The Butterfly Effect

chapter 1

~Abby's POV~

"DAD STOP!!!!!!!!! Please!! Don't hurt her!"

"Shut up!! You useless child" I stood there shocked he would say something like that, but I shut up because I was scared. My sister Natalie was standing behind me and I told her to call the cops and pack her stuff.BANG! I turned around and my mom had been shot. I was on the floor crying and then the police arrived, "put your hands up where we can see them! And drop your weapon!"

As my father got arrested I sat next to my mom and she told me, "please, take care of your sister take her to your Aunt Karen's house and take care of yourself. please. don't live in misery because of me. Smile Abby. Be happy. Make the most of your life for it's the only one you'll get."

The fire fighters came and took me and my sister to the sheriffs department down the street from our house. My sister had already packed her stuff so she was fine but I was just taken from my home.

"I need to go back home and get my things I'll be back in 5 minutes" I told the sheriff, "but here, take this phone number its my aunts, we are gonna be living with her from now on. Tell her to come pick up her nieces from the sheriffs department and if she asks tell her Maryann her sister...is...is.", I didn't have the courage to say it that my mom was dead I wasn't ready to accept it, " you know what just tell her what happened." I turned around as fast as I could and ran home crying. Once I got to my old house I decided to sit and try to calm down.

One week later

I fell asleep how could I possibly fall asleep? I got up to go eat and the phone rang, "hello?"

"hi is this the Ramirez house hold?"

"yes. Who is this?"

"this is the car dealership and I'm sorry but your payments are past due and we will need to take your car until you pay your debts. Sorry for the inconvenience have a nice day."

"Ok what do we have in the fridge?" I decided to eat cereal. Then the phone rang "again?" I answered it "hello?"

"Abby?" It was my sister.

"Natalie I'm so happy where are you?"

"I'm at aunt Karen's house."

"oh. Can you tell her to come pick me up I'll wait at the sheriff's department."

"She can't come to get you."

"what,Why not?"

"We are in Italy."

"what! But why are you in Italy!?"

"because that's where she lives i think. And she thinks I can be the 'daughter she never had'"

"Why did you call?"

"I wanted to know how you were doing."

"oh ok. Bye then I guess Natalie."

"bye Abby!"
I could see her smiling as she said that and me, well I was crying 'cause I'll never see my sister again. And I haven't left the house.

I was 8 but that was 6 years ago and I still haven't left for any thing but food. I'm running out of money but at least I'm old enough to get a job now.

Apparently my mom had left me a phone in one of her drawers. Who knew!? Any way since I was still in 2nd grade I only used it for emergencys and I hadn't needed it.

In middle school my best and only friend Eliza got a phone so I got her number and she was the person I relied on for everything. I would often go to her house and she helped me get through this. She has a nice family. "The Smiths". Probably some of the nicest people I know. The Smiths are the reason I haven't run out of food or money yet. And I used to get free lunch in elementary but then my mom and dad had to set up a new thing we every year or something I don't know. But after elementary I no longer got free lunch. Well I actually didn't get lunch at all so I would starve myself. In middle school I had no friends, no one would talk to me, except Eliza and she wasn't in my classes. No one ever looked at me or even got near me so I was a loner all 3 years. I never liked any of the club's except drama it interested me I did it one year then the other 2 years I shut myself out. I icelated myself so I wouldn't feel as bad when people were scared to look at my face. I turned into this bitch at school and pretended to be so mean so that I could be known or remembered and I was. I was known as the "bad girl".

Any way I'm gonna be a freshman now and I hope that no one knows about my past or what I was like in middle so that I can start over but I still won't and I can't trust anyone 100%.

Present time

"Great I missed the orientation now I have to figure out everything by myself. Way to go."

"Umm can I help you?"

"Huh. Oh sorry, no I don't need any help."

"Are you sure I heard you missed the orientation. I could help you. I am a sophomore so I can show you where your classes are."

"No you don't have to I'll manage. Besides I don't want to be a bother."

"It's not a bother. What are your classes?"

He was so persistant. And how could I say no to such a dorky smile. "Ok well first period I have math with Mr.Vega." no I can't make friends I can't no one is trust worthy.

"Wow! Your smart your in the same class as me. Your a freshman right?"

"No. Sorry I can't do this. I...I Sorry! It's not your fault!" As I ran I yelled to him. I thought to myself "no I can't fall in love. I can't what if he turns on me? I...I can't and I won't. no. Not yet. I'm sorry mom I'm trying to be strong!."