What Lies Under The Surface

The Morning Of

I wake up at 6:00 in the morning to get ready for school, I put on my glasses make my bed, brush my teeth before brushing my dark red hair, and twisting it up off my neck and pin it in place with one of my pencils. I had a late night last night preparing for my art presentation. We had to make a piece describing a song lyric, and now we have to go up to the class and tell them why we picked this song and made it look the way we did. It doesn't sound that bad but I just hate talking to big groups. 

Now I clean up the disaster that is my room. once cleaned I went to my closet and picked out an outfit for the day. I ended up deciding on a pair of black jeans, with a red long sleeve crop top and my pair of black converse. once I was ready to go I grab my dark grey backpack, pack my artwork. I took one last look at myself in the mirror before I head out of my room and go downstairs. I went to the kitchen to grab an apple cause I don't have much time for breakfast if I want to walk to school with Abbey. I quickly look at the fridge door and see a note. It's from my dad.

Violet,
I had to work early today, don't wait up for me either it game night at Jim's tonight. Your lunch is in the fridge for school. See u tomorrow.
- Dad.

I grab the note and throw it in the trash, then grab my lunch and an apple before grabbing my keys and heading out the side door. Its the quickest was the sidewalk that I take to school. usually, if the weather is nice I walk to school with Abbey, there's no reason to waste gas driving when were in walking distance. On my way to the meet up with Abbey to our meet up spot. We only live two roads away so we meet up at the stop sign that leads to the school that's three blocks away. I start thinking about how I'm going to present my piece in front of the class, but before I could think of what I'm going to say my mind goes to Morgan. He's one of the guys in my Art and English class. I usually sit in the back of the class and he sits up by the front. He is like one of the only nice and outgoing people whos talks and knows everyone, except for me I think. I don't talk to many people other than my little group of friends, Abbey, Mel, and Courtney. I'm kind of antisocial, but every protective over my friends, since they are all I got here. 

Anyways as much as I think he's a great guy with he's short brown hair and bright blue eyes I don't think I'm his type and know this because he has a major crush. Morgan can talk to almost anyone except for Mel. He's been like for a year and a bit now, I think hes trying to asks her out but everytime he talks to her hell start talking about random things or school work. It's quite funny to watch, but Mel won't tell me if she actually likes him, but I think she knows I does and doesn't want to hurt my feelings.

"BOO!!" Abbey screams behind my ear while grabbing my shoulder.
"AHHHH!!"

I usually never get scared anymore, ever since elementary and how most people would pick on me and scare, I learned to always watch my back, and to make sure no one I care about would have to go through what I did.
Abbey then went to my side to meet eye level with the biggest smile on her face.

"Got ya. I have finally scared you. how was I able to scare you this time Vee? Out of all the other times."
"I guess I just had my head in another place. I have my art presentation today after third period, and you know how much I hate presenting in classes."
"You sure its presenting to the class you hate or are you afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of Morgan."

She said that last part all gooey romantic like with the biggest smile on her face. I dislike when she does that, but I know she just messing with me, we've been like that since middle school. ever since she found me at a lunch table reading a Batman comic and she joined me to talk about him, we've been inseparable since. We hang out almost all the time, either at school, her house, my house, or the comic book store. 

"No, I'm not afraid of embarrassing myself in front of Morgan, and plus he doesn't like me, its obvious he likes Mel, its just a matter of time before he asks her out. So before you get any ideas, he and I are never going to happen."
"If you say so."
"I do, now come on we can't be late for our meet up."

We both smile and start to run across the road to the school, to the side doors were most of the students go in through from the busses. We slow down once we get to the door. Abbey pushes the doors open to the hallway leading to the Atrium in the middle of the school.

"Welcome to Alpha Moon Highschool"She said with a smile and her arms in the air.
"Yes, were jocks and cheerleaders run the school, and the nerds hide away" I say with a smile.

I look up the hallway and I notice a big group of people huddled up in the atrium. Then I turn my head down the left hallway to see Mel coming towards us with a smile, followed by Morgan right behind her. Great. 

"Hey guys, how's your morning been?" Mel asks

I didn't reply cause I was so focused on what was going on in the atrium there's never that many people there, we don't even go there unless we are walking through to hang out in the library till morning classes start, but still never like this.

"Hey, whats going on?" Morgan says as he groups up with us.

None of us are listening to each other anymore to even say anything. Whats going on? What's so entertaining that they all have to be in a cluster? Before I could think of any possibilities, I see a flying backpack ripped open, and coming out of it is a black book with unicorn and random stickers. I know only one person who has a book like that, and we are supposed to be meeting with her right now in the library. Courtney.

**Hey guys, Sage here just wanted to let you know that I will be adding a new chapter every Friday for a long as I can. Enjoy.**