☬ Ashley's Pov ☬

Morning; it was the best period of the day when different shades of orange, red, yellow colours started to swirl in the sky, pink and purple colours were fading to the horizon. Yellowish and reddish lights were glowing in every corner as sun was rising. Birds started to chirp restlessly, greeting us with their melodious tunes. Fresh, cold air, and silence had made it peaceful. Sunrise held a promise of new beginning. The sun was smiling upon us and blessing us with its warmth.

But not to me! Why?! I felt like sun rays were glaring in my room, on my face.

'Uff...Why do we have to wake up early in the morning?! Can't a person have rest?!' I thought.

I had stayed awake late for my assignment in the previous night.
Oh well, my life wasn't a piece of cake that would go smoothly.

My annoying clock was ringing to make everything worse. I reached sleepily to make it stop. I hit that goddamn stop button repeatedly.

'But why can't I stop this obnoxious clock?! Ohh, you're dead clock!'

I got fed up, and threw it, God knew where. I went back to sleep.

"Ash, you bitch! Wake up! You have to attend this class and God help me if you broke the alarm clock again," shouted my so-called best friend Savannah Frost.

I had put my head under my pillow to block every sound. But life wasn't fair. She came to my room, threw away my blanket, pillow, and started to bounce on my bed.

"Wake up. Wake up. I made you breakfast."

"Nope. Let me sleep," I grumbled.

"Ok. I won't tell you to wake up." she said sweetly.

I sighed and went back to sleep. But I woke up screaming because something landed on me, it was wet and cold. I should have known that she would do this to me.

"Holy shit! Why did you throw water at me?! Stay right there, bitch. I'm gonna kill you!" I screamed, began to chase her. But she was already out of my room.

"You know, you will thank me. Because you have Mr.Cain's class. He isn’t going to be happy if you're going to be late again. Remember?" She yelled while running in the living room.

Oh my fudge cake! I forgot about him. I had stopped running, went back to my room to freshen up. After shower, I had dressed in my white t-shirt, black skinny jeans and my leather jacket. I wore simple makeup. I looked myself in the mirror.

'Don't look your self in the mirror. You're gonna look ugly anyway.' My annoying brain said.

'Shut up, brain. Nobody tells me that,'

'Because they are very polite to say that to you,'

'Uff...shut up you dumb. Are you my brain, or something else?! Why don't you cooperate?'

'I can't do that. I am YOU. You don't cooprate. He he...'

I went to the table to have breakfast arguing with myself.

'Sometimes I really wonder why people haven’t admitted me in the mental hospital?! Who talks to them selves?!'

My thoughts broke when my bestie gave me my food. I started to eat my food and drank coffee quickly, got my tongue burned in process.

"You know, you should hurry up, Ash. By the way, I won't repair your alarm clock. Do you understand me?" Savannah asked, clearly annoyed with me.

"Oh, I understand that. But the food you have made, it is soooo gooood, Sav," I smirked. A plan was forming in my head.

"NO...NO. NO. Don't give me that smile. That won't work bitch. You're gonna do your shit," Savannah said with an eye roll.

"B-b...but.."

"No, Ash."

"Fineee. Bye, bro." I said picking up my car Keys.

"Bye. I have three classes, I will see you in the break. I have to see Weasley." Savannah said and waved at me from the window. I waved back to her from my car and blasted my favourite songs.

~~Thirty Minutes Later ~~~

I reached, started to walk quickly through the crowd at hallway of my college, so that I didn’t get late again!

The students were chatting, or laughing while heading to their classrooms. Suddenly I thought, I heard someone was calling me. When I turned around, I saw my other best friends Samuel Willson, and Charlie Braedon. They came running towards me.

"What's up, bitches?" Charlie exclaimed happily.

"Hi, Ash." Sam said.

"Well, hello to you too, bitches. What classes do you have?" I asked.

"I have English literature. You and Samantha have Calculus, and Mr. Cain will teach you today, right? I suggest you to hurry up because Mr.Cain isn't a good man when anyone comes late," Charlie said.

"Guys...How many times I have to tell you that my name is Sam not Samantha, and we should hurry up, Ash." he gurmbled and gave us one of his famous bitchfaces. I really didn’t understand how he did that like he would give a huge tight smile, and he would be sarcastic.

"Ok. Come, Sammy boy. We have a class to attend," I said grinning.

"Uff...You two are impossible! I need new friends." Sam said. He was clearly annoyed with us.

We parted our ways laughing. When we had break, we always regrouped.

