The Ghost Of Kellin's Past

Chapter 1

chapter 1-

"Here we are!" Kira said.

We walked into my new apartment. It was small but just enough space for me. After all, I was living alone so it's not like i needed any extra space. It had one bedroom and one bathroom, and the kitchen and the living room were one room connected, but it was still small. Kira was helping me bring my stuff into my apartment. I only had a suitcase of my clothes and necessities, and a box of posters and CD's. So, Kira didn't have to help me, but she loved to help.

I guess it was because she knew my past, so she thought that I would be more happy most of the time if she could be there for me. Unlike my parents. Most of my life I was alone. My Dad abused me from the time I was 4 years old until I moved out. My Mom left us when I was a baby and that caused my Dad to drink, A LOT. When I was 13 I ran away. I went to a homeless shelter but since I was young they called the police who took me back to my house. When they asked my dad what reason I had for running away, he would lie to them about the abuse so he wouldn't go to jail.

In high school, I wasn't very popular. I only had a few friends, mostly because when I came out about being gay, I told someone I thought was close to me and he told everyone. I was bullied and made fun of. Sometimes people would even beat me up. It's not like my Dad helped me. He would just tell me to be a man. As soon as I graduated I moved to Los Angeles and got a job as a nightclub bartender (not like I had enough money for college). I lived in Santa Barbara throughout my childhood, so LA wasnt that far away (not that I planned to go back to that death chamber anyways). I lived with a roomate, Christina. I was friends with her in my senior year of high school and she wanted to move to LA too. She was pretty wealthy so I didn't have to pay much for the rent in her aparment. But as soon as she let her boyfriend move in with us, it got crowded so I saved up for my own apartment.

"Well it's not as big as Christina's place, but it's ok for me. And the price for the rent is not at all expensive." I said as I dragged my suitcase in behind me. I stopped it and walked around to explore what everything looked like. "Yea, but atleast it's only you living in the apartment. And not you... and christina... and her boyfriend. Now you got a whole apartment to yourself." Kira said. Well, she had a point, but I pretty much felt alone my whole life. So I perfered company rather then no one. "That's true, but it would be nice to have someone around" I said. Kira looked up at me and sighed, "Come on, it's not that bad. You'll move in, meet a nice guy, and maybe he can move in with you."

She put down the box that she helped carry in and she put it down on the table. "Shit, it's almost 12! I have a class I need to be at" she said. I walked over to the door and opened it for her, "Well go, I will settle in. Call me when you get out of your class." She walked towards the door, "Ok. Enjoy your new apartment." She gave me a hug and she ran out.

I closed the door and started to look around my apartment some more. There was a small coffee table right between the couch and the TV. It had the remote sitting on it. All the furniture was from the previous owner, and it wasn't bad furniture. It was simple and comfortable. The bedroom was very small but it still was a place for me to sleep. The bathroom was a regular size for an apartment bathroom. The kitchen/living room was of course bigger than the other rooms and it had a big fridge. The TV was abnormaly big for this apartment. I guess the previous owner wanted a big TV. The couch was more comfortable than my bed. After looking around I decided to lay down and take a quick nap.