The basketball games went fine between the competing schools with the Captain of New World High basketball team, Jason, being hailed by all for putting New World High on the top. Just as she was asked to do, Aires served the top guests with all they asked for and had a hell of a tiring afternoon doing it. At one pm, the sprinters took their turn in the marathon and Alpha Academy came out as winners of both the male's and female's sessions. The town folks had lots of fun witnessing the activities, some would run to the field and carry their wards up on their shoulders to show how proud they are of them. One time when during the cheerleading display at the basketball games, Perry tripped and fell, she faked up a funny smile and pretended it was all part of the act, but the few who knew, went on to mock her. Among the crowd laughing at her, the one person whose facial expression enraged her the most was Aires', even though hers was just a smile at her showmanship, Perry took it as mocke
It was just another ordinary morning for Aires, as she woke up to get ready for school. Even though through her window she saw that the clouds were a bit frowned, she attributed it to a possible November rainfall. She had just finished her breakfast and was getting ready for school when she heard the news that would change her life forever. A part of her town had been burnt down by a devastating fire, leaving many families homeless and in despair.Aires couldn't believe what she head. "Could this be what Perry meant?" She asked herself. At the time of their conversation, even though she got a little scared when she heard her say "fireworks", eventually she brushed it off as an empty threat, but now she realized that her words had been a warning. She felt a knot form in her stomach as she thought of her friends and the families who lived in the affected area. She quickly scooped up her phone and dialed Elena's Vanessa's number, among her friends Vanessa was the only one who lived a litt
AIRES' P.O.V The piercing blue of the sky, always with me ever since we got here, seemed to pull me upward and I felt it touch my cheek and calm my face like Mum's hand on me when I was younger. Flocks of green and yellow parakeets, soaring over our heads as we step out of the bus one after another. At last, a whole new place to relieve me off home works which seemed to be a good source of headaches to me. Clapping her hands to signal us to pay attention, Mrs Conrad begun to give a beautiful description of the place which we currently are for the purpose of "Physical Geography". " Attention everyone " she began "I am certain that most of you or all of you have not been to this part of the country. It's a very rocky place as you can see, and I am very sure that most types of rocks will be found here. You can roam around all you want but do not go too far. Take pictures and make notes because you will need them." With that, she entered the bus, and
The coldness of the night was like one I had never experienced before. We gathered dry wood and started up a fire because it was about seven pm, and we were nowhere near the camp. My body continued to shiver from both the cold and the fear I was feeling inside. An intra-personal conflict was taking place within, concerning whether it was right to hearken to Jason and stay here for the night, or continue walking and increase the chances of someone finding us and taking us back to the camp. "Elena must be worried. Everyone else will be sleeping by now, not caring about where the nerd is. They're getting a good night's sleep, whereas I'm in the middle of nowhere and could die at any time," were the thoughts racing through my frail mind. With the help of Jason, I set up an insecticide net, which I took along knowing we would be camping on this trip, and a blanket as well. Jason had the same stuff, but in the woods, there was no way I was going to sleep alone, not in a scary place like thi
It was about eleven in the morning when Mrs. Conrad ordered that everyone should start packing because we were leaving at twelve. In case you do not know, she is one of those people who always wants to be on time but never uses their time for anything beneficial. Not like I hate her, but we came here specifically to be taught something new and not to learn on our own. What are we even going to write in the exam? Oh, maybe I got stuck in a fifty-year-old building and my best friend is now the author of lies. Jeez, can't the principal fire her already? What will I tell my mother when she asks what I've learned?" What's the matter, Princess?" I heard a familiar voice ask, There are only two people who like to call me names, plus the disrespectful witch who thinks every guy likes her in the school. "It's nothing." I turned around and saw Elena all set and ready to go home. I had my lunch box on the bus because, you know, I went out for a deathventure. "You don't look okay to me. What is i
About a month after we discovered Elena's psychic ability and planned to visit HOMER again, Jason and I took it upon ourselves to help her reach her full potential. According to her, she could not control it. She saw future and past events in her dreams that she had not planned to see, and whenever she wanted to see certain things eagerly, she could not see them. We made several inquiries from the library, the internet, movies and other sources. From all these, we were able to fish out the key components 'Faith, Will, and Focus'. It was all she needed to be able to see future events and the past as well. One afternoon, we gathered in Elena's room to plan a day we would go to Homer to find out what we got ourselves into. As we sat in the usual Chinese monk position, but in a circle, crossing our legs, "So in the dream I had recently," I began, "I met the butterfly. I mean, the fairy that turned butterfly. She told me we would meet again, and also that if I needed her, I would find her
