Stories by Rayen

Marin hurried out of her last class and ran to her locker, fumbling with the combination until she finally got it open. Shoving her books and backpack inside, she grabbed her purse and closed it before she ran the gauntlet of the students packing the halls. “Rats. Oops. Sorry. Excuse me.” She smiled at a girl she bumped into as she tried to make her way to the nearest exit. Fortunately, a tall, black-haired boy was heading the same way, so she followed in his wake. She went around him to push open the door and run outside. The first day of school usually sucked, but not this one. This absolutely would be the best day she’d ever had. The afternoon sunshine felt wonderful on her face, and she knew it made her mop of curly red hair gleam like polished copper. She’d worn her favorite outfit, dark blue corduroys with a lacy white button-up blouse. Too much makeup made her pale blue-green eyes look alien, so she only used a little mascara to darken her red lashes and some s