Crueler and colder he became,
Her gray-eyed muse with an idle angel.
P. F. CANYUL.
It had already been 2 weeks since my last encounter with that evil creature, another day in which I had not been able to sleep even a little, that presence scared me so much that I could not stop being alert, my arm had a small line where that thing had hurt me, it had faded so fast that it was as if nothing had happened but the pain remained.
I got up when I saw the time on my cell phone, it was already 6:00 a.m. and I had to get ready to go to high school. When I looked at my reflection I could notice that the dark circles under my eyes were getting bigger and bigger, this was a record, I hadn't been able to sleep a wink for days, I couldn't do anything but cover them with some concealer.
I went to my closet and quickly took out some pants and a sweatshirt, small and dark places terrified me, I always tried to have all the lights on.
I went down to the kitchen to try to eat some bread and made some ham and cheese rolls, my lunch for after school.
I was about to leave when my father came downstairs.
-I'll be late, don't wait for me for dinner. -Those were his only words.
-Since my mother's death, he had changed drastically, I could feel that he was afraid, afraid to be near his daughter.
I couldn't blame him, we had gone through many difficulties, the main cause was me, it was as if a black cloud was always hanging over my head, I had no luck and the people around me suffered the consequences.
Although his indifference hurts me I don't feel I have the right to tell him, I didn't want to be abandoned by my father, it doesn't matter if he ignores me, it doesn't matter if he avoids looking me in the eyes, it doesn't matter if he keeps working or locked in his room as long as he is near I can be calm, it is enough for me to feel that he is here, it doesn't matter if he doesn't talk to me and avoids being with me, nothing matters if I can stay in the same house as my father.
With those thoughts in my head I left the house and headed to school, the sky was cloudy and it looked like it was going to rain, I hurried and wanted to get there before it did. However, a small howl put me on alert, I relaxed when I noticed that it was a small puppy in a cardboard box. It had been abandoned near a mailbox, I avoided looking at it directly as it scared me to think that it was not really a puppy, but when I saw that it was so helpless and skinny a pang crossed my chest.
-I can only give you this, I'm sorry I can't take you home," I told him. - I said to him as I left my ham toper next to him, I didn't touch him because with my luck it was likely that something horrible would happen to him.
I turned around and continued on my way to school while I thought about what I could eat in the school cafeteria, but just imagining myself with all the people that would be around caused me discomfort, I was not close to anyone, I had no friends and I tried to keep everyone away that had caused that, during the last 10 years, most of my classmates hated me, since they believed that I was a conceited person, and that no one deserved to be my friend because I thought I was better than them.
They were far from reality, but with the continuous accidents I had, and my face so haggard from lack of sleep I was somewhat repudiated, they nicknamed me "The Voodoo Queen".
The morning went normally and I hoped it would continue that way, but as if I had asked for the opposite, when I went to the cafeteria I felt a shiver all over my body, I tried to look around me carefully, I did not notice anything strange so I continued walking and ordered my food, some pasta with tomato sauce, when I took a seat at one of the unoccupied tables I still felt that threatening sensation, something was happening but I did not know if it was my nervousness to be surrounded by so many people.
The worst thing was that everyone was looking at me, as my classmates kept teasing me and pointing at me.
When I noticed that they were 3 tables ahead I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, it was obvious that they wanted to bother me, however, I wasn't going to let them, I was going to ignore them and eat quickly to return to the classroom.
I had not even taken 2 bites of my pasta, when a heartbreaking shriek made me freeze in my seat, something was near, I started to feel that nauseating stench and nausea, slowly I raised my head and there was a dark being, it was a shadow with a human shape, it was near the spirit of a girl, I could notice that she was just a soul, she was cornered in a wall.
-NN-Do not eat me, I-I wanted to see my brother. - I wanted to look away, but it was impossible, I had teeth all over my body, I couldn't stop watching the scene.
Suddenly the dark being ate that spirit in one bite, it was as if that thing seconvirtiera in a mass of teeth, it was a sound and an image so grotesque, I got up with force emitting a squeak of the chair and throwing it to the floor, such a roar made everyone turned to see me, I did not want to take the risk so I hurried to pick up my food and lift the chair only had to go to the classroom, I did not want to see me cry and was about to have a panic attack.
But apparently my classmates had other plans for me, because as I walked towards the exit I tripped over something and fell. A loud noise echoed throughout the place.
-How stupid you are, you should stay home, you look like a beggar. - said Alfonso, one of the boys who annoyed me the most.
Other laughter joined his.
The food was smeared on the floor and on my clothes, I had tomato puree even on my chin, my classmates exploded in more and more laughter, the mockery did not stop while I did my best to get up, the blow had left me breathless, I suddenly remembered why I had to get out of there, I carelessly looked towards the dark being and saw it looking at me, I avoided its gaze, but it was obvious that it had realized that I could see it, since it started to crawl towards me.
I panicked, I had to get away from this place, suddenly I felt some arms trying to lift me up, I hit them hard so they would stop touching me, but it only took a second for me to see a heartbreaking scene, (An 8 year old girl throwing herself from a third floor). This was another reason why I stayed away from people, if they had any contact with me I could see the memories of their lives, from the happiest to the most painful, their emotions and thoughts.
I got up as best I could, I felt an unbearable pain in my knees and hands and ran out of the place. I stopped until I reached the literature room, normally I found it alone, but today I was relieved to see 3 people in the seats, I walked to the back while I felt the stares of the three boys. I should have gone to the bathroom to wash myself, but I was afraid to go to the bathrooms, they were so small they suffocated me, it wasn't the first time I had things thrown at me or objects thrown at me, that's why I kept cleaning wipes in my backpack.
I wiped the sauce off my clothes, face and hair, while holding back tears: was it far enough?
I prayed that it was, I immediately put on my hat and tucked all my hair into it, I didn't want that dark being to see me and recognize me.
It was the longest 3 hours of my life, but I was so grateful to be going home that I didn't notice Eduardo the boy who tried to pick me up approaching me.
-Yulianne, I'm sorry for what my friends did, you should talk to the teachers, you are a girl and it must be hard for you. - he told me, while trying to put his hand on my shoulder.
-DON'T TOUCH ME," I shouted,
I didn't want to do it, but it was so sudden that I shouted at him without thinking, suddenly all eyes were on me, the girls started whispering while they looked at me with hatred.
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