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I grit my teeth, expecting a stupid teen from some class of mine, when my jaw drops at the site of the person under the umbrella. Before me is a tall man, at least two inches taller then me.... He appears to have short dark brown to light brown mixed hair, persian blue eyes, and cream-and-rose skin with bronze tint. I blink a few to make sure it is him, sadly my eyes aren't deceiving me...it is my History teacher.
'Damn it...I should've never turned around...now he knows its me! He's probably suspecting something at this rate...better act casual...until I find a way to escape....' i look around for a bit, acting casual, but find none...how does someone escape their history teacher!? 'Crap...well better start a conversation....' I force a smile on as I face him completely. "Mr. Alister...! What are you doing out here...so late at night...?"
"I should be asking YOU that question...." he says lightly emphasizing the "you". he never did over express things. Always reserved and laid back all at once...approachable but not reachable.
"Uh...well...you see...I'm just taking a small stroll!"
"In the rain...with out an umbrella...?" He says, while cocks his eyebrow.
"Uh...well...I didn't expect to rain...it was so clear before...!" I notice he's looking at the all the stains on me, killing my hope of him not noticing. 'Now he's definitely going to suspect something!!'
"Then why didn't you head back home yet? Its been raining for a few hours now...." I feel my shattered heart sink at the sound of the word "home". But ignore it, all ready use to the feeling.
"Um, well I'm kind of far from home right now...." I'm technically not lying...my legal home is far from here. Suddenly, the feeling of rain drops on me stop. I look up to see he placed the umbrella above me as well.
"Come...my house is near by...you can call your folks from there...." I nod numbly and follow, wondering, who the hell says "folks"?
We soon reach a decent sized house. It doesn't take long to get to his house, about fifteen minutes tops. I brace myself, as we enter, expecting to hear kids and a wife...but hear nothing. I look around, seeing it is completely empty of any living thing but us two.
"I'll get you a towel...the phone is in the dining room...straight down the hall." He says as heads up the stairs. I leave my bag by my shoes and head down the hall in front of me. I pass he formal dining room, the living room. and the bathroom...I think...and two other doors...I guess the bathroom and the garage.... I enter the kitchen which is connected to the dining room. On the left, a bout a step lower, is the family room. I spot the phone on its cradle on the counter.
'Might as well fake it...right? He won't know....' I pick up the phone and dial the number of the Smiths. it rings for a while, I might actually get an easy way out of this! But that dream is crushed when Mrs. Smith picks up the damn phone.
"Hello...?"
"Um...hi, this is Nina from the orphanage, confirming the...your choice of return Evangelina...."
"Oh, yes...did you find her...?"
"Actually, yes we have her, she came straight to us, saying she knew before hand."
"That is good to know...well yes sadly we can no longer care for her because of out current financial problem."
'SHORTAGE MY a**...! YOU WERE PLANNING TO GO TO HAWAII AND LAS VEGAS!!' "Oh...I'm sorry to hear that...well have a nice evening, best of luck."
"Thank you, goodbye...." I hear the click and hang up myself.
I stare at the phone for a bit, confused.... I don't know how to feel...should I be ashamed...happy...sad...proud...? I sigh and roll up my right sleeve, seeing a series of cuts on my wrist, healing. I then spot a knife, in the dish rack on the counter by the sink.
"What did your parents say...?"I snap around quickly, hiding my wrist.
"Uh...they are stuck at home and can't pick me up...they wondered if you might let me stay here till the rain dies down...."
"I have no problem with that...how did you get so dirty...?"
"Uh...I slipped and fell...in to the mud...."
"Right...well...follow me...." I do as told, and follow him upstairs. I quickly grab my bag on the way. "There are all ready some towels in there...just use them.... I'll be downstairs." He leaves and I lock the door behind him. I sigh an look around the decent bathroom...not too decorated...actually just the minimum....
'This definitely seems like him...just the minimum on everything but his work...and I thought he was lying in class.... He's certainly seems to be accepting everything I'm saying....Well...maybe I can get a clean get away....' I quickly shower and change in to a pair of jeans that are torn on the left knee and a white shirt that reads "It's Just Rock'N'Roll" in blood red. I quickly dry my hair with the towel and head back down with my bag. I look out the window to see its still raining.
'Damn...still raining...now what...? I was hoping it end by now....'

*~*To Be Continued*~*

Hope you all enjoyed this little installment...still working out a few bugs so work with me all right? Tell me all that you think so far. Ja-Ne/C-Ya later.