It was seven in the evening when we arrived at the place where we had camped together with the others during the school trip. The place was quiet and scary for just three friends who had no business being there at an hour like that. We settled down to do our home work in one tent, which was mine, because I was the opposite of fearless. After we were done, we shared the pizza, which we bought on our way at Rachel's, the number one stop pizza joint situated on the outskirts of town about an hour drive from here and two hours drive from home. "What do they say this place is?" I asked the two who have lived in Rocksville much longer than I have. "No man's land!" Elena answered, looking over her shoulder at Jason. I could swear she was expecting him to disagree. "Why are you giving him that look?" "This was a part of Rocksville until about fifty to a hundred years ago, I was told," Jason began, "until a war caused the town's dwellers to split apart." "There we go again," Elena whispered, a
Finding our way through to Homer in the Lost Valley wasn't a difficult task this time as well. The only difference between the first time and this time was that somebody had recently been around here. We could tell because there were footsteps and tracks made by a human figure, as well as a black inked marker was used by the person to mark the trees probably to prevent him or her from getting lost in the woods. "Maybe we should have taken a camera with us to record every bit of this adventure, you know, like how these ghost hunters do as proofs" Jason speculated. Finally, we had our destination in sight, I sat down on brick to relax, "Just say you want to show off your ' sparkle finger' " I teased. "Guys check this out!" Elena echoed, squatting next to us to show us a picture she had just taken of the building, "I'm not sure we'd even have a video to show if we brought a camera" she added. The picture taken, was having glitches and kept changing colors till "what the hell?" I exclaime
It was just another ordinary morning for Aires, as she woke up to get ready for school. Even though through her window she saw that the clouds were a bit frowned, she attributed it to a possible November rainfall. She had just finished her breakfast and was getting ready for school when she heard the news that would change her life forever. A part of her town had been burnt down by a devastating fire, leaving many families homeless and in despair.Aires couldn't believe what she head. "Could this be what Perry meant?" She asked herself. At the time of their conversation, even though she got a little scared when she heard her say "fireworks", eventually she brushed it off as an empty threat, but now she realized that her words had been a warning. She felt a knot form in her stomach as she thought of her friends and the families who lived in the affected area. She quickly scooped up her phone and dialed Elena's Vanessa's number, among her friends Vanessa was the only one who lived a litt
The basketball games went fine between the competing schools with the Captain of New World High basketball team, Jason, being hailed by all for putting New World High on the top. Just as she was asked to do, Aires served the top guests with all they asked for and had a hell of a tiring afternoon doing it. At one pm, the sprinters took their turn in the marathon and Alpha Academy came out as winners of both the male's and female's sessions. The town folks had lots of fun witnessing the activities, some would run to the field and carry their wards up on their shoulders to show how proud they are of them. One time when during the cheerleading display at the basketball games, Perry tripped and fell, she faked up a funny smile and pretended it was all part of the act, but the few who knew, went on to mock her. Among the crowd laughing at her, the one person whose facial expression enraged her the most was Aires', even though hers was just a smile at her showmanship, Perry took it as mocke
Be it a dream or a vision, or even some kind of magic, Aires could not tell, but in her unconsciousness, she saw Elena standing before her, disappointed "If it's because of Vanessa that you're pissed off like this, trust me I don't regret it, she deserves every bit of it, I will kill her when I see her again, tell her that" Aires offered her opening statement, Elena shook her head in disbelief, "Are you listening to yourself Aires? You are no different now from the demon that possessed her?" Elena replied, "Look Elena if you won't support me, you can leave me alone and don't insult me" "Shut up and listen to me" Elena bawled, "what happened to you Aires? Tell me I'm here, as your friend, as your sister, I want to understand but don't bullshit me okay, she meant a lot to all of us while she was alive, you think I'm not hurt too? Look Aires, she taught each one of us what we know, it's because of her that I have these abilities, I know that you would have gotten them anyways because you
