Monday morning was dark and gloomy. The sky was tinged with purple and black, all the blue had been washed from the sky and replaced with darkness. I could just imagine looking out the window and seeing a black castle with turrets, spires and a drawbridge. But, unfortunately that's a fantasy and instead I have to go to College. Great!
I woke up at 6am and did my usual school routine. I had a shower and quickly washed my hair, got changed into a blue knee length skirt, a black shirt and a black cardigan. Expertly plaiting my hair once again I went down and ate whatever it was that Lurch placed in front of me. It could have been beetles for all I knew. After that I brushed my teeth, grabbed my lunch and ran out of the door before Mother, Father or Pugsley could see me. I said hello to Uncle Fester as I rushed out the door and that was that.
I walked to the bus stop where I waited with my headphones jammed into my ear, surrounded by children who lived in the area, on their way to school aswell. Black Veil Brides played into my ears and I tapped my foot casually in time with the music. No sign of Pugsley. He must've got a ride with Lurch. They would've figured out I wasn't going with them. I wondered if anyone had thought about me at all? I mean my family hadn't seen me in nearly 24 hours? Did they worry at all?
The bus trundled along the road towards us and I stuck my arm out, indicating I wanted to get on. It slowed to a stop and the doors burst open. I stepped inside and paid the bus driver, grabbed my ticket, and made my way to the back of the bus. I sat down in the end seat and cranked my music up. It warded off unwelcome people.
A young girl, her hair tied in pigtails, in a white polo shirt and a knee length pleated black skirt, skipped along the bus towards the back. I looked up at her and stared. She challenged my gaze before turning away and walking slowly back to her waiting mother at the front of the bus. That's what I thought.
The doors closed up and the bus began to trundle back along the road, growing ever closer to my College. I didn't have many friends in College. There was one girl in a few of my classes, Dawn, but I wouldn't exactly say we were friends. More like associates really. Pugsley didn't have any either though. Unlike Pugsley though, I didn't need friends to be happy. I was fine without them. Me, myself and iPod.
I watched the bus slow and stop, slow and stop 4 times before we reached my destination. I walked down the aisle and stepped into the fresh air before walking towards the entrance. The doors slid open to let me through and I made my way straight to my first class.
I settled myself into a seat and pulled out my notebook and began to study. I knew there was a final coming up soon. I glanced at the wall clock, checking how long until the lesson started. 3 minutes and 25 seconds.
I read through a couple of pages of my notes before the chair next to me was pulled back and someone sat down next to me. A second later the bell rang and Mrs Porter walked in and began the lesson.
I unplugged my headphones and switched off my iPod. I looked towards the person next to me. No one usually sat next to me...ever. A muscular lean face peered at mine. His mysterious, grey eyes gazed into mine.
'Hello[he whispered], I'm Jai. I'm new in this class.'
'I figured. I'm Wednesday, Wednesday Addams,' I replied.
'Nice to meet you, Wednesday.' Jai said.
'You too.'
I began listening to Mrs Porter. She began retelling us everything we had already learnt in Psychology for our final. We were then set to work on a few tasks. I began writing immediately but I had to keep stopping. I could feel Jai's eyes watching me.
'Are you going to do the work?' I asked.
'I will but I don't really understand it. Could you help me? Like I said, I'm new. I transferred here from Canada and was enrolled in this class.' Jai answered.
'Err...sure. Basically this worksheet is just showing the different parts of how the brain works and how humans react to different things and why. We just need to match them up really.' I finished.
'Thankyou.'
We worked in silence for the rest of the lesson and parted half an hour later. I spent the rest of the day in a blur. I was just hoping to survive the day and get back home. I just wanted Thursday to be here so I could finally see Joel again. Was that too much to ask for?