Facing Death

Introduction:1

Foina and her older brother Kurt were the only ones to survive a tragic house fire. They have to figure out how to survive by them selves. No matter how difficult the change will be, they will be two different foster parents. Will they ever see each other again?2

Chapter 1 ~Foina ~3

We sat watching our whole life go up in flames. Never did we think that in just a few seconds, we could lose everything we ever loved. Luck was on our side so far in a way that the cops had not been called. The police ask too many questions our father had always said. They would take me away to a mental home if they came because it’s all my fault, Kurt and I are homeless.4

I set the fire, I wanted everything gone, expect Kurt, he is my only friends. No one understands me like he does; it would just kill me if we were separated. My arms throbbed as Kurt laid cold rags on the burns that covered them. I buried my head in to Kurt’s shirt and cried as I could hear the sirens blare. Kurt rubbed my back trying the calm me down. When the police arrived I could not stop myself from telling them I did it out of Anger. The E.M.S took me away from Kurt to check me out. They had to strap me down, to even look at my burns. I could see Kurt sitting in the back of a car. I called out to him but they would not let me speak to him, they told me I would see him soon. They think I am just a kid, but I am much more than that.5

I barely could feel the pain and the burning in my arms. Who ever was touching me, kept asking questions about what happen tonight. I refused to answer their questions even if it had nothing to do with the fire. A man I could barely see told them, “her name is Foina Sintri, she is 16b about 105lbs the only one else to survive the fire was her brother Kurt.”6

Why did Kurt tell them that, I don’t want them to know anything? I called for Kurt more till they gave me something that made me go to sleep.7

Dream:8

I was in horrible pain from my arms to my hips I could see Kurt lying in a pool of blood. It was hot all around, I could not figure out what was going on. I could not breathe it was like if I was being choked. Something warm was running down my face, I think its blood. All around I saw the burnt bodies of my family even Kurt laid among them. It’s my fault they are dead it was never their fault that they loved me. I know Kurt hates me for what I have done. Kurt loved them as I had no sympathy for them at all. I sat crying in the fire, along with them burning for the pain I had caused. I hear a slight beeping in the background; I followed it till I awoke.9

*Note: Finished the end of the dream part10

I saw a women standing there above me.11

“Good Morning, Foina”, she said smiling 12

I sat there glaring at her pretending that she did not say anything to me.13

“Foina, answer me please”, she said14

I just stared at the wall, wondering where they took Kurt. I just wanted to see him for a minute at the least. “Where is Kurt?” I asked.15

“He is perfectly fine “, the nurse told me.16

“That’s not what I asked you,” I said17

The nurse walked out of the room, and called for a doctor. The doctor walked in to the room and sat down in a chair close to where I sat. 18

“Foina can you tell me why you set your house on fire and killed your parents, plus your twin little sisters”, he asked.19

“I was mad at which caused an accident”, I answered20

“Are you sure, your brother told us differently, he said you hated you family”, the doctor said.21

I launched myself at the doctor biting him and, dug my nails in to his neck.22

“GET HER OFF OF ME, NOW!” he shouted23

I dug my nails in deeper, blood pooled around my nails as they went in deeper, till I was sedated with medication. My nails slid down his neck as my body became heavy. 24

When I woke, I was in a padded room in restates I felt trapped inside of a small cage. I rammed the wall and chewed at the straps.25

After a long while at failing, I throw myself on to the floor and broke down. I bashed my head on the floor hoping to knock myself out. It did not work of course, but eventually I fell asleep after a few hours of crying.26

Dream:27

I could see Kurt laying on a bed laughing about something. He had something in his hand it was a razor blade.28

“Once in for all I won’t have to worry about a thing”, he said29

I saw myself running into the room and taken it out his hand. “Don’t you leave me Kurt you’re the only one I care about in this place.”30

The scene jumped from that to the day of the fire.31

“Kurt why are you acting like this to me, I am the only one who cares about you here and if you walk out of this place now don’t think that we will be alive when you come back”32

