WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
School was boring as usual, just the normal things, go to class and don’t be late, get bullied by girls who think they are better than everyone else, girls like Kira Davidson.
I hate her so much as much as she hates me, she doesn’t think I’m worthy to be in Beverly Hills Junior High just because I’m not as beautiful as she is.
Am I the only ugly girl in that school, although Bethany my best friend keeps telling me that Kira was only behaving like that towards me cause she is jealous of my beauty. But I think she said that cause I’m her best friend.
Everyone knows that Kira is the most beautiful girl in B.H.J.H. she even rejected Bethany and I when we applied to be part of the cheerleaders, so we had to try gymnastics and we got in, thanks to the fact that Kira was not in the gymnastics.
Bethany and I became the best in gymnastics which brought more hatred from Kira, what did I ever do to that girl.
So, yea, that’s the kind of stuff you face every day in high school.
When I heard the bell ring signifying the end of the day’s lesson, I ran to my locker and picked my biology text book for my assignment.
“M!” I heard Bethany’s voice, I turned to her direction.
“hey bes” I called, she hugged me.
“walking as usual?” she asked, we always walk home even though we can afford a taxi, but we prefer to walk so that we can be able to gossip.
“you know it” I said to her and we giggled. I closed my locker and we walked out of the school heading home.
“you don’t look yourself bes” she complained. How did she know, I tried really hard to conceal my worry for what happened this morning.
“I’m good girl” I replied trying not to bug her with my problem. She swift me around to face her.
“look at this face, does it look like it belongs to a stupid person, or someone who doesn’t know you” she asked pointing at her face and looking very serious, and I had to laugh.
“alright, you got me, its just my mum and a weird guy who brought a weird book to her…” I explained everything to her.
“but I was planning to open the box once I get to my room” I added.
“I don’t know bes, if she said don’t open the box, then I don’t think you should” she said with a worried look as we walk on.
“I know but I have to know what I’m dealing with, what if there’s a gun inside, or drugs, or rotten snake…”
“eewww…” Bethany made a disgusted face and I laughed.
“or worst” she added.
“what can be worst than a rotten snake” I asked amused.
“spiders” she said with fear written all over her face, we stared at each other before bursting into a hearty laughter. We talked about school and other stuff until we got to her gate.
“girl I’m coming to your house so we can do our assignment together” Bethany yelled as she closed her gate after running in.
“k bes” I screamed back as I ran toward my house which was a little far from Bethany’s.
WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
I got home and found a note on the wooden centre table as usual; my mum is always at work each time I come back from school, she’s a psychologist and she works in a hospital, I have no idea what she is in the hospital. I picked up the note and read it.
‘gone to work baby, I made spaghetti and tomato sauce for you’. Oh, thank God, cause I’m so hungry.
I went to my room, freshened up and went down to the kitchen, I microwaved the food and downed the whole thing in few minutes. Bethany will be here any minute, so I went upstairs to get ready for our study or better still, assignment.
I got to my room and brought out my biology text book and assignment book, I scratched my back for the fifth time, and realised the sweat shirt I was wearing is very itchy.
I stood up from the bed and walked to the wardrobe to change, I opened the wardrobe and my eyes fell on the box and the book. Bethany said it won’t be a good idea to check it out but….
I picked up the weird things and walked back to my bed forgetting that I needed to change. I wanted to obey my mum and respect my bestie’s opinion but the urge to know what was inside that box was so strong.
I picked the book first and tried opening it but it was stuck, I tried to untie the dragon like rope with a diamond mouth but it sparked and shocked me a little, what the he.ll?
I tried using my pencil but instead the pencil broke into two, what! I dropped the book and picked up the box, it has the same lock, I knew it will be fruitless to try opening it, but still I tried.
I pulled at it with my whole strength and it made a crack sound signifying that it has opened, I looked at it, my heart beating so fast, I was scared of lifting the lid but curious at the same time and my curiosity won.
I lifted the lid and it made a little loud roaring sound that scared the he.ll out of me, it sounded as if I was lifting a rusted coffin in an empty hall, but still it opened.
WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
Finally, I was going to know what was inside. I looked inside and it was dark, I couldn’t see anything which was weird cause it’s broad day light, so I picked my phone and switched on the flash light.
I peered it inside the box and still I couldn’t see anything, it was like a dark room with no light.
This was just a waste of time, I switched off my flashlight and wanted to close the box but then I noticed a light movement inside it.
I looked in and saw a very dark smoke coming out of the box, what! How is this possible, I was already really scared, I tried to close the box but it wouldn’t close, what have I done.
The smoke filled my room and began to choke me, I coughed and ran around the room, trying to find anything that can be able to close the box but I couldn’t feel anything, it was as if I was falling into a bottomless pit. I screamed but I wasn’t hearing my voice, I tried to stand but I was held down by a force I can’t really tell.
I felt my whole world crumbling, my whole being disappearing, my soul leaving my body, tears fell from my eyes like rain, is this the end of me, I have always dreamed of growing up, going to college, getting married, have kids, grandkids before I die on my bed peacefully at a very old age, but it seems like none of them is happening, it’s over, I’m done.
But then just as it appeared, the smoke began to fade, little by little until it was completely gone, for few minutes everywhere was so blurry, I blinked three times before I regained my consciousness, for a minute I thought I was dead, but when I saw my Bethany looking down at me, I realised I was still alive, she pulled me up.
“girl what the he.ll” she asked baffled.
“that box is evil, I need to tell my mum to take it out” I cried weakly.
“well I noticed the weird black smoke coming from it, so I covered it up“ she said.
“you did, I tried closing it but it didn’t bulge” I complained.
“obviously you are not as strong as I am, common let’s do the assignment, my mum gave me 6:00 pm curfew and it’s 5:00 already” she said as she walked to my bed, I was still stunned about what just happened to me as I walked slowly towards my bed but I missed a step and fell greatly on the ground hurting my ankle badly.
And that was how it all started.
I’ve been JINXED.
WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
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