With their eyes shut and Elena trusting her friend not to kill her in a bad landing, in less than five seconds they felt themselves bouncing on a fluffy surface, the whole place was quiet as they uncovered their eyes to behold Aires' room. "That was fast" Elena commented, "Yes, but might be late for what we came for, hurry let's go" Aires said in a flash, jumping out of the bed athletically and racing towards the door knob. As she turned it clockwise with Elena by her side, the door flung open to a surprising battle they could not involve in due to the magical arc wall that separated their side of the house and the battle ground, Aires' living room.The old fairy stood in the center of the dimly-lit room, her wings flickering with an otherworldly light. Across from her was Vanessa, the shapeshifter, looming, her body contorted and twisted by the malevolent demon that possessed her, yes she too had been possessed. The creature's eyes burned with an unearthly fire, and it let out a guttu
Usually duringSportfest, the teaching activity by teachers is placed on hold, this is not in obedience to any set decree from the higher authority, but per observations done each year. Since students refuse to listen to anymumbojumbo from their teachers due to the noisy atmosphere caused by the former, it is deemed wise to postpone all teaching and learning and replace them with training and preparations towards the event. One privilege it comes with that makes it all the more interesting is that, students can come in or go out of the school at any time they prefer between the hours of six thirty in the morning, till ten in the morning. A knowledge of this was Aires' weapon to attend school later than she was expected to. After she had woken up late, with heavy eyes due to crying which even continued after the dream she saw, she failed to check the missed calls on her phone and the messages
During Sportfest every year, magazines containing information about the Sportfest are distributed to all parts of Rocksville to remind people who already know about this event, that it is time to come together, to those who are new to Rocksville like Aires and her mother, these magazines are a way of kindling their heart's to engage in this auspicious occasion which brings the entire town together. On that very year when for the first time ever Sportfest was going to be held in New World High, magazines came out a little late, about two days before the Sportfest. Aires got one to share with her mother on the Monday, which was two days before the event commenced, during diner. She took it upon herself to read it out to her, while they waited for the food to cool down, 'Sportfest' the first page read 'comes once every year. It is characterized by sporting events of all kinds. During this period, every high school student in any school within Rocksville is expected to participate to bring
It felt like Friday was never coming for the friends who were anxious to see their male best friend brought back to fit their description of 'normal state'. Well, it finally came, just as planned the day before, Elena and Vanessa were absent and just like Aires was expecting, the demon in Jason would do everything to impersonate him at a hundred percent, he came to cheer her up by keeping her company until the hour struck for the meeting when his job to apprehend Aires, was cutout for him.When the time had finally come, Aires noticed his switch from brown pupil to red in an almost unnoticeable haste, she knew she had to make her move. There in the corner where they had been sitting alone for nearly fifteen minutes to digest their breakfast at least a little before training session in preparation for the upcoming inter-schools event, Aires decided to speak to his heart, by so doing she had the hope of connecting with him, earning his trust and weakening his hardened heart. She cupped h
During breakfast at school the next day, when Aires and company except Jason, had barely tasted what they were given to eat, Aires told them about the dream she had seen and how she was confused whether it was just a dream or a dream telepathy. When Elena heard about the safe house, she also revealed what she had dream about on that same night. "I think it's a dream telepathy, cos I was given the other piece you weren't" she said "around eleven last night I woke up to drink some water cos I felt a headache. When I came back to bed and fell asleep, I had a dream, in it was my father, he told me he was going to show me a place where we were to deliver our friend, he said we had only one chance and if we failed we never will be able to meet him again. We got into a car and drove off to the church twenty minutes away from here. Next the church was a new house, I call it new because the painting looked fresh. He got out of the car and gave me a key and kept a set for himself then we went in
Mr Morrison's initial plan was to visit the park with the friends and at sundown he'd surprise them with tickets to go see the new Black Panther movie, little did he know that fate had its own plans. After his conversation with Jason which he told no one what it was about, his mood swung, even though he attributed it to a headache which he had began to feel after that nearly half an hour meeting, he was quiet and only said "I don't think I feel so good" when he was asked "What's wrong?" by his caring wife. "Are you sure?" She pressed, "Nothing, it's just this sharp pain, lingering in my head" turning towards the friends, he lowered his brows and said " Will it be okay if we do it at the end of the school games? It's being held in your school right?" "Yeah" they responded, all but Aires and Mrs. Morrison knew what was really wrong with him "Ouch I thought we were going out today, I got my dancing boots on" Aires joked "I know honey, can we do it some other time? Like, after the games at