Night Fall

Problems

I felt my cheeks light up, of embarrassment. I ran into the woods that was practically next to moonlight. I ran as far as i could until i ended up on the docks, the view was beautiful but my vision was blurred by tears. Then who should appear behind me but Travis. 

"Uh you alright"? he asked.

"I'm such a loser, i will always be one, nothing has gone right since i came here, i can't take it anymore" i said wiping tears from my eyes.

He looked at me as if he was confused.

"Listen don't listen to what other people say, they don't know you and if they did I'm sure they would be jealous, that would be the only explanation for this behavior" he said.

"you really think so?.." i said my eyes probably red and swollen. 

"Ya i do, because your very beautiful, this spot is beautiful, you wait here I'll got get  my lunch and we can eat here" he smiled at me.

I watched as his back disappeared into the bundle of trees. A few questions ran threw my head, why was he in the forest, and did he really mean all that or was this some practical joke the other kids set up.. I'm just surprised he still wants to have lunch with me after all the complaining and crying i just did. A few minutes later he appeared from the trees with his lunch in one hand and his other in his pocket. My body felt like jelly, 'oh why did he have to be so cool' i thought to myself as he sat down next to me. We sat and ate as the sun started to set, we had completely ditched school to be there.

"So were are your parents? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to" he asked.

"There gone...forever" i whispered.

"Oh I'm so sorry to hear that" he said also in a whisper. 

"I never knew how they died" i could barley choke out the words. 

Realizing how much it hurt to talk about my parents he changed the subject. 

"So what about the stars, their beautiful aren't they" he said.

I couldn't take my eyes of them, they were so beautiful they twinkled brightly above head.

"Ya" i whispered while being amazed.

We sat in silence for a little while longer and i didn't want to move were i was, i wanted to stay forever next to Travis looking up at the stars in silence the world behind us. I almost fell asleep.

"Well i should probably walk you back to your dorm, I'm pretty sure your getting tired, and its getting dark" he offered me his hand to help me up and lifted me up we walked in silence and then appeared by my dorm room door.

"Good night" he said.

"Good night" i repeated as i opened the door and went inside to see Brenda polishing her nails.

"How do you get a guy like that, dressed like that"? she asked.

I tried to make it seem like a complement. 

"What do you mean a guy like him"? i asked.

"You know tall, dark, handsome, funny not to mention hot" she commented.

It made me mad to hear her talk about him like that, i almost had half a mind to go over there and beat her to a pulp. I mean i liked the guy and he liked me (i think) and she was talking about him as if they were dating. I knew he deserved better then me i thought, but i was lucky to have him for a short while, then not have had him at all.

"Good night" i said to Brenda.

"Whatever" she said in her rude tone of voice.

The next morning i woke up earlier then usual and took a shower i didn't want people staring at me. The shower was warm on my cold and clammy skin. I stepped out of the shower and went to the sink to brushed my teeth.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" i screamed at the image that just flashed in the mirror, fangs, long, white, and ugly fangs.

One girl ran into the bathroom.

"What, what happened"? she asked.

I covered my mouth so she couldn't see, i said what i could and lied.

"oh false alarm it was nothing" i said thinking fast while covering my mouth in shock.

"Oh OK, thank god, i thought something really bad had happened" she said wiping her sweaty palms on her pants.

Once she had left i looked back in the mirror my teeth were back to there normal size. Could what i had seen only been an illusion? If so why did it feel so real? I let my self believe that it was only in my mind and probably just a flash back of my dream. Then continued with my morning routine. I went back to the room to see that Brenda was still sleeping. Wow, she must be a real deep sleeper i thought to myself. "Knock knock" someone at the door, 'at this time' i thought. I left the bathroom and walked to the door. There standing in the doorway was Travis.

"Good morning, can i help you" i said as calmly as i could.

"Well i heard some screaming coming from this room" he said trying to peer inside.

"Oh, that was just a mistake, and you can get in real trouble for sneaking around the girls dorm rooms" i said blankly

"Ya, i should get going.. well nice to know that no one got hurt" he said with a crooked smile.

That was strange, oh well, what are you gonna do when a boy sneaks to your room to see if everyone's okay. Well there's only one way to tell if what I'm seeing isn't a dream. I got dressed and didn't realize that whole time i was in a worn out towel with holes in it. I was just about to leave the room, and at that exact moment Brenda got up.

"Where you going" she yawned while rubbing her eyes.

"Anywhere but here sleeping beauty" i mocked.

I got down the stairs and noticed it was only six thirty, so i went down to the cafeteria.

"Coffee, no foam " i asked the man behind the counter.

I grabbed the coffee in one hand the other warm in my pocket. I walked down to the dock, feet hanging over the edge. Then the last person i wanted to see showed up.

"Hey Stephine" he said with a smile.

"Hey Travis" i said with a small grin.

"Whats wrong"? he asked.

Ya I'm gonna tell him that I'm a crazy person who belongs in a mental house.

"Nothing I'm fine" i said with a sip from my coffee.

"You don't seem to fine to me" he looked at me as if he didn't understand while grabbing my hips.

"Was it something i said or something i did, if you want me to go away..."