Stranger Danger! -Chapter 1-- And the world went hazy

My clothes drop to the floor as I step into the frost bitingly cold shower. I stand still with my face tilted up to the ceiling. The freezing cold water mixes with my hot tears and runs down my body. I look down at the floor of the shower and see the red liquid flow into the drain. In a daze I realize that its blood—my blood. I step out of the shower and drift into a bedroom. I drop onto my bed and fall asleep, still draped in my towel with damp hair.

You are probably wondering 3 things:

a)why was I covered in blood and tears?

b)where was I ?

c)why wasn’t I freaking out when I was in a house unbeknownst to me?

Uh yeah can I get some sympathy, a little friendliness, oh and hold the questions. God!, no one gives you what you ask for anymore.

Anywayyyy, I guess it would be a smart idea to start from the beginning of my story.

But first here is a bio. About me.

Name: Marianna Katarina Batchelder

Age: 19

Likes: soccer, basketball, swimming, music, guitar, skinny jeans, shopping, her friends, to goof off

Dislikes: waiting, dealing with small children that aren’t cute anymore, having to make big decisions, whores,

Appearance:

She has hazel-green eyes that change from brown to green depending on what she is wearing, wavy light milk-chocolate brown hair that looks strawberry red-blond in the sunlight that falls to rest on her collar bones. She is 5’7 with a long slender body, and toned abs, calves, thighs, and arms from years of playing sports.

Back to the story:

I live in an apartment in downtown Fairfax Virginia with my roommates, Tino, Lukas, and Valen. I got a job as a baretender as soon as I turned 18. I have never left the country but I always dreamed of going to Germany and Italy like my father who travels overseas for his job as a secret service agent for Condoleeza Rice. My mother is like most rich housewives, a good hostess, loves to gossip, and feels that she is exempt from normal chores like cleaning and cooking and taking care of her children. My mother, sister Bridgette (13), sister Olivia (15), all live in their mansion in Clifton VA. And my brother Danny (20) lives in a shared apartment 2 blocks away from mine.

It was a normal Saturday at my apartment. All of us slept in till 9 then I woke up and started making French toast for the four of us. Slowly they all awoke from the cinnamony-sweet smell of the French toast. I greeted them cheerfully as I flipped the toast over on the griddle. I set the food out on the table then eagerly sat down in my chair to eat. We talked about Lukas’ new girlfriend and what soccer matches would be on later and random stuff. I took a shower then played some Fifa World Cup ’07 on Xbox with Tino and Valen. Then I had to get ready for work. I slipped on a short black dress and simple heels and a bit of glittery makeup and said goodbye to my roomies and headed off to my workplace, Club Panther. I greeted my boss and the security and stepped behind the bar counter. I served drinks for a while, getting some big tips. Then at about 11:30 a guy with jet-black hair swept across his face, covering his eye, which was a deep emerald green with bits of blue in it, came up to me and ordered 2 razzberry daiquiris with a wink. I smiled back not as flirtatiously, assuming the second drink was for a date. When I handed him the drinks he took only one and said smoothly “The other one is for you.”

I flashed him my pearly whites. “Awww, thanks!”

He smiled back seductively and we did cheers with our glasses for the great night we were enjoying. I downed mine and then he leaned in towards my neck for what I thought might have been a kiss and the club spun around so fast I couldn’t even see people everyone was just a blur, even my hand as I stretched it out reaching for someone to stop the dizziness. I smelled blood, I couldn’t even hear the loud thumping music, everything just went hazy and then faded into black.