Kurt kept on walking out the door, “Fine brother we won’t be alive when you come back, now”33

I watched myself run up to my room and a line of candles carefully next to anything that can catch on fire. I had a can of gasoline in my closet; I dumped the gas outside my room the hallway and on the stairs. I lit the candles and the watched the houses catch on fire. Fire burned my arms as it caught my dangling sleeve.34

Kurt ran into the room before the gas had set and grabbed me out of the fire. By the time he got me out the whole house was in gulped in flames. The rest of the family was trapped inside, I watched the blazing fire.35

* Note end of the dream part36

I woke and realized that I was still in this damn place. I could see somebody watching me through that little window in the door. That dream was all true of that day. It was Kurt’s fault they all died and I told him it would happen if he left that day and I never let down my word. Some days I think Kurt is selfish and he does not realize he is not the only one suffering from depression, yet I could have kill me if he had not saved me. I want to see him so bad yet I am so mad at him.37

The person standing at the door smells like Kurt, Adrenal is what they were wearing. I remember giving a bottle of adrenal for winter holiday. I used Halloween wrapping paper to wrap it. See him in my mind brought happiness and anger. I got up and sat closer to the wall, and I smacked my head against the wall. It did not hurt though in my mind it hurt as if it really did.38

I knew he was not really there he, it was just my mind wanting him to be standing there to take me with him, and I got up quickly and ran in to the other side of the damn room. As I rammed in to the wall it brought a little relief to my anger. 39

Chapter 2 ~Kurt~40

Foina had her head buried in my shirt, crying because she heard the sirens blaring. I hated seeing her sad I know it was my fault because she had warned me and I didn’t care. My anger drove me to keep walking, thankfully I got back before I lost them all, Foina was the only one I had a chance to save. By the time I got her out the house was set ablaze. When the E.M.S took her out of my arms, she screamed my name. I had no choice but to ignore her as the police asked questions about her and how the fire was started. I answered the best I could. How the fire was started only foina knew. I knew why it happened and how many people were killed in the fire. They placed me in a police car and took me to an orphanage where they tried to find me a foster home till I am eighteen years of age. A lady by the name Megan took me to a room that had a lot of younger children playing.41

“It should not be long before we find you a foster home”, she said.42

“Whatever, I just want to see my sister” I said as I took a seat away from the children. Megan left the room and went back to the police, I guessing. I am glad the children keep playing and did not notice me. Except one, he was fourteen; he looked as if he was an outcast. He wore all black; he had short black hair and gray eyes. He was similar to me except my hair was longer and my eyes are green.43

The Boy noticed me and glared; he then walked over and stood in front of me.44

“What do you want?” I asked45

“Why are you here?, you look as if you should be on your own,” he asked46

“I am only seventeen and my sister caused me to be here” I answered.47

“What did she do?”48

“I made her mad so she killed my family by setting the house on fire”49

“Oh, man that sucks, Where she at now?”50

“In a hospital”51

“By the way man, I am Scott, You are?”52

“Kurt”, I said nodding then wishing he would go away.53

“You wanna talk about it”54

“No, just leave me alone”55

“Whatever dude”, Scott said then walked away.56

This place sucked all I wanted to do was get the hell out of there. There was a TV there I stared at it absent mindly not caring about anything. It was some stupid cartoon I remember seeing once with my sisters Lea and Kia. They were sweet kind, yet they managed to drive foina to hate them when they ere only two. They were only six and 3 months today. They were harmless normal children.57

The memories were just as bad as the image in my head of them burning alive. I could have saved them all had I not left in the first place. I made my sister crazy and nothing else could be said for it.58

Something touched my shoulder and made me stop staring at the TV. I looked up and Megan was standing there with two people.59

“Kurt, I would like you to meet your foster parents, jade and Craig Sea,” Megan said60

“Hello,” I said61

“We think you will like our house it’s got tons of space and the rooms a larger than normal,” Craig Said62

I just stared at them; I could careless how much space their house had.63

“Kurt we are not far from the town so you can still go to school in the same place”64

