"Leona!" Donovan shouted, running out of breath as he finally caught meeting eyes with Jaiden as he leaned up against a streetlight pole. She figured this would be a good chance to ask him about the note, and if his little group wouldn't be coming after her anymore. To her surprise, he walked over to her first, sipping his drink that he must've gotten from the local cafe. "You walk?" Jaiden asked, and Leona slowly nodded. "For the time being, I guess so. Also—" Leona pulled out the note from her skirt's pocket and showed it to him. "What does this mean?" She asked, but Jaiden simply kept sipping on his drink, moving the straw around inside the cup. "It's exactly what it says," Jaiden said, finally answering her after taking so many sips. "I took care of it." "How?" Leona muttered, but instead of outright asking. she simply thanked him for forgiving her and helping her out. Jaiden stared at her for a long time as she stood there awkwardly, moving her eyes around to look at things
Leona could feel sweat drip down her face as she stared at her bedroom ceiling in shock. Suddenly, she got up and went inside one of her drawers, pulling out a small jewlery box. She opened it, finding a beautiful silver necklace with a silver gem in the middle. "How did I forget about you?" Leona muttered to herself as she stared at the necklace in awe. "Okay, then, I'll wear it today." Leona nodded to herself, placing the necklace on her bedside table and getting ready for school. After finally putting on her uniform, Leona moved her long black hair out of the way, and used her mirror to put on her necklace. However, after straing at it for a while, she hid it under her uniform. The necklace was the only thing that was with Leona ever since she was first adopted. Her parents had told her before that when they saw her for the first time, she already had the necklace on. To keep it safe all these years, she stored it in her drawers, but after having such a weird nightmare, she fig
"Atlantis....?" Leona mumbled to herself before quickly closing her journal and stepping out of the car.Leona and her mom walked into the electronics store, but all the excitement for a phone wasn't there as much as before. Leona was too worried and confused about what she had just experienced, like how she heard music when the radio wasn't on, and how she was writing sheet music without even knowing.Did I hear that song from somewhere before? Leona thought as she looked at all the phones behind the glass cases. She suddenly recognized a certain phone- the Samsung Galaxy A20."That's the one Khloe has, right?" Leona mumbled to herself, smiling as she stared at the phone."Ah, the Samsung Galaxy A20, huh?" The store clerk asked, walking over to her and taking the phone out of its case so that Leona and her mom could get a closer look."See, this phone in particular saves a lot of battery, and you can even go on night mode for a lot of apps by going to your notification bar. The camer
Leona was back in the office during her Student Aid period, still organizing papers in the little cramped backroom, as she watched Emily and Zach do their usual work in the front.Work went a little slower today since Leona kept thinking of what she should tell Jaiden. After asking her to tutor him, he then said that she could give him an answer later."It's not that I really mind tutoring anyone...." Leona mumbled to herself, spacing off as she started to think of the consequences if her dad were to ever find out that she was helping a boy.She slowly put papers in folders, and thought of how she would even be able to help him. He was already at a D in that class, and Leona was at an A. She had to figure out a way to help him even with their gap in grades.Yeah, there shouldn't be anything wrong with helping him out, but his friends...."What would his friends think? Would they go after me again?" Leona said to herself before suddenly gasping."Tara....." she whispered in shock.Ther
Leona ended up going to the library with Donovan, and they began to look through books for any information about "Atlantis.""I'm surprised you would ask me about a myth like that," Donovan said, flipping through the pages of a book. "I'm not really strong in the subject of myths and urban legends.""Atlantis is a myth?" Leona asked, and Donovan nodded."The myth of Atlantis--an existence of an underwater kingdom that just vanished out of nowhere."Leona sat on a squishy chair in the back of the library with Donovan, waiting for him to start the story."Almost everyone has heard about the myth of Atlantis, especially in our town since we're basically surrounded by water and nature. Of course, many people couldn't prove if Atlantis was really real, so it lead to many stories of people saying they've seen it."Donovan continued to look at the book, continuing with the story."Here's the generic version: Atlantis was an underwater kingdom filled with mythical underwater beings such as me
"Why would he say that to Khloe?! Geez...." Leona muttered to herself as she sat on her bed.She still couldn't help but wonder why Jaiden, out of all people, would be nice to her, but she figured that it wasn't something that she really had to think about right now.Suddenly, Leona heard a "ding" from her phone, and checked to see that it was her mom."Sweetie, you're going to have to start walking home starting tomorrow. You know your dad is upset about this, so just make sure you always come straight home, alright? xoxo"Leona sighed as she read the message. Even if she was allowed to walk, it still felt like there was a leash on her. She couldn't go see all the nearby stores or hang out with friends after school.Oh well.....what was I expecting?It was the next day of school, and Khloe looked as if she had something amazing to say. She kept grinning at Leona and dropping hints that something great was happening, as she dragged Leona to a bulletin board in the main hallway.Some s
"Wanna skip the first class?" Jaiden asked as he started to walk towards the door."W-what?"Leona began wiping her tears as Jaiden opened the door and started to walk out."That whole commotion this morning is probably delaying classes anyways, might as well right?" Jaiden held the door open, waiting for Leona to walk through."But.....my name was on there.....they might call me to the principal's office..." Leona started to tremble in fear.The principal's office.....what will they ask me?"Calm down....I'm sure that everyone already knows it's fake," Jaiden replied, walking back towards her."What do you mean?" Leona asked in confusion."Well, even if you were doing those...things...I'm pretty sure you wouldn't reveal yourself like that. Even then, it's none of their business what you do after school."There was a long silence between them right after, and the atmosphere become more awkward than before.Leona sniffled, as she could feel her frustration get even worse. Her face star
"Where have you been?"The deep growl in his voice made Leona tremble in fear, dreading her every move as she walked forward. She stopped and looked down at her feet as she awaited her faith."Look at me when I'm speaking to you," Mr.Denver demanded, and Leona slowly held her head up to look at his forehead, avoiding eye contact."You've only been walking for what, 3 days? You're already this cocky?" He asked as he started to stand up."You know what happened the last time you weren't on a leash? I can't believe I trusted you to be on your own, only to continuously show up late!!!"Mr. Denver threw a vase at the wall behind Leona, and Leona screamed as she ducked."So answer me," Mr. Denver said, sitting back down."Where were you, Leona?""Helping Khloe with homework? She can't do it herself?" Mr. Denver asked, and Leona nodded as if what she told him was true.He seemed to believe her, however, Leona knew that only the worse was to come. Ever since she walked in, he didn't mention a