One step ahead

Dylan Spring

  "Okay class we have a new student in class today, come on introduce yourself" Ms. Gillan said calling a boy with a black turtle neck long sleeve on, green eyes and unusually swooshed brown hair, he looked quite handsome and all the girls were fawning all over him, I rolled my eyes and turned my head back to my sketchbook.
  "Uh hey my name's Dylan" he said, girls continued to giggle, "mine is Micheal" Micheal Stampen mocked from the back of the class.
  "Thank you Micheal I almost forgot you existed!" Kory shouted from the second row. Everyone snickered, Dylan took a seat in the front row.
  "Okay children turn to chapter 16 and Micheal and Kory can read for us" Micheal grunted but Kory didn't seem to mind. "Oh Micheal is there a problem?". "Yes, I read last time" "maybe if you stop getting in trouble you wouldn't have to read" Micheal rolled his eyes. "How bout you Paisley? You haven't read in a while". My anxiety went from 0 to 100 real fast.
"I'm not very good at reading miss" I retort.
She acknowledges me and continues calling on certain people to read but whoever was too nervous or too confused she told them they didn't have to do it. Dylan read one paragraph and when I watched him it was like he had a dark distant aura around him and I was hesitant how to feel about this new boy.
  After class I walked to the cafeteria to meet my sister Kelly. Kelly wore a blue jacket and a black ripped jeans.
"Pay-Pay come here" she yelled from the other side of the cafeteria, I quickly walked over now noticing a boy with a loose blue shirt was standing next to her, his hair was swiped to the right and he looked a bit smug.
"Alex this is my sister Paisley, she's 15 just 2 years younger than us isn't that awesome just like your brother" she giggles.
"Um hi? Alex?" I replied most confused. "Hey sorry I'm new here and your sister was showing me around super grateful I'm lost" I laughed. "No kidding there was a new kid in my class today too". "What was his name?" Kelly asked.
"Oh it was Dylan, he seems like weird guy I'm gonna stay clear" I nonchalantly replied. Kelly looked at me shocked and Alex laughed.
  "How could you say that Dylan is Alex's brother" Kelly protested. "It's no biggie I think he's pretty weird myself " Alex blatantly said, I smirked "see he gets it, plus I was being honest he's off for sure", Kelly rolled her eyes.
  "How was Economics class today anyway?" Kelly asked. "Horrible, Gillan asked me to read and I almost died" I wined. Kelly laughed "served you right", I stuck out my tongue.
  "Oh that's my bro he's coming this way" Alex said, and he was right Dylan came walking this way eyeing Kelly and I.
   "Alex mom called she wants to know if you signed up for any sports?" Dylan asked not acknowledging us anymore. "Nah maybe I'll join football" he replied "um hello?" Kelly said as if she just wanted all the attention, Alex smiled "how rude of me, sorry Dylan this is Kelly she's showing me around, and this is her sister Paisley", Kelly grinned and waved but I just nodded.
  "Paisley, right I know you from Econ class this morning, girl who's afraid to read" he laughed, I rolled my eyes "jerk" I retorted.
   "Here's a thought why don't you go show Dylan around Paisley" Kelly perked up. "Rather drop dead", "actually I think I'd like some company I'm gonna find my locker, coming?
  "Sure why not" I replied sarcastically. The more I walk with him the more mysterious he gets it's like this guy screams sociopath.
  "What up with the hairstyle?" I ask trying to make conversation. "It seems psychotic doesn't it?" "Kinda" "good that's what I was going for"
  That unhinged me what's up with this boy is he okay? Then again we're all not okay.
   "Your brother seems like a really nice guy super polite that's unnerving" I joke but his expression is hard to read he seems serious. "I hate him, it's all an act you know" "what's wrong with pretending to be happy, atleast he's good at it"
  "My brother is a secretive boy, you should stay away from him" he says monotonously. "What about you? Do you have secrets?" I ask curiously. "What I have and like to keep is my sanity that's why I'm the way I am" he replies.
We stopped in front of locker 21c and he took out a key from his pocket and opened it.
"Nice to meet you Paisley?" He asked "Paisley Flint". He smiled and we shook hands.
That was a year ago and that's how he got added to the list of people that could've murdered Alex Spring.