I'm a man of many talents. I'm intelligent and funny - well, at least I think I am. I'm good at keeping a tune, I'm a fast runner and I can read upside down. I'm a professional coffee drinker, an expert at saving money, and I tear through any book I can get my hands on.
I'm also an aspiring author.
I realize how arrogant this sounds; it's just that with my situation as it is, I try my best to focus on the positives.
But if I were to think realistically, the bad aspects of my life far outweigh the good ones. Like I said, I try to forget about it all, but it's difficult. Difficult when you can't find a place to sleep or hit zero in your bank account (not that there was much left in there anyway).
All I own is a couple of pairs of clothes, two notebooks, a credit card, a sleeping bag and a laptop.
I don't know where I'd be if it wasn't for my laptop - I wouldn't be writing, that's for sure. Wouldn't be planning, wouldn't have my book outline, wouldn't be researching and drafting and creating. I wouldn't be showing the world that I could write a book.
They never believed in me. They began always doubtful and judgmental from afar, then grew into bullies as the years progressed.
I quit school last year.
There, I said it. I'm a failure, aren't I?
I couldn't take it anymore - things were getting worse at home, and they were already bad at school. My grades were on a steady decline, and I hid in corners at lunch, earbuds in and fingers tapping away at the keyboard.
My parents didn't care, and still don't. My dad was almost never home and my mom - well, she'd never liked me, and the alcohol didn't help.
So one night, I just took my stuff and left.
It's working out fine for me.
YOU ARE READING
Plot Twist
Teen FictionElias is a runaway author with his debut novel all planned out. But his main character was supposed to be fictional, right? He meets Elle, and the only thing he didn't expect in his book outline is himself.