them staring at me and occasionally I heard them snickering. Usually, to much attention made me nervous but today I was too tired to care.

"Are you okay Ms.Allen?" Dr.James asked."Do you need to see the nurse?"

"I'm-" I panted in between words." I'm fine!"

"Then take your seat so I can start my lesson!" she said harshly.

"Yes, Ma'am!" I said flipping my hair out of my face.

I forced my legs to move quickly to my seat in the back of the classroom. After I sunk into my seat I yanked my tablet out of my red backpack and sat it on my desk. I looked up to see my classmates still staring until Dr.james cleared her throat, everybody turned around immediately.

"Now, as I said before please scroll to page 354 and begin reading!" Dr.james repeated.

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After 1st hour I ran straight to the bathroom and looked into the mirror, I understood why everybody was staring. My  hair looked like I hadn't brushed it in weeks and my face looked oily from all the sweat. I was already known as the lonely nerd girl I didn't need sweaty added to it.

I attended the best preparatory school in Central city, most of my classmates are the children of high government officials or wealthy business owners. So as you can imagine Nobody wants to be your friend when your mom can write one article destroying everything your parents worked for especially if it's already happened twice. However, mom says I shouldn't let them get to me because a reporter tells the stories that people need not want.

"Ew!" a girl Mouthed as she walked out of one of the stalls.

I grabbed a hand full of paper towels from the dispenser and washed my face after I put my hair into a pony tail. I fixed my uniform tie and tucked it in my shirt to make it look less wrinkled. I took one last look in the mirror before I left to go to my locker while I still had time.

"Welcome Dawnelle West-Allen!" My locker voiced after it scanned my thumb.

"DAWN West-Allen!" I corrected it.

I kept glancing at the clock hanging from the ceiling as I tried stuffing everything into my locker besides My EBook tablet. The hallway was starting to thin out as Kids and teachers went back to there classrooms. The last thing I had to get was my gym clothes out for my next class but I didn't see them.

"Where are they?" I mumbled to myself as I checked every department of my backpack."Shrwat-'

"Stop It, Zelda!"

"It was an accident!"

I stopped my mumbling to see what was happening behind me. There was a short scrawny boy similar to myself surrounded by Zelda Marsh and her stupid friends. They practically owned the school because their parents are the top funders.

"Your accident caused my girl to spill coffee in her shirt!" Zelda's boyfriend, Jacob said gripping the boy's collar.

"I wasn't paying attention!" The boy stuttered. "I didn't mean to!"

My heart began pounding out in my chest even though I wasn't the one being interrogated, Zelda's presence always made me nervous ever since elementary school. I tried turning my back towards them but something kept pulling me back, he reminded me of myself.

"How about we do a deal!" Zelda said placing her hands on her hips.

" A deal is fine!" The boy said turning to look at Zelda.

"How about my boyfriend rearrange your face, and we call it even?" Zelda said excitedly clapping."How does that sound to you, Jacob?"

"Sound good to me-'

"Stop!" I Yelled from across the hallway. I covered my mouth as a wave of terror swept through me. Jacob fist just was only an inch from the boys face as they all turned around to face me.

"And if we don't what are you going to do about it, Allen ?" Zelda said walking towards me.

I didn't think this through, Why didn't I think this all the way through?

"I'll... " I swallowed hard." -I'll fight you!"

I lifted my fist awkwardly as Zelda inched closer.

"then do it!" Zelda said only an inch from my face." let's see what you have Allen!" Zelda said flipping her long blond hair towards the back.

My heartfelt like it was seconds from jumping out of my chest. Zelda was now only an inch away from my face, I could see her brown irises as they peered back into mine. The thought of fighting made my whole body stiff, I wasn't good at anything physical especially fighting. I had never even been in a fight before and I surely wasn't prepared.

"Uhm- I!"

"go to class now!" a teacher from one of the surrounding classes yelled poking her head out of the classroom." or detention for all of you!"

Zelda continued starring at me as if she didn't hear the teacher.

"excuse me, do I have to repeat myself?" the teacher said stepping out of her classroom.

"This isn't over Allen!" Zelda mumbled with a devious smirk."Come on guys I'm bored!"

On command they all walked away, slamming the boy into the lockers one more time as a warning. Zelda's long blond hair slapped me in the face as she turned around on her heels to follow her group.  I exhaled when she was out of eyesight as my hand rested on my chest. If that teacher hadn't stepped in I'm not sure what Zelda would have done to me or that boy. The last time a kid argued with Zelda he mysteriously ended up with a broken arm and expelled.