Moonstruck

I'm very aware that I have something important to do. That's what my subconscious mind has been trying to get me to do for a while. But here comes my problem, the reason why I can't follow my mind's order. I'm in a very deep sleep, one I don't plan on waking up from any time soon due to the fact that I'm having this weirdly nice dream.

Nia, my best friend, and I are jumping from one chocolate mushroom to another like children as we race towards a finish line where the winner gets the biggest candy apple I've ever seen. Weirdly enough, everything in my dream scape is made up of chocolate. From the lush green grass to the clouds, populalating the baby blue sky.

I would really love to get that candy apple but Nia was already one mushroom away from getting that red beauty and I was two mushrooms behind her.

Total Bummer!

Nia jumps to the next mushroom but doesn't proceed to the finish line. I smile in victory, moving quickly to get to the last mushroom which Nia is standing on, her posture rigid.

I'm coming for you, baby!

My excitement is cut short as luck throws me to the side walk. I slip on the mushroom and prepare to die in my dream. But as fate will have it, Nia turns quickly, grabbing my arms to keep me from falling. I, on the other hand, quickly swallowed the scream that was about to erupt from my throat like a volcano a moment ago.

I spoke to soon. I watch as Nia's rich blonde hair withers away like dead leaves during autumn. Her chubby, rosy cheeks sink in and high cheek bones protrude. Ash brown hair sprouts out of her head. Her tan skin becomes nearly white and fresh as a babys' bottom. Her emerald green eyes darkens to pitch black before winter grey eyes bloom to life. As realization dawns on me, I gasp as Nia transforms into Fred , the nerd I've never spoken to. The one with mysterious winter grey eyes and a more mysterious personality.

What in the world of chocolate cookies is happening here?!

What's he doing in my dream?!. As if hearing my thoughts, his smile becomes a menancing frown. Then he smirks as if an idea just popped into his head.

"Wake up", he whispers before letting go of my arm.

It feels like I've been screaming for 365 years. My ears are ringing like my school's annoying bell. Thankfully, reality took a hold of me and threw me into my awaiting body, who layed dormant when i was in the world of screams.

I wake up with a jolt. I've stopped screaming but the ringing continues. My thoughts are too clouded with sleep to make any move to stop the irritating sound. I cover my ears with both palms, hoping to drown the sound. All I receive is a louder ringing mocking my attempts.

I won't this blasted noise stop??!

I pop my eyes open in utter frustration to find the source. It was there beside me, on my lamp side table, openly staring at me with it's multiply evil red eyes, all shaped like dots connected to form 7:00 AM.

The Alarm Clock!!!!!

With all my negative emotions channeled into my hands, I knock it off my table.

Thud!!

That was satisfying. I sigh with relief and proceed to sleep back. But luck has once again left me at the mercy of my enemy as sleep drifts out of my eyes and leaves me awake.

I might as well get ready for school.

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I snag by bag from the kitchen counter before mom gets the upper hand.

"Honey, it's just two PB and J sandwhiches, your favourites", she says trying to wrap me in her warm cocoon.

"Yh. I know they're my favourites mom but I can't keep on taking lunch to school ", I try to reason with her." I'm a tenth grade sophomore now, I'll be eating lunch with Nia in the cafetaria". I add as a matter of fact.

"Just do what i say", mom snaps.

"Awwwn mom", I groan. "Ok but it's just today. I love you!"

" You're late again", Aero amd Cyril, my little twin brothers glare at me.

I raise my hands in surrender.

"It was mom's fault!"

"Dora, just get into the car", Tobi, our 50 year old driver says.

"Ok, ok".

Before I can complete Jack Robinson, Tobie drives into my school's parking lot. The boys waste no time in scrambling out of the car.

Sigh.

I get down too, not before giving Tobie a peck. It always amuses me when I see his cheeks flame.

I scan the area for Nia before opening the double doors of Priston High School. A few students stare at me while a few send me shy waves. I wave back too.

I wouldn't call myself " miss popular " but I am, in a way popular in both a good and bad way. I am known as the "Rich anxiety qirl with straight grades". As silly as it sounds, it's what some people know me as. The not so good but good name is the " Hot badass" , which I totally despise. I got the name after I punched Jeff the " ladies man", on his ugly face.

The hallway is surprisingly littered with only a few students.

Odd....

I wonder where they all went to. There's still fifteen minutes before classes start. My phone vibrates and beeps in my palm notifying me of a new message. It's from Nia.

I'm not surprised.

Nia: where are you!!? OMG!!! You are totally missing out! Hurry up to your locker A.S.A.P. :)

I roll my eyes and smile. Nia is such a "Drama Queen". This had better be good or else........Or else. Just as I'm about to text her an "ok" , I come to an abrupt halt. Now I know where all the students went to, they're standing or better still crowding around my locker. What a nice welcome this is.

"What in the world........", I trail off when someone whispers" she's here".

The crowd parts, red carpet style, and make way for me to freely go to my locker. I spot Nia leaning on hers which is coincidentally next to mine. She waves at me, her green eyes glinting. Knowing Nia, those glints in her eyes only signify one thing.

Mischief.

I throw her a questioning look before stopping at the front of my locker. Oh, here it is. Here is the weed attracting these pesty insects a.k.a Prinston students. I take the pinned note and glance through it . It goes as follows...

Dear Beautiful Theodora,

I have always have my eyes on you, your pweety face and....

