FrAcTuReD (Part One) (Completed continued in Part Two)

Chapter. 02 (Slight Edit)

"Man that would have sucked, but hey remember though last night, who do you think that person was? I mean we've never seen that guy before, or was it a girl? Anyway it was kinda' weird, normally we're the only ones willing to stay out late."

Alex laughed. "Heh, yeah." But then she recalled the person in the rain, wearing that hoodie partly obscured face and those headphones... Alex quickly turned to look back to Charla. "Hold the phone..."

"Huh, what is it Al?"

"I'll talk to you later, something I want to make sure of okay?" Alex dashed off to catch up after the new girl.

"Yeah okay whatever, see you a lunch then!"

No way in hell, Alex thought. That couldn't have been... but those headphones. When she caught up to Charla she was looking over a hand written note that seemed to be directions. "Hey!" she clapped her hand on Charla's shoulder.

"Wha–!" Charla jumped before looking to Alex with a startled expression. "Wha-what is it? Why'd you scare me like that?"

"Whoa calm down girl, I didn't mean to scare you like that it's just I wanted to ask you something that's all."

She relaxed slightly. "Oh, what did you want to ask?"

"Well this mind sound weird but were you out last night at all?"

"Last night? Why do you ask that?"

"Well it's just I saw someone last night and you know, you looked kind of familiar."

Charla frowned. "What?"

"Yeah I think I saw you last night." Alex glanced at Charla. "Though looking at you now, you don't seem the type to be wandering the streets at the dead of night."

Charla froze in place but Alex didn't seem to notice. "What was I doing?" the question she asked confused Alex and she looked at her stunned. "When you saw me, what was I doing?"

Alex noticed how pale the girl was and rubbed the back of her neck, damn she wasn't good with dealing with emotional people. "Nothing really, you were just standing in a closed off area watching the rain fall in the empty streets. You had those headphones on and a hoodie, white shirt, running shoes and capris. At first I thought you were a boy but when I saw your face I knew you were a girl. You actually looked peaceful too."

When Charla merely smiled in relief Alex asked.

"Why'd you ask me what you were doing you don't remember being there?"

She remained silent but looked on edge.

Alex looked around seeing a number of students talking and walking to the school unaware of how the new girl stood in front of Alex looked. "Say, I'm going to take a smoke, there's a spot barely anyone goes too. If you want you can ditch the first part of class to calm down, how's that sound?"

Charla was silent for a moment before merely nodding, with that Alex led her around to the back of the school and sat on an old heating fan box.

"So, why'd you go all pale like that?" Alex asked as she pulled out a pack and took out a cigarette, she offered one to Charla but the girl declined. "Your Uncle would get ticked at you for knowing you were out late? If that's the case you don't have to worry about me fibbing on you. You don't have to pretend like you don't remember if you're worried you know."