Kianda

1 *Sasha*

I am Sasha, a girl that's been alive for 16 years now. I'm a Kianda. I usually don't tell people about that, we're not with much anymore. Many, many years ago, we protected the fishermen. We made sure that they returned back safe, after a trip to fish for the hungry. The Flying Dutchman, as you call him, was after our time. And he was reckless, but he didn't know us. Let him be, it's his own fault, don't blame us. Plus, he wasn't a fisherman, he was a colonist.

Anyways. I'm a Kianda. I'll tell you something about us. We look like normal humans. Except for the fact that we always have blue eyes. Like, beautiful blue eyes, where you can get lost in so good. And we have swimming flippers between our toes. So that we can swim easily. We used to have them between our fingers too.

And I'm going to a human school. So I'm with all these 16 years old kids. And next year I'm going to another human school. Or I may be in this school for another year. I switch each year, for there's a chance someone might find out there's a Kianda on a particular school. I have been going to a Kianda school, but... it's sad what happened there. Kianda haunters, they flushed in. There were so many of them. They killed a lot of my friends. My dad died in there too. Now it's only me and my mom. There are more Kianda's, but we splitted up. Now I have no idea where my friends are, even if they're alive or not. I can't have any contact with them, my mom says. It would be too dangerous for us both. Well, that is that. I will not bother you any longer with my story. I even don't know why I told you. But now you know, so whatever. Just keep it a secret and don't haunt me, okay?

Today I'll go to a new school. First day, new people. Needing to meet all of them, needing to make friends, even though I know I can't be friends with them for any longer than maximum a year. Well, here I go. Into that new 'Marble Valley High School' where I'll be learning the same thing all over and over again. It's so boring, that school. I can say it, you can't. You are learning new things every year, I'm only every ten years. This school, it looks like a prison. That's all I can say about it. It's grey, just like stone. It's just a big stone with windows. And oh yeah, there's a great fence around it all. The gate isn't being watched by guards. Not yet. But it looks like that won't let waiting for it so very long. It's a real prison. As if I like that.

"Hey girl! New here? I haven't seen ya 'round here yet," a girl says. She walks up to me. Oh no, I don't need any friends. Why doesn't anyone get that? "Uhh, yeah. I've changed school last year, because it wasn't something for me," I answer. "I don't know this whole place, but I guess I can find out." I hope she gets the fact that I want to be kept by myself now. "Ah, no worries. I know this place like my jeans' pockets! It is boring here, so I'd get it totally if ya wanna leave immediately. If not, then I'll help ya 'round." I guess she doesn't get it, then. Even worse, I now have a friend. And, like I said, she thinks it's boring. Ugh. "Well, uhm... thanks. That'd be great." Seems like I just got myself a friend.

"Katy, who's that? Needa help protecting her?" A boy passes by. "Well, Katy, you dare. New one already?" And a girl. "Where's Sophie, or has she been replaced already by this, uhh, newbie?" Another girl. I hear a lot of these things as we walk down the hallway. What are they all talking about? I used to know a girl named Sophie Shindes. She was my best friend. She was a Kianda, too. But I lost her and every single sign of contact with her. I have no idea if she's still alive, either. Maybe it's her? "Ahh, ignore those people. I had a very good friend, Sophie. She died last year, at the sports club. She practised archery. I can't really get over her, but you look so much like her when she just arrived here at school, I couldn't just let you be alone these years you'll be here," Katy explains. That makes me even fuller with questions. I look like her? Sophie Shindes and I were twins! Archery? That was her thing! So is it mine, but still... hey, wait. "Archery? I like that, too. Do you have an archery club in this town, or close by? Maybe I could attend." I know I hit a sensitive string by starting about that, but maybe I can find myself some fun? It won't make sense, but I'll have to come through this year anyways. "Oh, yeah. There's a club near the school. I can show ya when you're out of school? It does call up some memories to me, Sophie was an awesome friend to me," she answers. I'm sorry for her, but I need to have something to do this year. "Yeah, that would be great! I'm sorry, by the way, for Sophie. She sounds like an awesome girl to me." I feel a need to apologize. "She was. Now, to change subjects, where ya needa go first?" she says. "Maths from, ehm, Tilsa. Where-" I start to her. "You have Tilsa too? He's awesome. And he is pretty handsome, too. Come on, I have him too now. Follow me!" She walks away, I follow her. And we ignore the boys and girls that start about Sophie. Would it really be Sophie Shindes?