Walking In Flames

Chapter 1

I screamed as I woke up from my sleep sweating profusely. I checked the time by my bed stand. It's few minutes past 2:00am. I don't think I would have any more sleep again because I'm scared of having more night mares. I've been having this same night mare for the past few months after the death of my twin sister Julie.

Let me tell you about myself. I'm Jayden, 16 years old. I don't really know my dad. I once had a twin sister Julie but unfortunately she's dead. She was coldly murdered and no one knows the culprit yet.

I remember how we grew up. We were so close to each other. We weren't really identical twins because I was a little bit taller than her. I had a lighter complexion than her. We had the same voice though. I remember everything we did before she eventually died.

Those memories always bring tears to my eyes as I fought back my tears to forget all that happened. The tears came flowing from my eyes but I quickly wiped it. I wouldn't want to start a new day crying. I've cried enough. I want to move on but I can't. I'm not sure I would be able to move on. The pain still dwells in my heart.

I slowly uncovered the duvet from my body, wore my flip flops and made my way downstairs. I was indeed thirsty so I made my way towards the kitchen. I drank a glass of water and came back to the sitting room.

I actually live with my mom but she's not at home right now. She's a nurse and she's on the night shift which ends by 7:00am so I'm actually home alone.

I thought of what to do and decided to watch a movie. I really love Indian films so I decided to watch one of those Indian movies. The movie ended happily after a few hours. I took a glance at the wall clock 6:20am. At least I have lots of time left before 7:00am.

I made my way upstairs towards my bedroom. My bedroom is well furnished to my taste. My best colour is green because it signifies nature so don't be surprised when I tell you that almost everything in my bedroom is coloured green the duvet,bed covers, curtains and even the wall.

I grabbed my towel and went into the bathroom. I took out my toothbrush from its case, applied a minimum amount of toothpaste and brushed my teeth. After brushing my teeth, I pulled my pajamas and made my into the shower. As the warm water hit my smooth skin washing away my fears, worries and pain. I enjoyed that moment before making my way out of the shower

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I creamed my smooth skin with my body lotion, went towards my wardrobe. I grabbed a pair of denim jeans, a green crop top and a green jacket. I put on my clothes and applied some make up on my face to hide the bags under my eyes because of the lack of sleep I had last night due to the night mare. I remembered the night mare and cringed. I haven't had a nice sleep for some months though and I think I'm getting used to it I tried to think of other good things in order to forget about it.

I combed my long black hair. I took one last look at the mirror and nodded at myself. I wore my sneakers grabbed my bag and walked out of the bedroom.

I hurried into the kitchen to make breakfast for myself. I made toasted bread and coffee. I sat on the dining table and enjoyed my breakfast. I hurried out of the house locking the door in the process and went to board a bus.

I arrived there at 6:45am. I waited for a few minutes before the bus arrived. I entered into the bus and sat by a blonde haired boy who tried to start a conversation with me. I wasn't really interested in whatever he was saying so I plugged my ear plugs into my ear to listen to music. Music is my life and I really love singing. The brown haired boy sensing that I wasn't really in the mood to talk didn't bother starting a conversation with me again.

I sang out the lyrics of the song A new day by Celine Dion and some of the passengers were already sending glares towards my way because of how loud I sang. I quickly apologized to them and hummed the music quietly. Soon the bus pulled over at Royale high school.

I quickly jumped down from the bus and made my way into the school. I still had few more minutes before the bell rings.

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"Jay" I recognized the voice of my best friend Louisa as she jumped on my back hugging me in the process.

"Louisa you are hurting me please come down" I said

"Sorry" she apologized as she came down.
What's wrong. You don't look happy. She said observing my face.

"I still had same nightmare this night" I answered.

Louisa knew about me having nightmares since the death of my twin sister so it didn't sound foreign to her.

She looked at me with sympathy and told me that everything would be alright.

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The first bell rang. I and Louisa had Mathematics first period. We rushed down the hall into the class and settled down on our seats. A few minutes later Mr. Wilson our mathematics teacher came into the class and started teaching Algebra.

My eyes began to close because I didn't get enough sleep last night. Louisa tapped me on my shoulder and I jerked up. I managed to keep myself awake.

The next lesson which I had History, Louisa wasn't in my class. She had Art. The History teacher Mrs. Henderson a petite woman who was very strict came into the class and taught us about the continents.

Being a grade 12 students, I had few months before I graduate from high School. I'm not just ready for college.

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"Jayden get up" I heard the teacher call my name. I slowly stood up and looked at the teacher shame fully.

"I'm sorry" I said to her but she just glared at me. I swallowed the lump that was already forming in my throat waiting for her to tell me my punishment

"Out of my class" she said.

I bent my head and walked out of the class. At least she didn't give me detention.

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The bell for lunch rang and I and Louisa made our way into the cafeteria. I ordered french fries and a bottle of coke. Louisa ordered a few rolls of sausage, an apple and a bottle of water. We carried our tray and walked towards our table. We ate our food and talked a little. Soon the bell rang signalling that lunch was over.
We went for our remaining lessons and soon lessons were over.

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I hope you enjoyed this first chapter. Please vote or comment it really motivates me. I would really love reading your comments.

Wash your hands regularly,stay safe,stay beautiful. You are all loved😘😘

Vi-kio