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Chapter 2
The New Guy


School that next day wasn't a good one. For one I had a surprise pop quiz on Chemistry in my science class, and I didn't know half of what the questions were. Yes, high school sucks big time. I'm in the tenth grade and I hate it already. The only classes I like now are AP Calculus, Fashion, and AP History. Okay…you can probably say I'm a geek.
After chemistry I had to go to English, and there we had a new student. "Great…It's probably going to be one of those lame excuse for a cheerleader with a brain." I thought to myself. "Class please help me welcome our new student Conner Maulsby!" my English teacher Ms. Rae said. I turned my head lazily toward the new student. I was glad it wasn't a girl, we have enough preppy girls in this school already. When I saw Connor my eyes went wide. "Holy crap! He's hot!!!" I screamed in my head.
Then I felt a finger poking at me from behind. It was my friend Alora. "Hey Summer! Ain't that Conner dude hot??" she asked. "No." I lied. I wasn't the type to admit my feelings about someone or something. "Your such a party pooper, you probably don't know the difference between hot and geeky guys if it saved your life!" Alora said. I stayed silent "Great. I don't have an insult in mind. Ugh!" I thought. "I don't hear an insult coming summer!" Alora sang. Am I really that predictable? "Psssshhh…Your mom." I finally said.
Alora stared at me blankly. "Wow…since when did my mom come into this?" she asked. "Since you were born." I said. I sounded so stupid; I don't even think I was making any sense. "Wow." Was all she said before the teacher started talking again. "Connor why don't you sit in the fourth row by summer." Ms. Rae said pointing towards me. God! Why did this have to happen to me? He made his way to the seat next to me. "Hey Conner!" I said happily trying to make a good impression. He glared at me. "Don't talk to me girl. I don't put up with your type." He snapped. I was shocked. "Did he really just snap at me? I don't even know him nor does he know me." I thought. I glared at Alora behind me. Of course she was fanning herself thinking that Connor was just that hot to look at. "Well excuse me for trying to be nice to you." I said. I don't put up with crap from anybody.
He stared at me like I was stupid. "What ever. If this is my permanent seat then I suggest to you right now Summer that you not get on my nerves." He said. Fire was burning in my eyes. "Listen you snot no..." The bell cut me off. Connor started smirking. "What was that you were about to say? Do I need to tell your teacher you were being rude to a new student?" he asked. WHAT A SNOT! I glared at him and pushed him out of my way so I could get to class. Thankfully I was going to my last class of the day.
I was so happy to be home after my last period. Ah the sweet smell of cat litter and dog poop in the afternoon. My nice soft Justin Timberlake sheets on my bed and stared at the Britney Spears poster on my ceiling. Hey I can like more than one singer can't I? I sighed. That moment with Conner in English class wasn't what I planned it would. Let this be a lesson to all girls. Not all handsome men are nice!!!
Suddenly I heard that strange breathing sound again. "Who's there?" I asked frightened. I looked around my room for something to protect myself with. Finally, I grabbed my lipstick. The breathing continued and I was ready to mark him with my sassy lip-gloss from Cover Girl. "Watch out," I said to the noise "I have lip-gloss and I'm not afraid to use it!" The breathing just got deeper. "Join us!" it called. I started shaking. "Why do you want me? Who are you?" I asked. "You have a job to do Summer," it called to me. "It's your duty." I giggled a little. The word "duty" always sounded funny.
My window slowly started to open. Then with my own two green eyes I saw the black shadowy figure again. With its red eyes and fur coat. I couldn't tell what it was and it was only 5 o'clock. When my window was open fully it charged at me like last time. With my quick ninja like skills I closed my eyes, turned away, then hit the beast. EWWWWW! It smelled like dog! The beast was sent flying out my window again. I rushed to my window to look at it on my front lawn. But there was just one problem…where was it??? "Oh my god! It just fell like 20 feet in the air and it didn't even land on my front lawn!" I thought.
It is strange how it works out that way. Knowing you just caught the beast with your own hands then letting it slip away like magic. I sighed in frustration. "Why in the world does that thing keep coming back?" I asked out loud. "What's coming back honey?" my mom asked scaring the poop out of me. "MOM!" I screamed feeling my heart beat fast on my chest. "Sorry! Did I scare you honey?" she asked coming towards me. "Y-Yeah just a little." I said. "I was just going to say that its time for dinner." She said. I sighed. "Alright I'll be right there." I said staring out my window again.
My mother left in silence. I looked down at my front lawn again. Nothing. Not even a big circle in the grass that looked like a beast fell and killed the grass. Why does it want me? I can't seem to figure it out. I sighed then started walking downstairs to my dining room. "It'll come back," I thought "but I'm sure that when it does. I'm going to make sure that the third time isn't the charm." If that thing struck again I'm going to use what little Tae Kwon Do I have and use it against that. I wish this thing could just go away. But its probably going to be harder than just wishing to do the trick.