Call of the Void/L'appel du vide

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I tap my pencil on my desk. I hate exams. I can never focus. I tap my pencil some more.

"Who's tapping their pen? Whoever it is, stop it or you'll be thrown out!" Mrs. Heeler says.

Ughhhh
I stop tapping my pencil.
I press down on the paper with my pencil but nothing will come out of my brain.
"I know this stuff! Why can't I do this?" I mutter to myself. A kid beside me snickers. I put my head down and close my eyes, to try and clear my thoughts.

Sonarrrrr....
A voice says.
I quickly look raise my head up and look around the room. Maybe it's in my head.
Sonarrrrr...
It says again. I immediately turn and look at the window. I squint my eyes and look harder. I get startled when I see a girl's face. She has light blue hair and dark eyes. She isn't exactly looking at me. She turns turn meet my gaze and just sits there. I am frozen with fear.
We sit in silence for a good three minutes. All the kids in the classroom seem to fade away. What's happening? I think but can't move my lips to mutter.
The girl slowly stands up and reveals her full outfit. She's a fairly short girl with long light blue hair- sort of a periwinkle color. She's also wearing a dark maroon dress. It looks a bit old. She has white gloves that are almost the color of her pale skin. Her eyes are dark- I think they're just holes..
She smiles at me. The glass she's behind starts to crack and the little remaining kids in the class disappear. The room goes dark and the girl steps inside, through the broken glass.
She steps but makes no noise.
She's coming closer..
Well hi! She says but her mouth doesn't move, and the words are coming from my head. I get freaked out and freeze with a look of terror on my face.
"Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot I was still doing that." She says, moving her mouth and starts speaking out of her own mouth.
She extends her hand for a handshake, I comply.
"You're going home soon. Not everyone belongs there. You're special." She winks.
"I'll keep you safe." She whispers. Her voice is so soothing.
"Who.. are you..?" I manage to say.
"Goodbye for now.." She says.
Sonnaarrrr... I hear again.
"I thought you were leaving!"
Sonaaaarrrrrr...
"Go away!" I yell.

"Sonar!" Mrs. Heeler yells.
I sit up and rub my eyes, dazed and confused.
"Y-yes?" I respond.
"I've been calling your name for the past five minutes. Get up here right now." I start to hear snickers and chuckles from the kids around me. Mrs. Heeler just stands with her hands on her hips. I start to make my way up there to the front when some girl pokes me and mutters, "idiot."

I quickly turn around to face her and grab her by the hair. I ball it up in my fist and slam her face down onto the desk in front of her. Her nose starts to bleed and she begins crying. "What the fuck!?" A jock yells out. Him and two other guys begin climbing over desks to me. They beat me down until everything is sore and breathing feels like knives puncturing my fragile lungs.

I start to hear snickers and chuckles from the kids around me. Mrs. Heeler just stands with her hands on her hips. I start to make my way up there to the front when some girl pokes me and mutters, "idiot."
I just scowl at her and keep on walking.
"Why were you sleeping!?" Mrs. Heeler says in a low but angry tone.
"I-I- I was tired I guess. I'm sorry. It won't happen again." I start to hiccup because I don't like confrontation at all- especially with adults.
"I think you need a drink of water." She says, with an evil glare in her eye.
I bow my head and begin to walk out of the door, slowing my step.
I start to walk down the hallway.
Ugh. I can't believe I did that.
I get to the water fountain and bend down to take a drink.
"Hey." A familiar voice says, it startles me.
"Layla.. what.. are you.. doing out here." I say, still out of breath.
"What do you think?" She says, chewing on the tip of her pen.
"Don't tell me you're skipping again."
"Aha.. well it issss science for me right now. I can't deal with that teacher."
"You're gonna get in trouble one day." I remark.
"Nahhh." She leans up against a wall.
"I better get back to class. Mrs. Heeler caught me sleeping." I roll my eyes. I begin waking back to class when Layla steps in front of me.
"How about... we have some fun." She looks side to side to keep watch for someone.
"No no.. I can't get in trouble again."
"Come onnn." She grabs my hand and pulls me down the hallway.
"Where are we going!?" I say in a hushed yell as I try to keep my balance.
"You'll see." She continues pulling me.