I take a glance at at the writer.Shockingly, it's from "Fred the Nerd", the guy in my class with piercing winter grey eyes. So first I have a weird dream with Fred in it and now, I get a crappy letter from him. But, this is all fake. I sigh and turn to the crowd. I spot Fred at the back. He's being pushed and dragged to the front by some popular jerks.

"I didn't.....", he tries explaining but he's rudely interrupted by someone in the crowd.

" Freddy Frogface!"

The students laugh. It's highly irritating.

"Did you really think that you could get her with just a flimsy letter?", Brain, a popular jock in my class grabs Fred's collar and lifts him up.

"Yh", Jeff steps in." I even got a punch..."

It's very obvious that their aim here is to ridicule some poor weak nerd and create some early morning drama.

"Don't you think that it's a little too obvious that you're the one who wrote this?", I say calmy. It was a rhetorical question and i didn't expect him to respond." I mean..., everyone here knows about your "one out of ten in 7th grade spelling revision test" tale and you call yourself a tenth grader? My brothers can spell better than you can. I'm sure tgeyll4be glad to give you some spelling lessons".

The crowd goes ooooohhhh!

Jeff's face flushes red as he chokes on his own embarrassment.

"And Brian......", I glare at him." I used think that you had a brain but your actions today prove otherwise. You're good looking but I'll never warm up to you. Back off".

Once again the crowd goes ooooohhhh!

I snap my gaze to them.

" Shouldn't you all be getting to your various classes?"

On cue the first bell rings and the crowd starts to depart quickly. I grab Nia's hand and start pulling her to our first class, at the same time trying to ignore her sly grin.

"What????", I ask her once we get sitted in classroom.

"You know, with the way you lashed out at everyone all because of that nerd, it looked like you have a thing for him", she grins.

I couldn't stop my hands from pinching her ruby cheeks until they went a shade darker.

"What was that for?", she cries out, swatting away my fingers.

"That was the only way to get some sense into your brain ", I shrugg.

"I was only saying the truth", Nia rubs her cheek. "I'll get you back, it's a promise".

"Yh, sureeee. I wonder what you'll do. Call the wambulance? That won't help you my dear".

Nia's gasp gets most of the students attention.

" Poor baby", I say, patting her blonde head.

"Oh no, you didn't...."

"Hush now! It's time for class ", Mrs Wolfsburg walks in.

Groannnnnnn.....

Here goes another boring English class.

I text Nia during lunch, telling her that I won't be able to join her in the cafeteria today.

Nia: I know what you're up to ;

Me: Yhyh.

" Now, who was i looking for?", I ask myself.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

There he is, taking his lunch from his lucker. Just the boy I was looking for. Fred.

For some reason, I really wantee to talk to him and whatever happened this morning made a way for that to happen. He didn't notice me when i slid down to the floor to wait for him, but he did notice me when he found out that i was in his spot.

Thank you mom for the lunch!

I see his eyes widen underneath his glasses.

"Hey", I chirp, smiling at him to ease the tension.

"Um....hi", he says, a tint of red on his cheeks.

Owwhhnn, it looks like I have another case of the "adorables" in my hands. He might just be able top Nia. He actually blushed!

"I... didn't ...do... I'm really....so sorry....they...",he stutters in embarrassment.

I wave him up with my hands.

"Obviously", I say. " My rival in grades couldn't have written such nonesense". I smile at him again.

He looks uncomfortable. "Um.. thank you Theo".

What? Really??Theo???

Jeff sees my horrified expression and backs away.

"Theo, theo, Theo ", I mumble to myself. No one has ever called me that. It doesn't sound bad anyway. I'll just roll with it.

"To be very honest with you, I can't call you Dora without thinking of the hatred I feel for Dora the Explora", he tells me with a look of disdain.

" You have no idea", I say giggling at his earlier expression.

And then out of nowhere, Fred starts laughing too, revealing his blue coloured braces. When the laughter dies down, I ask him to join me on the floor.

"Don't worry. You can have my spot today", he refuses.

I shift a little, creating more space for him. Besides we're in the hallway, there's space everywhere!

"You won't give up, will you?", he asks.

"Nope", I respond.

He sighs like a defeated man and plops down beside me. We start eating and fall into a rather comfortable silence.

"Why do you always eat here?", I ask him.

"I choose to", he mumbles into his burger.

"No friends?", I probe.

He turns his head to me, giving me a clear view of his winter grey eyes. Eyes that I can't help glancing at ever since he walked into this school.

"Obviously", he rolls his eyes and smiles.

" Well then, consider me your new friend, Fred", I say shaking his soft hand in a business-like manner.

Doesn't this guy do chores at home? His palm feels like a pillow.

Sigh.

"What...wh...", he stutters again."Thank you". His wide eyes soften.

"Well, see you around Fred", I quickly grab his hand amd pull him up after I get up from the floor.

"You didn't have to do that", he mumbles, his cheeks goinh scarlet.

"I just wanted to show you and let you know that friends are always there for you. We always stick around and we're always there to pull you up when you're down", I say, giving him a sullen look.

He laughs and shakes his head just as the bell rings.

"Bye", we chorus at the same time before going our seperate ways. That's how i became friends with Fred the Nerd.

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A/N : Feel free to like and comment below. I hope you enjoyed my first chapter. It's my first book and I really hope that it's good enough.

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