Supernova

Chapter one

Finley Haleton stood out in the open air, basked by the night shadows and drizzle of rain that hit the pavement she stood on and trailed down, into the gutters beneath the town.

She craned her head up, eyes meeting red brick, the hard exterior was starting to decay, and she spotted rubble crumbling down the edges, creating a pile at the very edge of the structure.

She didn't know why she had agreed to come. She never came to these things, they were more to Sadie's taste. But today she was feeling daring, she longed to get out of her house and seek adventure, or something just a little out of the ordinary. She constantly complained that nothing happened in her town, not like in the books she'd read or the movies she'd see, but truth be told she never seeked out adventure. Little did she know tonight was an important night, that marked the start of hers.

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Heavy music blasted from the small derelict house. I cocked my head to a side, believing if I could block out the noise then it seemed almost peaceful. The old house loomed above me, in a sinister light. It was Hollowgrove's very own party house, a decaying structure in the middle of the woods, isolated and away from the rest of the world, it was the perfect place to loose your senses.

A couple stumbled past me, bottles in hand and I didn't miss the confused glance I received. Why was I still standing there? Something in my mind was causing me to be hesitant, fear? No it didn't seem like it. Finally I gave myself one last pep talk before straightening my spine and walking towards the house.

Inside was exactly as I had expected; claustrophobic. People crowded together just inside the door, clutching onto bottles of alcohol as they laughed too loud at jokes I don't think they even heard over the music. I wasn't acknowledged right away and when I finally was, I shied away from it.

"Never seen you here before." Came a slur from behind me as I smoothed down my black shirt, turning to match the face with the voice.

"Get lost junkhead." By the time I had turned, Sadie had barreled her way through the crowd, pushing the guy to a side as she grabbed my hand and began to maneuver back through the throngs of people.

"Colby and Nat are down in the basement." She yelled over the music, and I merely nodded my head as the swarms Of people moved around us. Sadie moved past them in a huff, elbowing them out of the way, and they'd turn in time just to make eye contact with yours truly. I averted my gaze, looking to the roof, pieces were chipping out at the sides, and I quickly found something else to focus on, otherwise I'd drive myself crazy over whether or not the roof was going to fall in on us tonight.

I saw people from school, some who spared me a nod and others who looked straight past me, as if I didn't exist. But the majority seemed to be a stranger to me. But I'm sure people from school were lurking around.  But, I was slightly surprised, I thought more people came to this place, like everyone. But it didn't seem like it, maybe they had better things to do, god knows I did.

Finally we made it to the stairs of the basement. There was a guy smoking something in the entry, and his eyes skimmed over me briefly.

"New friend Sade?"

My eyes shot up, as he released a huff of smoke into the air. It swirled around before disappearing into itself behind my head. I was almost tempted to turn and watch it dance behind me, but I kept my eyes trained of the person in front of me, who was currently looking me up and down, sizing me up.

"She's cool, Trev."

I lifted a single eyebrow at that. Trev. 'You guys seem close.' I wanted to say, but I didn't, I merely looked at him with a look that I thought was demeaning but probably came out indifferent. Or scared. I hope it wasn't the latter.