Chapter 1

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Have you ever wondered what's in the sky?  What's in that vast darkness beyond our atmosphere?  Our universe is home to many things, but not home to a place for me.

Erin.  A name my mom always loved.  I guess that's why she named me that.  But, even if I wanted to, I couldn't ask her.  She died two years ago in a car accident.  The truck was barreling towards her and wouldn't slow down.  Knocked her right off the bridge and into the shallow creek below.  I don't think about her too much, now.  I don't think about anything too much anymore.

My dad decided three months ago to pack our things and move from our little house in Virginia to Florida. I would've loved to go to Tampa or Orlando, but Dad had other plans.  He found a house near Pensacola not too far from our grandparents' home.

I'd like to say I enjoyed the move, but I can't.  Not after what happened next.

I'm not a social person.  I don't have many friends (well, none now).  And I don't like to talk.  There weren't too many schools to choose from, but I didn't want to go to any of them.  I just couldn't think of myself finding anyone who wanted to be my friend, and quite frankly, I didn't want anyone to even speak to me, and that's the way I like it.  I don't talk them; they don't talk to me.  Easy.  Or at least I thought it was easy.

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