This story is completely fiction, and just a story of my own crazy imagination. If you like Chapter 1 then tune in for Chapter 2. Coming soon.......I hope.
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The windows began to shutter slightly as the wind outside beat on the delicate glass taunting Casey and all her boredom. She sighed, drowning out the mellow tone voice of Mr. Crawford. Casey's eyes wondered towards the clock once again only to realize that 2 minutes had passed since the last time she had looked at it.
"This is torture." She said to herself under her breath. The young man in front of her gave a half turn in his seat to get a glimpse at her.
"What?" Casey asked harshly.
The man turned back around without saying anything. All Casey could think about was being freed from the torturous prison of the school walls. She longed for the feel of the wind gliding across her face. It's amazing how many little things we take for granted until they are taken away from us.
Casey took a deep breath and turned her attention towards the teacher trying her hardest to focus on his words. All she could here from those moving lips was the teacher's thick accent.
"Tennessee," She thought in her head.
She had never even been to Tennessee and she didn't know anyone from around there, but for some reason she was almost certain that Mr. Crawford was a Tennessee man. The thought brought a little smirk to Casey's face which quickly dissolved as boredom continued to take over her mind. Mr. Crawford wasn't a very handsome man. Perhaps saying that he wasn't very handsome is being too kind. His unruly salt and pepper hair looked like it was begging for a comb. He had a shabby black moustache to go along with his hair. If you get close enough when talking to him you can still see some remnants of his lunch. He wore oversized glasses that completely engulfed his tiny little eyes. From the looks of the rest of his body you could tell that he has probably never missed a meal or snack in his entire life time. His belly looked as though it was desperately trying to pull free of his tucked in blue striped blouse. He was a mess for lack of a better word, and must have been in his late 40's.
Casey's eyes were drawn once again to the clock.
"Okay, only 20 minutes left." She said to herself just loud enough to catch Mr. Crawford's attention.
"Miss Lavontey, did you have an answer to my question about the flawed character of Mitzy in this story?
Casey rolled her eyes.
"Mitzy is your typical character who is obsessed with avoiding any kind of situation. She withdraws both physically and psychologically, and this affects her through out her everyday living. She begins to avoid everything and everyone. Scared of her own voice I like to say." Casey finishes.
"Well, thank you very much for putting your own insightful little spin on that. Maybe this class would interest you more if you actually paid attention to something other then the clock."
Casey leaned back in her seat and smiled, completely aware that her answer was excellent and exactly what Mr. Crawford was looking for. He just didn't want to look stupid in front of the whole class.
Fifteen minutes later Mr. Crawford finally dismissed the class. Casey gathered her book bag and ran out of the classroom doors.
"Free at last." Casey stretched her arms as she made her way down the stairs.
"I thought you were rather witty." A voice came from behind her. At first Casey wasn't sure if the person was talking to her, or on the phone. When she turned around she saw a young lady staring at her. The woman's eyes were a magnificent shade of green and they seemed to be staring right into Casey's soul.
"Oh, well thank you. It wasn't a difficult question." Casey replied, unable to stop staring at the woman.
"Yes, but you presented the answer so well, considering that you were paying absolutely no attention." She gave a little laugh.
"Uh huh." Casey answered.
The young girl smiled at Casey as they parted their separate ways. Casey couldn't help but to notice her kind and warm smile. She was so genuinely happy. Casey felt knots in her stomach as she watched the woman walk off.
"Whatever." Casey thought to herself as she rushed to get outside. As soon as she set foot on the pavement her pocket began to buzz. Casey gave a little giggle as it tickled her right leg. She dug her hand into her pocket until she found her cell phone. She flipped the phone open and smiled at the name displayed. It was Brian her boyfriend.
"Hi baby." Casey answered.
"Hey, how was class?" Brian asked.
"Boring, as usual. I wish Mr. Crawford could find something interesting to talk about for at least 10 minutes out of the 2 hours that I'm in that class."
"Aww, I'm sorry baby. Well, at least you're done for the weekend. You know what that means!!"
Casey smiled.
"Mmmmmm, yes I do."
"So I should be over around 8 or so. Don't start the party without me."
"Oh, it's not a party until you are there." Casey grinned.
"I gotta go now. Love you babe."
"I love you too. See you tonight." Casey replied.
Casey couldn't get the smirk off of her face for the entire walk back to her apartment imagining all the dirty things they would do that night. Casey pushed the unlocked door to her apartment open to see Emily sitting on the futon watching television. Emily had just gotten back from soccer practice and was only in her sports bra and soccer shorts. Casey let out a loud sigh as she walked past Emily.
"You wanna put on some clothes? Gosh! The neighbors are probably staring."
Emily laughed.
"If I wore more clothes you wouldn't be able to admire my magnificent body on a daily basis."
"Oh, that's right. I almost forgot how gorgeous you are, Emily." Casey replied.
"So what are we doing tonight?" Emily asked.
"I don't know about you, but Brian is coming over and we are going to spend some quality time together."
"Oh really? I want to go to a party." Emily announced.
"I thought you had given up on drinking during the soccer season."
"Fuck that. It's been 4 months 18 days 3 hours and 27 minutes since my last drink. I feel deprived."
Casey shook her head. Emily laughed and continued flipping through the channels. Casey went into her room and locked the door behind her as she took out her British Literature book and began to study. There was nothing else to do while she waited for the time to pass. Outside of her door she could here Emily snickering at whatever she was watching. Casey looked at the clock. It was 7:36pm.