Part one of 5. In this book we will follow our two main characters an seemingly innocent boy going by the name Gabriel and an extroverted and fearce girl named Althea. We will walk with them on an amazing journey of discovery and see if they will h...
It's 5:30 in the morning, still pitch black outside, but as always my fokes are at it again like cat's and dog's . I roll over pulling the pillow over my ears in hope of stifling the sounds a little bit. Sometimes I wander way they don't just divorce, it's not like we live in 1600's. The loud bang of our front door makes me flinch inside my covers. Then as a clockwork my mom starts cursing behind my dad's back for being an asshole and the naibor screeming at dad to shut the fuck up, close some are trying to sleep on Saturday. Thing that always makes my dad to flip him over and shout obscenity in the naibors face. I instead want to go so deep in my bed covers so that nobody can see or find me again.... how in the world will I face Gabriel on Monday. This all reminded me of my own outburst on him, he was just goofing around as always and didn't pay attention, so he ran smack into me and my tray of food in the cafeteria. Meanless to say that all the content of the try spill right on my pastel blue new dress. I was so furious that I didn't even hear his apologies. I made such a scene and screemd at him. I was so angry, I rarly get the chance to buy new clothes, and I literally had to beg mom to let me buy this one. And just like that he ruined it, out of his silly joke. I couldn't see at that moment his downcast eyes or hear his voice, all I heard was how mom will start screaming at me to when I got home. And I was right... I breath I deep, letting it out slowly. I know I need to stop thinking of it or else il spend all weekend dreading the Monday. So I bravely pull the covers off me and stand up, I know it's pointless to try and sleep any longer. Il have to wake up anyway in one hour for practice. That was when it hit me... Practice... I facepalm myself. - How can you forget practice Althea ? I scolded myself. What Monday, you can start panicking now, he's gone be there 2. It doesn't matter, I told myself, he's gone be with his mats on the football field and il be on the track practicing my speed. I really need to concentrate more, my mom will kill me if I don't win this one. She is always soooo... How can I put it.... Sooo... Proud to tell everyone her perfect daughter wins every race without a flaw. I grown internationally at that though... It's so embarrassing. I slowly stepped twords the window by now, looking carefully behind the curtains to check if my dad left and the naibor went inside. I sigh of relief seeing nobody on the street. So I pull the curtain and opened the window breathing in deeply the fresh morning air. As I opened my eyes, without even looking, my gaze fell on the second story window of my naibors house, there half naked and leaning over just a bit was Gabriel. And I could swear he was staring down into my bare soul. A hot shiver traveled down my spine, reminding me again if yesterday. I swallowed hard, feeling unesay. I wasn't afraid of him, not by a long shot, but the girls that followed him everywhere... That was another story... I sow they're looks and shushed talks.... I was in for it on Monday.... I shake myself of this feelings and energys, it's so hard to describe the static electricity I feel sometimes... I look up again to see if he's still there.... and yes... He's there in all his glory, hands holded on his chest. I shiver again and pull the curtains quickly covering his view. Turning around I head twords my bathroom chanting to myself encouraging words.
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It's 5:30 in the bloody morning and my dad is again half naked on our front porch screeming like a lady twords our naibor. That guy has done serious issues, he's always, I mean always fighting with his wife. My though goes to Althea, dam she is loud as hell. I never met to go silage hammer on her and ruin her dress. In my defense, I didn't even see her coming twords me, I was to busy running away from my stupid friend that was insisting into dragging me with him on a double date. I know who he had in mind, and it's no way no how il do that, not even for my best friend... boy's have limits to... I look annoyed at the clock, here goes a hood hour of sleep... I get up and go to the opend window, regretting leaving it open last night. I might have been able to sleep more if I hadn't... or maybe not... I slightly chill out looking at my angry half naked dad going inside while the naibors car is slowly fading into the distance. I hand my head a little low, thinking about the grueling practice I have to face today. Lifting myself up I tossel my hair in frustration, when I noticed her opening the window, looking carefully to check if her dad left already... It makes me chuckle... She can be cute when she wants to... But dam she's a firecracker... 162 cm of a deamon firecracker... I could literally pick her up and fold her neatly in the cupboard above my fridge and she will fit in there without a problem and after all that she's still having the guts to go chest to chest with me. It's just yo cute, even when she's mad it's cute, it's like watching a ciwawa getting mad... That idea makes me smirk while looking into her direction. I can't tell if she's noticed me watching her yet or not...a second later I see her frazing on her spot... I can barely keep the laughter in... So I straiten up probably resting my hands folded on my chest, let at least give her something nice to see while she's watching. Next thing she does proppeld me into a fitt of laughter. She yankd that curtain so had its a miracle it's still standing. I lean with one hand on the window frame laughing like a mad man. - Gabe my dad shouts from downstairs, brackfast is ready. I pull myself from the window, stil laughing while imagining her face... This is gone be just to much fun... I think to myself, internally rubbing my hands... It's payback time.
