Syndrome Academy

Chapter 1

I landed on the concrete steps of the orphanage. 'Miss Mariella's Orphanage,' I read. 'Lucky me.'

I stepped onto a creaky floorboard and I could feel the thin nails against my red shoes. I had no mother or father. I was told they had died in a fight. My name is Cordelia. My full name is Cordelia Katayoun Carstairs. I have a pretty name, and my family was wealthy. Until they died of course. I barely have any memories of them because they died when I was 3. I lived with my cousin, Anna for a while because she is 16. I'm 16 now, I know, so long. Anna's like 20 something. Maybe 30.

Until one day, weird people came to our doorstep. They threatened Anna that they would have to take me and Anna drew out a knife (I was like, what on earth ) that I didn't know she had. I was foolish, 16 years old and i did nothing. They took me anyway and threw me on this doorstep. I didn't know what I expected, a nice house or a bad lady who is obsessed with cats? It wasn't meant to look old, I mean, Australia looks so grand, there couldn't possibly something that looked more like trash than this. The only way to find out was to... walk through the door of this strange, new house.