To Those Who Wait (In Progress)

Chapter 1 - Sophomore Year

Okay, well, I'm Korra Grace, and this is my experience with romance. My love story is not a very pleasant one. It's no Cinderella story, but it's a little more realistic. How often do you see death and heartbreaks in fairy-tales? Exactly. So I could tell you some totally fake story of a prince and a princess who fall in love and live happily ever after, or I could tell you what really happened. But in order to do that, I'll have to recap all the way back to sophomore year.

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I walked in from the rain, leaving a trail of footprints on the hardwood floor as I walked into our small home in Alaska. 

"Mom, I'm home!" I shout, but I got no reply back. Why isn't she ever here?

I re-tied my red hair behind my head and replaced my contacts with thick, bulky prescription glasses, making my brown eyes look ten times bigger than normal. I walk over to the laundry and take off my old, sweaty volleyball uniform and switch it with a fresh outfit.

Ring ring, ring ring.

"Hello?" I say as I answer the phone.

"Korra, you need to leave, " my mom whispers.

A wave of emotions overcome me. I felt confused, scared, and shocked all at the very same time. I must have felt more sad than anything, because tears started falling down my cheeks.

"Korra, talk to me!"

"Where do I go?"

"I already called Taylor and Don. You need to pack everything tonight. Your plane leaves at 4:40 AM. I will be fine, but you have to catch that plane, got me?"

"Yes."

 We say our goodbyes, bawling. This was really happening, I was going back to Reels, California, where Van King was. My life was going to change, and I am unsure weather it is for better or worse.