A Thousand Moments

Chapter 1- Astrid Summer

Alanna Sky Bauer

How am I even going to find these stupid moments? I should have just jumped

As thoughts lingered in my mind, everyone's voices echoed through the room, each one has their own conversation, their own world they share with each other.

I also have my own world, alone.

I rest my head on my desk and closed my eyes.

As far as I remember... well these past 5 years, I was always alone.

Almost everyone here knew about our accident, it's a small town 30 minutes away from the city. Here, almost everyone knows everyone's story, that's why I don't believe in people's friendships that they offer me, it's all just out of pity, that's also why I don't like talking to people cause once I do they bombard me with questions about my amnesia, and the accident– trust me the least I wanna do with my life is talk about it.

I almost drifted to sleep when someone slammed a book on the table

"Ms. Alanna Sky Bauer wake up, you're not at home" said Ms. Grummel,

Trust me miss, I wish I was.

No she's not the hot-single-teacher-in-her-mid-20s type, she's an old lady who has a knack for getting on my nerves... well, to be fair I also have my way of driving her crazy.

"...ugh" I let out a small sound of disappointment.

Alright Ms. Grumpy.

As I look up I saw someone looking at me.

What the hell.

Everybody's looking at Ms. Grummel, and here's this one looking at me, Astrid Summer.

I ignored her, and proceeded to rest my head again on my desk pretending to be asleep all through out Ms. Grummel's class, because honestly I am not in the mood to answer any question about History. I feel asleep.

The bell rang waking me up from my deep slumber.

Finally her class is over, gosh I cannot take another minute of her annoying voice.

•••••

During lunch time I sit where I usually sit, the table on the far end of the cafeteria, beside a big window.

That's right, also alone, the whole table all to myself. It never really bothered me, who wouldn't want some peace and quiet after a chaotic battle against "education".

I started eating my lunch while looking out the window, the only company I had were unwelcomed guests that never leave my side, my thoughts. Can I consider this my first moment? How will I know when a moment comes? Maybe there should be something significant that should happen.

After eating, I took my notebook out, and wrote my thoughts, sometimes it helps me so that emotions won't overwhelm me.

While thoughts engrossed my mind, I noticed a woman walk to my table and sat beside me... more like sat 2 seats away from mine, it's a really big table.

Why is Astrid Summer sharing a table with me? Seriously first staring, now sitting beside me. I looked at her, I immediately looked away, and proceeded with what I was doing.

I sensed her looking at me but I didn't mind and ignored her.

"Hey" said Astrid,