Oh, yeah that would only matter if I had friends there, I thought to myself.65

“Kurt why don’t I get the box that the police found in the shed?” Megan said66

“What is that box marked as?” I said67

“It’s marked as Kurt’s dark clothes,” Megan said68

“So that’s were they put my clothes they stole from me,” I said.69

Megan looked as if she was shocked by the fact that my parents took some of my clothes and hide them from me. She went on to getting the box, and then handed it to me.70

“Well Kurt we will be checking on you some time this week, Good Bye,” She said.71

“Come on Kurt,” Craig said72

I followed them out of the place and in to their black ford mustang. I know my life was going to change now that these people are nothing like the family I am used to.73

“So Kurt, do you have any friends in school,” Jade asked74

“No, just my sister,” I answered75

“Then would you mind if you went to a new school closer to where we live?” she asked.76

“No, I could careless if I ever went back to Wood Barrel High,” I answered77

“We will take care of everything,” Craig said, “Not too much longer till we get there”.78

I stared out the window watching the trees. The area was nothing like Wood Barrel. I wish Foina was here with me she loves trees, she used to draw them a lot but not the way they way would usually be they would be dead or in a haunted forest. It was interesting the way she could make them look dead while the trees were beautiful and alive.79

All those drawings are gone, gone up in flames nothing of Foina, Lea, and Kia`s expectations ever happened. Except Foina lived although she wanted me to remember she could destroy anything that made me slightly happy. I still care about Foina even if she destroyed every thing we owned.80

The car stopped in a driveway the house had an ancient look to it, yet it was very large. I could see part of the yard it looked as if it was huge; there was a tree that stood close to the gate leading to the yard.81

“Welcome to your new home,” Jade said.82

I got out of the car and let them show me where I am going to sleep. The room was double the size of my old room, there was two windows one has a bench so I could sit on the window still, while the other one was normal. The bed had dark blue sheets and confronter on it and was a twin size.83

“You may paint the trim any thing you want,” Craig said.84

“Can I paint the walls?” I asked.85

“Sure, just tell us what color you want it and we will go get the paint, “Jade said.86

“Midnight, silver and black trim,” I said with no thought at all.87

“Okay, you explore and get settled and I will go put the pain on my list to get,” Jade said.88

“Thanks,” I said as they lefted the room.89

They are very nice for being rich; I looked outside watching the birds play in the tree. I open the window to see what the roof was like and I climbed out and on to the roof. The yard was beautiful, I sat in a shady spot just enough no one would bother me. Sure this place is nice but I just want to see my sister.90

The more I thought about them the more depressed I got. My mind was in chaos, between this place, my own guilt and not being able to see Foina.91

These people are oddly nice as if they are trying to hide something wrong, I did not care about that too much because it did not matter to me if they hide anything from me at all. It was quite relaxing the calm breeze hitting my face, the yard was almost perfect; there was not a single thing out of place.92

Something caught my attention from the yard it was a girl with black and purple hair, she wore all black and combat books, and I think that’s what she is wearing. She was entraining, yet deadly, I know she senses me watching just by the way she was looking at me.93

I hear Jade calling for me, I climbed down off the roof and back in the window. She was standing in the hallway when I slipped back in to the room.94

“There you are where were you?” she asked95

“I was here the whole time, just a little zoned out,” I answered96

“Come down stairs for a little bit,” she said then walked down stairs. I followed her down stairs not really thinking about how the house looked.97

“Kurt could you tell us, what classes are you taking in school?” Craig asked.98

“English twelfth, gym, astronomy/ marine science, French 2, advance drawing, psychology, journalism, and creative writing”, I answered.99

“Well you have some rounded classes there”, Craig said100

“You will be going back to school in two days,” Jade said.101

“Oh ok, anything else you want to know?” I asked102

“Yes there are a few more things”, Jade said “what is your favorite thing to do?”103

