Temporal Desolation

Chapter 1

Like any other morning getting up is always the hardest thing to do, especially when you have to start at a new school, meeting new people and having to make new friends. Something's playing on the radio. I have to drag my body from bed to take a shower; still, I'm up before my sister could seize the bathroom for herself.

While washing my face, I could hear my older brother downstairs speaking to my mother about football try outs and that he wants to participate at the new school, my brother has always been the sports jock, back at the old school as well, made a good name for himself too, so I think this might be harder on him than on us.

But because of what happened to our father we had to leave the luxuries of the good life behind. "Hurry up dork!" And yanked back into reality by my sister's voice, "we need to get to school and I still need to brush my teeth!" "Yeah but that won't change your stupid face, I retorted and splashed her with water." Mom! Finn is being a moron! "Sam yelled"

'Kids, finish up the bus is almost here! Mom yelled. Mom (Maggie) is trying hard to hide her pain, but the last few weeks had been hell on her and on us as well. As I came down the stairs I could see her wiping tears off her face.' Mom how are you holding up; is there anything I can do?' Oh Finn everything is happening too fast I haven't even had time to process anything yet, let us just get past today then we can take it from there.

Mom where is my lunch! "Sam asked" I don't see it. It's next to the Microwave Samantha; hurry up Cormack is waiting for you and Finn at the front gate. "Mom said". All right,I see you two bozos finally made it. "Cormack sneered happily" Shut-up idiot let's just get into the bus and go to school. "Sam snapped back at him".

The ride on the bus went by quickly and soon we were at the front gate of our new school. Everywhere students were running around laughing, talking, and those who weren't, their faces were buried in their phones. Strange how the world is, lots of friends around you to talk to but instead, they type away on the phone & ignore everything surrounding them.

The day went by very quickly until I saw her. JADE KAMRAN, the most beautiful living being I have ever seen. Everything slowed down. I was staring......... mouth opens......... barely breathing. Then snapped back to reality by my stupid brother that smacks me at the back of my head telling me its fly season and I should close my mouth.

"Geez, what the hell bro! "I snapped. I almost bit my tongue off. Stop staring and go ask her out dumb-ass and wipe the drool from your mouth, hell I can't believe we are related." He scolded. Jade was sitting with her friend Lilith and what the hell? Why is Sam sitting with them? As in unison all three turn their heads in my direction and my sister said something and they all started giggling.

Damn it, Sam I am going to kill you, if you so much as embarrass me in front of them. I walked over to the table and when I got close my sister rushed over to me and said. "Dude your fly is open and everyone is watching." Crap, just my luck. "Thank you Sam I think that it wouldn't have been so obvious if you hadn't pointed it out to them." I said blushing sarcastically and jumped around closing it quickly", and to make matters worse I slipped and fell down face first.

That was it; I could not take any more humiliation I turned and walked past my brother who in turn wanted to give me a sarcastic high five and kept on walking to the front gate. I sat there waiting for the bus to pick us up;my head hanging low wishing my life would end as this was the worst last hour of my life.

And to add insult to my injury, along comes Dmitri Jovanović the local school's No1 A-Hole with his fantastic group of followers, "note the sarcasm in my voice". Hey look it's the cafeteria flasher, please don't get up we don't want to relive the horror of seeing your underpants again. "Dmitri taunted". "Just leave me alone, OK I am not bothering anyone" I said.

"Oh is the little boy going to cry, is he going to need a hanky." He kept taunting. Geez what is this, kindergarten. 'I thought to myself'. I ignored him and started walking away. All of the sudden I felt someone grab me by the nape of my neck and yanked me back so hard that I landed flat on my back. "You don't walk away from Dmitri when Dmitri is talking to you peasant." Dmitri yelled.

Peasant? W.T.F? Who does this guy think he is, while I was getting up I just saw Dmitri and someone fly past me. When I was getting back my composure I saw Cormack sitting on Dmitri's chest and grabbing him by the throat. One of Dmitri's lackeys tried to grab Cormack and pull him off Dmitri, but Cormack just gave him the elbow.

"Cormack said to Dmitri" If you ever come near my brother again I will rip your face off is that clear. Dmitri was laughing while Cormack was busy talking to him. I can't believe this guy even if someone threatens him he still laughs. Do you know who I am, do you even know........ He could not finish the sentence, as Cormack's fist hit him twice, hard in the mouth.

"I don't care who you think you are this will be the last time you touch anyone, and I have dealt with worse pieces of crap than you in my previous school, so you don't scare me." Dmitri was silent now, only a smile on his face. The other friends of Dmitri backed off and Cormack stood up, still holding on to Dmitri's neck, picking him up with it.

Shoving Dmitri away from him he turns to me and said. "COME! We are leaving NOW! Go get Sam." I walked away towards where Sam was standing. This was the first time Sam had seen Cormack like this, but I had seen it before, at our previous school, where he almost killed another kid because the kid was picking on someone and he broke that persons hand in the process.

Sam was speechless and trembling, but she turned around and walked away with us towards the bus.Cormack grabbed his backpack and gave Dmitri one last look and followed us. I saw Cormack's hand bleeding. "Dude you OK? "I asked. "Yes, I'm fine just get on the bus there is something I need to discuss with you............"