Slave to the Geek (Discontinued)

Chapter 1: Expected the unexpected

Rori Everhart

Ring .

Who would have ever guessed that such a simple monotonous sound would translate into the sound of sweet glorious freedom in a teenager’s mind.  Everyone quickly packed away their things frantically trying to get out of the walls that imprisoned us every week for twelve long years. I put all my notes away and closed my textbook, rising from my chair and moving out into the bustling hallway.

Laughter and the busy chatter of adolescents echoed in the long narrow halls as everyone scurried to their lockers and out the wide doors at the front of the school. I hurried to my locker fumbling with the lock until it clicked open. I roughly threw my textbooks in, my arms tired from lugging the monstrous books around all day. Sometimes I have to wonder what kind of people sit around and create these books that practically border line into child abuse. 

I grabbed my old back pack throwing it over my shoulder and plugging in my head phones. I jammed out to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as I walked out of the now empty hallways. I was concentrating on the lines one the floor trying not to step on any when I ran into something hard. I fell back but a hand easily caught me and steadied me back on my feet.

“My bad,” I muttered looking up, my heart skipping a beat as I looked into piercing grey eyes. I couldn’t believe I ran into Alexander Clarke, aka the schools resident bad ass. He was the boy girls day dreamed about; he was untouchable and had a cloud of mystery that clung to his every move. 

“Watch where you’re going,” he muttered pushing my aside lightly; his jaw tight and anger slipped into his words. I stood there in a bit of shock. But I quickly shook my head and kept walking, what crawled up his ass and died? Once in the sunny parking lot I headed to where I knew my best friends would be waiting by Violet’s car.

“How was your day?” Ellie asked in her usual sing song voice as I approached the blue Honda civic. I looked at Violet who was leaning against her car arms crossed over her chest in her usual combat boots and leather jacket. Her head nodding to the beat of the song that blasted out of her head phones clearly avoiding all conversation with Ellie, her black and blue curls bouncing along with the rhyme of her head.

“It was fine.” I told Ellie giving her a small smile as I pulled a head phone out of my ear.

“Mine too, though a bit boring. But that shouldn’t matter anymore because it’s such a beautiful day. We should do something like go to the park or the pool. Oh my god, we can drive to the beach and bask in the sweet wind and bright sunshine.” Ellie chirped and started doing little twirls next to the car, her sundress flowing around her.  I sighed opening the passenger door and sliding in.

“Yo, miss sunshine, if you don’t get in the car right now we are going to leave you, again.” Violet said glaring at Ellie.

“You wouldn’t,” Ellie mused, her doe brown eyes wide.

“Watch me.” Violet got in the car and started the engine. Ellie squeaked before jumping into the back seat. I laughed at their behavior; my friends could never really get along could they.    

“So are we going to hang out or not?” Ellie mumbled pouting in the back seat.

Violet shot me a look that basically meant if I agreed she would never forgive me. Violet was the most reserved one of the three; she liked her space and didn’t like being dragged to do Ellie’s happy go lucky activities. We respected that, well most of the time.

Ellie was the complete polar opposite of Violet. She is this little ball of radiating energy who acts like she’s in kindergarten seventy-five percent of the time. But even though she gets on your nerves quiet easily, she is our rock. Mainly because she stays positive ninety-nine percent of the time. It’s funny what a smile and a hug from Ellie can do to make your crappy day much, much better.