"5:01" isn't a good time to wake up, since I had no time to get ready or even take a shower. I quickly threw on my clothes and rushed downstairs. 'It's not like it matters' I thought, barely having anytime to throw my black vans on before the bus was here.  I quickly sat down in the seat at the very front of the bus. A 30 minute bus ride in the back? 

...No...definitely not worth it.

My mind began drifting, like a feather in a dust storm. I thought back to the dream, the corridors...

...the monster. 

Everything about it is terrifying, not just the fact it looked like me, but I couldn't even control my dream. That was more like a nightmare then a dream. The endless running, the dimly lit corridors, the monster. It said things about me that I don't want to think about.

Ever

Those memories are best left stuck 6-feet in their grave that I  dug. They are not to be resurfaced, no matter what the monster had said. They weren't good memories, they were bad ones. Scary ones even. 

Jordan...

Nana...

Then my internal hurricane came to a crashing halt as the bus finally pulled up at the school. I hated my school, it was full of bad people, bad memories, bad...everything. I sighed and waited in till everyone got of the bus, then I sadly walked off the bus. I walked towards the building...only to be tripped. My face collided with the floor in the most painfullest way. I wasn't even surprised when I heard the howling laughter of my peers. "I'm used to it", I thought to my self as I picked myself off the floor, with a painful shudder. I slowly got to my feet and limped towards my class. 

They don't like you...

"They just don't know me well enough"

They hate the way you look

"They don't know me"

Your ugly...

...I know...

I decided to walk closer to the wall on the right side of the hallway, fearing that if I got close to anyone, they would just run away in fear of me. I felt eyes on me, they felt the fear coming off of me. It just felt like a flurry of emotions and fears that I knew I was apart of. I was shaking, having to lean on the wall for support. Thought's were rushing through my head like words rushing out of a T.V screen. I wrapped my shaky hands around me as I slid down to the floor. The bell rang, the voices of rushing people were heard. Ignoring me,  doing everything imaginable to ignore me.

...At least that's what I thought. 

When the hall way was clear, I was still on the floor. I didn't give a shit about my grades, its my junior year, but the teachers will do anything just to keep me out of their class, out of their sight. They were all horrible, every, single teacher. They didn't give a damn about their students. Teachers would fuck students, a student would fuck someone in class, they would start yelling at anyone, nobody gave a damn. Everyone either wanted to do drugs, get fucked up, and graduate, or do drugs, fuck someone, and still graduate. 

It really just goes to show  how someone so low, can do just about anything, cheat their way through high school and end up with a diploma they didn't earn. 

Suddenly, out of the silent environment that I found myself in, a somewhat low-pitched voice sounded. 

"Hey, would you happen to know where Mr. Socileks class is?"

It was has if the world stopped, just as soon as those words were uttered from that person. I stiffened, glancing upwards, slowly, in the direction the voice came from. I was greeted with the sight of something that I've seen around in Bridge wood High. This guy had a smaller, slightly angular face. His eyes were that of every, blue dwarf in the galaxy. His hair reminded me of melting chocolate, wavy and innocent, not even tainted by the stale air of this fucked up school. It wasn't curly like mine, but without an added effort, it looked like flowing waves in the Indian ocean. He didn't look very tall, from the looks of it, but I don't give a damn.

He is gorgeous

While I was taking in this beautiful scene before me, I didn't even register that I was staring with my mouth open at this guy. He chuckled, then reached down, and snapped his fingers in front of my face.

"Hello? Is anybody in there?" he said, with a chuckle behind his words. I snapped out of my trance, shaking my head before looking back down at the floor, trying to register what this person was doing talking, or even looking at me. 

"Huh?" I said, finally looking back up at him.

He chuckled a bit more, before he said, "Well, before you were staring at me, I asked if you knew where Mr. Socileks class was".

I sighed, but smiled nonetheless, and said, "It's right down the hall, to the left, the second to last door".

"Okay, thank you!" he said before beginning to slowly walked down the hallway.

Before I could even fully comprehend what I was about to do, I yelled "wait!".

What the hell am I doing?

He stopped and turned back around, looking down at me on the floor, "What is it? Is it not actually down there?" he asked, in a slightly, humorous tone.

How can someone sound so...humorous in a place where only bad kids are, that only do bad things?

"I don't know your name, beautiful" I said. 'What in the hell am I doing' I thought,  just as soon as the words beautiful was ungracefully, spit out of my mouth. 

His face turned pink nonetheless...

"Um...my name is Kaleb. W-What about you?" he asked, looking away from me, his stuttering making me confused.

How was someone so beautiful not touched by the rotting floor that he practically floated on?

Maybe meeting someone so beautiful was giving me confidence, since I then said, "My name is Elijah, beautiful", a slight grin after what I had just said. 

His face flushed pink at my words, leaving me winded. This whole day was turning out to be a bit more eventful then usual. From a nightmare that I couldn't control, to meeting something so...

unattainable...in a school where nothing good ever enters or leaves, this day was alot more then what I thought it would be. I then pulled myself off the ground, ignoring the sudden dizziness of my movements, and a slowly walked over to him. If his height didn't seem very tall before, it definitely was true now. I could practically  see  over his head. Though, I do have the height advantage, being that I'm almost 6-feet tall. He had to be no more then 5-foot-9, but he seemed even smaller up close. 

I leaned down and said, "Well, since I'm skipping, how about I walk you over to your class? And maybe, you could tell me a bit about as to why something so, divine, is in a fucked up place like this". I then lean back and start down the hallway towards Mr. Socileks class. He hurridly scrambles to follow behind me. Kaleb is blushing less now, is face still slightly pink though. He does a quick glance upwards at my face, then looks back down at the ground. 