“Write, draw and listen to music” I answered104

“One last thing, Do you have any problems here so far?” Jade asked105

“No, not yet, can I leave now”, I said106

“Yes”, jade answered107

I walked away and out the front door and down the street. I have no idea where I am going but I just going to keep walking. I knew nothing of this town or where I planed on going if I knew nothing. I hearded something behind me, I turned around to see the girl.108

“Hello”, I said109

“Hello, you were looking at me from their roof”, She said110

“Yes I was, sorry”111

“Why were you on their roof, they don’t have any children” she asked112

“I am their foster kid thingy”, I answered113

“When did they get u?”114

“Today”115

“Don’t ever watch me again,” She yelled as she walked away.116

Whatever, I will do as I please to do; I walked across the street and did not see the truck coming at me. The bumper hit below my hip and the cage on top crushing my rib cage and my collar bone. I was not sure how bad the damage was. I could see the person get out and call 911. Jade and Craig were near by I could hear their voices.117

“Hey kid, are you ok”, they asked.118

I could not answer them; my breathing was way too raspy to say anything.119

When the E.M.S arrived they were asking the driver and Craig questions. They were poking and asking if it hurt, yet I could not answer. They hooked up oxygen to ease my breathing. I had no idea, if my stupidity had cost me more time out of school and medication I can get hooked on again. The last time I was on any pain medication I got addicted to it, then I over dosed on it, that was fun, luckily it was the summer time so I missed no time of school because of rehab.120

When we arrived at the hospital they continued to ask questions, that I could not answer. I was in pain yet part of my right leg was numb, the doctors could tell by my expressions that I could not feel them touching it. They did a cat scan and x-rays; I was a sleep by the time they were done. They had given me a strong morphine to ease the pain.121

Dream:122

The room was bright and full of bright colors. It was blinding yet I dealt with it when I played with Lea and Kia. Kia was different from Lea by a long run. Kia loved the way I dressed, while Lea told me I should were some colors it would lighten my mood. They did not understand life yet so their minds were full of imagery people and not the deadly life of the real world. Kia pulled my hair back in to a pony tail even though I told her if she did it I would hurt her. I remember when I dyed Kia`s hair purple, it was only tempary and would wash out in 3 days my parents flipped out and told me to keep my sick ways to myself and leave my sisters alone. It does not matter no, does it kia loved her purple hair although her teachers did not. The scene jumped it was now when I saved Foina, Kia screamed for me to help her. It’s not that I had not tried to it’s just by that she was gone when I went back to save her. Her black and blonde highlighted hair covered her face and her body was burned and her breathing stopped when I finally reached her. She was special to me; her hair was beautiful and natural. Everybody used to think she bleached it to look like that. Kia and Foina were the only ones that cared about me. Nothing was the same now that we all were separated by miles and death. 123

* Note end of dream part124

I could see Jade standing holding my hand.125

“How do you feel?” She asked126

“I don’t, my ribs and right shoulder burn,” I answered127

“Did you not look for any cars coming?” Craig asked128

“No, I didn’t look for any cars,” I answered129

The doctor walked in the room, “I see your awake now. You are lucky that they were not going any faster; your leg could have been broken. You have nerves that were pinched, and your collar bone is broken.” She said.130

“And that means what?” I said131

“That you will have limited feeling in your upper leg, your collar bone will have to be set and put in a cast/ brace. You have a couple ribs broken but there is nothing we can do for you with them. I am giving you 600mg of morphine for the pain” she said132

“Okay”, I answered.133

“Now if you two would leave so I can have more room to get the bone set,” she said to Jade and Craig; once they lefted the room. “Are you allergic to anstic?” she asked.134

“Yes” I answered135

She set warm rags on my collar bone. “Now this will hurt a little,” she said.136

“Okay” I replied. She places one hand on one side and the other on the other side of my collar bone, with a quick movement, a loud pop and server pain in that air, it was back in place. She placed two pins and rods to support the bone and to stop it from moving out of place. Once the pins were in I could no longer feel it as she tightens them. She then wrapped it in gaze then an ace bandage.137

