#Alexander Mendoza Rockwell

[necropolis-official]

Before You Live Chapter 1

Introduction

“I’d feel much safer alone” - Alex G

The name is Astrophel Vernon Franklin. It’s quite the mouthful, huh? You’ll get used to it. I am currently seventeen years old. And I study at Red Hill High School. I wish I could say more, but my alarm is about to go off. See you.

Anyway, back to reality.

The sound of my alarm wakes me from my light slumber. My eyes flicker open to glimpse at the light peeking through the curtains of my messy room. Monday. As I sit up, my head begins to pound. I have been getting these headaches quite frequently. It is probably due to my insomnia or other things I can’t quite name due to not being medically informed or anything of the sort.

I swing my legs off the bed and sit on the edge. Currently still in my pajamas. Well, that is if you count the clothes I used when going out as nightwear. I finally get off the bed and head to the bathroom, staring at my reflection, I wince. The bags under my green eyes are more prominent than before. I run a hand through my medium length black hair. I look at my speckled face in pure distaste. Letting out a sigh, I splash cold water on my face to try to calm the pounding in my head and get ready for a shower.

I finally stepped out of the bathroom after my shower. Approaching my closet, I get a glimpse of my body with a towel wrapped around my shoulders through the full-body mirror my closet had on its front. My body isn’t anything impressive. It’s quite pathetic actually. I look like I haven’t eaten in weeks. My skin was deathly pale and I was quite tall. So I just look like some overgrown stick bug.

After getting dressed into the fresh uniform, I get greeted by my mother entering my room with a sour look on her face.

“Yeah?” I say skeptically.

My mother’s expression immediately changed. Her face softened, “Ready for your first day of senior high, hm?”

My own face cringed at the mere mention of being a senior. It is really weird to hear, “Um… yes?” Even I sounded unsure of my own answer.

She mustered up a kind smile, “Don’t worry so much, you’ll do just fine. You have your friend, don’t you?”

I sighed and hesitantly nodded. She was sort of right. I did have one friend, Alexander. He’s been by my side since the ninth grade. We met by him asking me if he wanted to scribble on a sheet of paper with him. Childish, I know. Though I wouldn’t say we’re even friends. I barely engage in conversation or even look at his direction. He’s just been sticking with me ever since because no one else could tolerate or keep up with his energetic personality. Even if I’m the complete opposite of the boy, I can’t help but grow fond of him. I just keep him at arms-length, of course. You never know when someone will just disappear from your life. So I’ve prepared myself for it ahead of time.

My mother gave my shoulders a quick squeeze and said how proud she was of me for making it this far. I couldn’t help but smile slightly at her encouragement. It was sweet, really.

She finally left my room, leaving me alone with my thoughts. I fixed up the tie of my uniform and grabbed the messenger bag I prepared the night before and walked out the room. My eyes immediately landed on my father who was drowning himself in bottles of who-knows-what and smoking a cigarette. The scent hit my nostrils right away, making me nauseous. Even though my father has been drinking and smoking for God knows how long, it still makes me uneasy.

I try to walk past the man, but he ends up looking in my direction for a second. I could hear a huff of air escape his lips.

I managed to grab the extra key and step out of the apartment before anything happened.

As I walked down the stairs from the fifth floor to the ground floor, I heard footsteps rapidly approaching from behind me when I reached the front door of the apartment building. Before I could turn around, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my shoulders, making me stumble forward slightly, but I caught myself.

“Astrophel!” A familiar voice chimed from behind me.

I sighed inwardly, not of annoyance or anything, just tiredness. It was 7:30 AM after all.

“Alexander.” I greeted in return.

He finally let go of me and stepped in front of me to show his face. His golden locks and brown roots shone in the morning sun. It honestly was a sight to behold, but I’m not here to gawk about it. His almond brown eyes bore into my own. My own eyes drift to the side every few seconds because I just can’t seem to hold eye contact with anyone.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you! I missed you so much!” Alexander expressed how much he missed me with his hands stretched out to his sides. I couldn’t help but crack a small smile.

“Right,” I replied, walking past the boy and out the apartment building. He, of course, followed suit.

~

As we walked to school, he made meaningless conversation. Talking about what he loves and that I should find the beauty in even the smallest things. I sighed inwardly as he kept going.

We finally reached Red Hill High School. The familiar black and gold gates greet the two of us with its daunting presence. The sound of feet shuffling and the occasional greeting filled my ears as students made their way into the school. I’ve been to this school since the seventh grade, but no one really notices my presence. Which, to be honest, I do not mind in the slightest. I spot some familiar faces. And some new faces mixed into the crowd. I know most of their names even though I don’t exactly interact with them on a daily basis. I mostly know from group works or attendance checks.

Alexander and I reach our classroom right before homeroom starts. The teacher was already there, but most of our classmates weren’t. Most likely too busy chatting with one another. I take my seat at the back of the classroom. Alexander sat right beside me.

“Astrophel?” Alexander whispered to me. I looked at him, signalling him to continue.

“I’ve been curious… Why’d you move to this school all those years ago?” His question caught me slightly off guard. Though… It isn’t that unusual for him to ask such questions. I couldn’t tell him exactly why I moved out of my old school, so I decided to answer with a white lie.

“Just… didn’t fit in, is all.” I murmured the lie under my breath.

“Ah… I see.” Alexander hummed in acknowledgement. He didn’t push the subject.

Despite him being a naturally open and energetic person, he knows when to stop prying into people’s business. Sometimes.

More students began pouring into the classroom as homeroom started, the teacher gave opening remarks and tiredly read the welcome back message she was tasked to read to the class.

~

As homeroom came to an end, I took my stuff to head to my first class. Social Studies, not a subject I’m particularly interested in. But it’s required anyway. Alexander signed up for some of the same classes as me, so the boy followed along by my side.

I took a seat in the third row of chairs while Alexander took the one in front of me. The teacher wasn’t there yet, so Alexander sat backwards on his seat to look at me with his little smile. The snaggletooth in the top row of his teeth peeking out from his parted lips.

“What?” I looked into the other’s eyes. But my gaze ends up drifting away.

“Nothing.” Alexander said, continuing to blatantly stare at me.

This is normal.

The teacher finally arrived, taking Alexander’s attention. Social studies class was around an hour long. So I’m in for a long ride.

I see Alexander seemingly writing down notes for class like me, but that thought was erased the moment Alexander turned around and placed a sticky note on my table. I didn’t bother to read it for like a minute or so. When I did, the note read:

“Astro!! Can we eat lunch at the field later????”

I wrote down my reply, tapped on his shoulder, and gave the note. It was simply: “Sure.”

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