Lost In The Stars

Chapter 1*

The sound of jumping on my bed, "Abigail come on! Get up let's go play!" Camryn, Todd's daughter yelled.

"Camryn, could you be any louder!" I said back, I really hate getting up early.

"What time is it anyway?" I asked her.

"Abigail I'm four I don't know how to tell the time yet! I know teach me! Please, Abbs will you? Will you?" she said and my reply was.

"Todd! Please come get your daughter I love her but come on its way too early for this!" I screamed trying to get his attention. Camryn didn't take any notice of me she was just happy bouncing on my bed. Todd then came in.

"Come on Camryn leave you're aunt alone to sleep," he said in a sleepy voice as if he just woke up.

"No! I'm having fun!" she shouts nearly bursting my eardrum.

"Oh really so you won't mind if our big old paI tickle monster joins the party?" he threatens. That then makes Camryn scream and run out the room.

"Finally," I mumble.

"Hey Abbs do you wanna come get breakfast with me today?" he asks me.

"Thanks for the offer but I'd rather not," I say back.

"Oh come on you never leave the house only for school. Come spend some time with you big brother," he says trying to persuade me. Ever since dad died I haven't really been myself it's been two years and I'm still not over it. I don't think I ever will be.

"Will you leave if I say yes?"

"Mhmm."

"Uhh fine!" I sigh lifting the cover off me and heading to my closet to grab an outfit. Todd hugs me and then leaves. I don't really want to get all dressed up if we're only going for breakfast so I just grab some ripped boyfriend jeans, a gray baggy t-shirt a flannel shirt and go for a shower in my en-suite. Turns out Todd is quite rich he and Emma, his wife, own their own business and it does quite well. After my shower, I change blow dry my hair then do a messy fishtail add a black beanie put my converse on then go downstairs to meet Todd.

"I'm ready," I say to him. He's on his phone and holds up his hand to the motion he'll be 1 more minute.

"Okay, okay just sort it out I got to go! Bye!" he hangs up the phone quickly.

"Shall we go then?"

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I don't have an easy life. I'm not trying to be dramatic but literally my life kind of sucks. As if it was bad enough being parentless at the age of fourteen then having to go live with Todd who I hadn't seen in 4 years. I get bullied at school I don't know why I don't do anything to them they just pick me out from the crowd. I have no friends. The only friends I have are the stars. I get knocked out of my day dreaming when I'm pushed down onto the floor. I look up to see the one and only Stacy.

"Move out the way you freak! And btw beanies are so last year!" she spat at me. She and her friends then walked away giggling. Todd came over,

"What was that about? Are you okay?" he asked concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine. I just fell she asked if I was okay." I could tell he didn't believe me but he didn't push on the subject.

"If you say so. Come on let's go eat," he said with a sad smile.

After we got served our food Todd was trying to start the conversation.

"So how are you?" he asked,

"I'm good," I answered with a small smile.

"How's school?"

"Good."

"Is this all I'm gonna get out of you one word reply's?" He asked a bit annoyed.

"Well, I'm sorry Todd I'm not much entertainment," I mumble

"Look I know you haven't had it easy Abb-"

I cut him off.

"You have no idea," I said raising my voice a bit.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"What's that supposed to mean? I'll tell you. You have no idea what I've been through first with mom and the guilt I carry with her death, then after that, you get up and leave, you were my only support. Dad was broken when mom died you were the only person I had. Then as if mom's death wasn't bad enough then dad died. I loved him so fucking much you have no idea-" he cut me off.

"Yeah, I know I left and I've said sorry so many times but I couldn't deal with the pain. I know it's been hard on you and I'm only trying to help-"

"Don't! I don't need your help I don't need anyone's help!" after that I get off my chair and rush out of there I hear Todd calling my name telling me to come back but I just start running. I run until I get home I then go get my archery things and head to my special place nobody else knows about. Nobody was home so no one got in my way. I can feel the tears running down my face whilst I'm running but I just wipe them away. I set up my target grab my bow then an arrow and just start shooting I keep shooting for what seems like hours. I haven't done this since mom died so that's 6 years it used to be a thing we did together. It feels good. I feel my knees start to wobble because even thinking about her makes me upset. I collapse to the ground sobbing and cry myself to sleep. I wake up in the middle of the night and the stars are out and shinning. This makes me happy I could finally have some time alone with mom and dad. I wave my hand up at the sky to say goodbye because I think it's time to head home Todd's probably worried I've been here all day. I grab my things then go home. Once I open the door I look at the clock it says its 2 in the morning so I try to go quietly up to my room but I'm stopped when someone puts their hand on my shoulder when I'm about to go up the stairs. I jump out of my skin.

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you," Todd says.

"I'm sorry about earlier-" he tries to continue but I cut him off.

"Look we'll talk about this tomorrow it's been a long day and I just want to sleep." he sighs but nods his head. I put my archery things down by the door and follow Todd up the stairs. What a day I think to myself.

A/N

This story stars two years after the prologue.

I hope you liked it lots of drama for the first chapter but this is only the beginning.

-Siobhan x