The Circle Of Rings (#1 in The Circle series)

Chapter 5 - goodbye...

The Circle Of Rings - Chapter 5

For the rest of the day I was turned onto auto mode, no one really noticed my presence and I didn't care. The teachers even ignored me. I have no idea how I even made it to the proper classes, even on time! I couldn't stop thinking about the boarding school. Well it was one for talented people, I'm not tallented. Was my dad right? Was it better for my safety? Did Clyde or anyone else know about this? Is my mom really okay with it? How would everyone feel if I just up and disappeared one day? Would anyone really care if I was gone? 

My lunch time was spent in the library researching on stuff about this school. It seems like a really nice place. And that's what I hate about it! If I would go there, would I ever get home sick? They would probably try to keep my mind off of my family while I was there. Would that be a bad thing? I mean really, if I got sent away would I really want to think about the people who dispised me so much they had to get rid of me? Just because I wasn't like them. I'm not like anyone in my family. I'm a creature who doesn't deserve to live with a family. Especially a family as nice and as caring as them. They are too good for me. 

I've made up my mind. I'm going...

My dad picked me up from school at the end of the day. We were both silent till we reached the house. He sighed as he shut off the car, "How was school?"

"I'll go." I said and got out of the car. "I'm going to go get a suitcase." I slammed the door shut. Clyde was across the street getting out of Raymond's dad's car. He waved to me but I pretended I didn't see him. He obviously doesn't know about the boarding school thing yet. Well I'm not going to be the one to tell him, that can be dad's job.

As I was walking up to the front porch dad got out of the car so I yelled to him, "You can tell Clyde!" Then I walked in the house and slammed the door shut. I heard a bit of talking outside, but I couldn't makeout what they were saying then someone, probably Clyde, stormed into the house. I didn't pay attention to any noises after that. I blocked out the world with my head phones and iPod. I had to go all the way into our creepy basement to get a suitcase. I grabbed our old blue one that could fit my whole entire room in, and lugged it all the way up to my room.

It took me until dinner time, but I packed everything. As I stared at my now almost empty room, I could almost cry. But I knew that I didn't belong here, so I held my composure. My walls were empty because I threw all my band posters away. My closet was also empty because I had packed all of my clothing. (except for another days worth because I need that for tomorrow.) All of the pictures I had taken with friends I put downstairs in a storage box. There was just something missing. I couldn't bring myself to pack it, but I could bring myself to store it or throw it away. My birthday card from Clyde. It just sat there on my desk taunting me.

So instead, I just left it there. Not knowing what to do with it. I slowly went downstairs to the kitchen expecting a normal family dinner but all I got was a note with some pizza. The note read:

Sorry Olive,

We are over at Alpha's house for an emergency pack meeting. Please help yourself to some pizza. We will be home late so don't wait up for us to get home. Get some sleep because the taxi will be here to pick you up at 6am tomorrow to bring you to the airport. We love you.

Mom and Dad.

I could tell mom wrote this. Dad wouldn't have said he loves me, it's more of a mom thing to do. I ate some pizza while I watched T.V. probably in my living room for the last time. I decided I would go to bed early because I had a long day of thinking and my brain needs to turn off. Before I crawled into bed, I had a shower and looked at Clyde's card one last time before falling asleep.

:)

Somehow I woke up at 5:30. No alarms went off, I just happened to wake up with the right amount of time to get ready. Maybe I have a built in alam clock, that would be pretty handy. I would never be late in the mornings. After I was dressed, brushed my teeth and finished all the essentials, I grabbed my suitcase and silently carried it down to the front door. I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm leaving all I know because I don't belong.

Just for personal memory purposes, I went back u to my room. I breathed in the air that lingered in the room I have slept in since I was a toddler. The only real thing that has chaged in that room would be the bed and some other pieces of furniture. The walls are still the same color and still have the same drawings left on them from when I stole Clyde's markers one summer afternoon. I tried to cover them up with posters as I got older. The same glow-in-the-dark stars were stuck to the roof of my closet because I didn't want any light in my room while I was sleeping but I still wanted the cool stars. My bathroom still had all the little pencil marks from me growing up over the many years.

I held back tears, and rubbed my eyes. When I turned back to the door something caught my eye, or rather didn't catch my eye. The card was missing. I guess Clyde wanted it back, he can have it. I was going to give it to him anyways. I don't need it where I'm going. I'm going to make a new life where no one knows me and my flaws.

I heard a car oull up ouside and figured it was the taxi. I can't believe my own family won't drive me to the airport. Clyde might have if he owned a car... and a licence.

I ran down to the front door and rolled my suitcase out to the taxi. He helped me out it into the back of the car and then we were off. But not before I noticed Raymod staring at me from his front porch. He's probably happy that I'm leaving. Just one less reject he has to deal with as Alpha. But his face wasn't satisfied. It was ashamed. What soes he have to be ashamed of? Me? My parents are the one's ashamed of me. He has no part in my life, so he shouldn't have to worry about me like we are family.

Not much talking in this chapter, I really wanted to focus on her thinking because I found it really important by this time. Do you like it? I think next chapter we might meet Pearl. What do you think? Next chapter wil be really long. I actually promise this time!!!

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