Mrs. Whipple

Chapter One 

 

Jade was a normal girl, good grades, nice family, kind, and very helpful, but she was the Queen of  Halloween. She was fearless and brave, well that’s what it may seem. This is a story about a daredevil turned scaredy cat.

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     Jade's P.O.V.

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I was on my way home, slowly walking on the fallen leaves that crunched under my feet. My favorite holiday was a week away. Halloween. This year I won’t be trick-or-treating, though. I would be handing out candy. That doesn’t matter though. I can still scare some people.

 

I made my way to my porch, hoping that someone hadn’t put Valentine in the basement, again. Val was a very sassy kitten. If she was put in the basement, she would hate all of us for a week. She can get very evil when she must.

 

I unlocked the door, stepping in the cold air of home. My parents were on a vaca to….someplace tropical. I’m usually left here every Halloween because my parents don’t enjoy my jump scares.

 

I close the door when something jumps on my shoulder. This didn’t scare me because I knew that it was Val, the only family that keeps me company. She has a habit of sitting on my shoulder but no one else’s for some odd reason.

 

I did my homework, fed Val, then took her for a walk (She’s more like a dog then a cat). I started to wander around town since I had nothing to do. I looked at an abandon house.

 

I stopped in my tracks when I saw a boy in the window . I thought nothing of it and walked back home.

 

The next day Ii went to school like normal, but in homeroom, there was something strange. A boy had moved here, to our small little town. He had grey-blue eyes, pale skin, and a head full of crazy raven black hair. He was in a grey hoodie with a pair of faded, ripped jeans. Tall and skinny.

 

I didn’t get a good look at his face, but I saw just one of his eyes between some of his hair. Then Mrs.Young called on me. “Jade, could you help Mr. Hale around to day?” she asked in a gentle tone. She was a young teacher and was pretty laid back. “Y-yeah, of course.”

 

I walked to the front of the class. “Would you like me to show him around the school?” I asked with a brave voice. She gave me a smile,”Yes, you can do it now. We’re just reviewing for a test.” I nodded and walked towards the door with this Hale guy following me.

 

I closed the door once we were both in the hallway. I inhaled the cool air like a cold glass of water. The silence had its own smooth and soothing lullaby. “Hello, you there?” he asked waving his hand in front of my face.

 

“Y-yeah, sorry,” I replied slightly embarrassed that I had spaced out. He let his arm drop to his side and smiled. “It’s fine,” he held out his hand to me.  ”I’m Hayden Hale, nice to meet you.” I looked at his face. I smiled back,”I’m Jade Quinten, nice to meet you.” I shook his hand.

 

“Cool,’’ he paused,”You like Halloween, right?” He tilted his head. This caught me off guard. “How do you know that?”  I meet his gaze of mischief. He chuckled softly,”Your necklace says Halloween Queen, so that a yes?”  I laughed nervously, ”Yeah.”

 

The necklace I got from my father for my birthday when I was 14. I still wear it even though it’s been a couple years since I got it.

 

“Where should we start?” I asked him. He looked down the hall then back at me. “We could just wander around I guess.” He shrugged.

 

After our “tour”, we headed back to class. It was almost time for the next class we both had History.

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