***You fell in love, but then you just fell apart
Like a kick in the head,
you're an X-Kid and you never even got started again.
Bombs away!
Here goes nothing, the shouting's over.
Hey X-Kid, bombs away!
Here goes nothing, the shouting's over and out,
over and out...
And you were searching your soul
and you got lost and out of control.
You went over the edge of joking,
died of a broken heart
Hey, little kid
did you wake up late one day?
You're not so young, but you're still dumb.
You're an X-kid and you never even got started again.***
-"X-Kid" by Green Day
Author's Note:
The title "The X-Kids" is taken from the Green Day song "X-Kid". The song is about suicide, denial about growing up, and not being able to handle adult life, but I really liked the way the name sounded so I named this story "The X-Kids." This is the story of five girls who are just kids, really, but are forced into violence and gang rivalry because of their environment. They lived in the wrong town at the wrong time, and were crossed with a metaphorical "X", marking their fate before they even had a chance to grow up. I wrote this a long time ago and never uploaded it. It's the first decent, full length, complete story I've ever written and been happy with the final product. These characters are loosely based on me and my friends.