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Going down the stairs twords the kitchen, praying that my mom had enough time to cool down by now. I peek carefully twords the kitchen, she's wiping the counter like her life depends on it. I summon up what's left of my courage and walk into the kitchen. - Good morning mom. I greet her in my softest voice I can muster. - Morning sweetheart. She greets back turning twords me partially. -Your breakfast is on the table. - Thanks mom. I sit down and look at my boul. Nothing special, just my usual cornmeal and fruits. I eat up a little while watching the clock on the wall, praying that time could pass faster. - I'll be working double shift today, the hospital is overrun with case's. My mom said sighing. - Do they know what it is? I ask curiously. - Not yet, but we try to do our best. Not even mom didn't seem to be convinced of her own words. I stare off into space remembering last night's news... the news anchor calling it the trial of Fire spreading rapidly throughout the City. Fever, headaches, loss of vision, gradual atrophy of muscles leading to permanent immobility,delirium, insanity and death.... So many words describing pain and suffering, already getting a usual routine on all TV stations. What is more astonishing is that nobody did anything to prevent it yet. - Just be careful out there sweetie. My mom said pulling me out of my thoughts. - Shure mom. I smile at her, knowing well enough she will still be worried. - Well... I need to go... Your lunch money are in your bag as usual, I made you lasagna, just heat it up when you get hungry and you have mushrooms cream supe in the fridge to. If anything comes up call me. - Thanks mom. Don't worry, il be fine. She lookd at me, pulled on my tale playfully and winkd while passing by me twords the hallway. - Give them hell Xena.... She said while laughing. - will you ever stop using that nickname? I asked a little annoyed with her. -Nope, you're always gone be my Xena the worrior princess. She said, then blow me a kiss and left the house. Thank God she never called me like that in public, not that I'm popular enough to actually matter.... Sometimes I think God dumped me on the wrong planet... I get up, clean after myself and grab my bag, I know it's early still. If it's something I enjoy is sitting on the grass in the football field blasting my ear drums off and draw. At least this early it's no Gabriel's bitch committee to bother the shit out of me. I stop infron of my home, glancing twords his house hoping that he won't open yesterday subject at practice. I shake off any thoughts, cover my ears with my headphones and blast the music so loud I can't hear anything besides it any longer and I rool out, catching speed as I glided out of my driveway.
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By the time I went down, dad was already sitting at the TV, holding his beer and arguing with the ancor. - Food's on the table, he gestured with his bottle twords the kitchen. - K... Thanks.... I grabbed a sandwich and my bag and ran out the back door before my dad had a chance to remember he didn't complain again about what that "asshat" of a naibor did "again" this time around. I heard him yelling behind my retreating back not to slam the dam door.... Well... I guess it's to late now... I straddled my bike, a electric blue and black kawasaki Ninja my dad gifted to me last month on my birthday for scoring a scholarship and a place on the college football team. Yahhh he could be a stupid drunk, loud and annoying, but he raised me alone when mom baild on us, he work's hard and sticks up for me no matter how crazy my wishes became. His, not perfect, but I'd never want to change him eather... even if he walkes half naked on our front lawn arguing with Althea's dad. Speaking of witch..... I see her skating her way to practice. I smirk, she's so predictable. Before she has time to react and move away I swip in at full speed barly grazing her arm and making her jump sideways. I laugh seeing her flale her arms in anger, screaming after me things I can't hear... thankfully... Good morning Firecracker, I shout my lungs out hoping she will hear me.
