Capítulo 24: Four shadows

I spotted Chloe at the hallway way entrance as I came out of the rest room,I told her to wait there and look out for Aurora while I went to do my man business.

"Aurora's not out yet?" I asked as soon as I got close to her.

"No,not yet"

"Ok, she'll be out soon" I said sliding both of my hands into my pocket.

Chloe just kept silent, that wasn't something she did very happy often around me.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah I'm okay.Why do you ask?"

"You are just...…."

"What?"

"Quiet"

"C'mon Mike I'm not a noise maker"

"I didn't call you one" I said abruptly."It's just that you are never this quiet when we are together, you know you like to tell me about things and stuffs"

"Things and stuffs" she giggled.

"Yeah"

"It's just that...."

She was pulling and twisting her hair, she never did that around me, that was something girls did when they are shy.

"I've been thinking about what you wanted to ask me in class before the bell rang"

I knew what she was talking about but I was going to think that through before going on with it because I've heard lots of stories where good friends started having problems after turning their friendship into a relationship.

"Oh that" I rubbed my head."I just wanted to know if you would be my guest this weekend"

"Sure why not" I could sense the dissapointment in her voice.

"It's everything okay sweetie?"

"Yeah she's okay stop asking" Aurora took me by surprise there.

"Aurora" I said abruptly and turned to meet her face looking at me.

"I'm fine Mike" Chloe said adjusting her backpack on her back.

"Can we go home now?" Aurora said, quickly storming out of the hallway.I quickly followed her and so did Chloe.

I chatted with Chloe on way home about our plans after school while Aurora tried to keep a little distance from us.

"You are planning on leaving Freetown?" I said with a suprised look.

"Yeah my parents want me to further my education far away from here"

"Why?"

"They said there's a lot of distractions for me here at home"

"Distractions little what?" I winced.

"I don't know" she said raising her shoulder.

"C'mon Chloe"

"What?"

"Must you move away?"

"I tried to tell them that it was okay if I studied here but they kept saying that I won't study here"

"Ok,well I'm happy for you whether you are with me or not"

"Thanks Mike" she hugged me as we came closer to the road to her home.

"Anytime" I said as we came to a halt.

"Good bye then" she said and entered the path to her home.

"See you in the next four years"

"Mike, I'm not leaving until after high school"

"Oh that's true"

"You are funny" she giggled.

"That's because I love seeing you smile"

"Mike" she blushed.

"You should get going now"

"Yeah,see you at school" she said and continued her walk down the road.After watching her for a while I remembered Aurora who was about to cross the forest road now.

"Aurora wait!" I yelled and started to sprint after her.

I wasn't sure she heard that yell because by the time I caught up to her she had stopped walking and was looking at the hill now.

"Why are you walking so fast?" I said, panting with my hands on my knees.

"Oh are you done with your girlfriend" she said without even looking at me.I ignored what she just said and decided to ask her something else.

"Who's the boy?" I asked still panting.

"Boy?"

"Don't do that Aurora I saw you with him during lunch"

"Are you sure I'm the one you saw?"

"I know my sister when I see her" I had regained my breath now and was standing normal.

"But do you know that one of my classmates looks exactly like me,except that she has a very bad teeth" Aurora said pointing at her teeth.

"It's not bad if he's just a friend, Aurora"

"Are you even listening to me?"

While Aurora was trying to convince me that she wasn't the one I saw,I looked up and saw four human shaped shadows flying towards us, for a moment there I thought they were just dark clouds until when they got close and increased their,they were coming for me.

"Duck!" I pulled Aurora down as the shadows quickly stroke past me.

"What was that for?" Aurora grumbled as we both got up.

The shadows had turned now and it looked like they were going to attack again,they looked just like Develee before he revealed himself to me and their swooshing was also the same with Develee's.

"We have to go now" I quickly grabbed Aurora's hand and quickly made my way to the hill.

"What is wrong with you?" Aurora tried to pull back her arms but my grip on her wasn't something she could easily get through,I had never used such amount of strength on her before.The shadows were closing in for their second attack now,I could hear their swooshing.

"Here we go again" I quickly went down with Aurora as the shadows swooshed past us again.

"My eye" Aurora held rubbed her eye while on the floor,sand had gotten into her eye and she was struggling to remove it now.

"Don't rub it" I quickly pulled her up.

We had gotten to the hill now, but climbing it now was suicide.

"What's wrong with you Mike?" Aurora kept rubbing her eye.

"Don't rub it" I pulled her hand away from her eye.

"Then what do you want me to do!?" she was losing it now.

"I'll get it out just give me time"

"Time to do what!" she yelled.

My attention was now on the shadows which were getting ready to attack again and right now there was no where to run.I held on to Aurora as they started coming as they were about to hit me I quickly covered her while she was still complaining, but then I didn't feel anything.