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Chapter1: Adam
Adams POV
“Get lost, Koskinen,” I hissed as I heard the jerk and his gang snicker behind me. I turned back long enough to send a death glare back.
“Ooooh, the American girl is quite feisty!” Sauli said as he made a face and made his friends laugh. Again. Man, this is getting out of hand.
How dares he call me A FUCKING GIRL?
“As feisty as the finnish freak? Doubt it!” I snapped back. He smirked and shook his head to a side, gesturing for his friends to follow him. They all sent me one last look and went. Well, that was easy.
I sighed as I heard the bell rang, grabbed my book and left the class. My life is already hell and to make it worse, our chemistry teacher, Mrs. Dottie, didn’t come to school today. It’s not like if I pay a half shit to chemistry anyways, it’s just the fact that it gave Koskinen his best chance to have fun by annoying me, again.
To make it short, Koskinen and I have never really gotten along that well. I’ve known him since my elementary school. He wasn’t that bad back then, actually we never really had conversations and stuff. Yeah, until that day when everything came crashing down.
I still remember every detail. It was a hot Saturday, the day of the final match. Alison came to pick me up from home, and together, we went to school with her mother’s car. I was going to compete that day, for swimming’s final match. Not many people made it to the final match, I was just me, Sauli, Terrence, a Tommy named guy and two girls whom I didn’t know.
Actually, I didn’t really care about the game. I didn’t even mean to make it to the final match! Alison told me to sign up, she said it’d be cool. She’s my best friend of course, so I just gave it a try and there I was, in the final match.
I remember when we entered the pool and I still remember all the applause. Sure, my parents would be pleased if I won, but they wouldn’t be upset if I didn’t. They usually don’t zoom on my school stuff too much. So you see, this match meant nothing to me I would just swim 4 rounds and that would be it. But of course, Sauli wasn’t feeling like this when I looked at him.
We made eye contact, and he gave me a quick and nervous smile and shook his head. I smiled back but he didn’t see it. He was looking at someone in the audience. He looked extremely tensed, judged by the way he eyed everything.
Well, I remember the gun shot and we all had our quick start. All of us, except Sauli. He was still dazed a bit, I guess he saw someone or something like that. It’s not like I cared anyways.
Surprisingly, I won the match. The applause was loud as I came out of the pool. My coach handed me a towel and oh gosh, he looked like he was going to kiss me out of happiness. I was becoming deaf by his screams, but all that went in a blur when my gaze stopped on Sauli.
He won the second place but he looked, oh my god he looked like someone had just told him his father had died! He looked scared, like he was ready to cry. Well, Sauli has always been a popular kid, even back then. Seeing him that way was such a surprise. He didn’t even bother to look at anyone, he just looked around the pool and the audience, and started walking shakily to the exit door. But before leaving, he turned his head back and gave me a heated glare.
It was definitely one of the scariest moments in my life. An electric shock ran through my body, and I felt like I was going to burst into flames from the hatred, and pure pain and anger that was glowing in his eyes. I just wanted to hide myself under a rock to escape that look.
Sauli and I never ever talked after that. Even now that I’m in senior year, all we would ever talk is offensive, rude comments. Yeah, told you we are not civil.
Sauli still competes in ALL sports, and to be honest, he’s the best in anything he tries. He has never, EVER lost at any sports or games after that day. Not to mention he’s the popular guy in our school. I mean, why not? Although I would never ever admit it, but he’s hot, funny, smart, and athletic and he’s usually friendly. No wait, he’s always friendly, except the times when it comes to me. He has bright blue eyes, but they turn almost black whenever they land on me. He has blonde hair, which is shaved at the sides of his head. Me? I have blue eyes, messy annoying black bird nest of hair, emo style on top of my head. I’m much taller than Sauli and according to Alison, I’m quite attractive too. But I guess the main reason that no one knows me, is that I hate attention. Yep, that’s me. Plus, Sauli is the crush of almost all the school, girls, boys and I’ve even noticed some of the teachers staring at him in `that way`. But I don’t think he swings towards girls, if you know what I mean. But it doesn’t stop him to take a few virginities, yeah.
To be honest, I’ve never liked the way things are between the two of us. I really don’t understand why he hates me so much. I mean, c’mon, it was just a stupid competition! Not that important to anyone! Why was he annoyed this much? Believe me,if I had known this would happen, I’d never compete that day. Yep, life seems to hate me.
I sighed as I stepped in front of my house. Mm, is that taco I smell? Oh god, sometimes I think taco is one of the reasons that I’m still alive. I opened the door.
“Mom, I’m home!” I yelled out. “Where are you?”
“I’m in the guest room honey!” Mom answered. Wait, guest room?
I put my backpack on the sofa and made my way towards there. In the guest room I saw my dad, mom, and two old men I didn’t know. May mom excused herself and came to me.
“hey mom,” I kissed her cheeck.” Who are they? ”
“Oh hi honey,” she replied.” No one, just your father’s friends” she said as she kissed my forehead. “How was school?” she asked.
“Ugh, shitty.” I replied as I sat behind the table, waiting for my taco.
“Aww, why?“ she asked. “What happened?” I shrugged. “Mom, I don’t wanna talk about it.” I mumbled.
“Well then let me guess,” she drawled “you had a fight with that Sauli guy didn’t you?” She said. I froze. What the hell?
“Mom… how… how do you know about him?” I asked unsurely. As I said before, I usually don’t talk about EVERYTHING that happens in school. Hell, I’ve never even talked about Sauli to her! Oh wait a minute…
“Alison told you didn’t she?” I asked. She nodded. Well, I’ll kill her that’s for sure. I sighed. ”Mom, it really isn’t Important, forget it please. I’m fine ok?” I said.
“Ok addy, whatever you say hon. I’m going for a little shopping darling. Your father’s friend will probably leave after a few minutes and you-”
“Shopping?” I interrupted her sentence. “We went shopping yesterday.” I raised an eyebrow.
“Yeah but, well… I… uh it’s just um…” she didn’t seem to have an answer. I was starting to suspect somethings.
“Mom,“ I asked carefully. “Is there anything else I should know?”
“Well yes… but I’m not the one who has to tell you dear. Bye!” she said a hurried outside the house. “Wait! Mom!” I yelled. But she was gone. I shook my head. It probably wasn’t important. Not more important than my taco.
I started eating my taco as I heard voices. I guess my father was saying goodbye to his friends. I heard the door knob click. Yes I was right. Then suddenly my father was in front of me in the dining room.
“Hey lad!” he said cheerfully. “How ya doing man? Sorry I didn’t say hi earlier. I had company, guess you noticed” I smiled. “It’s ok dad. I’m doing great. I mean its taco after all!” He laughed.
“Yeah, Adam the taco lover!” he smiled. But it faded soon. “Son, we need to talk. I hope you’re not tired. If you are, well then take a nap. If you’re not, come upstairs to my room after finishing your taco. Is that ok?” he asked. I nodded.
“It’s ok father, I’m not tired. But I just wanna know if…” I bit my lower lip. “If everything is alright…?” I asked nervously. My father smiled.
“Oh actually… it’s better than alright,” he answered. “ now finish the taco and chop chop! We’ll have a little chat. See ya!” I nodded.
“Ok dad.” I replied.
An hour later
“Dad? Dad are you in there?” I knocked on his door. I could hear him talking, I guess he was on the phone. I pressed my ear on the door.
Don’t do it Adam. It’s not polite to… shut up brain. I could hear him a bit. But I wish I hadn’t. Because what he said after that, made wanna throw up.
“…You can’t kill Adam guys… not yet…”