Hey, you —yeah you ,do you believe in fantasies ,myths and legends? well if you don't just think about it.
This is my story ,how it all began ,how everything changed for me from that night I opened the book.It was a blank book,but nobody told me blank pages can give you one heck of a story.
I am MILES MORGAN and this is my story.
In this, we kinda have two worlds:the real world and the fantasy world.
But the question is —which world are you from?
And what are you?
It was march 13th 2024 scarsdale high were having something called prom on the 15th march —yeah, I know.It's that moment a guy asks a girl or a girl asks a guy to the prom. Totally not my style but tell that to jeremy—my best friend. He loves me and cares about me.
"But I can't go for this prom",I said,while me and jeremy were walking through the marbled floor of Scarsdale High.
"You have to come to this prom. it's that time where people go on their first date,"jeremy said.
I looked at jeremy and i said, "dude i love you and i would love to come to prom but I can't go.
Jeremy smirked "bianca is gonna be there",jeremy said, using is head to point bianca rossi.
And there she was,average height,raven hair and with her warm golden brown eyes which can trap you by just a look into them,she is so pretty.
"Fine I'll go but it's only because bianca is going ",I admitted .
" I thought you and her talked about what happened in 10th grade" Jeremy asked. "nope we did not and ever since then we haven't talked and things are just kinda..... awkward ,"I said.
Jeremy shook his head"dude, you really need a girlfriend or a social life. I'm literally your only friend,"
We walked out of the school hall way into the burning sunlight—yeah, I could literally feel my skin getting fried. But when we got to jeremy's brand new tinted black nissan 370Z car,I felt something…off.
I could feel goosebumps pop up on my body, a great wave of shivers ran down my spine like someone was silently watching us in a creepy and silent way.
So I stopped for a while and looked around but their was nobody there,Jeremy then asked "is everything alright."
"yeah everything is fine," I responded with a voice of uncertainty.
I just shook the feeling of and got into the car.
I arrived home and as usual mom was not around —she usually works till 10pm but she just drops food in the fridge for when i got home, but it's kinda of not nice ever since dad died—my mom just does her best to fill the gap. But… I don't really think that you can fill once presence when their dead,there's always these moments when I expect to hear his voice calling me through the hallway in the house but I don't .
it's been twelve years since he died.
I went to the fridge ate what mom dropped and watched one of john statham's movies—Bee Hive
The bell rang and it was time for my worst class—History,usually I have the habit of sleeping during class while Jeremy listens and writes note so yeah that's how we do it."So dude i was thinking how about after school we hit the mall for suits and you know all those stuff that makes a man look flashy,"jeremy said whispering softly.
Half-asleep I managed to mumble a response "yeah sure".
It was 2PM and classes was over.
"Jeremy's fingers brushed against my shoulders,a gentle tap that coaxed me back to reality and he said,"dude class is over it's time to hit the mall".
But i was looking very confused and with a puzzled face I asked,"what are you talking about".
Jeremy said" you agreed that we were gonna hit the mall after now dude."
But Jeremy being Jeremy he will torment my soul if i had said no, but i think the main reason he wanted to hit the mall was cause of stephany,"he's in the process dating girlfriend", I don't know if they're friends or their dating.it's confusing, but whatever i had to say yes.
We walked out of class to the hall way with me still sleepy and tired and Jeremy holding me by the hand to prevent me from falling on the ground —tomorrow is prom so classes had to end early today.
I winced as the bright sunbeam hit my face,my eyes jerking wide open. I wasn't tired anymore.
we got into jeremy's nissan 370Z and we went to the mall —I wasn't planning to get anything but Jeremy being Jeremy he will try to get me something with or without me knowing.
We arrived at the mall finally jeremy driving into the parking lot like someone who was in a fast and furious movie and yet still screaming "Get out of the way, bitches!."
Parking the car finally without us crashing or killing anyone. I said,"I don't think am gonna be here for long, so whatever you do hurry up."
Jeremy responding in a sarcastic and yet not convincing tone"yeah sure."
and I asked "why did you say it like," and he said "no reason."
Getting into the mall we saw stephany at the dress section and we walked up to her to say hi—at least, I did.
Jeremy's usual smooth tone faltered,and he stuttered over his words,his eyes locking onto stephany's as if he was searching for reassurance.
Still trying to find his words around which then made him look like a complete idiot. I used my elbow to hit him by his ribcage applying enough force to bring him to his senses and still leave him standing .
But on doing so little did i know that stephany wasn't alone, bianca was with her. And if you're guessing —yeah she came over to say hi.
But I completely wasn't prepared for the moment, but i did better than Jeremy at least.
She hugged Jeremy with a warm and also hypnotizing smile. If they weren't hypnotized, i was really hypnotized.
She was calling my name on a repeat but i was imagining her smile and her eye so close to me until Jeremy elbowed me, drawing me away from my imagination.
It was then I realized what was happening at the moment,bianca rossi was close to me smiling.
I felt a warm sensation spread through my chest ,like a gentle hug from the inside out.I tried finding my words for a while, and then she laughed and i felt a great wave of relief flow through me.
"Hi,how are you," I finally managed to say.
"I'm fine. I see you came to the mall," she replied,still smiling
lowering my voice to a smooth,laid-back drawl, I said,"yeah i came to help Jeremy pick out a suit for prom"
she asked in a concerned tone "what about you."
And at that moment my heart raced.
And the first thought that came to my mind and yelled was "she wants to know about me,"but i was keeping it cool— but of course that's why the call me 'cool miles'.
Stephany,Jeremy and bianca rossi all bought what they came for. It was time to go... at least that's what I thought.
Telling Stephany and bianca good bye,"uhmm…..ok guys I think today was nice and cool but me and Jeremy have to bounce— but then i repeat again jeremy being Jeremy saying ,"yeah about that I think you can drive back home it's just a 5 minutes drive", his voice laced with a mix of apology and disappointment.
My voice was even and my words felt with subtle tension as I raised my eyebrows and asked,"what do you mean. "
His voice dropped to a guilty whisper as he said,"at least you can take my car,"bringing the car key out of his pocket.
But then bianca offered to take me home —I know we spent the rest of the evening together in a mall, I couldn't shake the conflicting desire be near bianca and yet keep my distance ,it was a fucked up feeling and trust me you don't want feel like that towards a girl you've had a crush on ever since you knew her.
A good amount of tension built up in me and I didn't know when these specific words came out,"don't worry i can get home by myself,but thanks for offering."
She replied "yeah anytime."
Grabbing the keys I said " good night guys ", Jeremy replying,"good night dude,drive safely and don't crash my baby."
"The good night wasn't for you and you will fucking regret this",walking away raising the keys in my hand into the air.
When i had stepped outside,that was when i realized it was dark, I muttered 'oh shit' under my breath.
I quickly rushed to the parking lot but on getting to jeremy's car another feeling moved through me like I was enveloped in an unsettling feeling,like being wrapped in a dark heavy cloak and then I heard a deep,rich voice,but with a sinister tone that sent shivers down my spine saying,"I know you have the book, Miles Morgan and I will collect It back."
With the voice fading away I still felt like i was drowning in a sea of darkness,with the voice as the riptide pulling me under. Then came a man—short with white her and a green jacket tapping me gently—His touch sending a spark of unease through me and asked,"kid are you okay."
The touch bringing me back into reality,I said,"yeah am okay."