Hey guys I'm an Avid Reader of this Site and Wanted to finally step my foot into this type of fiction as I write my own Science Fiction novel. I would very Much appreciate reader feedback on this title and make it a bit of community project.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My drive to school was the most normal that I had in a long time, no rush hour traffic, no idiot drivers, just smooth driving all the way to school. The only thing on my mind was getting back in shape for wrestling season in a few weeks, one of my only passions before heading off to my dads college Alma-mater and try to break the family tradition of starting college only to never finish until late in life.
These thoughts were still on my mind as a pulled up on my school lot, waving to a few kids who recognized my car. I locked up my old girl and headed right to where I spent most my time before I got shot, The School weight-room.
I sigh, the wound throbs even thinking about that incident, I really just hope to get through this year and be gone and no more surprises.
As I opened up the Weight-room door I see that the wrestling coach's light is on in his office so I knock 4 times like I used to before I started to strip down out my school clothes to a pair of workout shorts.
I slide my shorts on and look in the mirror and run my hand over my shoulder, over the bullet and surgery scars mixed together to remind him of Charley, the women who shot me. A voice behind me alerts me that Coach Brian is behind me watching with a look of pity and apology.
"You really want to wrestle this season William? I'm sure they will still honor there scholarship even if you don't go back to the mat this season. Your doctor already told them they you will back to normal before college season next year.' His voice carries concern that is well appreciated but I just shake my head and grin as I walk over to workout bench and start setting my weight limit of 180 pounds.
"We both know Coach that I can't be sure that they won't reduce it in the mean time. My parents don't need any surprises like that. I'll wrestle this season and show them I'm ready with my record so there is no reason to doubt me."
He sighs and chuckles, ruffling is hair as he watches me carefully work through a few reps before he turns to go back into his office before stopping,"Be careful William I don't know what the hell that Charley girl did to get herself back in this school to finish her senior year but she is in the school so stay clear of her just in case. Don't need her trying to get at you again.'
That statement stalls me mid rep as I mull it over in my head, the woman who shot me in a would be mugging is back in the same damn school? What in the hell happened, my lawyer said she would be spending the rest of this year in juvenile detention before jail got a hold of her.
Anger seeps into my workout on the bench press and the pec machine as I try to tighten myself back into condition after being on so much bed rest . Its a furious workout that I cool down in the showers before the first period bell rings out so I dry off and rush to class, just barely.
Class was nothing new really, just review material so I stared out of the window alot, Watching kids sneak down the street to Taco Bell for food or sneak into school because they are late.
This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author's consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.
It was almost comical until I saw something big and green slither between a set of cars in the parking lot . The hairs on the back of my neck stand up as my breathing gets heavy. I see a snake like head pop over the hood of car before it then, in the blink of an eye, disappears.
I rub my eyes repeatedly as I try to rationalize what I just saw. I'm gazing hard out the window that I don't even realize bell has rung. A friend of mine from My homeroom,Jason , shakes me out of my stupor with a slap on my back.
"Dude why are you spacing out? Its time to get to homeroom for role-call, no need to miss that on your first day back."
He smiles at me and it calms me down a bit before I join him leaving the room and head right into our Homeroom, but with the vision of that Giant snake outside in the back of my mind.
It seems like I was missed while I was gone, Not 5 minutes into homeroom I get swarmed by people asking about the mugging, how it felt to be shot. How I felt. It seemed some of was sincere worry for my safety but I felt alot it was false so I just smiled and laughed alot until they got their fill and sat down for roll call. My gaze returns the window a desk away.
My eyes roam back and forth looking for anything that may be out of the norm, but nothing happens then I hear my name called and I turn my head and answer I'm here and smile at my Teacher Miss Vale. She was one of the few people from school that came to see me in the hospital, mainly I think because she is an old family friend. She was pretty much My Third Older sister, Adopted by the other two for how much she was around the house.
She smiles back at me and than I feel the change, The Temperature of the room dropped significantly to the point where I can see my breath in front of my face. I see Panic in Miss Vales face as she felt it also and both our gazes shift to the rest of the classroom and its the same for everyone. I shoot out of my seat and head towards the window trying to see if something changed outside on the ground and its nothing for a moment before its starts raining harder than I've seen it out of Hurricane season. All my senses are screaming at me that something is really off .
My classmates see it also and some of them are getting weirded out by the weather change, others are talking about the abrupt weather change as I walk over to Miss Vale about to tell her what I thought I saw earlier in the parking lot but once again events continue to spiral downward as the rain stops and low humming noise came be heard as temperature rises back up to normal and right after that the skies go blood red and shine ominously as the humming intensifies.
The fear in my heart is almost eating me alive and whole room is just about silent with only the sound of heavy breathing and the humming being audible as we all look out the window.
My mind is racing, trying to once again explain it away as some weird weather phenomenon but the only thing I can think of is something that Happened in a Comic book I read from my dads collection, About Red Skies being the sign that your universe is being invaded and with that thought I start laughing , laughing harder than I can remember having ever laughed.
There was no way that the Red Skies meant that right?
And almost as If to mock me a Blue Box popped up in front of my face......