Through the Fire and the Flames (The Ember Chronicles Book 1)

Chapter 1- Soal

Soal's pov

Tears fall from my eyes like water gushes from an empty cavern. Why? Why me. What have I done to deserve this? The thought does laps in my mind until my whole world turns to black.

I wake up the next morning with a major head ache. As I try to get up I am forced back down as a new wave of pain erupts from my side. Finally, I am able to get myself off the floor of my closet-like bedroom. Looking at the tiny mirror I see cuts and bruises on my cheek and jaw. Nothing new. I sigh.

I go over to the half of the room where I keep all my clothes from before the accident. I pull out a pair of black skinny jeans and an Iron Maiden t-shirt along with a Mirror Images hoodie and a worn out pair of converse. I brush out my black hair so that It just covers my bruises and apply mascara around my emerald eyes. I grab my back pack and a little bit of cash from the secret stash I keep in an old shoe box. I sneak out of the house, careful to not be seen by Brady. Brady my abusive uncle. I hate Brady. On my way to school, I stop at the Starbucks down the street. Once there I buy a cup of hot chocolate. I would go with coffee to keep my awake longer but I'm allergic to it. Just another disadvantage in a long kind if disadvantages.

While I wait for my chocolate to be ready, I can't help but feel like in being watched. A quick glance around the room leaves me with no suspicions of who it is. Finally they call my number and I get my drink and leave.

The feeling if being watched doesn't leave for the entire walk to school nor for the school day.

It's even there on my walk home. Standing outside the front door I go through the same process of debate that I go through every day. Should I go in of not. Of course, I decide to go in. I have no one else. Not since the accident. The accident that took away everything I love. The accident that changed my life forever.