Spread your wings

Chapter 1

I sobbed, watching the blood drip onto the ground of my bathroom floor. Sometimes I really think I don't deserve to be alive. What was my purpose of being here? My parents don't love me, my sisters don't even look at me. Hell, I only have one friend.

I cleaned up my wounds and stoppped crying. Your purpose here is to become a singer. A singer that people look up to. No matter how much you are bullied, you will never stop fighting, Astyr.

With that, i nodded once and walked down stairs into the kitchen. My eldest sister, Kelly, was painting her nails, the barbie doll she is and my sister Karmon, was texting on her phone. 

I was nothing like my family. My family is split into three. My mum and Kelly were barbies and my Dad and Karmon were emo. I had no problem with that. Hell, they could be lesbians and I would still love and accept them for who they are.

"Hey!," I smiled. Karmon just grunted in response and Kelly ignored me. I rolled my eyes and cut a carrot to eat. 

"Ugh, would ya stahp eatin' heathay?," Kelly asked me.

"No, I can't because I don't have a fast metablolism like you two," I answer back.

"No, you can't because you aren't a part of this family," She mumbled. All my family do this. They say that I don't belong here. "Just like your brother," She mumbled again.

Brother?

I don't have a brother.

"Brother? What brother?," I asked her. She looked at me alarmed.

"What?," She answered.

"huh?," Was my reponse.

"Will you both shut up! I'm texting Derek," Karmon snapped. Derek was her emo boyfriend.

"OK, sure," I replied, not wanting to get into a fight. "Is mum home?"

"What do you think?," Kelly replied.

"No."

"Exactly." Mum and Dad are always working so I never saw them. Only on Sundays they didn't work. I sighed and finished getting reading for another horrible day at school.

When I finished, I picked up my bag and walked to the bus stop. Paying for my ride, I said hello to Shelly, the bus driver. "Have a good day Astyr," Shelly said.

"You too," with that, I sighed and pepared myself for a bad day. I walked past Eric, the bully of the school, hoping he and his shit friends wouldn't see me.

No such luck.

"Is it bully day?," Eric asked me as I reached my locker.

"Isn't it everyday?," I mumble. He heard me! Shit! Next thing I know, I'm slammed into my locker.

"What did you say?," Eric threatened. "Just because you are a girl, i'm not afraid to hurt you," He whispered in my ear. He then punched me in the eye. I winced in pain. Then he punched me in the nose. I felt myself fall to the ground. 

"It's over," i whisper, trying to convince myself. then he kicked me in the ribs. I gasped for breath. Eric and his shitties laughed and ran off, just as the bell rang. Deciding that i should go to the nurse about my rib, I set off in the direction of the reception.

"How can i help you?," The receptionist asked with a huge smile on her face.

Slut.

"I-I can't breathe. Kicking in ribs," I gasp out.

"Sorry love. You're going to have to speak up," By this time I was litterally gasping for breath. Lucky for me, Mrs. Kelp was walking past and rushed to my aid. She took me into the medical room and took out my bag that the school kept for my allergies and asthma. She picked the right puffer and forced me to inhale it. Finally, I felt air flow through me. She smiled sincerely at me and I thanked her. 

"You need to tell someone about Eric," Mrs. Kelp said. I nodded.

"I've tried. No one cares. Only you, Miss Mia and Leon care about me. No one else. Not even my own parents or family," I say, honestly.

 "Well, I'm sure someone in your family cares for you," She says. She said it as if she was keeping something from me. i opened my mouth to ask her when the bell for second period rung. "You better go," She said. I nodded and she left the room. I exited soon after and decided to ditch Phys Ed. I hated it. I wondered around the school grounds. What is such a cruel school doing in such a nice place?

I lived in the eleventh Sandy Island. There are only eleven of them and this one is the smallest. It's paradise.

For tourists.

My school is right on the edge of the beach. Everyone but me loves it here. I meant the school, not the beach. I loved the beach. it was the only place where I could be myself. I had always had a passion for the ocean and it's secrets. 

When I was little, i used to think that the waves acted on how my hand were, but I can't go there very often to test out my theory. 

The bell for third period rang and I ran to My music room. Miss Mia was waiting there for each of us.

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"Astyr, can you please stay behind for a little bit?," Miss Mia asked. I nodded and walked up to her as the siren for lunch rang.