Chapter 1

Finally, I'm free from this prison. I embrace the wind like it's my own life I'm holding onto as I step out into the world. That place is called Sunshine Clinic. A "helpful" place for crazy people out there.1

I feel so alive after all those years in the nasty orange colored walls. Four years and I'm finally free. I feel like I've missed so much in the outside world. But there's just one thing I'll miss. My friends.2

Kristy, Joel, Karma, Roy, and Missy. I pretended to get "better" so I could graduate and get away from that place. But now I just want to run back in there and stay with them.3

I'll explain them to you.4

Kristy is a funny girl. A pretty girl if only she hadn't done meth.She has pretty auburn hair that is usually in a pony tail. She has beautiful green eyes and long eye lashes. She has a pretty little face, but damaged from the meth..her arms too.5

Joel is a cool guy, pretty laid back.He has pitch black hair and brown eyes. His eyes have a splash of gold around his pupils though. He has that cute little face and he has a tattoo of a tiger on his back. He's a pill popper.6

Karma is a hyperactive suicidal girl. She has blond hair with streaks of baby blue. She also has long eye lashes, but her eyes are that really pretty grey silverish color, but with a splash of an icy blue color around her pupils. Her hair is always down. She also has a pretty little face.7

Roy is a cool chubby guy. He has that cute chubby baby look on his face and he's also gay. His hair is a messy brunette color and he has a dark blue color in his eyes. He did a lot of drugs so that's how he ended up there.8

And finally Missy. She is a funny girl with red hair and freckles flying across her nose. She has an eating disorder. She's so skinny and fragile but she's tough mentally. She has hazel eyes and she's really cool. She was the first friend I made there and believe it or not I also made friends with a nurse.9

The nurse's name is Ruby and she's a pretty little thing. She's really nice and she's different from all the other nurses. That's what I like about her.10

Now that I explained them all to you, I will get on with the story.11

I'm walking with my mother to our car which is only a few feet away. I want to go to the library to see if they have anything new there that I would like.12

"Hey mom?"I say.13

"Yes?"She says.14

"Can you take me to the library, please?"15

She sighs in response and now we're by the car. We get in and she starts the car, gets out of the parking lot, and drives away. We past our house so that means that we are going to the library. Lucky thing my dad isn't here or else he'd be hitting me if I begged just once. Yeah, he used to hurt me, but now he's in jail so that's all taken care of.16

We get to the library and I get out of the car.17

"Hey mom, do you have my cell with you?"I ask.18

"No, sorry Hun."She replies.19

"OK then, just come and get me in an hour OK?"20

"OK.."21

I walk into the library while she drives off. My old library friend is there. Mrs. Grady. She used to tell me stories in this old library when I was younger. Then when I grew older, she helped me pick out books.22

"Hi Mrs. Grady."I said with a smile.23

She looked up from the papers she was looking at and her eyes widened.24

"Alysha! Oh, how have you been my dear? You got out of that, uh, Sunshine place?"She asked.25

I walk around the desk to give her a hug and she accepted it.26

"I've been better now that I've gotten out of that ugly place. But I'll miss my friends there."I say.27

"Oh, I was just gonna ask that. Who are the friends you made?"28

"Kristy, Joel, Missy, Karma, and Roy. Believe it or not but I also made friends with a nurse there. Her name's Ruby."29

"Good, good. Did you do well with school when you were there?"30

"Yes..I think..I studied and did my homework and all. The school sent them there..That's how I got them."31

"Great. Well sorry Hun, but I have to get on with work."32

"OK, talk to you later."I say as I walk towards the books.33

I look around for a while until I found one book called The Watcher. I looked at the description and it sounded like a good book. Then, I looked around some more and found two other books. One is called Define Normal and the other one is called The Bridge. This library is a public and school library but it's cool because you can check out as many books as you want. So I look around for some more.34

Then someone came into the library and I thought it was just another person but then I heard a voice call me so I collected my 3 books and went to the check-out counter. And there was my mother with a worried look in her eye.35

"Oh hunny! I'm so sorry."My mom said.36

I checked out my books and while we walked out of the door I asked,"Sorry for what, Mom?"37

"Remember your friend from school named Hyna?"38

"Yeah, why?"39

"I'm so sorry hunny, she was in a car accident when I came to pick you up.."She burst into tears and I got worried."When the ambulance finally came, it was too late..She was already dead."