Cold.

Wait... that’s an understatement. Fragging cold. There...much better. Canadian winters are hell. There I was, all bundled up in about three pairs of mittens, a scarf (which I just hate wearing; all tied up, anyways), a hat and a huge and heavy coat, walking through the streets of our very small town. I was headed over to Alex’s house; he’s my sweetheart ^w^. Listening to random songs on my iPod Nano, I was  just dancing on my way there, not caring what everybody thinks of my hyper-and-happy self.

But, as usual, every good thing has an end to it, right? Just as I get to the corner, I see her. The total gripe of the town and reigning queen of cows (in both words and looks): Vanessa. A blonde, only-social bitch who only thinks of herself and how she looks, not to mention that she is only going out with a guy to say she has a boyfriend. I mean, she doesn’t even like him for Primus’s sake! I even heard her say it. Anyways, back to the point: she walked around the corner, looks at me, and laughed. Then she starts talking with her plastic worshippers and they all start laughing and pointing at me. I just rolled my eyes and kept on walking. The only thing I can think of is how fugging stupid they are and that they have no life...

By the time I got to Alex’s house and knocked on the door, my eyes are kinda moist... that’s all they ever do to me: point, and laugh. Every time I make an effort, they all just...laugh. Just as I’m about to knock again, I get this weird feeling; almost like I’m being watched. I turned around slowly and see...snow. Lots of it. “Damn,” I think to myself. “Why can’t you just GO AWAY??!”

“Hey...Krys, what the heck are you looking at?”

That made me jump about a mile. I turned around, ready to hit something, but it was only Alex; I’m fine... I let out a sigh and smiled. “I’m fine,” I managed to get out. I threw another look behind me, just to be safe, then followed Alex back into his house, sure that everything was going to be all right. Boy, was I ever wrong...

oOo

11:03. I was running as fast as I could toward my house; I was already late as it is... My breath was coming out in raspy bursts; the cold was killing my throat, and my ears were freezing. At -30̊C outside, even a hat doesn’t protect your ears all that well. I stopped running because of my throat. Bad thing to do. As I stood there, kind of bent over, I heard a cracking noise behind me. I jumped about a mile before turning around slowly, only to find...nothing.

I shook my head, thinking to myself that there was nothing to be afraid of. Although I’m usually jumpy in the streets at night in the winter that night was...different. As I explained before, I had this odd feeling as if I was being watched. So, about two houses down was my own home. I started walking slowly, my hands covering my ears as I went when another crack alerted me. I stopped once more and looked back; what I saw made my jaw drop.

A Solstice. A silver, gleaming, Pontiac Solstice. I blinked and looked closer; I knew there was a grey Mustang GT in town, but...a Solstice? ...Nah... I shook my head and turned around, still stunned at the beautiful car behind me. As I walked, I could hear its wheels crunching in the snow covering the street. It was as if it was...following me.

I turned around again and saw it stopped in the middle of the street, its headlights shining in the darkness. I looked into the windshield and saw a man; he wasn’t normal ... He sort of...flickered in and out of sight at some points, and he was too perfect to be real... Perfect, dark skin and dread locks all tied into one bunch at the back of his head, a turquoise muscle shirt and awesome sunglasses. As I stared at him, he disappeared.

My eyes widened and I looked around, hoping to see him somewhere, but he was gone. All that was left was the car. Sucking in some air, I began to run to my house, pretty weirded out at what had just happened. That’s when I heard it: loud clanking noises of gears shifting, and the screeching sound of metal rubbing against metal. I looked over my shoulder and saw...a gigantic robot?!