10 July 2012
I live in New York. Or at least I did. Mom got a new job in California which might as well be on the other side of the globe. It's hot, it's boring and the nearest amusement park is 100 miles away.
Right now I'm packing my bag for my first day of school. I like and hate the first day of school. I like it because the only thing you have to do is listen to the teachers talk about the rules and keep track of all the papers you have to give to your parents to sign. I hate it because I have everything for school in my bag and it weighs about a ton.
When I first get on the bus, I'm alone. I'm the farthest away possible from the school so I have no one to talk to yet.Halfway to school this kid named bobby sits in front of me.
"hey Joey!" he says
"how do you know my name?"I say surprised.
"everyone knows the new kid!" and that was it until I heard a different voice.
"excuse me, may I sit here?" it was a girl this time and gosh she was pretty.
"sure" I say. I get nervous talking to girls, especially pretty ones. This one has long brown hair and green eyes.
"so you moved in at the house at the end of tariff street" she said
"yeah so?" I say
"well many people say its haunted"
Wow I'm surprised, and I doubt that it's haunted. She's probably trying to scare me! I thought.
On my way to home room, that bobby kid caught up with me.
"so did you know your house was haunted?"
"yeah, that brown haired girl next to me told me" I said
"What is she your new girlfriend?" he mockingly asked
"no!" I said "can you quit talking to me like you are my best friend! it's annoying me and it's creepy" and I walked away.
During lunch bobby come up to me again.
"look I know you're the new kid and everything but can we be friends? I don't want to start off the new school year with me fighting the new kid"
Wow I thought. He wants to be friends with me to save his reputation. He does seem to be a nice guy though. so I'll give him a chance.
"sure" I said and we went and sat at a table talking about our lives like old friends
When I came home my mom did the usual "how was your day" and I went upstairs to my room and started playing PAC-MAN on the computer.
"John wait I want to talk to you!"
I jumped. It sounded like a female voice coming from my bed. Only there was no one there.
"no!" that must have been John.
Then the door slammed. There was only one problem, my door was still wide open.
Chapter 1: Voices • Opuss № I