The Demon Within

Chapter 6

Echo's POV

“ugh I can’t believe her!”

“I know right? She is such a pain!”

“I’m aware Storm. So how did this morning go?”

“Well it went ok I guess.”

“Just ok?”

“Yeah.”

“What happened?”

“well I think Griffin was flirting with Tranquillity.”

"Are you sure he was flirting with her?" I ask.

"He had to be I mean what else could he have been doing? Plus, when Jay and I asked what happened he flipped out." Storm whispered to me.

"I can’t believe him! Did he still make fun of her?"

"Well yeah I mean she was almost in tears..."

"Good." I say with a smile.

Suddenly, the teacher starts to ask the class questions. "Echo what’s the best thing you have ever done?"

Of course, I get an easy one, too bad I can’t say ruining Tranquillity’s life. "Well I guess it would be coming here to Rose view and meeting all my friends." I say as sweet as I can. "You should ask Tranquillity next."

"Good Idea Echo."

I look over to Tranquillity and she has her head in her arms on the desk. From here it looks like she’s sleeping.

"Tranquillity, what do you miss most from the past?" the teacher asked.

"I think she's asleep." I say chuckling.

Tranquillity's POV

"Tranquillity? Tranquillity will you please answer?"

I lift my head and look up, meeting my teacher’s gaze. I quickly look away. "Would it be a problem if you repeated the question?" I ask.

"No, of course not. The question was: What do you miss most from the past?"

I sit there and think for a moment. What do I miss most? I need to make sure it will get to Echo and make the entire class feel like s**t. I need Echo to realize she hasn't won yet. I watch as one of Echo's 'groupies' Storm leans over and whispers something in her ear. But storm isn't quiet.

"This ought to be good."

"Shut up!!!" Echo snaps but quickly regains her cool. "I would like to hear this."

Storm is different than Echo in a few ways. Storm has Purple hair and isn't a huge skank. But she will do whatever Echo says just because Echo told her to. Storms popular and people like her because she can be nice. Everyone likes Echo because they fear her. 

I sigh and begin to speak before I get judged to harshly. "If I were to speak truthfully, I would have to say I really miss my father and all of my old friends, I miss my father because he ran out on us to go marry someone else who he was having an affair with when I was 10. I haven't seen or heard from him since then. After he left us, I had a ridiculously hard time making friends until I moved next to my very first best friend. We got along very well and had a lot in common. She understood what it was like to be alone and have a broken family. But once we started to grow up things changed, it was no longer sleepless sleepovers where we talk all night about anything and everything or pool parties where we laugh at our siblings awkward flirting. Now we barely talk to each other. I used to have a ton of great friends, or at least people who I thought were great friends at the time but now I’m alone again and I miss them all. I bet things would be different if they didn’t turn their backs on me when I needed their support. I mean I was there when they all needed me especially when my ex best friend had a problem I was there in a heartbeat, I would do anything to bring a smile to her face. But once a nasty rumor went around about me, they all left me. No one stood up for me or believed what I had to say. I miss having a group of friends I could talk to about anything. I miss having a best friend I could rely on."

Everyone sat in silence. The air feels so tense and it seems impossible to breath. I sit there struggling to catch my breath when I choose to look back at Echo and Storm. Storm has her mouth open looking shocked while Echo had tears falling down her cheek.

"Well thank you for sharing.” The teach says awkwardly. “Alright, everyone please face the board."

I just sit there staring at the clock willing time to go faster. Suddenly, I feel something hit my arm. I looked down and see a folded-up piece of paper sitting on my desk. I look around the room to see who threw it, but everyone is facing the bored. I open then note and begin to read.

'He watches you while you sleep, he helps you when you plead, just don't let him convince you to do his evil deeds.'

What the hell? Who gave me this? How do they even know about this? About him? No one knows about him! I flip over the note only to find more words written down.

‘We could help you if you need. Just come meet us when you please, under the bridge that was in all your dreams it has a view of all the trees.'

Who are these people and what the hell do they want? Is this some sick joke? I'm so confused. I wish I were normal and not some freak! I just sit there silent waiting for the bell to ring. And not even 5 minutes later the bell rung making everyone get up to leave.

I start walking out of the class when I hear someone say my name.

"He's coming!" Someone whispers in my ear.

I turn my head in the direction of the voice, but no ones there. What the hell is going on?