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Chapter 2             REALITY STRIKES

I am surrounded by trees in the middle of a forest. In front of me there is a boy with green eyes and wearing all white. I am trying to ask his  name but i am not able to speak. I try to reach out to him but my body doesn't move, like I am pinned to the place I am standing upon.
Suddenly a hooded figure comes behind the boy and he starts to scream. I try to reach out to help but I can't. The boy shouts my name but I am unable to help. I am trying to shriek to make some motion to ward off the hooded person, but I feel worthless.
I try to peak through the hooded figure to see it's face but I can't.  The boy  keeps screaming.. And everything goes dark.
I wake up in the middle of my sleep screaming myself, too much disturbed and sweating. I scan around and find that I am in my bed. It's 3a.m. in the morning and I'm not sleepy anymore.
I slip from my bed to the bathroom and splash water upon my face to erase the memory of the dream. Slowly, I return to my normal self. I peak into my mother's room to see if she's is aware of my screaming ; but find her sleeping soundly.
Then, I step into the living room to watch TV to cut short the remaining hours.
At 8am I get ready for school, checking myself in the mirror before rushing to the kitchen to pick my lunch.
Today mom has baked my favorite apple pie. I stuff the pie in my mouth and rush out through the door to catch my school bus. Yes, today I'm taking the bus as mom has given me some slack as I'm in high school now.
Sitting in the bus, I'm still aware of the dream from earlier.I think this is the first time in 4years that I'm having nightmares.
But all the times the dreams are vague like this one, about which I have no clue.
The dreams that I had before today were usually of a basement in some house, full of other-worldly weapons and decorations.
I think I have to talk about this to my mom.. She may know something about this. Actually whenever I come across this type of dream, i try to explain my mom; but always she gives some excuses, totally changes the topic or is suddenly furious.
My instinct tells me something is going to be very bad this time.
Keeping these thoughts to myself, I climb out of my bus and head straight to my class. 

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The first second I met Shelby I knew she'll be my best friend. She's always straight forward. That's the thing I like about her.She has beautiful curly hair that makes me want that hair of hers.
So, since I was curious about the guy with striking blue eyes too, I was interested in the topic Shelby was pushing onto me, but I didn't show it on my face. Trust me, I am very good actress in concealing my emotions in front of everyone, well, except my mom.
"Who is the guy by the way? "I asked making my curious face, or so I thought I made.
" He's Mason Brown,  the son of Mr. Brown, this town's most famous surgeon and his sister Stephanie doesn't date.. "revealed Shelby. Shelby always knows the rumors. I don't know how.
We enter the cafeteria, took a seat far away from the center, which was to avoid the center table full of girls hovering over Mason. But,  Mason's eyes were on me now.
It seems he tries to read me but can't. I avert my eyes to avoid the scrutiny.
I silently ate my lunch and rest of the day's classes went by smoothly, with no trace of Mason in any class.
After reaching, I called mom telling her that I reached home. Then, I went to bed feeling tired. I woke up in the middle when my mom called for dinner and went back to claim my sleep.

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A girl with beautiful green eyes was seated next to my seat. I sat and said "Hi! I'm Alice."
The girl turned towards me and I realized that she has the most beautiful face I've ever seen. I mean she could be a model from fashion magazine. "Hi! Stephanie." said the girl and went back to her book. I felt her watching me from the corner of my eyes. Well, that's awkward. Yeah, I usually got those looks from most students but never penetrating me like the eyes of Stephanie's were.
I just ignored it and went back to listening to Mr. Briggins.
Just when the bell rang, Stephanie hurried away like a flash.
"Well, that was really awkward "said a girl from behind me." Hi I'm Shelby. You are Alice, right? The one who is talk of the school right now?! "squeaked the girl." Umm. Yeah. Hi! "I replied. She talked the whole way out to our next class, Chemistry,  which was same for both our schedules. We were chatting away when the teacher entered and introduced me to the whole class. I felt all eyes upon me.
Well that is always the awkward part. I'm five foot five inch tall petite girl with chocolate brown eyes and reddish hair. My skin complexion is what surprises the people most of the time. I'm a mixture of honey toned and white, though my mum is honey toned.
Well, while all people are gawking,  a boy sitting to the end of the third row is watching me with complete disgust.I don't know what I did to him. I was shaking a little.

