The Assassin's Secret (on hold)

Ch. 8: A New School

Okay so I chose Chase Crawford to play Justin!>>>>

I heard someone whisper in my ear, "I'm going to go now honey,"

No, don't go! I need you! Come back. Mom, please! I started reaching into the void, grabbing for my mother, but I knew it was too late. I started sobbing, still flailing my arms uselessly about.

"Hey, hey, its okay. I didn't mean to upset you. Shh, its alright," I heard a voice say from a distance. No! I have to go back and help my mother!

"Sam? Sammy?"

I felt someone gently shake my shoulders, and I stirred in my sleep. Sleep? Oh. That explains a lot. I felt a heavy weight on top of me, and found it impossible to move. I quickly opened my eyes in alarm to find a very worried looking Freddie staring back at me. And I looked down to see his arms ensnaring me. I hugged him tightly, and eventually my racing heart started to slow. After a few minutes, I pulled back to see an unguarded expression on Freddie's face. Well, that was a first. Wait, was that affection I saw? Aww, Freddie! I love you so much right now!

"What- no. What are you talking about?" Freddie responded with a stutter and a nervous laugh. Oopsies, did I say that out loud? I sheepishly smiled at Freddie, and bit my lip.

"So was there any particular reason why you woke me up at," I glanced at my alarm clock, "5:45 in the morning? Really Freddie?" I said, changing the subject and attempting to roll over. Unfortunately, I forgot that Freddie was on top of me, so I didn't really move.

"Oh yeah, school today," Freddie said with a smile. I groaned, and made a face at him.

"Can't we just ditch it for today so that Sam here can get her beauty sleep instead of biting your head off? Please?"

"Nope, sorry. That's not how it works. Now c'mon, its shower time. Or do you need help with that?" I yelped and quickly shoved Freddie off me, making a beeline for my awesome bathroom. I heard Freddie chuckle like an evil super villain behind me.

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"Let's do this," I said with a grin to Fre- wait, Tommy. Right. It was Tommy from now on. And I was Robin. Gosh, I loved that name. I approached the stucco building at a brisk pace, with Freddie right next to me. He was posing as my half-brother, and was in senior year while I was a junior, although I was in all senior-level classes. What can I say? A photographic memory does wonders for your schooling. Plus, I was put in these classes by Carl, so I didn't really have a choice. I opened the doors of the building with a loud slam, as it was near-impossible for me to do things quietly. The halls were bustling with high-schoolers yelling at each other. I got a lot of curious looks from people, and an animated girl who looked to be a junior, approached us.

"Hey, are you guys new here?" she asked in what I knew would be a lively voice.

"Um, yeah. I'm Robin, a junior, and this is Fr-um, Tommy, a senior. He's my half-brother," I explained at her questioning face.

She immediately gave us a friendly smile and responded, "Oh cool! I'm Lexi, also a junior. It's nice to meet you guys. Okay, so the principle's office is over here. Follow me." She navigated the halls like a pro, shoving aside kids when needed. I smiled at her thankfully, and she nodded at us.

"See you around!"

We collected our schedules from the office lady, which I quickly memorized, and hastily exited the office. As we walked down the halls, Freddie suddenly stopped and nudged me. I smiled when I saw what appeared to be the back of Justin Miller's head.

"Do you want to talk first, or should I?" I inquired. I faced Freddie so that we looked like we were having a normal conversation, and not talking about the guys two feet away from us. I felt a heavy weight on my shoulders, and I saw Freddie give me a well-it-looks-like-it'll-be-ladies-first look. I rolled my eyes and turned my head slightly to the left to see none other than Justin Miller with his arm around me, his face inches from mine. I raised my eyebrows at his proximity and groaned internally. Why would someone want to kill a guy this perfect?