New Surroundings

The swift move of feet go outside the door of my room as i stay hidden inside a cupboard. I hear my stepfather beating my mother again, yet this time she stopped breathing. I hear the large unruly steps coming towards my door. Breathing stagnant as my vision becomes dark; suddenly I hear an alarm and a voice. "Martina time for breakfast;" just a nightmare i huff sweating profusely. Sluggishly I get dressed noticing someone passing by my window; it was a crisp October morn.

"You don't need to rush me Cordi;" I say with a yawn kissing her upon her forehead. The shared apartment seemed to warm up as she smiled at me her sandy brown hair going just below her ears stood out against the lavender walls. Shaking my head I decided to block out that dream today; unbeknownst to me I would run into someone from my undesirable past in a few days before this month's end. "I'm prob going to be late," I told Cordelia as I take a piece of toast and head straight for the door.

Jogging to the new school I bump into someone without looking up "sorry I'm in a rush". Inside was just like any other school I've been inside of i thought as the bell rings. Coming here to Karina High my senior year I had only one friend, not that I had many at all. The teacher starts by having me introduce myself though I knew it was useless people don't need to know someone who is only here at the last semester. I sigh, " Hello my name is Martina Rawlins I transferred here because of complications at my old school..." thinking of what to share since I see the teacher looking at me with a shining gaze my first reaction is to look away from her. "Cough...I enjoy reading and writing poems, if you have any questions about me you can ask me and I shall do my best to answer." I then chose a seat, sitting in the back row all of a sudden other female students started to bombard me all at once. Do to my low aptitude in conversing since about a year ago I ended up passing out.

Waking in the nurses office looking at the clock; "missed almost a whole day of classes," humming to myself. Tip toeing out because someone is sleeping sleeping in the bed near mine makes me bump into someone for the second time today. "Sorry, so sorry this is my first day and I have to find Mr. Kurosawa's class," looking up seeing a beautiful set of hazel eyes on a tall female is also looking back at me. "Yes, I surely can help." Her voice sounded nice and made me blush a bit upon my brown skin as she held my hand and pulled me to the arts building. The teacher looks kinda familiar thinking this as I stare at the jet black dreadlocks and his cool dark eyes then look back at the book of poetry on the desk. Thinking maybe it's just paranoia as the thick autumn wind blew against my auburn red hair, meeting Cordila at the door she gave me a light peck on the cheek.

Growing fond of her over the years so decided to tell her about my school day and the weird feeling I had earlier. "You know maybe the teacher just noticed how adorable and sweet you are but if he does anything unruly tell him I'm a serial killer on the weekend;" as she stated this an inexplicit giggle escaped her mouth and she winked. Gawking then rolling my eyes, "anyway...Cordi I think I may know him." A bright smile appeared on my lips, plus i think he'd go after you not me you are more beautiful." tomorrow is the weekend luckily I finished unpacking and getting caught up in school. suddenly I hear the doorbell as I am upstairs in my bedroom eating and writing a short poem about my "eventful" week. Cordelia must have opened the door because the next thing I knew my teacher, was opening my bedroom door.

I lay up bewildered in my school nightgown "hello Mr. Kurosaw...." this was all I could say before he pressed his lips upon mine. Reflexively I punched him right in the face, as he then made a pained look getting off of me and sitting beside my lace covered bedding. "Listen, Martina" I stopped him in an agitated voice," you must call me Rawlins Mr Kurosawa!" An awkward pause came over the room until he spoke again gently. "Miss Rawlins I am utterly perplexed and greatly apologetic about doing such a Brazen thing. it's just you look so much like her.. my ex that is I was somewhat vexed Frozen in place as if the beauty of a black rose crossed my path when you arrived. Even your name.." suddenly my cheeks hurt embarrassed I say nothing pushing him out of my room and holding the door shut with my body. Sighing all that echoes around me is his knocking it finally ceased. When I heard Cordelia escort him out about 15 minutes later I felt exhausted. after a nap I woke up about an hour later going to the kitchen I hug cordelia's waste. "Yuyu what's wrong," she really loves making sure I'm fine. Smiling I told her rocking back in forth enjoying the embrace, "Nothing is wrong my sugar plum." We ate a nice meal together and went back to our separate rooms after joking about how people would think we were together based on our interactions. This is because she's been with me for 4 years after my accident and helped me through allot of things. My eyelids grew heavy as I drifted off to sleep.