The Win or Lose

Chapter one: the accident

      Hi I'm Rachel, my parents died when I was only one year and two months. They died in a car accident, because a drunk driver was being an "amazing" driver and hit the side of my parents car. The air bags didn't work so the windows shattered all over them, it was a big mess I'll tell you more later.
      Many of you were probably asking where was I, well I was at my grandma's house. She died when I was two, so I couldn't stay with her. I went from foster home to foster home, lots of foster homes didn't care about you even if you were only two! Finally I went to this foster home and they cared about everyone I loved it there. Then my grandpa found me and took me in, he didn't know about my parents yet until I told him, the only way I knew was because of newspapers and the news, it went on for years.
      It was the worst accident in 100 years, well in our home state of California. Many of you might wonder why was it the worst accident, well they were right on the edge of the start of the beach and a truck was speeding and you already know he was drunk, he t-boned my parents and they roll down the hill right into the ocean. The worst part is that no one found there bodies they tried to get out of the car and they got out but there drowned, well that's what they assumed.
      They found the car but not my parents and every since then, actually when I found out. I have had depression ever since, but I didn't cut myself I burned myself.
      I know it sounds crazy but every night I would go out into the wood behind my foster home and start a fire. I would have a metal stick and would heat it up in the fire and put it on my wrist. It hurt so bad and I would always wore long sleeves and bracelets.
      But when my grandpa found my I was happy that I still had a family member left, because I have no siblings or cousins. My parents were an only child and now I am too. I stopped having depression and I was happier then ever. My grandpa's house was huge almost like a mansion but not as big, but it was still big. I had my own room and my own bathroom! It was like my own paradise, a dream come true. Until it was time for school to start elementary was hard but easy at the same time. The third week of kindergarten I already had so many friends and two best friends, but one of them is now an archenemy. Her name is Courtney, I hate her so much she is a drama starter and gossips about everything I tell her. My other best friend, Lizzy we are still best friends till the end forever and ever which we call bfttefae. I know it's weird but that's how we know we are bffs. We have sleepovers all the time. Even on school nights and the weekends, she even had her own room in our house she was like a sister to me.