Her eyes shifted to the side again. They were glazed with glassy layer of tears. As she blinked, they dripped from her eyelids and slid down her cheek. She wiped it off with her thumb.
She stared at the sky like someone who was searching for something important. She felt goosebumps on her skin, no doubt, the night was cold. It was awfully silent. She was seated alone on the pavement in the school.
She knew she was going against the school rules, but she didn't mind. She needed some time alone. She needed to clear her head. She inhaled deeply. Everything around her looked gloomy too. The trees, swaying slowly like they were sympathising with her, the moon seemed to be looking at her directly in the face too. She could picture a look of pity on the face of the moon. The stars twinkled, like they were trying to tell her everything is going to be fine.
She was snapped out of her thoughts by a whisper. She was startled. Of course, she had heard stories of strange things happening at night, though she believed none of them. She closed her eyes and prayed it was her imagination.
That didn't stop it. Come here.......come here, the whispering continued. She couldn't pretend she didn't hear anything.
Curiously, she stood up. She wanted to figure out where the whisper was coming from. She tiptoed as she walked. She couldn't afford to make any sound. The breeze seemed to have changed it's direction. She moved further and further until she got to the music studio. There, the door was closed.
Her chin dipped to her chest. A look of disappointment stole across her face. She sighed deeply and turned to go. Come here, she heard again. She turned around. She walked towards the door and twisted the door knob. She was startled that the door was so easy to open. She had thought that it would be locked. She peered inside, it was so dark, she could not see anything. She strolled in, tiptoeing so as not to make any sound.
She spotted a door at At the far end of the music studio. She tiptoed towards it. She twisted the door knob, and the door flung open.
She let out a gasp as she peered in.
Suddenly, something pushed her from behind, and the door slammed shut.
Ashley was seated in her dad's mini van. Her forehead was wrinkled, her eyebrows drawn together, her lips turned downward. She was angry. Angry that they had to relocate, angry that her dad enrolled her in a boarding school because he'll be going on a business trip alongside with her mom, angry dad she's gonna have to start a new life in her new school, angry that she got separated from her friends. In fact, everything happening around her angered her.What angered her most was the fact that it was the sixth time they were relocating. "I'm sorry princess, but we have to move" Her dad always said whenever they were relocating. Those words irritated her ears. She just wanted to live a normal life, not moving from one city to another like some kind of tourist.Her dad and mom never cared about how she felt, her opinion did not matter. They always do what they want.Her dad stepped on the brake and the mini van screeched to
Ashley shut her eyes tightly, trying to process what just happened. She opened her eyes and staring at her in the face was Claire, Alex's girlfriend. Fury burned her face bright red."Who the hell do you think you are to lay your filthy hand on me?"Ashley yelled, her chest moving upward and downward repeatedly as she breathed heavily."And who the f**king hell do you think you are to talk back at him? Do you know who he is?" Claire snapped."Does it look like I give a f**k about who he is huh? What part of don't talk to me doesn't he understand!" Ashley fumed."You can't just talk to........ " Claire was saying, but Ashley cut her short."If you ever lay your filthy hand on me again, trust me, I'll make sure you regret it" Ashley sassed and walked out of her.Claire felt embarrassed. A new girl just insulted her in the presence of the
Ashley yawned and stretched her arms. She glanced at her watch. "It's time for history" She thought. She packed her books and headed back to her class.She pushed the door open and strolled into the class. Everywhere suddenly went silent and Ashley started to wonder why they all went silent.She made her way to her locker, dropped her books and picked up the necessary materials for her history class.Mr Brown, their history teacher strolled in with a smile plastered on his face."No need to greet, where did we stop?" He asked, dropping some textbooks on the table. To Ashley, he seemed kind of friendly."World War II" Annabelle, the girl Ashley helped earlier answered. Mr Brown turned on the projector.***After an hour, the siren rang out indicating the end of the lesson."I don't have any assignment for you guys today, but your n
There was a soft knock on the door. Claire's eyes turned to Annabelle's direction as if she was expecting her to open the door.Monica stood up. She unlocked the door and pushed it open."Food is here" A young lady announced, pushing a trolley into the room. Everyone picked their plate of food and ate silently.After dinner, The young lady cleared their dishes and Annabelle stood up to lock the door after she left."Anna" Ashley called."Hmm""You know, you shouldn't let anyone bully you especially when they don't worth it" Ashley said, fixing her gaze on Claire."She's a weakling, she's got no choice" Claire mocked, looking at Ashley directly in the face. She wondered why Ashley was so daring. Deep down, she was excited. "Tonight, we're gonna put you in your place, and you won't be able to run that little mo
Ashley dragged her up from the bed and pulled her hair angrily."You motherfucker…….I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Ashley fumed, holding on to Claire's hair."Let go of me" Claire tried to free her hair from Ashley's hold to no avail."Ashley calm down" Annabelle separated them."How can you tell me to calm down? Do you know what this bitch did huh?" Ashley yelled, wanting to charge at Claire again, but Annabelle stopped her."She's not worth it Ash, Let her go" Annabelle said just to make sure Ashley doesn't do anything drastic.With gritted teeth, Ashley said, "Trust me, I'm gonna get back at you".***"It was going well until he came" Alex fumed as he laid flat on his bed.Just then, Henry strolled in. Without saying a word, he went to lie on his bed."Hey dude! Mrs
As Alex walked towards his seat, he was waving at everyone like a celebrity. With his back turned to his seat, he made to sit down. In a flash, Ashley moved his chair backwards and he fell flat on the floor.The whole class bursted into laughter. It was an epic moment for Ashley. She laughed so much, her stomach started to hurt. Anger sparked in Alex's eyes as he stood up.Dropping his backpack on the chair, he stomped out of the class. Ashley pressed her lips together to prevent her from bursting into another round of laughter.Anabelle walked to Ashley's seat. She was full of smiles."Why did you do that?" She asked, lowering her butt to Alex's chair, but she quickly jerked to her feet realizing what she was doing."Pay back" Ashley shrugged and pulled her to sit on Alex's chair."Relax, they won't do anything" Ashley assured, noticing the worri
With clenched jaws, she pushed Alex. He lost his balance and landed on his butt."Hey!" He yelled. He stood up to his feet and lurched at Ashley. Henry stepped in to separate them."Let me go! I'm gonna teach him a lesson" Ashley fumed."Shut your mouth you bitch!" Claire snapped. Ashley broke free from Henry's hold and she charged at Claire, but Alex pushed her back and she landed on the floor. A fight broke out between them."Fight! Fight!" Their classmates cheered."What's going on here?" Mrs Jones voice stopped them. They were all so engrossed in the fight that they didn't notice when she walked in."You're fighting?" Mrs Jones uttered in disbelief. She wasn't suprised about Alex, or Henry or even Claire, but the new girl?"To the detention class, the four of you" She sterned."He's the one at fault, he
"I don't think you've read the school rules" Mrs Jones started as Ashely stopped midway into the office.Ashely kept mute."Fighting is against the school rules and you can get severely punished for it. I just decided to let it go today, but I may not be able to do that next time. It will be more that detention" She continued and Ashley listened attentively to her."And I didn't expect you to get into a fight with Alex" She said."He tore my mathematics note" Ashely said in a protesting tone."Then you should have reported him instead" She said and Ashley became pissed."And then you'll give him detention and that'll be all" She said almost rudely.Mrs Jones drew in a deep breath."You know what, I hate school rules so I don't follow them. I do what I think is right. I don't care if I get punished" She