Part V

When I woke up, I was in my bed. I sat up, and groaned. “My head….” I said in a groggy voice. I looked at the foot of my bed, and saw my cat, fast asleep. I smiled, and thought, ‘This cat could sleep through anything…’ I got up and stretched. I looked at my clock. I sighed in relief when I saw it was 6:15. Almost a whole two hours to go. I walked in front of my full-body mirror. My hair was a complete mess, and I was wearing my kitty pajamas. I went to the bathroom and started running my bath water. ‘I wonder what we’re going to do today in class…’ I thought. I tried to remember what we did yesterday. We introduced ourselves….math…. My eyes widened as I remembered what happened after school. Max, the strange man, Dracones…. I then calmed down. “It’s all in the past,” I said to myself. “I’m sure it won’t happen again.” I grabbed a towel and hung it on the wall hook, then I got undressed. I turned off my bath water, and got in the tub. It was really hot, and steamy, just how I like it. I closed my eyes and tried to relax, inhaling and exhaling deeply. I heard the door creak, and I pulled back the shower curtains so I could see who or what was there. “Meow.” my cat cried lazily. “Ollie, you’re strange.” I said. “You know, steam turns into water when it gets on you.” He just looked at me, and I knew that he was thinking I was crazy. I smiled and went back to my bath-time relaxation. The door creaked again. “Kitty, please make up your mind…It’s either in, or out.” I said, knowing that he couldn’t understand me anyways. I sat up, and grabbed the soap. “Crap. I forgot the washcloth.” I said under my breath. I got up and reached for my towel on the wall. “Huh?” I felt around the wall, but I didn’t feel the cloth anywhere. I pulled back the curtain and looked on the ground. Apparently, it had fallen, so I had to pick it up. It isn’t all that easy when your head is spinning from the steam though. I leaned down to pick it up, and I slipped in the water. Luckily, I caught myself on the edge of the tub. I reached out for my towel, and when I had it, I wrapped it around myself. I got out of the tub, and grabbed a washcloth from the cabinet. I was turning to get back in, when I saw a huge black boot, and what looked like part of a black cloak. I stood there, staring at the wall, and these strange objects. “I haven’t seen anything, so get back in and hurry up!” he said, sounding grumpy. I immediately took the towel off, and got in the tub. ‘What the heck is going on?! School, and now home?!’ I screamed in my head. “Hurry up already!” he said again, sounding flustered. I peeked behind the shower curtain, and looked at him. He was really tall, and he was really scary looking. Finally, I built up the courage to say, “Could you please get out first?” He looked in my direction, and then he stormed out. ‘I’m the one who should be mad…’ I thought to myself. I quickly finished up, and got dressed. When I opened up the door, he was sitting on my bed, glaring at me. Then he stood up, and started walking towards me. “Has anything strange gone on here?” he asked. I glared back at him. “Yeah. People keep coming into my house without permission!” I yelled. I was mad at him. He came in here, being rude, and then he starts to ask me questions. I looked past him and saw that school began in 20 minutes. “I’m sorry…” I said quietly. “But I have to go to school now…” I walked over to my back pack, and threw it over my shoulders, then I went to go feed my cat. “Bye.” I said, walking through the door. I sighed as I walked down the stairs. ‘This is going to be a long day…’

Part V, End