That's Strange

• Mia Rylance, Grade 5
• Short Story
• 2016

I heard footsteps behind me I looked behind me and saw nothing, nobody, Silence... I turned the corner. “Hello?”
“Yeah I’m in the kitchen want a sandwich?” I heard the voice say. I slowly walk into the kitchen peering around the corner then seeing Rachel I sigh in relief
“Rachel what are you doing here it’s four in the morning and this is supposed to be a horror movie and you ruined it! And no I do not want a sandwich! WHY ARE YOU IN MY HOUSE?” I shout walking up to grabbing the donut out of her hand “Go to bed we have school tomorrow and we will get in trouble anyway bye I’m going to bed” I throw the donut in the bin and walked back to my room. I lie on my bed and ask myself why I even exist everyone at school hates me. Not long after I got interrupted by someone shaking me "ANNA WAKE UP!"
"Mum?" I said in confusion
"You've got school today wake up!"
"I had a really weird dream"
"HURRY!" I got up out of bed and walked to the bathroom thinking about the dream I had that night. “HURRY ANNA YOU’RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!”
I got to school and heard people yelling things about me. I put my hood on and heard some girls whispering and giggling about me. I sped up my walking pace and felt a tear roll down my face why me? I thought to myself. I saw Rachel on her phone my locker where we meet every day. “Rachel why do they hate me?” I ask her, she took my hood off and looked at my tear stained cheeks “I don’t know but you are everything to me and your amazing” She smiled at me and grabbed my hand and walked to class together. “Thank you,” I said before walking into the class she looked and me and her smile grew “anytime,” she said and kissed me on the head. At the end of the class, Rachel was at my locker again “Can I tell you my dream I had last night!” I said like a little kid
“Of course!” She said grabbing my hand and walking to the cafeteria. We got our lunch and sat down on the only table that didn’t have people on it. I told her the whole story by the time we finished out lunch. “That’s strange,” She said
“I know! Do you want me to walk you to class?”
“Yes please!” Rachel said like a 5-year-old. I walk her to her class then I walk back to mine. At the end of the day I spot Rachel once again and walk up to her “Hey, are you going to come to my house tonight it is a Friday so you can come if you like!” I said while putting my books in my locker
“Definitely! How could I say no to you?!” She said happily