Two Ways, One Choice

chapter 1

(^Athena's dress^)

Chapter 1

I wake up too the smell of cherry blossoms and strong Cologne, and trust me the Cologne was not the good smelling kind, it was the kind that made young woman like me want to throw up. I tried to get up but my body wouldn't move an inch and that's when I heard it.... Footsteps, loud and where getting closer and louder by the minute, then they stopped but that's when it happened, BAM, and then I seen something or should I say someone.

"Beep beep beep beeeeep" my alarm clock went off, I struggled to find the snooze button so I gave up on that idea, and pulled the plug. literally. I slowly opened my eyes and saw my ceiling and I thought to myself, it all must have been a dream, which thankfully I was glad of. Starring blankly at my bright blue ceiling, my mind was fighting over two things,

One:
I should get up and do my routine.

And two which to me was the best option I could ever make

Two:
Go back to sleep...and...never.....wake up.

And yes I know that sound drastic but that's truly how I felt, but I knew that would never happen, well, at least not that day.

I heard a knock in the distance "knock knock"

"Come in" I yelled while I slowly lifted my torso up, to see my flat screen TV in the front of my room on my dresser that I never use because I have a whole room that is for clothes, that I've been in but only the parts closest to the door so I dont get lost, because I'm pretty sure that if I did go into that room all of the way I would never come out. I looked past my TV to the right and seen a full body mirror hanging their and on the other wall to my left their was a desk, with a computer sitting on top of it and probably a million #2 pencils that I never use because frankly I prefer writing with a pen, and on the far right corner past my full body mirror there was a door, which separated my beautiful sanctuary from the chaos of the real world, and in that split second I remembered what had happened two days ago on Saturday and I wondered if my heart would ever heal. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard my maid Elizabeth come in.

"Good morning Athena. How are you today?" Elizabeth asked with a bright smile on her face while she walked toward my bed with both of her hands behind her back and seriously I thought, what she just asked me was the most stupid question in the world.

So I replied a little ticked off "I'm about as good as any other person who just lost both of there parents" Elizabeth's smile faded so fast I don't even think she was smiling in the first place, and while she finally managed to stand on the right side of my queen sized bed.She said something that in that moment I though would never come out of her mouth.

"So...." She said wondering what she was going to say before my extremely true but rude reply to her first question.

She finished her sentence with "which dress would you like to wear?" And I just stared dumbfounded by what she just said, while she pulled to dresses from her back, holding them up so I could see the full length of the two dresses. OK they where very delightful dresses but that's not the point.

Then she asked again "which dress would you rather wear?" So I picked one and went to my private bathroom which was right behind her and I quickly put the dress on. She said I looked simply charming or something along those lines. I thought it must be over, but no, it's never over with these things.

"I will be back with the make up artist and the hair styles" she said quickly and a little too excited. Finally all alone in my room I walked over to my desk and sat in my comfy office chair that spins perfectly (trust me, I checked many times before.) I started to look all over my room when my eyes came to a complete Holt at a picture on my desk. The picture was of me, my mom, and my dad all smiling without a care in the world. I felt something warm and small move down my cheek and on to my leg. It was a tear and more where coming. I just sat there in the silence letting my tears fall one by one and I thought back to Saturday, the day of the incident. I was in my room at my desk reading and being possibly the most happiest person in the world, then I heard a knock.

"Knock knock" and before I could answer a man I didn't know came in.

"Are you Athena Heat? Daughter of Stefan and Kaitlynn Heat" he asked

"Yes. Who are you? If I may ask" I said with a confused look on my face.

"I'm agent Garettson, I work for the CIA" he said showing me his badge

"Do you need something from my parents? Because there not here right now" I replied

He got this sad expression on his face and said "I'm sorry to say this but....your parents are dead Ms. Heat"

I froze for a second and then got out of my comfortable office chair and walked over to the left side of my bed and stood there.

"Can you leave me alone for awhile" I said with a depressing tone in my voice.

He didn't reply but he left, he knew I was about to have a total break down and he was correct. When he left I immediately fell to my knees and tears started pouring out of my eyes and what I said was "awhile" ended up being a whole day. The only reason I got up on Sunday was my realization on life and here it is. People walk in and out of our lives, we may morn them leaving for awhile but life continues for the living, but for me that will never be the case, mabey every one else around me is that way but not me. I need answers and lots of them and I will get answers no matter what.

----------------------------------------------------------- I hope u like this story and if I take awhile to make chapter two please don't give up on this story I will do my best to make interesting chapters as fast as I can but I'm not a miracle worker so please just be patient.