The Girl Who Breathed Backwards, Chapter 2

A Chapter by May

OK, BROOKE IS NOT THE SAME GIRL IN THE LAST CHAP.

A patch of bright yellow appeared in the darkened sky. Sun shone threw the window on to the bed where Brooke awoke that September morning. The sound of ringing wouldn't stop. She smacked her alarm clock. Knowing that the brightness wouldn't go down till about 6pm, and she had school to go to, she got up. Wasn't her favorite thing to do on a Monday morning, but that didn't quite matter. She read her clock. 4:30. "Ugh." she signed. Dumb alarm clock woke her up early again. And with that she went back to sleep.

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People rushed threw the hallways. Austin waved as he passed her. Austin had known Brooke since 2rd grade, and insistently became friends when they both laughed how Jack Harris put a fake worm in Kelly Smith's hair. Back then when life wasn't something to worry about. Brooke stopped and her Spanish class. Taking a seat at the last seat on the 2nd last row. She preferred the back then the front. Most did, to get away from the teachers staring at them. "Lets began class. But before we do, welcome back." Our Spanish teacher said. But while she went on and on about Spanish, Brooke felt like someone was staring at her. Making sure the teacher wasn't looking, to know if she was paying attention, she turned to see someone, just as she said, staring at her. With that look of hate. Brooke tried to give her the same look, but it was no use. Even she couldn't look at someone with such hate. Whats her deal?

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"Yeah she was just randomly staring at me.." i said to Austin at lunch. "Some weirdo. Shes probably just jealous you have such a nice life, unlike her weirdness." Austin said looking around. "She gave me this like weird look." She tried doing the look she gave her again, but again failed. "You look really stupid when you do that you know." "Shut up." Brooke said back. "Whatever i mean people stare at people a lot, get over it Brooklyn." "I I told you not to call me that! Its weird." Austin just smiled. "Ok, Brookiee see you at English class." Then he left.

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She lied wide awake. 1st day of the 2014-2015 year. Hadn't gone that bad, actually. Especially in English when the teacher called in sick, and all substitutes were taken. Austin was right, its normal for people to stare randomly.. she was just acting weird today. She rolled over on the bed to the side, just about when she fell asleep she saw red running down her arm. The redness spelled out, Claire. Her jaw dropped. She wasn't going to scream, that would attract to much attention. The redness faded. What was that?

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