Never The Same

Dodging The Eyes

Elena's POV

I was still outside cooling off. I was already missing class so I'm gonna bunk. I'm going to the nearest convenience store. I need to buy a pack of ciggies. Yes, I'm very much young to smoke. But I do it when I need to calm down.

I don't smoke often usually 1 cig in a 2-week time frame maybe longer.

I know smoking kills. But what I do is worse and it's better than drinking... I don't like it.

Walking away from school walking towards the store I can't help but feel like I'm being watched. 

I'm a trained killer...

I pulled out my phone to text Vic that I left school that I'll see her later. No, I didn't tell her about me feeling like I'm being watched.

When I notice the store up ahead I notice an alley-like space between two stores. So I know where I'm going after.

I walked into the store to the counter. Not even a minute later a hooded person walked in.

" What can I get you?" The guy said behind the counter.

" Yeah I need a pack of green camels and a lighter," I said not missing a beat.

" I.D," he said. I pulled one of the 2 fake I.Ds I had.

"Ellie Rodriguez? 20 years old," he said.

"Yeah, that's my name and age I know I look young. But can we hurry this up I have to get to work," I said looking at the time to make it believable.

" Yeah, here you go. That will be $9.31 all together," He said handing my I.D back I put a $10 bill down left saying kept the change.

I then ran to the ally to hide gotta see who was following me.

Sure enough, the guy came and was looking around. 

"shit," he said. The voice sounded familiar but deciding not to look I waited it out until I knew he was gone. I got up from my spot walked out the alley and back to school as nothing even happened knowing that theirs a park not far from the school I decided to walk over to it.

Took me about 20 minutes to get there. When I saw the park I saw a big tree walking towards It I decided not to climb it but to sit under it. I have a thing for climbing trees. Don't know why I like it so much.

But once I was sitting I pulled a cig out and lit it. 

"ahhhhh" I softly said. I closed my eyes enjoying the peace and quiet. 

But my phone had to ruin it. Not bothering to check the caller I.D I answered.

"Hello," I said

" Where are you?" Vic asked.

" Why a hello would be nice Vic," I said back.

" Fuck off look the principal is mad and I can't calm him down. He wants you in his office to talk about the cafeteria incident," she said getting mad.

I took another drag off my cig before answering.

" Look tell him you left messages and that you will drag me to school tomorrow to have a meeting with him in his office," I said calmly.

" Fine," she said before hanging up.

She'll cool off. I was taking my time smoking this cig but I was getting tired of it so I crushed it. But I kept the bud. 

The bud has my DNA well the filter does. So I look at the bud and start peeling the filter off. 

Once I know I got it I lit the filter on fire when I knew it was burnt I stomp it to stop the fire. I still had the bud so I put it in my cig pack. Got up put my lighter and pack in my back pocket.