We finally make it to a door. She slowly pushes it open and looks in.
"Good." "Welcome to the teacher's lounge."
"We aren't supposed to be here."
"Duh. But no one will catch us since no teachers have lunch right now."
"Whatever you say.." I say reluctantly.
I sit down while Layla grabs a cup of coffee.
"Hey sonarrr.." She says.
"What?"
"How are.. uh.. you and Jax?" She says with a grin, then takes a sip of coffee.
I blush "we're good.."
"Y'all staying at each other's houses yet?" She smiles.
"Uhh... hey I better get going." I say with a bright red face.
I run out of the lounge while she just sits there. "Bye!" I yell as I walk out of the door.

I almost get back to the classroom. It's been 15 minutes.
Oh no.. she's going to wonder where I've been.
I quickly come up with the idea to tell her I got sick.

"Sonar." She says when I walk through the door.
"Y-yes?" I say, fake clutching my stomach and mouth.
"Where have you been?" She sternly asks.
"Well I uh- *fake gag* I got sick in the bathroom. I think I'm fine now though."
"Hmph. Go sit down." She says.
I sigh and walk to my desk. It's almost time to leave school.
I sit and tap my desk some more until the bell rings.
Yes!

I grab my stuff and run out of the classroom.
As I'm running I run into someone by accident.
"Hey! You needa watch out where you're going lady." The boy says.
I look up, all flustered, then I realize it's my boyfriend, Jax. I immediately hug him.
"What's the rush?" He asks.
"I-I don't really know. I just need to go home."
He pulls me in for a kiss and then grabs my hand.
"Let's go then." He smiles.
We slowly walk out of the door. I'm feeling a little better but I can't shake the feeling that someone is watching me.
We walk across the parking lot to my car.
"I better drive." He says before kissing my forehead.
I agree and get into the passenger side of the car.
We're slowly making our way out of the busy parking lot. I press my face up against the window and start to doze off. As I close my eyes I feel a hand grab mine. I squeeze Jax's hand and sigh.
After a while on the road, now on the freeway, I start to get dizzy.
"Hey, you okay?" Jax asks.

I let go of his hand and sit straight up. I have this overwhelming feeling to jump out of the car.

I unbuckle my seatbelt and open the door of the moving car. I jump out and I can feel my skin drag along the coarse pavement. I can feel my bones crack underneath the tires of the cars.

I let go of his hand and sit straight up. I have this overwhelming feeling to jump out of the car.
"Sonar? Hello?" I rapidly look around.
"I-I thought.."
"You thought what!?"
"N-nothing." I lay my head on his shoulder and grasp his hand again.
"Well talk about it later." He kissed the top of my head.

~at home~

I start brushing my teeth when Jax gets out of the shower. He dries his hair and puts the towel around his waist.
I finish brushing my teeth and sigh.
"So what was earlier about? What happened?"
I wrap my arms around him and close my eyes.
"I don't really know. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. We should go to bed."
I agreed but I wanted to wash my face off before. I told him to go ahead and get in the bed.
He leaves and I close the bathroom door.
I splash water on my face and my head starts to spin.
What's happening..?
I look in the mirror
      There's someone behind me.
It's that girl from earlier.
Sonar...
"What do you want?" I whisper
Sonar... we beckon you.
That's it. She left. Gone. Disappeared.
"What the fuck!?" I yell out. Jax came back into the bathroom.
"What's going on!?"he yells
"I.. I saw her again."
"Saw who!?"
"No one.. it's fine."
"Come to bed. You need it."
"No I need to stay."
He picks me up and carries me to the bed, laying me down and covering me up.
He lies down too and wraps his arms around me. I immediately drift off to sleep.

I can't get the image of the girl out of my mind.

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