Me and You

Chapter 1: New beginning

I was a girl that mostly blended in for my entire 18 years of living; no one ever went out of their way to compliment me, ask me if I wanted to hang out or just a conversation in general, well except from my very few close friends of course but apart from them no one bothered with me. This wasn't because I was one of the mean girls or one of the weird kids, well at least I hope I'm not, I was just someone everyone knew but didn't at the same time. As soon as I went into secondary school I supposedly "disappeared off the face of the earth", that's what my friends boyfriend told me one time which I kind of took to heart. But it was true, I did disappear, not literally but no one knew anything about me, and my friends were lucky enough to just get a glimpse of what was going on in my life at the time. I'm still like that but I plan to change that starting from today, my first day at college in America, all the way from the UK. Big jump, I know but it is something I've always wanted and I knew if I didn't I would always regret it.

This is why I am currently standing in the middle of my modern minimalistic apartment 10 minutes away from Stanford University where I am studying Economics. Yes, I am kind of smart but honestly hate studying so much, but I plan to make a future for myself, at the same time I need to come out of my shell and be the person who I want to be not who others want me to be.

I probably should of stayed on campus and had a dorm with a roommate but my Dad and step-mum wanted me to be comfortable since I'm so far away from home, plus they have the money so why not? Another reason I am here is not just because of my brains, I got a scholarship for track&field which I've been competing in since I was 7 years old. It isn't as common in the UK as it is America but if you get recognised for your talent then you're pretty much thrown into the whole training and competing aspect of it all. But I'm not worried. Although I have never stood out to anyone, I know I stand out when I am competing, especially the 100m. I am pretty confident for this season and I have a pretty good feeling I've made the right choice to come here.

Did I also mention that I killed someone last year? Yeah, I did. I got held back at school late and it was winter, so it got dark fast, I was driving home along a road that wasn't lit when out of nowhere another driver came speeding towards me from around a corner. It was a head on collision, causing my car to flip over; he died instantly from the pressure of the airbag and my car going into his. It was later found that he was a drunk driver that exceeded the limit by a lot, so I was not found guilty.

Everyone pity's me, tells me it isn't my fault and how they are so grateful for me to be here, but I can't get rid of the thoughts that constantly go through my head telling me it's my fault and that I killed someone for being so wreck less. I had three broken ribs, a fractured toe and a 2 inch deep cut on my shoulder down to my elbow caused by the shattered glass. I see the scar every day to remind myself of what happened so I can never escape it. The doctors were more concerned with my heart as I have a life-threatening heart condition that was passed down to me from my mother, she died when I 12, it was hard and still is but I'm able to think about her now and not get hysterical. Plus, new technology has been able to help me be stronger and fitter than she was which is why I'm able to compete.

Seren's apartment🌟:

Hey guys!!!! I was going to wait until I wrote more chapters and then publish but thought screw it.
Hope you like it :) as there's only 2 chapters out at the moments ❤️‍🔥
More to come...