Chapter 1
I woke up, body covered in sweat from head-to-toe and breathing hard. I should be used to this but I’m not. I have these nightmares almost every night. They always end the same.
Still, breathing hard, I got out of bed and went to my bathroom on the other side of my room. I looked in the mirror. I saw the face of a girl I don’t even recognize.
She has lifeless bright green eyes, almost blue and dark blonde hair with blue highlights. Her skin was a lovely tone and her face was wet. This girl was me. I looked at my cheeks to see if there was any visible marks or bruises. I didn’t have any and I was grateful for that.
I turned on the sink and splashed some water on my face. I turned off the water and and looked for a towel. I saw a blue towel just sitting on the side of the sink. I picked it up, dried my face, and put it back.
I walked back into my room and looked at my blood red alarm clock. It read 5:43 a.m. Well, there’s no reason for me to go back to sleep.
I walked over to my closet and chose my outfit for today. I chose my favourite pair of purple skinny jeans, a black shirt that said ”Cool Story Bro, Tell it again”, and my favourite sweater that was all black and in red and white print said "T.D.G" everywhere, including the hood and sleeves, I favor this band and sweater. They are the reason I’m still here.
I laid the clothes in my bed along with my other clothes for when I get out of the shower. I grab my blue iPhone 5c from my nightstand I typed in my password and went to Pandora. When it told me to choose a station, I chose the same one I always choose, Hard Rock radio. While it was loading, I turned on the water and made it hot. When it was perfect temperature, I started undressing.
When I got into the shower, one of my favourite songs by Three Days Grace came on. The songs was called Pain. I smiled to myself and started singing along.
Pain, without love
Pain, can’t get enough
Pain, I like it rough
cause I rather feel pain
than nothing at all.
You're sick of feeling numb
You're not the only one
I’ll take you by the hand
And I’ll show you a world that you can understand
This life is filled with hurt
When happiness doesn't work
Trust me and take my hand
When the lights go out you’ll understand.
My throat started to hurt so I stopped singing. I did what I needed to do, washed my hair, and got out when the song ended.
I walked into my room and got dressed. When I finished getting dressed, I looked at the alarm clock and saw that it was 6:52.
Knowing that I have to leave my house at 7:30 to get to school on time, I left my room, making sure I have everything I needed. I went downstairs to the kitchen quietly, so if my “parents” are downstairs they wouldn’t hear me coming. They aren’t werewolves so they don’t have sensitive hearing like me.
When I got downstairs, I peered into the kitchen and saw that no one was there. I walked in and saw a note on the table. It read:
We went out for the week. Don’t have too much fun, we have cameras around this house except for in your room and outside. Be lucky. All the cameras are hooked up to my phone so we can watch you. We’ll be back by next week.
