CHAPTER 2
The repeating sound of the knock on my door woke me from my deep sleep. I quickly stood up from my bed and look in the direction of my wall clock as I rushed outside. It is already 8:20 in the morning. I ran downstairs, through the sitting room to a small passage, and now at the door. I opened the door to see Kiki with her radiating beautiful blue eye and her hair packed in a high messy bun with few strands of the hair hanging down her face and making her look extremely beautiful.
“Hey, sleeping bird” she greeted as she made her way inside.
“You need to see yourself right now” she continued.
“Yes, I look like a mess now”, I replied following her, and then she stopped and looked at me.
“You have 25 minutes to get ready, so why are you still here?” she said more like a question.
“I will go and bathe now, why don’t you just wait for me here” I replied as I started walking away from her towards the stair “Go and bath while I pick a very nice outfit for you,” she said screaming the last part as she ran past me and to my room What are you waiting for?
Is that you again?
Run!!!!
I ran after Kiki and straight to my bathroom. I slipped out of my nightie and set the water to how I like it. I quickly had a five-minute bath then washed my hair. I stepped out of the bathroom and patted my hair with a towel to dry on time and entered my room back.
“Here we are” Kiki gestured to me showing me the dresses on the bed She chooses a very big yellow round neck and black leggings with my Adidas tennis shoes placed right beside it. I quickly got dressed. I carried my school bag and noticed the box Kiki gave to me was still there, and I haven’t open it. I placed it on my bedside table, and we head out of my room.
We got downstairs and straight to the kitchen.
“Is there anything to eat?” Kiki asked.
“So, you got dressed early and didn’t eat?” I replied smiling.
“It is not easy eating alone, still trying to get used to it” she responded with a sour face.
“Oh, you are still new to it” I mumbled.
“Jesus! We are late already” Kiki finally screamed and dragged me out of the house.
We got to the car and I climbed into the driver’s seat while Kiki entered the passenger’s seat beside me, and we drove off. We are a few minutes late, so we rushed to our lockers and picked what we needed and then we part ways to our different first classes.
“I don’t tolerate lateness, Norah,” Mrs. Salvador complained “I know,” I replied with a pleading expression on my face
I went straight to my seat, knowing full well I have just distracted the class, I took my seat and set my book on the table The class went on for more minutes and finally, she gave us homework and that was the end of the class.
I walked out of the class and through the corridor towards the hallway to meet Kiki so we can go to the next class. I felt something like a grip on my top which made me move back a little, and I felt something like a sharp blow on my neck, and the same force pushed me forward making my legs to slip to the front, and immediately I got a kick on my right limb making me jump forward the more. My stamina seemed to fail me a bit making me remember I haven’t eaten since yesterday evening, and as I turned back to look at the motherfucker that just hit me hard, I felt so light and floating then I landed straight on a warm and hard surface.
Everything started fading away, but I can surely see Morris standing with a girl and after that, it all went blank ………………………………………………………………………………………………
“Wake up princess, we won’t be here all day you know?” I can hear a very husky voice muttering and I can bet I will be the only one hearing this.
Then later I can hear a voice shouting and saying something I can’t really fathom which I assumed to be Kiki.
“Fed, when will you stop babysitting your princess?” another voice asked.
“Till she wakes up” the husky voice that muttered something to me earlier replied.
“Won’t she wake up again? … I am really scared God,” I can hear Kiki saying in a scared voice.
But wait, why am I not contributing to everything they are saying? Who are the guys, and they aren’t even Kyle’s voice because he is not back from his trip? So, what the fuck is happening.
I tried to open my eyes, and it was a bit difficult, but I tried harder, then the reflection of the halogen light right on top of my face made my pupils contract again and then I stopped trying and now tried to lift my hand which is now very heavy, but I moved it anyway.
“She is awake, she is awake, she just moved her hand” I can hear Kiki screaming happily.
She moved closer to me and I can hear the guy calling my name, but I couldn’t even open my lips “Call the nurse here Mathis” …I can hear the guy beside me speak again The smell of the hospital flow through my nose
You are in the hospital What?? Why?
Because you fainted Wait who are you again?
Your friend living inside your head Do you have a name now?
No Okay I will be calling you Beatrice Okay such a nice name I got interrupted when I hear someone with a different voice speaking “She is perfectly okay now and once she opens her eye and ready to go, you can sign out” the voice concluded and walked out I think Beatrice are you still there?
Yes, I am That isn’t me, right?
Open your eye and see for yourself I opened my eye again, and this time it really opened. I can see Kiki with two unknown guys also. Kiki helped me sit up before the guy with the husky voice spoke up.
“Welcome back, princess. I am Fed, and I brought you here.”
“What…what am I doing here?” I screamed while Kiki rubbed my shoulder.
“Anyways, you fainted earlier, and Fed brought you to the hospital,” the other guy answered I lifted my hand, but I could feel a little pain and a cut on my neck also “doctor said you can go home today” Kiki assured me looking at my face with a little expression of sadness written across her face “thank you fed and what is the name of the other guy” I asked looking up at fed “don’t let it look as if I am not here, I am Mathis, fed’s twin brother”
Were they twins?
“They didn’t even look alike,” I mumbled to myself.
“We know that, Princess,” Fed replied which made me open my mouth with surprise.
So, he can hear me?
The three of them busted into laughter while I look so surprised and confused.
“You are loud enough for us to hear Norah” Mathis explained, and we all burst into laughter again.
We chatted for a few more minutes, and I got to know they are in the same grade as Kiki and me, and they just moved to San Diego from San Jose. I think I really like their personality and both of them are of the same height. Fed has a very sexy husky voice, little messy blonde hair, and green eyes, his abs seem to be showing from his pale blue fitted polo shirt and Mathis has a normal guy voice, brown sexy eyes, little messy black hair in the same shape like fed’s hair and abs not showing but I know it must be right under his navy green round neck.
Fed’s phone comes up and he told the caller the number of the room we are. We continue talking and laughing when the door opened and here comes a very familiar face.
Bran????
“Hey,” Mathis greeted while Kiki just looked at me.
“Bran, what are you doing here,” Kiki asked raising her voice a little.
“Norah, so you are the girl that got into a fight with Morris” Bran stated ignoring Kiki.
Morris?? I didn’t even ask why I was here since, so Morris was the one that hit me.
“Yes, Bran” I replied.
Bran moved forward and hugged Kiki.
“So, you guys knew each other?” Fed enquired looking confused.
“Yes Fed, we met yesterday” Bran clarified.
“Oh, I see” Mathis responded.
“I thought Bran never like girls,” Fed added teasingly.
“So, you mean he’s gay?” I replied making everyone burst into laughter.
“Come off it, Norah, I love girls a lot” he defended, and we all laughed again.
After sometimes we left the hospital and Bran insisted on paying the bill. Bran took me home in his car while Kiki rode my car home, Fed and Mathis also took their car.