Chapter 8
Tommy
I still couldn't believe what happened last night. It had happened just like my dream and it freaked me out. Me and Merton was best friends, we shouldn't be having these feelings for each other, plus I like girls, well did. I didn't know what to think anymore. That kiss had left me wanting to be more than just friends, but it was wrong. We were friends. It was probably for the best if we just forgot about what happened like we had discussed.
The parking lot was busy and filled with cars when I got to school that morning. I made my way inside and headed towards my locker. Merton was already there and when I saw him a smile found it's way on to my face. "Morning," I mumbled, nervously as I recalled the events of last night. It was as if it was burned into my brain. Not that I mind. In fact I kinda liked it. No, stop thinking this way he's your best friend for God's sakes, I thought.
He turned around to face me and said, "Good Morning. "
"Seen anything strange happen recently? Anything that could be caused by the Supernatural?" I asked him as I walked around to the other side of him so I could go to my locker. His head followed my path so that he was still looking at me when I asked.
"Other than the soul sucker it's been quiet. Eerily quite. I feel as if they are plotting something, getting ready for the perfect time to strike, " he replied. I had a feeling he was right, it did seem quite all of a sudden.
"You might be right but let's hope not," I said as I opened my locker. Not long after the bell ran. First lesson was starting and we had geography again which I wasn't happy about. At least we didn't have it again this week after today. Both of us closed our lockers and headed towards the classroom.
When we got there our new teacher wasn't there. Another person stood at the front. It was a woman, who looked about 28. Once everyone was seated she begun to speak. "I have some really bad news, Mr Garner will not be coming in today. He isn't feeling well and I don't think he will be coming back any time soon," She said.
Merton looked over to me. "Good Riddance, " he said.
I glared at him. "Merton!"
"I just can't stand the guy, " he replied and I couldn't disagree with him there. I couldn't stand him either.
"Neither can I but the guy's ill," I told him.
"Yes, and I hope he gets better but I'm also glad he won't be teaching our lesson anymore," Merton said.
"All right settle down," she told the class who was now chatting and whispering to each other. Everyone fell silent and looked back to the front at her words and the she continued, "So I'm going to be your teacher for today. My name is Miss Keller, " she added.
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The lesson had been surprisingly more fun without Mr Garner there and with Miss Keller teaching. Well as fun as a school lesson could get. Both me and Merton was now leaving class and was partway down the hall when I realised I forgot something inside the classroom so we turned back. Merton got there first and was about to open the door. He had only pressed his hands against it before jumping away from the door, quickly and stared at me. His eyes were wide in terror.
"What's the matter?" I asked him. Although, I knew must have seen something in the door window.
"Miss... Miss... Keller is a Demon, " he muttered.
"What?" I asked.
"I said she's a Demon, " he replied.
"I know what you said. But are you sure?"
"Tommy I'm more than sure. I just saw her in her normal form. She has red skin and horns. Take a look for yourself if you don't believe me, " he replied, but I didn't have to because I believed him. I just couldn't believe that she was one because she had been so nice.
"But she was so nice, " I pointed out and sighed in disappointment.
"Well obviously that was all just an act, " Merton stated and I walked towards the door to look through the window. Not to make sure he was telling the truth but because I wanted to see it with my own eyes. I glanced through the window and saw a women with red skin and misshapen horns. They both all curved around in different directions. She was sat near the front of the room where Miss Keller had been. I felt myself beginning to wolf out. How could she have pretend to be so nice? I had liked her so much better than Garner but it turned out she was actually evil. I tried to hold back a growl but I couldn't, I was too angry.
"Tommy, calm down. Don't wolf out here. We can't risk someone seeing you, " Merton ordered. He was right. I turned from the door and looked at him and breathed in and out deeply.
"Ok, I'm calm, " I said, when I felt myself relax and my anger fade. "What are we going to do about my book? I need it. I have all my notes inside, " I wondered.
"We'll have to go inside and get it. She doesn't know that we know she's a demon, " Merton said.
"That is true," I agreed and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, Miss Keller spoke.
"Come in," she said. I slowly pushed the door open as I looked back at Merton. He hesitated before following after me. We entered and saw that she was now back to looking like a human.
"Can I help you two?" She asked.
"Yeah, I just forgot my note book, " I replied and headed to my desk. My book was still there so I picked it up and a girl entered.
"Oh, hi are you I'm my class next lesson?" The demon asked and the girl was about to answer when she saw me and Merton. She looked at us both then back to Miss Keller.
"No, sorry I think I have the wrong classroom, " the girl replied and started to leave. We did the same. When we got out we saw that the girl was still stood near the entrance way. "Merton, did you notice anything strange about Miss Keller?" She asked, once the door was shut.
"No why would I?" He replied, quickly.
"No reason, " she said.
"Wait you two know each other?" I wondered.
"Yeah, we met yesterday. I'm new here. My name is Phoebe, " the girl replied.
"Nice to meet you Phoebe. My name is Tommy, " I said smiling.
"Tommy Dawkins?" She wondered. I looked at her confused.
"Yeah, " I replied.
"Yes, I found you. I need to talk to you about something. Met me in the library at lunch time, " she told me.
"We're both busy at lunch time, " Merton said.
"No we're not, " I told him, turning to face him.
"Yes we are we. We got that thing that needs to be done urgently, " he said tilting his head towards Miss Keller's door. Oh, yeah I forgot about that.
"Oh, yeah that thing. I forgot, " I said.
"I promise I won't keep you long. Can you please meet me?" Phoebe wondered.
"Sure, " I said.
"OK thank you, " she said. "Bye guys. " She turned and headed down the corridor.
"I wonder what that was all about, " Merton said.
"Me too but we'll find out at Lunch, " I said and we both headed off to our next class.
