Chapter 1: Normal Life

Avery Oxbow, 18 year old senior girl in high school with lack of interest in physical activities. She has an innate interest in reading and spending time with her close friends.

She has two friends. Valery Griffin, a black girl with a bold personality, known for her skills in persuasion and hand-to-hand combat. She sports a dark chocolate skin colour, dark shoulder long hair and beautiful auburn eyes.

No one would even mess with their friend circle with Valery around. She was one of the most feared girls in the school as well as being suspected of having a connection to a gang.

Then there is Avery's other friend, Mike Dayton. A light skinned boy with black hair and green eyes who wore blue framed glasses,known to the school as the classic nerd.

He kept to himself and rarely talked to anyone, he had been at the school since the previous year, no one knows much about him . Avery became friends with him after she saw how he distanced himself from others and was previously known as the school shut-in.

At the end of the day, he values his friendship with Avery and Valery just like the mentioned two value his relationship with them. The trio are viewed as the least popular and least important group of friends in the school, they themselves don't mind it as long as their happy with their friendship.

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On a stormy disastrous night, panting and the pitter patter of foot steps were heard over view of a luscious forest. The wind roared through the forest's trees as the heavy rain dampened the trees and land, raining so heavily that leaves dropped all around.

Upon closer view of the forest the silhouette of a woman could be seen moving through the forested area as the storm raged on. Her breathing short and heavy as she ran through the forest being chased by those whose presence she could not see.

The chasing started without reason and even then she knew she had to run as fast as possible. Few steps later she tripped as her foot got caught in a stray uprooted tree root, making her fall down expecting the pain to come to her, she shut her eyes tightly while she fell.

But nothing had happened, instead of pain the woman... Woke up

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The alarm kept beeping as i panted heavily, the bad dream had taken a toll on my morning. I calmed myself down as i got out of bed and stood up to stretch my muscles, i yawned as i did so before going off to get ready for school, after pressing my clock alarm off.

I felt drowsy and bored this morning, mondays are never good days for a student, unless of course your school life is one of the best. Though spending my time with Mike and Valery would ultimately cheer up my day.

I got ready for the day and went down stairs to have breakfast with my family. I sat down in a chair at the dining room table, my family already there. There were 4 Chairs on the table sides. My younger brother Loran sat in the chair next to me, and my mother and father sat side-by-side on the other side of the table.

My brother is a 14 year old boy who just started middle School, he's one of the kindest kids you can ever meet, though just like most younger siblings he has his days of the o'l "get on the older sibling's nerves" phase once in a while. And honestly i cannot help but love him to bits, he's always there for me when i need him and his goofy personality always makes me smile.

My brother has red hair and brown eyes, with a natural tan skin tone, my mother has the same hair and eyes although she had lighter skin compared to my brother. My father had very dark black eyes with light brown hair with tan skin, same eyes and hair i had as well,with a skin shade that matches my mothers'.

My mother was a kind, beautiful and curvaceous woman in her early 30s, while my father was a strict, clean-shaven, tone built man in his late 30s. I've never been that close to my parents but i do know i love them with all my heart.

My family and me, me and my family, i truly adore the three of them. While eating breakfast we told each other about our plans for the day as well as telling each other how our weekend went. My brother did most of the talking though and my mother encouraged him to continue as she spoke in awe at his weekend antics.

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After breakfast i took my school bag and left the house, my brother close behind, "Bye mom!, bye dad!, me and Ave are off to school!!" he said as he came running towards me.

He giggled and hopped playfully as i walked next to him, we went to the bus stop nearby and waited for the school bus to arrive. A few minutes passed and my brother pointed at a bright yellow bus slowly coming our way. "Yellow Bucky Ahoooiiiiiii!!!" he yelled as it came closer and the people walking past us could not help but stare and smile.

The bus stopped in front of us and we got inside, greeting the bus driver Mr Kennels before making our way to the seats. Both of us got our bags off of our shoulders and put them on our laps, and i stared out the window as the bus went past many houses, heading to the city.

My brother was sitting next to me chatting with his friend who was sitting in the double chair row across from ours.The morning started of boring and quiet, before we reached the city that is, before we heard the unheard hollering of the people in shops, the tapping of people's shoes as they rushed to work through the busy streets and the hooting of cars in the busy road.

Our city is beautiful, and i love that about it. Many tourist attractions, places of study, arcades, businesses, places to relax and places to have fun as well.

But just like any city it had its down sides. The fact that on the streets you can never know who's staring at you, you can never know which corner has traps waiting for you and you will never know who to trust at times.

A city is bright and beautiful, so bright that its hard to see the sea of darkness it hides underneath that brightness and beauty. Dont get me wrong i love the city, it does have a lot more opportunity for prosperity in life but it has its down sides as well. In the end tho, whether town, city, village or suburb, there's always a downside.

An hour passed by as i felt the bus come to a slow halt and Mr Kennels said "Enjoy your day in school Kids!" and that was our cue to get off the bus.

My high school was a combined school, it had both middle school and high school grades. So my brother and i went to the same school. We both got off the bus and he said his goodbyes to me as he ran off with his friend.

I sighed as i looked at the school, the teens in the school were mostly boring. All they cared about was reputation and looks more then the need to absorb knowledge....."Avery!!!Over here!!" i heard a familiar voice yell, and a smile instantly appeared on my face as i saw them.My two best friends Valery and Mike, Valery was waving at me while Mike had his nose deep down in a book while leaning against a school pillar.

I walked towards them, so happy that it felt like i was floating as i walked, too happy that i bumped into someone and fell face first to the ground. "Ouch!....." said a light male voice.

I opened my eyes as i slowly stood on all fours, then lifted a hand to wipe my face. "Hey are you okay?" said the male who was on his knees next to me 'must have knocked him to the ground too' i thought.

While dwelling in my thoughts i looked at the teen boy next to me, he had a set of beautiful emerald eyes, his hair jet black and light freckles on his face. He was wearing green shirt that slightly showed the muscular built body it was covering, black skinny jeans and mountain green sneekers to finish off the look.

I did not realize i was staring before he snapped his fingers in front of my eyes then offered me his hand "hey you should probably get up now" he said with a smile so perfect it could make those around smile with him. I placed my hand in his and he helped me stand up, i then looked at him very apologetically.

To be continued...