“You should be fine, don’t lift any thing heavy till the bone is healed and the pins are removed,” She said138

“Okay, thanks” I said139

“Next time look before you cross the street, you can leave as soon as I come back with your prescription for the pain take it three times a day” she said then left the room.140

I know she told them about the pins in my shoulder. Everything would be harder to write, yet it… 141

“Do you feel ok? “ Jade asked142

“I feel fine” I answered143

“Are you sure?” Craig asked144

“Yes, I am sure” I said145

The doctor walks in as Jade walks over to me.146

“Kurt you may go if you can breathe normally without the oxygen”, she said. She removed the oxygen tube, at first it was kind of hard to breathe, but as I continued to take slow breaths I was fine.147

“Now you should be all set to go,” she signed the release form the hard the prescription to Jade, “In four weeks you can come back and we will have to look at your bone and see if its ready to take the pins out” she said148

Jade said “we will be right outside waiting for you; your clothes are in the cabinet to your left”149

As soon as they lefted I changed and looked around before leaving. I wondered if Foina was in a place just as kind as it is here. I truly doubt it though; they would not be so nice to someone who killed four people out of anger and spite.150

“Kurt what kinds of food do you like?” Craig asked151

“Chinese” I said without even thinking about it.152

“Then we will order Chinese food then” Jade said153

Nothing else was said as we lefted the hospital. I knew they thought I was an idiot with no brains. Only those types don’t look for a car before crossing the street. That girl was probably laughing the whole time I was hit. I was used to getting laughed at by people I don’t know. My mind jumped to that to the thought of eating Chinese food. I remember my first pay check; I took my sisters out to eat Chinese food. It was a tradition to eat it every third weekend of the month. What weekend those were? till I stopped joining them. My father sent me away to a place where I could not bother and cropped my little sisters even more than I already did. I was sent to rehab for my morphine addiction and my anger problems; I threw knives at my father. I came back months later; it was my own father’s fault I threw the knives at him because he said I was a bad influence on them. I did not influence any of them they just looked up to me that’s all. He never understood my ways of life that’s why he sent me away truthfully. While I was away they hide most of my clothes from me hoping I would never get them back. I have them back even though some of them don’t me anymore. I don’t understand why people try to stop you from being who you are in the inside. My father’s action of sending me away got me fired from my job, I was forced to be locked up till my father bought my truck for my seventeenth birthday. I should ask Jade if she could call the police, and ask if they would return my truck to me. Jade talking brought me out of my memories.154

“So Kurt do you drive yet,” Jade asked155

“Yes, I been driving since I was sixteen,” I replied156

“Do you have a vehicle?” Craig asked157

“Yep, a black dodge truck .Do you think you could ask the police to return it to me?” I asked158

“Sure I will call later on tonight,” Craig said, “I am sorry, if we ask to many questions it’s just we want to get to know you better than what Megan told us.”159

“Its fine, I will tell you when its starts to bug me,” I replied160

“What do you want to order Kurt,” Craig asked161

“Vegetable fried rice,” I replied162

“Okay,” Craig said then went back to talking to Jade.163

This place and these people are just a little weird and not the weird as in you see me as weird. The normal kind of weird, most things in life are pointless and you will never succeed in anything, sure my life was hell before the fire but now that I am away from the only family I have life it’s just cruel. Everybody has a choice between life and death, I chose death, yet they keep me alive because I want to die. Sure id you were to see the world in the chaos’s would you stay around for the fun of it?164

I watched the cars go by one by one, they all were basically the same expect the people who drove them. That’s it the world repeats it’s self everybody has a twin some where in the world that’s exactly like them about everything.165

Chapter 3 ~Foina ~166

I lay there waiting for some kind of human contact from anybody. I knew I deserved this cruel punishment, but I am just sixteen. I know I was wrong about setting the house on fire. I just wanted to see him again. I don’t know where they taken him or me. I am losing it in this cell, its taking all I have not to scream hour after hour. They drop off food soon, I think; I hear something down the hall. I hear locks clicking as they unlock each door then relock it. Finally the clicking stops for a second then it’s the clicking of my cell. Some one comes in and quickly grabs me so I can not attack the person with the food. 167