I still couldn't believe what happened last night. It had happened just like my dream and it freaked me out. Me and Merton was best friends, we shouldn't be having these feelings for each other, plus I like girls, well did. I didn't know what to think anymore. That kiss had left me wanting to be more than just friends, but it was wrong. We were friends. It was probably for the best if we just forgot about what happened like we had discussed.
The parking lot was busy and filled with cars when I got to school that morning. I made my way inside and headed towards my locker. Merton was already there and when I saw him a smile found it's way on to my face. "Morning," I mumbled, nervously as I recalled the events of last night. It was as if it was burned into my brain. Not that I mind. In fact I kinda liked it. No, stop thinking this way he's your best friend for God's sakes, I thought.
He turned around to face me and said, "Good Morning. "
"Seen anything strange happen recently? Anything that could be caused by the Supernatural?" I asked him as I walked around to the other side of him so I could go to my locker. His head followed my path so that he was still looking at me when I asked.
"Other than the soul sucker it's been quiet. Eerily quite. I feel as if they are plotting something, getting ready for the perfect time to strike, " he replied. I had a feeling he was right, it did seem quite all of a sudden.
"You might be right but let's hope not," I said as I opened my locker. Not long after the bell ran. First lesson was starting and we had geography again which I wasn't happy about. At least we didn't have it again this week after today. Both of us closed our lockers and headed towards the classroom.
When we got there our new teacher wasn't there. Another person stood at the front. It was a woman, who looked about 28. Once everyone was seated she begun to speak. "I have some really bad news, Mr Garner will not be coming in today. He isn't feeling well and I don't think he will be coming back any time soon," She said.
Merton looked over to me. "Good Riddance, " he said.
I glared at him. "Merton!"
"I just can't stand the guy, " he replied and I couldn't disagree with him there. I couldn't stand him either.
"Neither can I but the guy's ill," I told him.
"Yes, and I hope he gets better but I'm also glad he won't be teaching our lesson anymore," Merton said.
"All right settle down," she told the class who was now chatting and whispering to each other. Everyone fell silent and looked back to the front at her words and the she continued, "So I'm going to be your teacher for today. My name is Miss Keller, " she added.
†††
The lesson had been surprisingly more fun without Mr Garner there and with Miss Keller teaching. Well as fun as a school lesson could get. Both me and Merton was now leaving class and was partway down the hall when I realised I forgot something inside the classroom so we turned back. Merton got there first and was about to open the door. He had only pressed his hands against it before jumping away from the door, quickly and stared at me. His eyes were wide in terror.
"What's the matter?" I asked him. Although, I knew must have seen something in the door window.
"Miss... Miss... Keller is a Demon, " he muttered.
"What?" I asked.
"I said she's a Demon, " he replied.
"I know what you said. But are you sure?"
"Tommy I'm more than sure. I just saw her in her normal form. She has red skin and horns. Take a look for yourself if you don't believe me, " he replied, but I didn't have to because I believed him. I just couldn't believe that she was one because she had been so nice.
"But she was so nice, " I pointed out and sighed in disappointment.
"Well obviously that was all just an act, " Merton stated and I walked towards the door to look through the window. Not to make sure he was telling the truth but because I wanted to see it with my own eyes. I glanced through the window and saw a women with red skin and misshapen horns. They both all curved around in different directions. She was sat near the front of the room where Miss Keller had been. I felt myself beginning to wolf out. How could she have pretend to be so nice? I had liked her so much better than Garner but it turned out she was actually evil. I tried to hold back a growl but I couldn't, I was too angry.
"Tommy, calm down. Don't wolf out here. We can't risk someone seeing you, " Merton ordered. He was right. I turned from the door and looked at him and breathed in and out deeply.
"Ok, I'm calm, " I said, when I felt myself relax and my anger fade. "What are we going to do about my book? I need it. I have all my notes inside, " I wondered.
"We'll have to go inside and get it. She doesn't know that we know she's a demon, " Merton said.
"That is true," I agreed and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, Miss Keller spoke.
"Come in," she said. I slowly pushed the door open as I looked back at Merton. He hesitated before following after me. We entered and saw that she was now back to looking like a human.
"Can I help you two?" She asked.
"Yeah, I just forgot my note book, " I replied and headed to my desk. My book was still there so I picked it up and a girl entered.
"Oh, hi are you I'm my class next lesson?" The demon asked and the girl was about to answer when she saw me and Merton. She looked at us both then back to Miss Keller.
"No, sorry I think I have the wrong classroom, " the girl replied and started to leave. We did the same. When we got out we saw that the girl was still stood near the entrance way. "Merton, did you notice anything strange about Miss Keller?" She asked, once the door was shut.
"No why would I?" He replied, quickly.
"No reason, " she said.
"Wait you two know each other?" I wondered.
"Yeah, we met yesterday. I'm new here. My name is Phoebe, " the girl replied.
"Nice to meet you Phoebe. My name is Tommy, " I said smiling.
"Tommy Dawkins?" She wondered. I looked at her confused.
"Yeah, " I replied.
"Yes, I found you. I need to talk to you about something. Met me in the library at lunch time, " she told me.
"We're both busy at lunch time, " Merton said.
"No we're not, " I told him, turning to face him.
"Yes we are we. We got that thing that needs to be done urgently, " he said tilting his head towards Miss Keller's door. Oh, yeah I forgot about that.
"Oh, yeah that thing. I forgot, " I said.
"I promise I won't keep you long. Can you please meet me?" Phoebe wondered.
"Sure, " I said.
"OK thank you, " she said. "Bye guys. " She turned and headed down the corridor.
"I wonder what that was all about, " Merton said.
"Me too but we'll find out at Lunch, " I said and we both headed off to our next class.
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