When I enterd cafeteria after finishing my classes. I could see our little group...Kevin, Ben, Sam, Charlie, Savannah. Charlie was standing on the chair to say something, Kevin And Savannah was trying to keep her down. Sam and Ben were chatting. I sighed and went there to sit down.

"Hey, guys." I said.

"Hi, Ash." Everyone said.

"Hey, don't you think burgers are the best thing then those abomination called salad?" Charlie said with disgusted look.

"Oh, take that back, Charles! No one is a pig like you!" Savannah said, narrowed her eyes at Charlie.

"Look burgers and salads, both are good. You don't have to fight for it." said Kevin. Ahh always the peacemaker...Bless you, Kevin.

"Shut up, Kevin." they said in unison.

"Why do I keep up with you guys?! I need better fri..." I was cut off by a high pitched voice.

"Well. Well. Look at this weirdos. Why do our college facilities bother to enter this pathetic so-called human beings?" she shook her head in mock disappointment and with that fake blonde bimbos started to laughing. So, did the whole cafetaria.

"Man, why can't they leave me?! Like we are not in high school anymore! They have tormented me enough in the past, now they are doing this again. Seriously! Grow up, you dumb monkeys!" I thought

"You see, they know that we are better then this plastic barbies and god knows how many therapist you have to see for maintaining that beauty. Do we want to know that, guys? " I asked my friends. They shook their head.

"So, you shouldn't bother you know," I said sweetly, and a huge smile was plastered on my face, my voice laced with sarcasm.

At this, the entire cafetaria erupted with laughter, and there were some 'ooh' and 'burned' filled in this cafetaria. A long sigh escaped from my mouth at this.

Somethings had never changed, remind me why I hadn’t kill them yet.

"Ha...Ha. Very funny, guys. You're  never going to become one of us even after your hard trying," Maggie hissed.

"Yup. You, orphans, are not allowed here. Kevin and Ben, why do you even hang out with this outcasts?" Naomi asked.

Kevin was going to tell something, but when I heard those words about my friends, I saw red in front of me. Without thinking, I launched my self towards them already, and began to pull their wigs. I knew those were not wigs, but that was not the point right now.

"How dare you, you shit heads?! Fuck you and your standards! We don't want to be in your so-called class. We are here because we deserve to be here." I shouted on them.

My friends were trying hard to keep me from launching towards them again. On that cue, head of our college called us to visit him. I didn't talk with anyone and went to the dean's room. I had to wait with this dumb asses. When I looked at their side, they were discussing something.

I knew that I was going to have punishment.

Why?! This is college, you don't get Bullied, everyone minds their own businesses.

But what if those persons who had hurt you in the past, went to same college and had upper hands? You got the image.

I whined in my mind. I tried so hard to forget those words that came out from her.

I had tried so hard to get in here. Savannah stayed with me from starting. When I was alone, she stayed beside me everytime from that incident, when I became orphan. Not truly, I had a dick uncle who I knew from my foster mother. I had never found him when I needed help. My friends were here for me. I couldn't tolerate about anything about my friends.

Couple of minutes later, he called us in.

"Good afternoon, sir." We greeted him.

"Good afternoon, ladies. Do you know the reason why you have been called here?"Mr. Landford asked sternly.

"We know, sir. But the accusation is totally false. This girl is the main problem. She has hit us. She broke my nose." Lisa said, glaring at me.

Then I noticed that I broke her nose. I tried so hard not to laugh, but I couldn't contain my laugh. I tried to cover up my laugh by fake coughing.

"Yes, sir. She is the culprit. She has always picked up fighting against us. We told her to leave us alone, but she didn't listen to us, " Maggie fake cried.

Her crying seemed to be working. Did I tell you that Mr. Landford was Lisa's uncle? I knew myself very well that I didn't tell ya.

"So, Ms. Smith...Do you know that you're going to be suspended for your behavior?" Mr. Landford said.

"I know, sir. But I didn't start the fight with this bimbos. They have always picked up fight on us, said rude things."

"Oh, your saying that you are innocent and they are lying. You should know better than this, accusing people. What you did is wrong, Ms. Smith. You could use your language, but you had chosen violence. You broke college rules. So, I am going to punish you." he said.

I should know better...Why?! Because this sorry excuse of teacher always would take their side. Hell, even everyone in this college would do.

"Okay, sir." I agreed.

Those bimbos started to laugh and giggle.

"I'm going to suspend you for three days, Ms. Smith and you're going to apologise everyone. " he smirked.