I went back to my seat and never looked back as I could feel the eyes upon me.
The teacher started teaching. I looked from the corner of my eyes towards the boy, who was still staring straight at me. I realized that he was the second person today whom I thought walked straight out of a fashion magazine. He has a real sea blue eyes, which are too much distracting for me. Its looks like there's an aura around him. Or am I the one seeing it?? For a moment I'm not able to take my eyes away from him and in next second, it feels like I am dragged away from my moment of hypnotism. I avert my eyes way from the boy's stare and shook my head.
How can I be so stupid, staring straight at a boy like he is a candy???!
I feel embarrassed. This is not the way I am. I'm too much of an introvert when it comes to new school. It takes me like minimum of six months to get friendly with anyone.

But, here I am making friends from the first day of school. Actually it's the way Shelby talks and chirps that made her my friend immediately after I met her today. She's cool.
The bell rings at the end of the class.
"Someone's got a crush on you, Al"chirps Shelby from behind. "By the way, the hotest guy of our school, who never talks or glimpses a girl except for his sister is swooning!!!! Al you are becoming famous from your first day of school." There goes Shelby's melodrama. 

Novel, 1st attempt

FIRST DAY 

"Mooom!!! I'm late already! Let me go by myself! "Alice shouted from her bathroom.

Martha, Alice's mother works at the Bakery shop after moving to Clinton, a small town in New Jersey, during this summer. Today is Alice's first day of new school at a new place. After her father left them when she was two, they have been moving since then to different places. So, this is not new for Alice.
Alice

It's raining heavily. I'm running fully soaked. The forest is getting deeper and deeper. The more I run, the more I get entangled in the trap. "Stop following me" I screamed.

I woke up from my dream screaming and sweating. This has become a regular routine after my 16th birthday this December. Today is my first day to my new school.

Huh.. I'm just tired of this shit on every first day of my any new school. Mom insists on driving me to school on the first day. My most overprotective mom. I mean, seriously, she should be given the award for it, if there's ever any. I'm 17 this year. Still my mom thinks I'm her 5 year old baby. Duh.

"Let's go, Al. I have kept few dollars in your purse for you to use for lunch. Come on. I'm getting the car from the garage! Be quick! "says mom, who is herself feeding my younger sister Wonder, right now. Yeah, my sister Wonder has just turned 5 and this year we are celebrating her birthday.

"yes ma. Coming! "

My new school is thirty minutes drive from our current home. The town is surrounded by beautiful scapes to adore. The lush green scapes with buildings among them, is just breathtaking.
We drop my baby sister in her new play school and finally reach my "new" school "Mount high", situated in the outskirts of the town, having a student population of 1000.

"Bye hon! Pick up your pace or you'll miss your class!"my mom urges me to hurry.

I reach the reception and hand over my papers. The lady in the reception gives me a cryptic smile and hands over my schedule.

Seeing through the schedule, my first class is English, my favorite subject of all in block C building.
The school is an architecture in itself. I am so lost in its beauty that I forgot the direction to my first class. "Just Awesome. First day, and I'm already bummed!!" and bumped onto a hard rock, nope, a body. I looked up at the six foot tall person with specs like harry potter's.
"I'm sorry. I was not intending to walk right onto you. "I apologized." Hi, I'm Kevin. You, new here?? "asked the boy." Uh. Yeah. I'm Alice and I'm kind of lost to find my first class"
"Which class?? "asked Kevin." English in building C", I replied.
"Hey, I'm heading there too.We're kinda already late. Let's go together. "
We walked to the class, where Kevin introduced me to the teacher. I handed my papers to Mr Briggins and he showed me an empty seat to sit.