He was the sun

1.) meeting the main character

Akosua was only six years old when her parents died, getting hit by a speeding and drunk driver. It happened on their way home from her school's annual children's award ceremony to announce the new student president of each class.

She was safely tucked away in the back middle seat when the light turned green, signaling that they could now move. In the other lanes the lights turned red, and most of the cars stopped. Except for one.

The bright red car sped its way into the street, not halting for the signs, lights, or people. The front end of his car crashed right into the side of Akosua's parent's car fatally.

Luckily, or rather unfortunately in her opinion, Akosua survived the crash, awaking in the hospital only a few hours later with little to no injury.

It had been a miracle the doctors said, she should have died then. The only other witness the the event, a small girl with blonde hair, said she thought Ako had died.

The doctors told the girl she would end up being taken care of by an old couple who wanted to adopt her. She realized then and there as it all finally sank in that her parents were dead.

She went home with the old couple only a few days later, feeling perfectly fine physically.

Mentally not so much.

The old couple had a few houses in different places, and luckily one of the houses they owned was only a few minutes away from a school she had wanted to attend for a while.

The elderly people agreed to let Akosua stay in that house alone, but if her grades dropped she would be forced to move out of state with them.

It wasn't a secret that Akosua was the top in her class at her old school, but she also noticed that nobody seemed to show her the respect she desired.

She saw how they treated the second best student in her old school, like he was king of the world or something.

This piqued her interest and she started conducting an experiment. Since she was going to a new school, she decided to dress, act, and talk like a boy.

After only a week she suddenly went from being treated like a homework slave to being top of the school.

And she also liked having shorter hair. Its much easier to manage in her opinion.

Even some people outside of school respected her, like the employees at the convenience store that's on her way to and from school.

That's where she was right now in fact, buying herself a can of pop and some snacks for later.

'Huh, that's weird.' She thought to herself.

They had a new shipment of drinks at the store and they were dirt cheap, a weird flavor.

'The fuck is peaches and lime flavor... what the hell?' Yet she couldn't help but be curious about the drinks, covered in a weird pattern and pastel colors.

The pattern looked almost like if an eight and the bottom 3/4 of an S tried to merge together with a line down the center.

Akosua grabbed four of them as well as some cookies n' cream pocky, sour patch kids, and a bag of chips, not bothering to check what kind they were. She carried all the food to the counter, smiling at the girl behind it.

The girl behind the counter smiled back at Akosua, scanning the items for her, "Hey Ako, nice seeing you here this early in the morning!"

She smiled at the girl behind the counter, getting out the money to pay for her items happily "Nice to see you too Carilyn! But I thought you had today off? Did Justin call out sick today or something?"

Carilyn was a little taller than Akosua, standing at 5'7" tall, but it makes sense, since after all she was three years older than Ako, who is only thirteen. She had beautiful bright red hair, matching the red of the store's signs and her uniform. Akosua had to admit, Carilyn was absolutely gorgeous, and she may or may not look up to the girl like a sister figure.

Carilyn sighed and nodded, bagging up the small amount of items and handing them to Ako, "Yep, he called out again. I don't blame him though, his dad still isn't doing too hot these days."

All Akosua did was nod in understanding. She would give anything to just see her parents one last time, to say goodbye to them properly.

The older girl took notice of Akosua's rather quick change in mood, changing the topic immediately, "How's school going? Are you still passing all your classes?"

Of course the red head already knew that the brunette was passing classes, but even still Akosua nodded, paying for her snacks and getting her change back.

She grabbed her bag and started walking away quickly, only hearing a small 'be careful!' From Carilyn.

Akosua stuffed the food into her space themed backpack that her adoptive parents got her, and walked out of the store.

The door opened with the quiet sound of the gold bells that hung above it, then closed again with a thud from the glass door. As soon as the see-through door closed, it was like a switch flipped and suddenly, the world stopped just for her.

It had been warm out the past few nights, the summer air blowing gently through the dimly lit streets, only the soft glow of the moon illuminating the town. The streets were empty and the sun had already set, making room for the bright stars to shine in the night sky.

The moon shone dully in the dark, never as bright as the stars around it.

But even so, for what felt like the first time in the past six years of her life, the world was peaceful, as if nothing would ever be wrong again.

Oh how she loved the night. The dark, the stars, the moon, the freedom.

These were the moments she lived for, the calming scent of rain off in the distance, the twinkling of the night, the sound of her footsteps echoing through the sleeping town. The moments when it was just her. No bad thoughts to cloud her mind. No people around to point, stare, judge, and glare at her. Just peace.

In her mind, the bliss of being outside lasted for a lifetime, yet it was realistically only ten minutes until she was infront of her house. It looked so dull and lifeless compared to the beauty of the stars and the sky.

The front of the one floor building had light and dark blue striped paint, which peeled ever so slightly in the corners. The door stood wildly out of place, looking very old with yellow paint and a frosted glass window in the center. The roof had a mix of gray black and brown shingles laid out across the top, adding to the mismatching colors and designs.

Akosua unlocked the door and pushed it in, a loud creak sounding from it just reminding her of how lonely, old, and empty the house truly is.

The inside wasn't all too much better than the exterior with every single wall being a different color. None of the walls matched each other, except the walls in Akosua's room which she painted herself when moving into this house.

Akosua sighed quietly when the door closed behind her, the soft click of the door locking still rang and echoed through the house. She went into her room, opening and closing the light gray wooden door quickly.

All she wanted after the long day of school and extracurricular activities was to lay down in her bed and sleep, but she couldn't. Even though it was already a Friday and the school week was over, she had been assigned a mountain of homework and problems that needed fixing in the different clubs she was in.

Her desk was crowded with so much work that it was too overwhelming to even start on, at least twenty papers laid on that desk that needed to be filled out with ideas and solutions.

A soft sigh escaped her lips as she pulled out the rather uncomfortable chair from the desk and sat down, "well, I guess I should get started..."

Yet she had promised herself to get all her work done, she had fallen asleep at the desk full of paperwork, the window open letting the breeze blow through her room. She dreamed of a warm summer night and being free again.