“Hold her down,” one of them said as the other holds me against the wall. They undid some of my straps I could see my wrapped arms, they gave me a shot of something, it claims me down. I think I finally lost whatever sanity I had left. Everything was like a dream, I was not sure if anything was real. I watched them leave then looked at they food they had brought in for me. I could not even tell what it was, it looked like a sandwich, yet it did not even look as if it had two things on it. This place was odder then I thought it would be. Kurt had told me about the rehab center that father had sent him to but it was nothing like this, Kurt and I are more alike than we thought. We shared the same type of anger issues expect, I never got addicted to anything. I wish for him to visit me, every second I thought about attacking the next person that walked into this room. What ever they gave me, felt as though my mind was at peace.168

I did not want to touch the food, knowing it was some kind of trap or something. I stayed in my corner and listened to hear if I heard anyone coming to visit this lonely girl. What was going to happen to me after I leave this place, would I sit trapped in a made up world in my head, or I live with Kurt and forget about everything in the past.169

It was time for us to move to the future and see nothing of the past. I could tell myself this all I wanted to but I could tell this would never happen. Kurt lived Kia just as much as me, and I destroyed that relationship over my pity anger over his problems of his own. We both have problems, my problem with everyone and my hatred for life. Every minute in this world I take a breathe is one molecule wasted for me to live. Sure Kurt had anger problems and depression, but he still fought every day for the air molecules he used to breathe.170

I am not meant to be his sister; I am worthless to this planet. I have no purpose in life no matter what Kurt says. I thought about life, “Every person has a purpose in life, no matter how small it mite be in there and always will be. My darling sister even if I don’t follow my own worlds I still know them and you should follow them closely,” he said that to me the same day I stopped him from killing himself. He is right I should follow his words and still I follow in his footsteps of a rocky road through life. Things happen for a reason; maybe I being here will help me realize my own purpose in life.171

The locks were unlocked and four people came in with something. They grab me and held me against the wall. I tried biting one of them; they just held my head back against the wall. They undid the straps, exposing my arms, they carefully unwrapped the bandages. My arms look horrible; they put some type of crème on them then wrapped them back up. “Now, if you promise not to attack us we will take you out of this room,” one of them said. I nodded my head yes, they undid the jacket the rest of the way and they took me out of the room. The hall was long but not very long. The hall was bright; it was almost as if it was to act like the sun. It seemed like forever before we reached the end of the hall. 172

“You will join a group a session with a few people that we think you can relate to,” another one said. They took me to this room; it had about five other girls in the room.173

“Welcome to the group Foina, I am Doctor Emily,” The women sitting as the head, I figured that she is the leader.174

“Girls I would like you to meet, Foina Sintri, she will be joining our group, take a seat Foina,” She said. I sat down in a chair she had pointed to. The other girls watched me sit down, I hate when people watch me. It was different than the padded room I was just in. it was open and full of people, I knew now that I would change myself for a better way of life.175

The girl to the right of me had long brown hair that was pulled back into a pony tail. The person to the left of me had green eyes and chin length black hair that was in her face.176

“Foina would you mind telling us why you are here” Emily asked.177

It took a few seconds for me to answer her, “I am here because I got into an argument with my brother about him leaving to house, it made me angry and I told him we would not be here when he came back. I set my house on fire trapping my twin little sisters, my parents inside the house. The only reason I am still here is because he saved me before I was trapped, he was not able to get the rest out” I answered178

“What do the rest of you want to tell Foina, what you think of why she is here with us,” Emily asked. I could care less of what they thought about it but I listened anyway.179

The girl across from me with blonde hair in pigtails, “I think your actions were pitiful,” She said.180

“Now, Megan there are different reasons why we each act differently,” Emily said181

