It was raining hard outside.
John could hear it beating against the window behind him as he sat in the back of the classroom. He was day dreaming about girls and looking out the window into the school parking lot.
He turned around and suddenly the teaching was standing right there.
"Yes Mr. Smith, the rain is very pretty and probably more interesting than my lecture. But it rains everyday here in Portland and you'll only get to hear my lecture once."
"Sorry"
"Sorry, what?"
"Sorry Mr. Koenig"
Damn he hated that guy. He was always in your face like he wanted to fight you. If he was a student he would have gotten his ass kicked years ago.
"Good, now pay attention"
Mr. Koenig walked back to the front of the classroom and continued to listen to the sound of his own voice. John, meanwhile, turned back towards the window. He looked and saw a strange man standing in the rain.
What was strange about the man wasn't the fact that he was staring at John. Or even the fact that he was just standing there in the pouring rain without a jacket.
It was the fact that he was completely dry.
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John sat at the lunch table with his friends. The bright lights in the cafeteria hurt his eyes. No matter how much he told his friend Mike about the man in the parking lot, he didn't believe his story.
"Somebody can't stand in the rain and not be wet. It breaks the laws of physics. You need to get your eyes check dude."
"I'm serious dude. That guy really gave me the creeps."
"Look man, I was sitting in Koenig's class last period too and I didn't see anybody out the window."
“Are you kidding me? He was standing right by the window. Like ten feet away from the building."
"Ok man. Cool it. It’s no big deal. I believe you, alright?"
"You just saying that so I'll stop talking about this, aren't you?"
"Yeah and I really hope it works."
Suddenly John caught a glimpse of something in the hallway outside the cafeteria. It was the man. Now that John had a closer look he could see what the man was wearing. Jeans and a black t-shirt. He had on Converse All-Stars and a belt buckle in the shape of the OSU mascot. The strangest thing about him though was the gun at his hip. How did he get into the school with a gun? Was he a cop? John didn't see a badge. The thought sent chills up his spine.
"Mike, dude, do you see that guy?"
Mike turned around and looked.
"What guy?"
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Hope you liked my first chapter. Don't worry it gets more exciting. This was just an intro to introduce the main character. Chapter 2 is coming soon.