"Well, I'm obviously here for school, or I wouldn't be here" he says, laughing a bit at his own words.

"yeah, no dib. But I mean as I say, why would you pick this place out of the rest?" 

"Well, then tell me as to why your not in your class, instead, out in the hallway, on the floor?"

I glanced down at him, then looked back up with a sigh, just as soon as we approached Mr. Socilek's class. 

"I am in this class as well. But, nobody gives a damn as to where I am, what I am doing, or even what I'm saying. Nobody in this school gives a fuck, so I can skip, anyone can skip, and do whatever has they please" I say, leaving out the part about them graduating regardless. He doesn't need to know about that, it's not important. I pull open the door, and me and Kaleb walk inside. His expression was shocked at what I had said. I could tell that he was confused, but I ushered him inside nonetheless. I glance around the room in disgust, the faces returning the gaze back at me. Two of the students were making out in the front row, and group  of them were kicking the shit out a kid in the back. This whole school sickens me, I hate this place. I divert my gaze towards Mr. Socilek, who was on his phone, doing god knows what. I walk towards him, my gaze similar to that of tough steel, cold and emotionless. 

"Mr. Socilek" I said, not even bothering to give a fuck about the class that had been going on for at least 30 minutes now. 

He looked up in my direction, his face similar to that of a cruel sneer. "What is it fag?" he taunted, his face twisted in a way that made me want to rip off every ounce of pubic-like facial hair off his body.

His words didn't even affect me, I've known this asshole for a very long time. All throughout my 3 years that I have been here, this asshole just has never changed. His hair was thinning, painted to look fake, greased back in a disgusting toupee. His has a beer gut, pudgy in all the wrong places. He was a short, stocky man, wearing everything, but a suit to look unprofessional at his work place that we call school. I remember he taught a full lesson while receiving a blow job from one of the sluttiest girls in our school, Casey. 

I didn't even flinch, saying "We have a new student, his name is Kaleb".

"Yeah, yeah, sure. I couldn't give a fuck, is he that ugly bitch behind you?"

This set me off, I grew pissed off at this dumbass teacher that I've known for 3 horrible years, in this horrible place. I leaned towards the teacher, my eyes blazing, grabbing the short man by his collar of his shirt. Their was a flash of anxiety in his eyes, my heart was pounding and my head hurt from even walking into this class. 

"Look, don't ever call him ugly, or a bitch. I don't care what you say about me, but if I get word that he's failing in this class, or anyone is mean to him, you and me will have word, got it?" I said, my eyes flashing deep hatred for the teacher before he quickly nodded, and I released the man from my tight grip. He fell back into his seat, not even bothering to look up at me.

"Get out of my sight, fag, and I won't fail Kaleb, just don't ever fucking touch me again" he said, barely having the courage to mutter an insult loud enough.

I just shrug it off and turned back around towards Kaleb, only to see him talking to someone. Since I'm hardly ever in this class, this was also someone I've never noticed before.

"Kaleb, what are you doing? You should probaly go take a seat, in the very back" I say, glancing at between him and the girl he was talking to.

"I can in a second Elijah, I was just talking to my new friend, Reina" he finished with a smile before saying goodbye to Reina and walking to me.

"I got her number, she was very nice, and open with me, I loved talking to her. she's like, deep, in a poetic way" he finished, has he apporoached me, but then he suddenly stopped.

"Wait, what about you? Where are you going to go, this is your class too" he asked, sounding very confused, but then having a emotion I couldn't quite read flash across his face.

I sighed, closing my eyes for a moment before opening them and looking down at Kaleb, as I then said, "No Kaleb, I'm staying in this hell hole. But you can find me afterwards, I'll be behind the school under a tree, by the field". As soon as I say this, a hurt look crosses his beautiful features, but is quickly replaced by a happy.

"Okay, I'll find you" he say's, a wide smile crossing his lovely features.

This makes my heart begin to race a bit, but I slightly grin back nonetheless.

"Okay" I reply, before I then walk past him, but before I leave, I walk over to Reina. She smiles up at me, and I sort of return it. I have never seen her before, so this is new.

"My name is Elijah, and I'm assuming your the Reina that Kaleb was talking about?" I say, sticking my hand out for her to shake.

She nodded, and shook my hand, "why yes, that would be me, child".

I chuckle at the 'child' remark, before then saying, "okay, assuming you know where the field is, take Kaleb over their after this, and unless you have a problem skipping school, your welcome to come along too".

She smiles, and nods again, "will do, child. I shall see to it that happens, and no, I have no problem skipping school".

"Okay, well, goodbye Reina" I reply with a smile, before turning and walking towards the door to leave.

I hear "Goodbye Elijah" from behind me just as I exit the classroom. I step back into the hallway, and hold my pounding head. I start towards the field, back to my old tree, my hands shaking slightly with the thoughts that I had been suppressing during that entire interaction.

What in the hell was I doing just now? 

BOOM! Done, done and done! How did you like chapter 2? This included 2 new characters! One of them being inspired by one great writer that I've become acquainted with, Kalopsiaphrenia! She is the Renia character and I will do my best to make Reina embody her amazing personality as best as I can! Feel free to like, comment, and vote! Maybe even share if you want to. "When you die, I'll grab your star dust and splash it on the earth, knowing that your beauty will make a difference in ours" and with that, I'm out! Goodbye and goodnight!-Captain Cookie