Aria–
Thursday 4th September **
It was an exceptionally grey day outside with clouds covering the sky leaving no room for light rays from the sun to pass through. I liked days like this, it meant I and my siblings didn't have to go to school today.
I sat down on my bed and immediately noticed that it was already half past ten meaning school had long begun and since this was the fourth time this week since the semester just begun that we had missed school I figured my parents would definitely drag us to school tomorrow.
I picked up my phone and immediately sent a text to Beth before heading downstairs to great my parents.
"Good morning.." I whispered to my mom as I walked past her.
"Mmh" she replied immediately.
"Good morning... My dad chimed in still wearing the clothes he wore last night
"What time is it.. I knew that my mom wasn't asking for the time she was asking why I wasn't at school.
"Its half day... I lied..
"The hell it is.." my dad said quietly, laughing as he drank from his cup.
"It really is.. it's Wednesday so.." I paused taking note of how my mother walked closer to me.
"Thursday.. my dad said quietly
"Half day?, I have your teachers numbers.." she said sighing as she looked at me.
" I'll go tomorrow..
"No, today, since it's half day.. I'm guessing you wouldn't mind going today..
My eyes widened, I opened my mouth to protest but immediately closed it because I knew she was sure as hell not joking..
"FUCK.." I said under my breath.
I walked upstairs took a quick bath, brushed my teeth and immediately got ready for school by twelve in the afternoon.
I got on a taxi and fifteen minutes later I was at school. I noticed that besides the overgrown grass at the entrance of my school, nothing much had changed.
The building still retained the same shape and was still retaining the colour of paint I was familiar with despite the building being old and in need of urgent renovation, the only thing that changed was the security guard, Mark an old man who I was lucky enough to be acquainted with had been replaced by a much younger man with a much muscular build and a much more intimidating voice.
He looked at me quietly for a few minutes before checking my school badge and signed me in.
I quietly walked inside keeping my head down hoping no one would see me. My plan was to just get signed in and leave but since I wasn't too familiar with the new security guard I wasn't too sure if he would keep it a secret.
I prayed quietly hoping that no one especially not the Dean would see me and almost immediately as i clenched my fists I noticed her standing right in front of me..
"Fuck.." i muttered under my breath.
"C'mere…" she said before entering a room.
Quietly I made my way to her office nearly crying as I got closer, the dean was practically best friends with my mom, they attended the same school, the same church and almost always saw each other once a week, there was absolutely no way I could go home now.
On my way to her office which was at the near end of the hallway something caught my attention, not something actually, someone, his face seemed to be wrapped with bandages leaving only his eyes, nose and lips visible, his eyes seemed to focus on his book but it didn't take too much time for me to notice his book was closed.
I noticed in such a short span of time how he kept biting his pen and tapping on the table periodically his attention was clearly not there in class that fact was for sure.
As soon as I got to Mrs Louis office though my thoughts about him disappeared, all I was thinking of now was how I could get home before anyone at school saw me, my eyes scanned her office with absolutely no real objective perhaps trying distract me from the obvious threat right now: MRS LOUIS
"Hmmm…?" She said loudly successfully frightening me and almost immediately I blurted out
"Tomorrow, I'll c-c-ome tomorrow"
"You better.." she responded before forcefully pushing me out of her office.
"You won't tell my mom right?" I asked through the closed door.
"No,now fuck off" she said leaving me stunned by her response, I wasn't too taken aback, she appeared older with visible grey hair and wrinkles on her face despite her being supposedly '40', one thing was for sure though,the thin, uptight,brown skinned woman with heels as sharp as the tip of a sharpened pencil was gone, all that was left now was a woman who swore at children half her age and someone who looked like she had just enough of this new semester.
I couldn't tell if it was old age catching up to her or if it was just the stress of this new semester that had changed her, I wasn't even attending classes yet but I'd already just about knew that things would be different this new semester.
Joyfully, I found myself walking down the hallway briefly glancing through the classes knowing that perhaps tomorrow I'd be in one too.