I was nervous.
My palms were sweating. My armpits were sweating. My thighs were sweating. My feet were sweating. My everything was sweating.

"Scarlet we don't have all day"
The teacher's voice rang out in my ear bringing me back to reality. His arm was still stretched, marker in hand for me to take.

I hated this kind of attention. I was smart and all but calling me out to write on the board in front of the whole class was not my style at all.

"Ummmm... Sure"
I nervously said, swallowing the gallon of saliva I had unconsciously started storing in my mouth.

Standing up from my seat and adjusting my trousers to make sure they weren't stuck somewhere, story for another day, I walked towards my executioner.

I was to fill in the blank lines and the whole class was waiting expectantly for me. Taking in a deep breath, I closed my eyes and tried to calm down.

As I opened my eyes, everyone was in the same position I had left them. Like time had stopped. They weren't even breathing.

Those tapping their pencils on the table were frozen in place and those shuffling their feet were also not moving.

The aura of the classroom also changed quicker than I could realize. A dark stench began to fill the room and darkness began to seep in through openings from the window and the small spaces under the door.

The class that was once bright was now very gloomy.
The darkness looked like it was taking shape, wrapping itself around the neck of a student and squeezing tight.

The girl whose neck was in a tight grip, starting moving. She was coughing and wheezing and slowly her eyes were glazing over.

Every other person was still stuck in place, unaware of what I was seeing.
I tried to scream but my voice failed me.

Putting one foot in front of the other, I found myself moving at a very slow pace, almost like a zombie.

The girl was gasping for breath now but I couldn't quicken my pace. Tears filled my eyes as I realized I wasn't going to get to her in time.

Suddenly, the darkness went out the same way it had come, the girl quickly inhaling as I kept staring.

"Scarlet!!!"
I felt arms on my shoulders shaking me.

The teacher was hunched over the girl surrounded by other students trying to help.

Three unfamiliar faces and Mop hair surrounded me too.

"Are you alright?"
Mop hair asked as the others gave me space.

"Yeah"
I said breathlessly, trying to understand what had just happened.

"You zoned out. Starting walking like a zombie towards Amy."
Mop hair explained as best as she could.

I was still in the spot where I had walked up to, tears still waiting to drop.

"Your pupils also turned pitch black. What's going on with you? "

•••

The question kept ringing in my ears.
What's going on with you?

What is actually going on with me?

I've been standing in front of the bathroom mirror willing my eyes to turn pitch black, you know, so I can see how cool it looks.

I waited... and waited... and waited... and waited.

After standing there for several minutes and coming to the conclusion that nothing of the sort was going to happen, I washed my hands and headed out with a deep sigh.

Most people were already at lunch. Abel had even saved me a seat so I hurried my steps so I could go sit with him.

I still had not spoken to Fruit in a while. Not like he tried to speak to me either. He was probably still giving me space.

Pain shot up in my bones and I winced as my back came in contact with the wall forcefully. Someone had slammed me into it and still had a tight grip around my hair so pulling away wasn't even an option.

Unless I wanted to leave my scalp behind.

Creepy boy from the hallway smiled at me creepily, leaning in to the point joining my neck with my shoulder. He inhaled and licked the spot, eliciting the feeling of bugs crawling all over my body.

A wave of disgust washed over me but his grip on my hair didn't loosen. Brushing the tip of his nose against my ears, he quietly whispered, "Be careful, princess. Next time, you won't be so lucky" as he let go of my hair and sauntered away.

•••

It took longer for me to get to the lunchroom since I had to go back to the bathroom and wash my neck and ear.

When I finally got there, most of the food Abel had bought for me had been devoured by strays a.k.a Diane, Fruit and Trent.

Wait... Trent? Since when did he start sitting at our table?

Shrugging and pushing down the vomit from my most recent encounter, I shoved down my fries and gulped my juice greedily not uttering a word to anyone.

"Scar? Are you sure you're alright?"
Diane asked cautiously.

"Just peachy."
I replied, attempting to flash a smile at her. At that same moment, Creepy boy from the hallway swaggered in, winking at me and giving Diane a mega-watt smile.

Diane's whole body went as stiff as mine.

"Stay away from Zayn, Scar. He's bad news. You can't even imagine how bad."
Diane started stating the obvious.

Zayn. Nice name matching a beautiful face and an extremely creepy personality.

"Tell him to stay away from me."
I grunted, bile rising up in my throat.

I couldn't eat anymore so I pushed the food away, grabbed my bag and walked out, Abel and Diane chasing after me leaving a confused Trent to worry about what was going on.

•••

I was having a free period next so I headed to the library where I could at least have some peace.

Fruit was taking my route probably to his next class and we bumped into each other.

It would have been cliché except that:

One, I wasn't holding any books that we would scramble for.

Two, I already know Fruit so I wasn't bumping into a handsome stranger.

Three, my stamina is amazing so I didn't end up on the floor.

He opened his mouth to say something but as petty as I am, I casually side stepped him and continued my walk.

When he's ready to apologize and explain, he'll ambush me.

Classes were going on so the library was empty. Walking to the musty and dark part of the library that people rarely came to, I took a seat.

I put my head on the table and in a few minutes, I had drifted off to a land filled with chocolate, ice-cream and anime.

•••

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