Gods of the Stars

Chapter Two

Ellouise POV

I woke up breathing heavy, and wiped sweat off my forehead. I had that dream again. The dream about the night 2 years ago, when I was only 13..... The night my parents were brutally murdered. They got worse the closer my birthday came. Last night was the full thing, normally its little pieces. Today is my 16th birthday. I sat up from my bed and wiped the sleep away from my eyes. I turned on the T.V. for back round noise while i got ready for the day. I looked into my vanity mirror that my Aunt Carol thought that I so desperately needed. "Every girl needs a vanity honey." Her nagging voice reminded me of the day she got this for me. I pulled my long black hair into a ponytail and put my basic mascara on. I walked over to the closet as MTV came on with their morning music. Fall Out Boy's song Young Volcanoes came on and I slowly started to bob my head to the music. I opened the closet doors and and flipped through the hung up clothes. I picked out a black shirt with white sleeves and was longer in the back than in the front. The chorus came on and I started to dance around the room. Forgetting the horrible nightmare that haunted me just a few hours ago. I danced around in my underwear, knee high socks and my t-shirt.

*Knock knock* "Sweety, are you up? Jean is going to pick you up from school today, I have a meeting." She waited for a reply, but I didn't give her one. "Elle? *knock knock knock* Elle sweety hurry up, We have got to rush this morning." I still didn't reply to her and just kept dancing, this was my day. I didn't want any worries or nagging aunts. She opened my door and gasped. I stopped dancing and looked at her.

"Ellouise!" She blushed and looked away. "That is not very lady like, what are you doing dancing around the room half naked! We need to hurry." She sat on my bed and turned the T.V. down.

"Hey, you're the one who walked in here, this is my room after all, and I can do as I please, now get out and lemme finish getting dressed." I pushed her out of the room and shut and locked the door. I danced back to the closet and picked out my black leggings and slipped them up my long legs. I grabbed my bag and water and took one last look in the mirror. My eyes focused on a blurred object in the window. I turned to look at it, but it had disappeared. Before I left I listened for my horoscope. "Capricorns today is your lucky day, be ready for a day of luck and probably a bit of love..." I gagged and turned the t.v. off, fixed my hair and went downstairs.

"I'm ready." I said and slung my bag over my shoulder, grabbing my leather jacket and heading towards the door.

"Elle, you look absolutely stunning, just like your mother." Carol said as she grabbed her car keys and walked towards me. I focused my attention to the ground and started to have the images flash through my mind of my mom and dad getting slaughtered right in front of me. I blinked away the forming tears and rushed out the door, walking straight to the car and slamming the door when I got inside. Why did she have to bring mom up at a time like this.

The whole ride I just looked out the window, as all the images blurred into one.

"We're here." Aunt Carol said as she put the car in park. "Elle I'm sorry about bringing your mom up today, I know things have been hard, and today is your day, I shouldn't have brought it up." I nodded and started to get out of the car. "Elle, me and Jean just want you to know, that we love you with all of our hearts, and nothing will ever change that. You give us a reason to wake up and see the day. We hope that you can feel the same, not about us, but you have someone in your life that makes this cruel world worth it."

I ignored her and took a deep breath and shut the car door. When I got to the front of the school and got to the doors, I looked up at the title and muttered to myself. "Welcome to Hell."