Alone! Keep It That Way.

~Chapter One~

Chapter 1~

I sit alone in the cafeteria, silently looking at it all. These people are so cliché with their little groups. The girls find joy in the thought of a new handbag or a new boyfriend, boys with the thought of how the last game went or a new bed warmer they caught. They don't even understand the most horrific things in life that could scar them for as long as they live. They don't know true pain or loss. But nothing will change that until they have gone through something entirely traumatizing. And that would be the worst pain that I wouldn't wish on to any of my worst enemies. Not that I have many enemies, let alone having any friends. No, I'm simply invisible, not that I mind too much. Better to keep people away then have them get close to me. Besides, I rather not join into their little 'groups'. Whatever to these typical clichés, they are nothing.

I get up and dump my hardly touched tray, walking to my next class, ignoring the people making out in the hallways. I doubt any of them have really heard of decency, because their actions sure don't show it. When the occasional sneer or snide remark reaches my way, I simply ignore it. As per usual, I just continue onto my way to class. I slip into my seat and wait for the bell to ring for class to start. Once it does, I simply stare ahead of me, stuck in my own thoughts. Being stuck with my thoughts at the most inconvenient times are not a good thing in my opinion. Not anymore, all it does now is cause more trouble than good.

The bell rings again, signaling the end of class. I get up and head towards the parking lot. This school may be like any other high school, but the plus side is we have forest surrounding the back side of the school, which is close to where the student lot is located. I walk into the forest, knowing I won't be able to concentrate for the rest of the day which was, luckily enough, 2 hours. I climb up into one of the trees and sit on a lower branch, just thinking. I slowly drift off into an uneasy sleep.

When I wake up again, I realize school has been out for at least half an hour, so I climb off the branch and start to walk home. If it were up to me, I would stay in the forest for another couple of hours, but I know for a fact that my mom would send out a search party for me, especially since I left my phone at home today. I didn't want to worry her already stressed mind so I started the couple mile walk home.

So lost in my thought, it wasn't until I was nearly home that I felt like someone was staring at me. When I turned my head, the small movement of a curtain in the upstairs bedroom from across the street alerted me that some was indeed watching me. I now recalled my mom saying something about how new neighbors were moving in next door to us. I couldn't remember how many kids they had, or what age they were. I just hoped that it wasn't a creeper little kid staring at me.

I walk in the front door using my key, calling out to my mother, "MOM!! I'm home." I walk past the living room, seeing my little brother of 5 watching a cartoon, most likely Sponge Bob or something like that. Walking into the kitchen, I see my mother glaring at a few bills in her hand, as if they were the cause for why we had to pay them. "Mom, they didn't create the dollar amount on there. Don't hate them; they can't help but to be the bearer of bad news."

She releases a huge sigh, looking up at me and smiling a weary smile. She seems to be wearing that smile a lot more than she should have to. She has a medium build, mousy brown hair, blue eyes and ivory colored skin. Although she is 35, she has had to go through things that most people around her age haven’t had to experience and what most never will. Because of that, she has a few lines from worrying and stress that she shouldn’t have until her late forties. "Hey Anastasia, how are you? How was school?" She looks like she could take a nap. "School was fine, I learned, as usual." (Lie. She doesn't have to know that though.) "You have a busy day Mom? You seem worn out. How about you go take a nap for a few hours and I will make Josh some dinner and clean the house some."