For Ethan, it had been another boring and trying day. He wondered why he still bothered to attend school, honestly. Most of the jobs he could get would not require a high school education, and he already knew most of what was being taught. He was that kid who hardly seemed to pay attention but did well on tests. It was just that the work in half his classes did not interest him. He wound up getting very good grades in the classes he cared about, and scraping Cs in the ones that did not pique his intellect, usually courses involving timed writing, to be honest.

But on this one day, he left the school without anyone following him. His usual tormentors were busy talking with each other, and they were fine with ignoring him. For Ethan's part, he saw no need to change this little reprieve. 

He started his usual walk, feeling calm and thinking about the work he wanted to do tonight, when he caught a cat out of the corner of his eye. The feline looked familiar and he paused for a second.

[i]No, I'm just seeing that thing everywhere because of yesterday. This couldn't be that. I still don't even know what happened.[/i]