Prologue

I wake up for school and I'm greeted with the beautiful rays of the sun. I'm a realist, I know that I'll just take things as they come and accept them gradually and I'm sure to be fine, one thing I'm sure to never get use to is the sunrise.

It's so beautiful scattering it's beautiful rays everywhere with gradients of orange, yellow and red. Anyways I'm used to school and waking up early, I know I'm a teenager but waking up early is something that comes naturally to me because otherwise you waste the whole day that you could spend making something of yourself.

I still finally get out of bed leaving the warmth I love to lay in. Today's a day of sadness, don't get me wrong I love school but having subjects one after the other without a nice break such as a less stressful subject.

This is my list today:

Trigonometry, Biology, French, Arabic, lunch, Algebra, Forensic Science, P.E

At school

I go straight to the bathroom to look in the mirror to make sure I look appropriate. I see my pitch-black-pin-straight hair and my light grey eyes reflecting back. I quickly add some quick makeup like, lip gloss, mascara and finally eyeliner.

I'm startled by a shrieking voice saying, "GENESIS!!!" I jump back and see my best friend Ariel and I said, "What? Why are you screaming my name?" "I'm just so excited to see you. I've missed you soooo much,"she said squealing. "I just saw you yesterday Ariel at the mall, remember,"I said trying to make her remember.

She shook her head trying to act like she couldn't remember so I rolled my eyes. "Hey don't do that to me,"she said like a mother. "I will continue because we have a terrible day ahead and we are in all the same high classes together,"I said dejected.

We made our way to Trigonometry and the teacher is not the most friendly person. "Good morning class, please take your seats and stop talking if you want to pass your exams but if you're like most people in this class, please continue with your conversations outside," she said seriously and with the slightest patience.

As soon as she started talking mostly because she was revising, my attention shifted to my best friend Ariel and her playing with her curly brown hair and her beautiful emerald green eyes with the slightest hint of hazel like streaks of light in the forest.

"Genesis can you please answer the question I've been asking the class for the last 15 minutes,"she said patiently. Thank goodness she wrote the question on the board and I gave her the answer in a heart beat. "Thank you Genesis at least the whole class won't be staying longer today,"she said laughing. I know you may think I'm smart and yes I have a high IQ but the questions are just boring she repeats them over and over, it's just stupid that people can't get the answer.

The bell ringing takes me from my thoughts and I see everyone coming up to me and saying thank you monotonously but they still seem quite happy that I saved their butts, again.

Ariel starts to say, "Thank goodness you saved my weekend because otherwise we'd be in trouble. This is the benefits I get from having a smart friend." "Can you tell me one thing, if the people in class don't know the answer then why are they in advanced trigonometry,"I said seriously. She laughed and said, "Because they rich obviously, unlike me and you." I just nodded. Even though this was a boring day I mean it was never a dull day with Ariel.

I love science but to tell you the truth when it's comes to body parts, male and female ones, I'm pretty sure I could die because the boys just stare at the girls and vice versa. It's so weird, I mean our parents tell us these things we don't need our teachers to. I know people say teachers and school are our family but that's not true at all and everyone knows it.

My parents are realists and they always are home to take care of me but recently it's just been hard with work and the economy dropping. Anyways back to reality, I go to my French and Arabic classes and it was fine. Ariel hates those, she literally falls asleep.

Lunch is amazing in this school, it's a rich people's school but because of my IQ I was transferred here with a scholarship which was amazing for my parents. Ariel and me always sit together without anyone else there. We don't like boys and stuff, all the boys here suck and we're just not interested in rich, egotistic, high-and-mighty-boys.

Anyways back to the food we have today - spaghetti and meatballs, salad bar and finally cheesecake. I know amazing. Ariel then spoke, "Ugh why are they so stupid to put PE after lunch because this is so much food and why'd you want the food to come back up." "I know right, anyways we have 2 periods to digest the food," I said happily.

I love Algebra and it was amazing, the teacher's also so friendly and she loves me. I went to Forensic Science it's an elective in school and I'm in love with criminology, I guess that's a break subject. It's a class everyone wants to take and it's full. Ariel chose photography and she said it's horrible but what can she do.

Finally PE came around, it's fun to have that subject and all but firstly, not after break and secondly, not when a teacher speaks 3 different languages in one lesson. It's absolutely ridiculous when you don't know some of the languages but I'm good, I understand all. Though Ariel keeps asking me what the hell the teachers saying.

Just as the teacher gave us a 5 minute break to drink water and stretch we heard gunshots. I shot a glance towards Ariel but I couldn't find her, the teacher then ushered us out through the hallway and we were welcomed into the chaos. The shooter was right behind us and I saw his face, I think he saw mine too he just stared at me and showed me the sign that changed me forever. Knowing how vulnerable I really am as a human and knowing I could die at any moment being reminded to me by my very killer isn't very easy to stomach.

The worst thing is I can't find Ariel and just as we got to the entrance. We were surrounded by the killers and I heard cries and whimpers. I then heard the automatic rifle go off so I ducked and acted dead. I was fine with that and then they left but what I saw next right beneath me almost made me scream. If it weren't for the people I had around me that are still alive I'd have screamed and vomited but I knew better, I knew that the men were still close by. The police then came in but I, I never noticed.

I saw the beautiful brown hair and glazed emerald green eyes with streaks of hazel that looked like the sunlight in the forest and I knew then that I, I'd never be the same ever again. I then whispered through tears and crying, "Ariel I love you and I'll miss you. I'll always remember what you told me to do if you die before me and I know I would do it anyway but remember it's for you, it's all for you."

Ariel died that day and I vowed I'd find those responsible even though I promised my friend I'd be happy. I'm not a loser to not find the people who need to pay for what happened to an innocent young girl.

I know it sounds selfish but later we found out that only Ariel died all the other students survived with injuries and I, I came out clean. How could I not be harmed because that man wanted me? But at least I have the upper hand I saw a face and that's all I need to destroy someone and still let my best friends dreams come true by being happy.

I used to be a realist but I thought I was going to go into a fantasy but then I realized that's not what it is no.

I found an escape.

An escape from reality but yet it's not a fantasy.