A normal day, a normal school day like everyday before that and even the week before that. I had been on my way to school which was a mile or two away from my little house in the wood's wearing the cheapest heavy clothing in the area, you see in the small town of Cloquet it gets to freezing cold temperature sometimes even in the below 0 area and what do you know the bus won't come down here to our little cabin. My family, was believed cursed and other such nonsense people and their superstitions I thought ghost and other such witchery they say, believing me and my family haunted, ridiculous! I say, ridiculous! Along the way to my school I thought of the many rumors which stuck to my family name.

The fresh snow falling from the fluffy white and grey clouds despite their beauty were pesky little things falling on my face with a sharp sting to them. The trees hung above me swaying in the sting of the freezing cold wind much like the noodles one might find in the swimming pool in the heat of summer. I had just gotten into town in the dark of the early morning heading toward my school, a tall 3 story building. Along my fourth hour was when I had the feeling about being watched it may have been the dream I had the previous night. I had forgotten what the dream was about or whether it had to do with my situation at all. One thing was for sure though, today was defiantly abnormal.

"Maverick!!" I heard my male algebra teacher yelling my name "what are you dosing off about? Girl's in bikini's?" I felt my face go from cold to warm in the blink of an eye giving me the knowledge of my face having a now heavy blush on it. I looked around the room to see many other faces with little red tints along their cheeks as well "w-w-what n-no!!" I sputtered only deserving a chuckle from my teacher. "Sure, whatever you say Mave I'll keep that in mind" he walked away with a smirk sending almost the entire class into a fit of laughter. I just sat there expressionless wishing he hadn't said such a thing, embarrassed I decided to do a little something I might later regret and stood up ready to stand the short teacher up to his own words.

As soon as I stood the whole class seized their laughing and within a swift movement the teacher swung around to face me, the cause of the trouble."one, I told you, my name is NOT Mave if you're not going to call me Maverick could you at LEAST call me Rick and two, I don't even like girls!!" with that I covered my mouth, this can be interpreted wrong... After my small speech he walked toward me with a sly smirk. I, in the meantime had been holding my ground as he walked toward me with a slow unsettling pace. I could feel a drip of sweat fall down my forehead, falling down my face as my heart beated in a soft pound with every one of his steps as he drew closer and closer till' he was inches from my face "sit." he said, simply but with a tone I can't quite describe. after algebra, science, and art it was finally time to head home, in the cold of winter, alone.

I walked toward the principal's office to push the issue of buses, it was way too cold to walk at this rate in time, I would get frostbite for sure. I walked into the principal's office to find both my principle and algebra teacher having a discussion with one another their subject, was me! "oh, come here Ricky, me and Mr.Wilson would like to talk with you about today's performance" I hesitantly walked forward feeling the blush return to my cheeks as I sat next to Mr.Wilson. With a flicker in the lights and the faint noises held inside the building made the situation so much more eerie. again the feeling of being watched was present, but I thought nothing of it. I layed back in my chair not allowing myself to get to comfortable, that was the last thing I wanted. The principal and Mr.Wilson were my least favorite adult's at the Cloquet middle school even more then the art teacher, Mr.Heigveen.

"now, Mr.Marenghi I know your parent's are on their little trip but, do you think even with them gone you can control yourself and act more adult-like?" I nodded quickly in response "o-of course!"