I woke up a little early today.
So i had time to make myself look presentable.

Anyways I should tell you a little about myself. My name is Nell and I am 16. I am a little on the shorter side, I wear glasses and I have kind of a large nose. I have messy black hair - which is meant to be wavy i think but is so unruly that you cant really tell.
I pulled it back in a ponytail- thats all I can do to manage it, when i heard footsteps on the stairs.

The door opens and Mom enters .
"Good Morning honey. I want to tell you that you can't hitch a ride with us today so you will have to walk to school. "
"Mom this happens everytime. Why can't you drop me?"
" I am sorry honey. Now hurry up!"
"Yeah yeah." I grumbled .
I picked up my stuff and went downstairs.
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When I reached school, I went straight to my locker to get my books for the first period. I saw a guy lying on the floor in a pool of water. He looked really pale as if he was terribly sick . I bent down to help him but as soon as I did , he opened his eyes and lashed out at me. I leaned back, missing his hand by inches, my heart beating fast. He fell back again.

I thought it was really bizarre. Deciding it was best to call the nurse, I went to the school clinic . She said that she would go check up on him and told me to go to class.

As soon as I entered the class, I bumped into somebody and nearly fell. Then I saw who it was. Axel.
"S-s-sorry."I stammered. I could feel my brain completely blanking out.
"I-I wasn't looking where I was g-going and I-I-I..."
Holy crap. I was mumbling now , and most probably looking like a complete idiot. Why couldn't my mouth function properly????
"Its alright." Axel smirked, giving me one of those knowing looks. The ones he often gives.

I turned red and went inside the classroom. I could feel myself blushing.
Yeah you are probably thinking that this was not such a thing to get worked up about and yeah you are right. But incase you havent figured out yet, I kind of have a crush on Axel.

There. I said it. I have never told anyone about it, not even my best friend Ana. I find it extremely difficult to open up sometimes. Ana is my bestfriend and she is really popular , really pretty and lots of guys like her. I am not jealous of her - even I like her , she is my best friend ofcourse. She has had 2 boyfriends and is currently dating one. Even Axel liked her.
See, almost every girl i know has had a crush on Axel , I dont know why. He is good looking ofcourse but not incredibly good looking. He has black hair and kind of looks like a fox but is really cute. He also dates around a lot - like a lot. He is just charming i guess.
Anyway by those knowing looks he gives, he might know that I have a crush on him but I am not sure and I really hope that he doesn't know. Yeah because I am a little shy. And I dont want to boost his ego higher than it already is.

Anyways i couldn't concentrate at school today- I felt tired ,I dont know why. Maybe because I woke up a little early. Even Ana hadn't come to school as she was ill with flu .I was glad when the last bell rang.

When I was walking home , I felt this sudden chill , which was a little strange considering that I walk home nearly everyday. Still, I started walking a little faster.
And then I heard the moaning. And I saw them- lots of people, lying on the road in pools of water,lashing out at pedestrians who were trying to help them.
I felt my blood chill. Suddenly,overcome by a sudden fear, I ran. And ran until I had reached the safety of my house.