The one next to me started to talk, “you must have been close to your brother to do that to him, I am guessing you destroyed everything he loved in that family,” she said.182

“I was close to him, and it did kill the only thing the only thing he enjoyed more in life, his poems and our sister Kia,” I answered.183

“Kia, that name sounds formalizer, let me guess your brother’s name is Kurt,” she said smiling184

“How do you know his name?” I was getting angry185

“I was in his rehab group last summer,” she said186

I wanted to kill her, she got him the three months I did not, I grabbed a hold her and hit her in the face. Emily grabbed me away from her and pinned me against the wall till the men came in and took me away from the room. 187

I fought the entire way till they put me back in the room. I picked up the tray that was still sitting there and threw it at the wall. I ripped the bandages and dug at the burns and my shoulders. I had to release the anger that I had inside. They came back in; it took six people to hold me down to give me a shot of something. They put me in a straight jacket after wrapping the burns and my shoulders; they did it to keep me from hurting myself. I don’t even know why I attacked her; the mere mention of his name pisses me off.188

After that I stayed in a counter and did not speak or make a sound. Someone was in the room for a while till they gave up asking questions that I would not answer. I listened to the wall of guards in the hall and the unlocking and locking of the cells. I had lost it I knew I would never see Kurt again after that. They have their answers for the court of why I did it. They knew where Kurt was for his side of the story. Everything is different here than the real world. It didn’t matter to the government; I’m just part of a case that will end up in jail. They could just leave me here till I improve then send me to a foster home. I want to help myself but, I don’t see my reason to live without Kurt. I stared at the door hoping it will open and Kurt will be standing there. It was just a dream of mine to see him.189

Chapter 4 ~Kurt~190

After we ate Chinese, I went to go sit on the front porch. I sat watching the cars still, Jade sat next to me, she didn’t say anything she just sat there, and I think trying to figure out what is going through my mind.191

“Kurt, we got a surprise for you after school tomorrow,” Jade said192

“A surprise, like what?” I asked193

“You will find out tomorrow,” She said194

“Fine, I guess I will wait,” I said looking at Jade195

“Would you like something to drink,” She asked196

“No thanks,”197

“You have to be up by five am, for school, we have a lot of papers to fill out”198

“Okay”, I said. Jade got up and walked in to the house.199

I don’t think I am ready for a new school, I don’t really care about the surprise in less it’s to see Foina which I doubt it is.200

I saw that girl again, she was watching me again; she walked closer to the porch.201

“You’re an idiot you know that?” she said202

“You don’t even know me or my name,” I said203

“Correct, I don’t but you walked in front of a truck”204

“I didn’t see it”205

“By the way, I am Ara, and you are?”206

“Kurt, nice to meet you Ara,” I said, “Ara is a very beautiful name and it fits a beautiful creature such as your self.”207

“You are different from the others in school”208

“I have always been different”209

“I can tell, well see you in school” Ara said then walked away.210

No one was ever that nice to see someone that just moved in to the area. I had this feeling that Ara would not talk to me in school. Every school I think is the same. The rich popular girls always go after the “New Guys”. I’ve seen it happen at Wood Barrel many times. 211

By now it was getting dark so I went back inside and laid on the bed. It was soft and comforted my shoulder. Everything was comforting if I could just relax and not move.212

I listened to the crickets and the T.V. on downstairs. I pulled myself out of bed and wondered downstairs.213

“Jade, Where are the towels?” I asked214

“They are in the pantry in the bathroom”215

“Thanks,” I said then walked back upstairs to the bathroom.216

When I unwrapped the bandages I looked in the mirror and saw the pins and rods in my shoulder, it was red and bleeding a little where the pins where the pins were inserted. The doctor never said I could not get them wet.217

After my shower I asked Jade if she could help me wrap it back up. I was refreshed and relaxed. When I set the alarm and laid down, I was gone.218

