Million Paper Cuts

Intro

Intro

I live in a very dark place, where I hate to be. I grew up in a very small town called McCarthy, Alaska. This so called "hometown" of mine is a terrible place to be living in, for all the people who know of this place, I am terribly sorry for you. When it comes to small towns, McCarthy, Alaska, is about as small as it gets. Killing sprees, murders, drugs, drunk people, anything you can imagine.

I wake up in the darkness of my bedroom, moonlight shining through a crack between my curtains; I have to get ready for school. I groan and start to roll out of my bed, my feet hitting the cold, hard ground. I change into some freshly, laundered clothes and head into the bathroom. After I brush my teeth, I pick up my keys and walk out the door.

I step out onto the porch and start to walk to my Honda Civic. It's chilly and very dark out. The sun hasn't risen yet, and no one is awake but me. I get in the car, stick the key in the ignition, and turn it.

My mother died from a terrible incident when I was only 12 years old. Her death hit us hard; we never expected it to happen.

I drive to my school parking lot, and get out of my car, slowly walking to the open doors. I look around and sigh. I'm a sophomore in Kenny Lake High School. Thank God nobody was around. I put in my earbuds so I don't have to deal with people as I walk in the school. I start to put things away in my locker and head to my first class.

Science is first. I hate science. Learning things about volcanoes, periodic table, and animal and plant cells. I always sit in the way back to stay away from the other students. Most of them were popular or in gangs, they just make me cringe at the thought of them. Usually, you will see no new students around here. But today, it was different.