Beyond Shadows (10th entry)

Brian O'Connor
11:45am

I was carried out. So much carried out that i admitted the whole truth about stalking her. Well, not the whole truth as it was anyway. When she asked me why I was doing it, I just said truth- that I had to. Nothing else. When she inquired about how long I had been watching her every move, I said "For a month now, since I first saw you."

I was carried out, yes. But there was something else that pushed me not to lie to her. She wasn't able to sleep last night. At eleven, her lights were turned off but it was on again at 2am. She was just like that. She could not sleep if she was bothered about something. She'd been like that ever since I came and I couldn't let her this way. She was killing herself.

"Hey, Brian!" A huge, husky voice interrupted me. I saw it was Morgan. We were classmates in Literature and English classes. He was kinda nice. In fact, he was the first one to approach me on my first day here in West. I stopped walking and turned to him. He was alone? Well, that was unusual. Normally, in this time of day, he would be with George and Nick flirting with girls anywhere they wanted. But there was something in him that often pissed me off- it was how he looked at Ameylia.

"Hey," I answered.
He had a big smile when he tapped me on my shoulder. "Wazzup man?"
"Just the usual." Ha, dumb answer. Good Brian, you were just making this thing just as nice as you could. We walked on the hallway then.
"So, how's your talk with the White girl?" I felt a sudden excitement in his voice.
"White girl?"
"Yeah, I saw you back there, just after class." I hated that silly smile. I was starting to get annoyed.
"Ah, Ameylia." I nodded, trying to entertain myself with the sight of the students strolling here and there.
" Lucky man, huh? Ya know, I was a bit shocked that she talked to ya. I mean, she doesn't speak a lot. Only with close friends."
"Really." Why I hated his face right now? He was playing with something in his mind.
"But she's wonderful dude." A chuckle.
"Yeah,she is."
"No, I mean..."He stopped and faced me as I stopped too and did the same.
"She's so...sexy man.Ya know, when she dances...agh! The butt man!" And his eyes got bigger. His white teeth shimmering in his dark face.
What was it? I could feel my body heat up.
"And she's...ah, the br.."
I couldn't handle it anymore. And then I felt my hands grabbed him on the neck and pushed him against the lockers.
"Hey! man, c'mon...what's wrong with you?" he asked nervously.
Eyes around were on us, but i was too mad to notice... and to care. It was this asshole i wanted to give some attention.
"Listen," almost a whisper. "Don't ever mess up with her...or I'll kick your ass in hell.Do you understand me?" I could feel him trembling against my arm. I was grabbing him to hard that he couldn't breathe so he just nodded.
I felt at little ease. I let go of him and let him collect his thoughts after the shock. Maybe I was too harsh. I was about to leave but...
"Bear this in mind fella." I said with my back on him. When I looked back, he was still there,looking at me with heavy breathes.
Silence.
"She's mine."