Alone

All Alone :By Petey the panda

Chapter #1

Loneliness. My worst enemy. When I'm alone I have feelings far away from happy. I see everything but light. When I'm lonely I feel sadness and a strong negative force of energy pushing me down into the darkness until I have no more self-esteem. The same loneliness I felt dwelling upon me one Thursday night exactly a year ago on this day. My father had died that day. he was in his laboratory when he mysteriously died due to the unknown. He was a scientist and more importantly, my best friend, well that is, besides my fox, Autumn. My father had given her to me when I was 7 and we have been together ever since. She was very kind and she loved the company. To this day I have never known what my father was working on in that laboratory but I know that his job was his pride and joy, so I didn't ask questions. Science has always been my least favorite subject, ever since Mrs. Baggio was my teacher. My name is Athena Archuleta, and Today My closest friend Anne told me that my life was more meaningless and worthless then anything in the world and the worst part was in that exact moment, I believed her. I'm in 8th grade and I'm 14 and when I heard those words I almost felt like punching her in the face so hard that her teeth will need to be readjusted but all I did was cry and all I felt was loneliness.

Chapter #2

I ran. After I humiliated myself when Anne decided to make a scene, I ran to what I have called home for longer I can remember. I lived in a small house about one mile away from civilization. Currently, I live with my uncle who doesn't talk to me or incorporate himself in my life. He is rarely at home and he sometimes is out very late at the casino or something else, I'm not completely sure what he does. When I ran home that day I didn't even think about missing the rest of my classes or eating my lunch because My throat caved in on itself and I cried so hard that tears made my vision foggy. When I got home I almost yelled out to my dad but then I realized that he wasn't there. I cried on my bed to find that Autumn had curled up next to me.

"Why does this happen to me?" I cried "Anne was the only friend that I've had since 3rd grade and now I have found that all those years were wasted on spending time with a person who doesn't even care about me. Everybody in the world seems to have friends and they just pretend like the people who don't, aren't human." Autumn looked at me, sat her head down and sighed like she actually understood what I was saying. I loved Autumn, Something was comforting about talking to her that was hard to understand. Autumn was named Autumn because I and my father's favorite season was fall. We loved playing in the leaves and both of our birthdays were in the fall. Last year on my birthday Autumn, my dad and I had a little celebration but this year my uncle said he is going on a road trip with his girlfriend for 2 weeks during my birthday so I guess things will be different for me and autumn.

Chapter #3

The school play is coming up and I don't know if I want to do it. Although it was great last year I didn't like the part when we got to talk to friends because I don't have any. I consider myself a good singer or at least I hope people see me as one. The whole concept of the musical is fun and all but this year if I do it, the seats for my family will be empty. Anne is doing it so maybe I'll just avoid it. On my way home, I had a headache from listening to the obnoxious kids on the bus. Sometimes on occasion, I draw in my sketchbook during the bus ride, if only the road weren't so bumpy. After I got off the bus I went inside to get a snack. Usually, after school I do my homework, but after what happened yesterday, I would like to think that school doesn't exist. I didn't know what to do so I decided to get some fresh air and I walked through the path in the woods with Autumn and I sang to myself the song that my father had always sung to me. I was walking toward the old swing that I had made in a large willow tree. I started thinking about my dad and I started to wonder "What did happen to him?" and "what or who killed him?" I thought so much that my brain hurt. I decided to just forget about it and keep walking.