*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
“Uwa…”
Hello and good morning! My name is Thomas Carlton, and here is how an average day in hell can easily be started:
That morning was just like any other, my annoying alarm started off the day with a headache. I had gotten out of bed and went for the usual triple s, shit, shower and shave. Couple that with some brushed teeth and a look at a disappointingly bean pole chest makes a complete morning ritual for me back then.
“Haaaa… I should start working out…”
While my school didn’t have a specific uniform, there was a dress code, but that day being a Friday, I made a decision that I regret now, I wore sandals to school.
What? Ah?! I’m boring you?! Well, that’s just who I am, average Ole Tom. If you take all the grades recorded in my classes you’ll see me right at the 50% mark of students no matter which subject is picked.
Anyway, back to the beginning of hell. That morning I dressed in a purple colored Polo and grey cargo shorts, my brown saddles and belt, and my trademark Houston Texans hat which was, by then, pink and sky blue from use. When I looked in the mirror, I saw the previous bean pole gave way to an average guy, with short black hair and eyes so brown that any darker and they would be black as well.
Finalizing my casual Friday dress, I snagged my wallet, keys and 3 year old Razor flip phone, and went for coffee and Poptarts in the kitchen.
Noticing the time shortly after making the coffee in a to-go cup, I started sprinting down the street. I lived 20 minutes away from school, and only had 10 minutes to get to my first class!
“I’m late! I’m late. No time to say hello… Goodbye! I’m late, I’m late! I’M LATE! Shit…”[1]
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Getting to class barely on time, I walked in just behind Logan. Poor basted managed to show up to first period for once.
“Morning Logan, did you finish the math assignment today?” I asked hoping to at least make some extra pocket money before lunch.
“Shit, I completely forgot! Can I copy yours during lunch?” Logan pleaded with his typically tired face contorting with fear for his ailing grades.
“Sure,” I respond as we hurry to our seats, “I’ll want my usual rate though…”
“I know, pay for your lunch and change one answer,” he whispers in a gruff tone while laying his head on his desk.
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Now you may wonder if it is alright to charge food for homework, but this arrangement has been going on since Logan first got a job at fourteen to help support his mother who was in hard times. I kept Logan up to date on assignments and provided the occasional homework assistance for a fee. Logan could work a third job and I got a free meal every few days.
Once I also sat down, with my notes sprawled about haphazardly, my first period teacher walked in, Ms. Lauren Byrd. The school I attended back then did not have homeroom after middle school, so first period was actually biology. The lesson started off uneventful with nearly half the class was nodding off due to boring bacteria, myself amongst them.
Right as I was about to fall asleep, in that momentary haze when reality and dreams blend and play tricks on your mind is when I noticed it. Under our feet there was a dimly lit purple circular symbol similar to a pentagram drawing itself on the floor. Due to its light levels, no one else noticed it, and once the pentagram look-a-like, unknown runes started to wrap around the edges.
Had I been just a bit more coherent at the time, I could have possibly avoided this. Sadly in my delirious and rapidly awakening mind, all I could think was, pretty~~~. The light from the circle grew as the runes wrapped it, becoming blinding so bad that even the students that were sleeping were jolted up.
There was just enough time to scream…
“What the fu…!”
Then the whole class of 25 students and one teacher disappeared in a flash of light.
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There were many search parties and investigations launched to find the missing biology class, sadly no evidence was ever found. Eventually those involved were silenced parents payed off and students labeled as deceased. The incident became known as a modern day urban legend about alien abductions and government cover ups but that story is for another time.
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Author’s note:
Any comments or concerns leave a response below. I will try for a semi regular 1 chapter every week or two as possible with my work. Most characters will be introduced with flashbacks as to the pertinence to the story as they come up.
[1] is a play off the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.