Mutism [hood]

Calum

After skate boarding for hours, Ashton and I decided we'd see each other tomorrow at school.

I went home and hid up in my room listening to Greenday.

"I walk a lonely road, the only road that I have ever known," I sing along to the song.

I move my head to the side along to the music shutting eyes.

"I walk alone. I walk alone!" I sing, losing myself in the music.

"Calum!" I open my eye and yank my earplugs out of my ears.

"Shut up!" My sister says before walking out the door. "Fuck you!" I scream.

"No thanks!"

I groan. Why does everybody have to annoy me? If I want to be alone. Leave me the fuck alone! It's that simple.

I get up from the bed and walk over to the window to see a girl. She is sitting in one of those seats you would see in drama films where the girl would dramatically look out the window for her love or some shit.

She has a dark red beanie on and brown semi-frizzy hair. She is looking down where a bunch of kids playing basketball, they are completely oblivious to her. She's invisable. The girl pulls her lip ring between her teeth and just stares.

Her eyes are a dark green. She is wearing a Def Leppard t shirt and that's all I can see.

She looks familiar. Maybe she goes to my school.

"I'm going outside!"I yell.

"No one gives a shit!" my sister answers back.

A few hours later of playing games with a bunch of kids I don't know, it gets dark. Everyone left and I'm alone on the court.

That girl from earlier has left her window and I have been doing nothing but shooting lamely.

Suddenly a noise of music starts faintly. It gets louder as if it is walking towards me.

"One, 21 guns. Lay down your arms. Give up the fight." I recognize it as 21 guns by Green Day. (I like Green Day okay?)

I look towards the direction it comes from. It's a girl walking towards me. She is texting something on her phone while the music plays. It's the same girl from earlier.

She doesn't notice me. She only keeps walking. "You can get run over by doing that."