Roses & Thorns - Episode 1
A/N: Hey Guys... This is it...... Enjoy!... Much Love!!!
It felt as if life was meaningless, just like a ball of hay; it's abstract, waiting to be pushed by the wind or moving waters.
It was a year, well not like other years. This was crucial for James Woods. His last year in High School......
.........And shockingly, it started like this........
"James Woods, in my office." Principal Bradford wore a stern look, he was probably in his late fifties.
His grey overgrown hair suited his brawny stature, surprisingly for a man that old.
"Now!" He added, jolting James from a short trance.
It was unusual for the principal to come in person seeking for a student . So this looked serious to everyone, well not to James.
He hadn't gotten good sleep in days. His eyes were sore; partially swollen, his hair rough and unkempt.
It seemed like he was a living corpse, He could hear words, voices but he wasn't sure if he was hallucinating.
His legs moved awkwardly like there wasn't life in them.
On reaching the hallway, he fell to the ground abruptly, breaking his fall with his head......
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"James,?" He could hear his name, it was a faint voice like that of his mother's whenever she called out for a favour.
His eyes opened slowly, uncovering both eyelids until bright light shone on his young handsome face.
"Are you alright Woods?" It was the school's basketball team coach, he addressed each of his players by their surnames.
James wondered what He was doing here at the same time trying to reply to the Coach's question.
"I'm alright Coach, he mumbled a reply slowly.
It was then he felt a throbbing pain in his head, accompanied by a few more from the stitches on his left wrist all the way up to his elbow.
"F*ck!" He mummered slowly.
"You haven't eaten in days son, is anything wrong?" Coach Peterson asked slowly as if though picking his words carefully.
He moved closer to James and sat in the hospital bed, anticipating a reply from the weak lad.
"Anything Wrong?" James asked himself. "School, classes, books, the internet, everything!!...."
He wanted to say all this out loud but he couldn't....
"I'm sorry kid, relax, we'll talk when you're feeling better."
He got up, sensing James wasn't ready for a conversation.
He beat a pillow and slided it gently beneath James' bandaged head.
"You're mum will be here soon." He said on getting to the door.
'Mum?! Hell No!" She was the last person he wanted to see, well if his father was around she wouldn't be.
When Mrs Woods walked in, James shut his eyes; playing dead was something he learnt from playing video games, or was it that he wasn't ready to face her?.... He'll never know......
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