Till I met you

ALEXIS' POV The thud of the blood bag I dropped echoed in my room, then through the hallway disrupting my thoughts, I wiped my lips clean with my cuff and fell backwards to my bed—my eyes up, rummaging the crystal chandelier that hung above me, I hadn't noticed how golden brown it was till now — plastered with gemstones all shaped in U-drop prisms that fell to its sides, dangling every now and then as something moved, Every part of this fortress was connected in the most incomprehensible ways. An ancient, yet exquisite item. Only God knows how long it's been in existence, or maybe he doesn't too. The strings of crystals that dropped from its edges began to dance in a pulsating sequence, it could only mean one thing, someone was coming. Judging from the heartbeat, one normal, one not so-, It wasn't one person. My door creaked before it was swung by him, his monk strap clacking the wooden floor. Soon after, someone else followed, the person with the abnormal heart rate. I reali

DAWN'S POV Three weeks passed by so fast and there I was, parading the environs of Brownston struggling to find my faculty. I've been at the school hostel for two days, after I arrived with my mom and Henry on the weekend and they flew back to Fulton after their stay at a hotel close to Brownston. I wanted them to stay longer if they could, to live close by even but that was impossible, right? It ruins the whole "seeking adventure" idea. I braced myself as my mind kept drifting to the part that missed them, I needed to do this myself. It was me alone now and I got this. Did I though? I can't even find my lecture hall. I made attempts to ask some of the students that hung around — it earned me glares, and monotonous responses that summed up to nothing. Were they always like this? I sighed. The sun was scorching, it didn't cease to emit powerful waves of heat like a fiery ball in the sky. Well, that was exactly what it was. I should have known better than to listen

DAWN After all my lectures has ended for the day, I didn't go straight to the hostel as I had always done. It won't hurt to explore the school's surroundings, right? I wandered around, getting lost in a few unknown places and asking random passersby for the right way back. It was fun, thrilling even. I walked a path a few steps away from the college's main building, it was a small patch of lush greenery. Small didn't quite do justice to describing it but its size difference from the school's building made it reasonable at that moment. Huge trees and beautiful flowers spread across the land making it more enticing than ever. The irresistible scent that the flowers carried was enough reason to appreciate existence, I leaned forward, feeling the wind on my face, it felt incredible. It was a quiet and serene environment, good enough to be my new hideout. A place where I could come to read and spend quality time alone, I loved it already. I kept walking amidst the grasses that fell

ALEXIS The whole school was swallowed by viceferousity, clamouring students hung around in numbers talking about an incident I had no idea of. This noise was louder than usual, something instigated this and I still didn't know as I waddled through the crowd.What could be happening? It wasn't till after some moment passed I overheard a couple of them talking about the lifeless body of a mundane girl that was found by another student this morning. My first instinct was to check what it was, which I did. The scene was barricaded by police officers and their endless efforts to stop the eager students from trespassing and making videos. It was still ridiculous how technology made them, their first instinct always was to make a recording of whatever they saw; they remained the dumbest species except when they intended to harm another. At a distance lay the body of a girl, the victim of the unfortunate incident, drained of every iota of life. The familiarity of the scene rose lo

DAWN Yup, it's me again and my decision-making skills I should never have trusted. I didn't even know what to trust right now, it got shattered everywhere. Earlier today, Selene asked for my key, saying she misplaced hers with the promise of being at home by eight pm. That was the longest thing I've heard her say since our stay together since she was barely around. My roommate was like the wind, a fleeting mood that lingered with a promise of inconsistency. But I believed her, foolishly handing it to her, only to come back to a locked door after taking a stroll. Was this her idea of fun? Did she go out knowing I'd be stranded? I brushed off my thoughts, and the situation I found myself in was far more pressing. I was walking on a dark, cold street with a guy I barely knew. Well, he told me his name, that should count for something, right? Not only was I walking the street with him, but I also had his jacket around my waist and I was headed to his house, to sleep over! The r