Today Will Be Different

once again I asked myself why I always came to school by bike when the dark gray o

solutely had to do somethin

k me, the driver gave me a malicious grin, stepped

a sho

h and finally tur

ould only faintly hear the distant e

d with

were now the richer

ower beds. I never really considered myself rich. Why? You only get jealous anyway and once it was discovered that I

do without t

down a little and call

ks was

e it always reminded me of my elementary school gym teacher. The muscular bu

lass with a cloth that ba

back a laugh a

noticed the black cat followin

k my hands off the handlebars and spread my arms like wings, put my head back

uided my bike aroun

ack with my right hand and fumbled for my keys.

handlebars and apply the brake. Otherwise I would have crashed at ful

ared for a jury from the gardening competition to show up at any moment to evaluate

like a mix of j

ry bushes to yellow forsythia, you could

led between the tall cherry

r loved

s and pull weeds for hou

ou could say Mum had put l

ate and it opene

ed inte

't get any lo

ith everything. She was the typical type of person who, as soon as it was a minute afte

e, also applied to

father that he shou

n't notice the black cat that snaked

I was immediately enveloped in coolness.

in the sun with a book , I completed my plan for the first afte

Ans

all. There was no one here either. Normally

ammed my certificate on the table - all A's - an

e my way t

an into the bathroom that adjoined my room. I

accepted th

zy to move. When I finished showering,

tank top. Suddenly I heard a sque

oh no

always have to

wards the stairs. I have alway

approaching t

dull bang

ca

to the kitchen and grabbed an iron skillet from t

hat am I

her frying pan. All that's

ed in a whimper. The moment I looked around the corner, almost everything was normal. The living room looked the same as usual,

ter the scene chan

at, but instead of an oversized giant cat stand

to be

ig

an in my hand. From the looks of the guy, the only thing that would get

med that he was wearing black socks and black underpants himself. He had tanned skin

he missing dust from his pants. Then

that he liked to laugh despite his bodyguard appearance. If

he ground and make you wish you were never born. No, his eyes radiated tremen

yes wide open. "Who are you?

making a sound, but couldn't and ma

at turn into one hell of a wannabe bodyguard! And all

ee to call me Tyler." He said in a d

lly (with my mouth open, by t

ur sofa. "You have a nice place he

all too aware of the

closet said, "I'd rather not."

d, clinging to my only object of

parents tel

of course not! May

wly, trying to c

door in the entranc

my mothe

taking my eyes off Tyler, who was busy study

ard her now in the kitchen. Appar

I shouted a little louder now because

tant?" my mother said laughin

the way, was running his finger across the side table and m

had seen a ghost, and said, "I think