The Story of My Life

by Jay FireStrun

Jj is different. She knows it, her parents know it, her school knows, even her town knows it. She has never truly fit in anywhere, and has a history of being bullied. Her parents were moving in 8th grade, but the plans cancelled. For 9th grade she was in private school and got kicked out. Now she's back, in 10th...and things have changed drastically. {CANCELLED}

1. Chapter 1

The Story of My Life

I sigh as I take my seat in the classroom. My teacher gives the day's objectives and assignments to my fellow classmates, and I put in my headphones as I get to work. About 20 minutes into the class, I feel something hit the back of my head. I turn around and pull out an earbud as another piece of paper hits me in the nose. The class laughs and I pick up the paper balls, throwing them both into the trash. I put my headphones back in and turn back around. My head lowers as I continue my work assignment, and the time drones on.

The class bell rang and I gather my things, pushing my glasses up on my nose and heading for the door. Someone sticks out their foot and I fall flat on my face, my glasses cracking. The class laughs and everyone files out. The teacher had already went out into the hall to keep order out there, and as such had no idea what had just happened. I felt someone's hand on my shoulder, and I look up, noticing one of the popular girls I'd been saying hurtful things about to my outside-school friends. She had been so distant and apathetic to me, and seeing as how we'd known each other fairly well in middle and elementary school, and we had been close friends before "The Incident" which she participated in, this hurt me more than she would ever know.

She extends her hand to me, "Here. Let me help you up. Are you OK?" I nod and take her hand lightly, smiling graciously and pulling out my spare pair of glasses. These are thicker, but the frames are blueish-silver.

"I like you're glasses, Jj," Kalee says, smiling easily and talking like we are close friends. Once more, my response is a nod. I haven't spoken more than the essentials in quite some time, and don't plan on starting now. Kalee's eyes show her hurt, but she masks it quickly, "How've you been?"

I shrug apathetically and begin my walk to the door. Kalee follows after a second, "Are you not speaking to me?" She asks quietly.

My only response is a cold silence, and I don't feel bad about this. I wonder why she has suddenly taken an interest in me again, and her next statement answers my non verbal question, "Ricky broke up with me..."

Ricky was her boyfriend, and she'd been ignoring me ever since they got together last month. My only friend that I talked to everyday had shunned me, and my school life had only been getting worse. I was losing control of my powers, and had to go into the bathroom once every hour to discharge them and summon a ball of black lightning. I'm a demigod, by the way, something you probably won't understand. My mother is Hecate, but I am low-profile enough that monsters don't bother me.

So this is why you came back to me, I thought miserably, Ricky is done with you and now you think I'll just pick up where we left off like this last month never happened.

My response to her is as bitter as my heart, "That's unfortunate," and then I speed-walk to my next class, knowing hers is in the opposite direction. I'm in tears before I get three steps away, and I know she sees my shoulders shake as the mob of students separates us.

I watch as Jj walks away from me, my heart breaking even farther than it already had. I felt so horrible about what I'd done, and I'd had some childish dream that she and I would pick up right where we left off. I needed her so desperately right now.