• Chapter 1 This is me My life never was the greatest, I’m one of those kids who’s mom’s die giving birth to them, and then their dad left them. You’d usually think it would be fun, you know, no parents around to tell you what to do. Well. it’s not like that actually, the government puts you in a foster home, except I ran away, too far for them to find me. So then they’d put me somewhere else as soon as they find you. I wish I had my parents, but I’m not telling anyone that. Instead, I’m going for that gothic moody kid spot. It’s always been my favourite one of them all! But now that I’m old enough, their making me live alone, in a town, in my own house, with my own neighbours, my own car, my own clothes and my own money. It’s going to be very difficult.
    As the mover people put everything in for me(I’m too ‘small’ to do it myself)I decided to go look around to get used to the place.
    Everything was crap, the moment I sniffed the air, the moment I walked out, the moment I opened my eyes!!! It was horrible! It’s too bad this time I couldn’t run away, its not a place like a foster home. It was my own town, this was where I wanted to be, just not exactly in this form. I found a bunch of gangs and groups, all staring at me like I’m the noob! I didn’t like it, they all looked like they were all here for a long time and didn’t need me around. I guess they were right in a way, but I’m not saying s**t to them. About half of them were darker like me, gothic, emo, punk you know, on the dark side of the world with tears, blood, death and all of that. And then there was the other half…they were girly, jockey, players, perverts, sluts, and all of that. They made me feel mad and uncomfortable. I don’t like them, I’m going to find some dark sided friends later. Some of the jocks looked actually even interested in me, they’ll get whatever and whoever they can just to have a good time in the bedroom with them.
    People are disgusting most times, I wish to have people all on the dark side, but then again, come to realize, I want to be the only one there. It would make me special and individual by a lot. And I guess that’s what I want.
    There was a lot of couples too, like I mean A LOT!!! Stupid love birds, I rolled my eyes from the thought of it. I thought of going to some shops even, should I? Or should I not? I realized I really should ‘cause I had almost nothing to wear. I sold all my old crappier stuff and bought clothes that were good for now. Nothing I’m actually keeping ‘forever and ever and even passing it on to my grandchildren!’ Right. ‘Cause we all see me doing that in the future. I make myself crack. I saw a lot of frogs and toads on my way back home. Creepy neighbourhood with a bunch of amphibians they all stared at me and I could’ve even sworn a few actually said ‘Hello’ to me! I guess the joy and bright side is already getting to me. Yeah, I must be going crazy.
    I walked in my new home and found everyone gone and my house all clean and tidy. I wanted to puke! So I messed everything up and painted the walls black. I had to set my clock to the right time too, it was 3 in the afternoon. So now what? I have my food, I have clothes, my house is here…make new friends? Yeah right! Not now at least, if I had a mom, she’d probably be forcing me outside to make friends. I watch a lot of TV. Hmmm, TV, nah I didn’t want to watch it. So I went out for a stroll.
    As I was locking my door, someone said to me, “You don’t have to lock the door you know” The low sweet voice startled me so I jumped and turned around to find a man, no not even, a boy, a boy around my age. He must be going through puberty, it was impossible to have a voice that low without it. “Why do you say that, er…. Mister-the-guy-who-startled-me?” He chuckled at my name for him. I didn’t, it wasn’t funny to me, I just stood there, looking glum. “Because were too nice a community to do that!” I finally looked up to see his face features, he had caramel coloured hair, a thin face, green eyes, his hair was gelled behind his ears like superman, his cheeks flushed as I looked in his eyes. Great! A dork! Just what I wanted. Not just a dork but a dork who thinks I’m pretty! Their the worst of them all I tell you! I looked back down. Glum on facial expression like always. He scared me and so I rolled my eyes and left. He tried to follow me and called after me a few times. Too bad he doesn’t know my name!
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    Later when the dork finally realized that, I was like way to quick for him, he stopped chasing after me. I love to run, everyone who knows me and that’s seen me run, they said I should be in cross country or track… its just too bad, I have heart conditions!
    I went to a few stores on my way through town, I found some other places that have good stuff, I found some gold too. So now I’m not so broke any more! I heard you can go on some quest stuff to and get more gold sometimes. Right. ’Cause we all see Alexandra going around houses looking for pebbles so some old geezer grandma can make a purse out of it.
    I found more and more frogs and toads around here, not many dogs, nor cats, and then there was those strange faced people…