Vision

Lisa's POV

I flipped through the pages of my book in annoyance. I needed to get this home work done and out of my hair. But it was arithmetic and how I hate calculating. I groaned,tying my hair in a pony tail,my cell phone rang. I hummed to my ring tone before picking it up. Mom.

"Hey sweetie,"her voice sounded in a rush.

"Hey mom," I said,obviously wondering why she called.

"Are you back from school?"

I groaned. "Yes I am. Do you need anything?" I could hear the splashes of water. Was she making a call in the shower?

"Not really dear. I dropped by the supermarket today and saw your friends."

My heart went in my throat. I choked out my next words. "Oh.. That's nice."

"Fernanda and uhmn what was her name again.. Pearl," Mom said

I felt sick in my stomach. Was mom taunting me or what? Have she forgotten what happened in high school.

"They look very pretty and send their greetings. It's been so long right?"

"Mom I've got to go. I have home work." I said. I was practically nervous.

"Okay dear. You'll come this.."

"Bye mom." I interrupted and hung up.

I collapsed on the bed and inhaled deeply. I've forgotten those names and practically avoided them at all cost. Why was mom bringing it up again.

They were associated with events I so badly wanted to forget. Now once again   they still have the power to control me even without me meeting them eye to eye.

Flashback....

"She's a witch!" Fernanda shrill voice rang through my ears. I couldn't believe it. My so called best friend was vehemently calling me a witch in front of the whole school. Whatever happened to the Best Friends Forever thing we had going?

"Fernanda what are you doing?" I asked slowly as I tried to touch her arm,she pulled away.

She hissed slowly at me. "Is this your so called Queen of the homecoming dance? Who practices witchcraft? Who has an habit of dreaming horrible things and saying they will happen?"

I felt my my heart ripped out. Was this what all these was all about?the homecoming dance?

I didn't move and God I couldn't speak. Someone shouted for proof and my friends had it.

Pearl released the video and everyone watched it. There I was making silly incantations and my eyes deep red,obviously the work of editing. I couldn't deny I was the one in the video. Yes I was. They tricked me into believing it was for drama class and I had fell for it and done the video. I had no idea they would use it against me.

Pearl stood tall in among them. She had another video released. There I was drinking and getting high and dancing my butt naked at the backyard of my house. I was surprised they had that on tape to. I could feel the tears threatening to fall.

"She can still be the queen." Someone in the crowd murmured.

Fernanda smirked." Really?"she asked. Walking slowly to the girl. She played a voice note and yes that was me talking. I had insulted and shamed the girl. I had a lot of bad stuffs to say about each and every one of them standing outside the school. That was it. It was over. Everyone glared at me and called me names. That was how I lost my popularity,my friends,my honor,my pride.

Everybody dispersed to their various classes when a teacher was sighted.

I felt the tears finally dropped.

"Why?" I finally muttered.

Pearl smirked." To take you down of course. You acted like you own everything,everyone.  You made us feel like entourage and not friends."

"And you took Gail away from me." Fernanda added.

In my shocked state,I was surprised. "You never said you liked Gail?" I said trying not to sound like a chicken but I sounded like that anyways.

"You could have asked!"she lashed out at me. I slapped myself mentally. This was about a boy! A boy I had spent six months with and she couldn't tell me she had a crush on. From that day,I hated school. I always wanted to hide somewhere and never be found. People hated me for all the things I said but,I wasn't the only one. My friends said horrible things too but didn't play their VN. They walked away and then the Devil came. I was sure she was the mastermind behind all these. She was no other than..

"Are you daydreaming?"

Ann's voice brought me back to the present. I managed a fake smile. "Uh uh."

She laughed. "Mom called me. Told me to convince you to come home this weekend." She said taking off her shoes.

I frowned." Told her I ain't coming."

She shook her head." You are so stubborn."

I nodded and stared at the pages of my home work. I had only attempted two. I groaned and closed it.

"Finish my home work would you? I'm going for a walk." I said getting off the bed.

"No way Lisa. You are not dumb. You just don't like to make use of this brain of yours."

I nodded." Correct." I said and walked out of the room.

It was late already and I didn't even take my phone along with me. "Stupid me." I muttered and walked into the donut shop. Maybe I should get some for Ann and will only give it to her if she did my home work.

I smiled at the woman behind the counter and she smiled back. "I'll like this and this," I pointed at four different donuts with sprinkles. She packed it up and said." Here you go."

I took the bag of donuts from her and paid. Our hands touched and I felt her moments of life pass into me. It felt like I could read everything about her. She was sick. Had the problems of a heart and was about to be ditched by her boyfriend which will complicated her heart problem the more.

Yep. I was finally crazy. As if seeing vampires in my dreams wasn't enough,now I could feel shock in people.

She smiled." Anything else?"she asked.

I shook my head and turned to leave but a force stopped me and I turned to her. "Whatever ever you do,when your boyfriend calls,don't pick the call." I said and watched her stare at me in a berserk way. I walked away. I paused in front of the shop. What just happened in there? I asked myself. And of course I got no answer.

I nodded. Yep,I was finally crazy.

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*xoxo*

Mhina