I awoke to the annoying noise of the alarm clock. I hated those things; they were always bugging my resting time. I got dressed and found a note on the sink in the bathroom that was attached to a toothbrush and deodorant. I was grateful of them for getting them for me. I was still half out of it, when I walked down stairs. Jade was smiling; I could tell she was a morning person.219

“Morning Kurt,” She said energetically220

“Morning,” I said as if I wanted to die.221

I got a glass of water and opened the bottle of morphine, it gave me more relaxation. I looked at the clock it was 5:30 am, its way too early.222

“Are you ready to go?” she asked223

“I guess”224

“Good then head out to the car,” she said picking up the keys.225

I went out to the car and got in, Jade soon followed.226

“Why are we leaving so early?’227

“School starts at 6:30 am”228

“That’s way too early for my brain to work”229

“You will get use to it”230

It seemed like a long car ride even though it was only took a couple of minutes. The school was about the same size as Woods Barrel High. The office was the first thing I really saw. I filled out a couple forms then dealing with the principal I have nicked named golfer. His golf stuff was all over his office. He had my transcripts in his hand. “Well Kurt you seem to have excellent grades in all of your classes, and it says here that you have a sister, will she be going he as well,” he asked231

“No, I don’t know where she is other then she crazy,” I answered.232

“Well okay, here is your schedule your locker combo and number also, your planner and notebook. Somebody will show you to your classes, if you want?” he said233

“I only need to know in general where the classrooms are”234

“Your homeroom will tell you, it’s on this floor in the pod across from here its room 112 and your locker is on the second floor, you have a half an hour to find all your classrooms before school starts,” he said.235

“Thanks, bye Jade,” I walked out of the door after shaking his hand.236

First thing I had to find my locker to put my coat in it. It was not that hard to find till I started looking for my classes. English was easy it was room 202 which is in the English pod. My creative writing class was in room 302 in the business wing on the third floor. Astronomy was in room 210. My psychology class was in my homeroom, and gym was across the street. My art class was in room 138 it’s in the tech wing. French was in room 130 up the hall from art. I went back to my homeroom and sat down where Mr. Bergin told me to sit.237

So far it was easy; at least Foina burned the house after mid-terms. Some preppy chick by the name of Amanda wanted me to meet her friends, I told her no and to leave me alone.238

I had French 1st period, Art 2nd, Creative writing 3rd, Astronomy 4th, English 5th, Psychology 6th, and gym 7th.239

This school was no different than Woods Barrel; the rich girls still do the same thing as any other rich girl. I wanted to be lefted alone but every where a walked there was not one person that wasn’t giggling with friends about me I assume. My shoulder was already hurting and it didn’t help it when in Art class a jock or a body builder grabbed a hold f my shoulder.240

“Have you been eyeing my girlfriend?” he asked241

“No, now can you let go of my shoulder now,” I said as my anger is building.242

“What you a wimp?” he asked243

“No, I just have a fucking rod in my shoulder that’s all,” I said as a little anger showing.244

He let go and walked away, I just drew a tree in the notebook I was given. The art teacher walked over and looked over my shoulder.245

“You are a good drawler, that looks so real,” Mrs. Kalso said246

“Thanks, I guess,” I said. The bell rang and it was on to creative writing, that was fine and the rest of the day was a blur. I saw Ara a couple of times but she never said anything.247

Craig and Jade were waiting for me outside the school. I heard a jock yell, “Aw the new kid’s getting a ride from mommy and daddy”248

I yelled back “They aren’t my parents, my parents are dead, you asshole,” I said before opening the door of the car.249

“So how was school?” Jade asked250

“Fine and horrible,” I said251

“Okay, you ready,” she said. We went on ward to this surprise they had for me.252

The drive was long and it seemed to be leading no where. Till we arrived at this building that had a gate and bard wire. I checked in at the desk as a guest Jade and Craig stayed in the main lobby while I went on ward with a guy dressed in white. I was not sure about this guy, my surprise was to see Foina I knew this as soon as we pulled in here. The guy took me in this room and told me to take a seat.253

A few minutes later someone brought Foina out and placed her in a chair across the table from me. 254