I glared into the wall. Oh, well what I could do! So, I agreed.
After this ridiculous meeting, I went out side,  saw my friends were waiting for me. I told them everything. If looks and talking could kill, there would be a lot of killing.

After this, I went to my car without saying anything and waiting for Savannah. I texted her to go her own, I would be gone for a while, and she said that it was okay.

I drove near the forest where I could truly think of everything. Nature had always helped me to clear my mind. I went to my favourite place in that forest. There was a river. It was surrounded by oak and pine trees. It was peaceful. I was sitting on my car's hood and fell asleep. I woke up by a sound. It was a low wind sound. When I looked in my phone, it was already seven pm. I sighed and started to go back to my car. But I couldn't move from my place.

'Why can't I move myself?' I thought. Then that sound came closer. It sounded like it was trying to tell me something. I was sitting there totally frozen. That sound was coming beside me. Then I felt someone was standing in front of me. My heart was beating fast, I was sweaty. I squinted my eyes to look clearly. But I couldn't see that much. Then I saw something in front of me like a flash of metal and glowing white eyes. A shadow fell in front of me. I lost my consciousness. When I woke up again, it was dark. I looked around and tried to listen that sound. But I couldn't hear a sound, or saw any shadow.

'Hmm, maybe I was hallucinating. There is no such a thing. I should go back,'I thought

I went back to my car and started driving. When I had reached, I was face to face with a angry girl who was waiting for me. I smiled sheepishly at her. She let me in.

"Where were you, Ash?! I was worried about you! You know it's not safe for roaming around like that." She yelled at me.

"I know, Savvy. I had fallen asleep. That's all. What do you mean by that? I go there when I get time. Why isn't it safe all sudden?" I asked, confused about her outburst.

"It's nothing but you know that we know a thing very well but it can be based on lie. In the end you can't even recognize it. So, it's simple. You have to stay safe. That's all." she replied.

Her words were working in my head. I looked at her to understand something. But she wore a blank mask after her speech. I was having a strange feeling, but I shrugged it off.

"Well. I'm hungry and I had a very very bad day. So, movie night and pizza?"I looked at her with my puppy eyes, and I knew she couldn't resist my puppy dog eyes.

She sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Ok. But you promise me that you will stay safe," She said.

"I will, Sav. I'm going to shower. You order the pizza," I said, ran into my room.

In the shower, I was thinking about everything that had happened with me.

'That sound and shadow...Was it my imagination? What really happened, today?'

A knock on the door of my bathroom broke my thoughts.

"Hey, what are doing?! Why are you taking so long? Pizza has delivered already. Come out. I'm starving," Savannah said worriedly.

"I'm okay, Savvy. I was thinking about today's events. I'm almost done. You pick some movie." I said.

"Okay, Ash. Hurry up." she said.

I changed into my shorts and a large t-shirt. I went to my living room and sat down in the couch. We began to eat and watched tv silently. I slowly dozed off after two movies. When I woke up, I saw Savannah was fast sleep. I shook my head at her. Suddenly I was hearing sound in my head again. This time it was loud. It was ringing in my head. I screamed and fell from couch. Then I saw Savannah, her eyes were flashing blue, before I had lost my consciousness.
I woke up next morning in my bed.
I couldn't remember anything.

'What the hell happened last night?!'

Savannah came in my room.

"Wow. What a miracle! You woke up early. I didn't have to wake you up," she said excitedly.

"Yup. What happened last night, Sav?How did I end up my bed? I have seen your eyes had flashed blue and there was a loud sound ringing in my head,"I asked her.

"What sound and blue eyes? Maybe you were dreaming, Ash. Yesterday the things that happened with you. You were stressed. Now get up. I made you breakfast," she said that but I wasn't convinced. I nodded and went to bathroom.

After breakfast, I couldn't avoid that strange feeling like someone was watching me. I felt this way in my entire life. But it had stopped a year, or two after my medications. I was feeling it again. Great life (Note the sarcasm).

The day went normally. But at night, that dream I had seen again, but in a different style. About one week I was seeing this dreams repeatedly. But everytime I mentioned it, Savannah avoided it. I was starting to think that my problem had come back to me. These dreams were draining my energy. I was in my class, I couldn't pay attention. Then they called me in dean's room again. People were whispering between them. I went to there and I thought I might have a heart attack. Because what I had seen, I wasn't prepared. When I entered and he said, "Hello, Ashley. How are you?"

A/N : So, What do you think? 😊😊 I tried my best. It's my first writing. I hope who's gonna read it, like my story...Please vote and comments. If you think there is a problem. Don't hesitate to tell me! Lots of love♥