Behind Those Hazel Eyes

Chapter 1

A Rough Start

Note: So I really enjoyed writing this story, but as I continued to think, I started to wonder if there was a way to please everyone. I noticed that I made so minor mistakes and left out a few things. So now, I've rewritten everything just for you guys. The story is still the same, but I added more depth and hopefully, it'll give you all the same amount of feels like before.

Yang Xiao Long, an 18 year old girl who's nothing but trouble for her caretakers, has finally hit rock bottom. She has been under the household of her father, mother, step mother, and close family friends, but no one has been able to handle her as a person. She's been in and out of juvie on multiple counts of fighting and stealing. Regardless of these mistakes, she still commits them so now, she's being forced to live with her grandmother in a remote town, away from the big city. Her family's hopes are that she'll learn to be a better person and maybe understand what it means to be a responsible adult.

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As the car ride continued, Yang had her eyes out of the car, wishing that she could be away from all of this crap. She didn't want to be with her family, she didn't want to be with anyone. To her, other people were just a hassle that she had to deal with. One of those bothers was her father. She was driving with her father as he was going to drop her off at her grandmother's house. The trip was a distant one so there was a lot of time to talk. However, no words were shared. The two of them looked different ways and remained silent. He looked over at Yang who wasn't looking at him.

"Yang, I really want you to change yourself. All of this bad girl stuff has got to stop. We're doing this because we don't have a lot of time on our hands and your grandmother has been wanting to see you for a long time. You know your grandmother is quite an elderly lady so she's not gonna be able to take care of you like the rest of us had to do for you. So just behave and maybe you'll learn something from her." Yang groaned and turned to look at her dad.

"Okay, first of all, I don't care. I never asked for this. I don't need people telling me what to do. And second, I hate everyone so stop thinking I'll listen to you guys because I won't. I think it's time to let me do whatever I want." She turned back to look out the window in frustration.

"You know Yang, you won't be able to act like this forever. Sooner or later, something is gonna come your way which will make you change how you see life. Fortunately, something already happened to you, but you decided to brush it off like nothing. I really hope you can grow out of your childish behaviors."

"Whatever," she said as she rolled her eyes.

A few minutes went by when they finally arrived at her grandmother's house. Her father didn't bother getting out to help her. All she had was her backpack and bag full of clothes. She slammed the trunk shut and walked onto her lawn without even saying goodbye. She looked at the house and was disappointed. It was an older looking house with an Asian style design to it. It looked big from the outside, but it smelt like old lady. She pulled out her headphones and put them on her head with the music blasting at intense volumes. Her father saw that she wasn't going to look back so he drove off without saying anything else to her. She knocked on the door and after a few seconds passed, the door slid opened, revealing her grandmother, as old as could be.

"Why hello Yang, it's been so long. How are you?" She walked in without a care in the world.

"I'm fine," she said half-assed.

"Well, come on in. Your room is upstairs. I hope it's not too small for you kids nowadays." Yang took her things upstairs without saying anything. As she made her way upstairs, she was stopped by her grandmother's words. "Oh yeah, one more thing. You're enrolled in the school here. The first day of school is tomorrow and your family expects you to attend for the duration of your stay." She snapped off her headphones in anger.

"Are you kidding me? I didn't come here to go to school. I came here to be left alone."

"I know dear, but I think you'll like it. I went there myself and I had a wonderful time. Please, just try it out for one day and if you don't like it, I'll tell your family something went down to where you couldn't go." As her grandmother stared down Yang, Yang's anger slowly faded away.

"Alright, fine." She turned around and headed up to her room.

"Lunch will be ready in a couple of minutes, okay?"

"Whatever."

She made it upstairs and saw a door with a sign above it that read, "Yang's room." She walked to the door and slid it open. To her surprise, it was actually a pretty big room. There was a closet, lots of room with all of the stuff already in there, and a nice view of the outside surroundings. She threw her stuff on the ground and plopped on the bed. She stared at the ceiling and immediately a strong whiff of something unpleasant.

"Ugh, it smells like old lady in here. Great." She sat back up and unpacked her things. Once she finished putting away her things, her grandmother called for her from downstairs saying that lunch was ready. She walked out and headed downstairs.

When she walked into the kitchen, she was surprised again. The kitchen was huge and full of light. However, she didn't let it show on her face. She just walked in with a bored look and sat down at the table. Her grandmother had made her a special ingredient noodle soup. Yang looked in her bowl and was not impressed.

"Um, is there anything else to eat?"

"I'm sorry dear. I'm running low on cooking materials and this was all I could make. You can go into town and buy some stuff." Without another word, she stood up and dumped her bowl into the sink. She walked to the front door, but realized that she didn't have any money. Her grandmother watched as she came to a halt at the door. "Do you need money?" She didn't respond. She just dropped her head and looked at the floor. "My purse on the counter right there. Go ahead and take as much as you'd like." Immediately, Yang's face lit up. She quickly ran to her purse and pulled out everything that was in it. There was $200 inside and she shoved it in her pocket as she walked out of the house.

"I'm leaving now."

"Bye. Have fun," she yelled, completely unaware of how much Yang took with her into town.

As she walked into town, she was immediately disappointed. The town was small with only one stoplight. There were a couple of small stores lined up down each street, but nothing she recognized. There was one actual grocery store which she decided to go into first. She walked in and saw that it was smaller than anything she's ever seen. The store maybe had 4 aisles of things with only a small produce section. She sighed and did her best to pick up things that caught her attention. When she finished, she examined the front of the store and saw that only one person was working. At that counter, there was a long line of people waiting so she decided to bypass it. She put her things behind her back and slowly crept to the front door where she was immediately halted.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Yang stopped dead in her tracks as a random man was pointing at her. The workers stopped what they were doing. They saw her with her hands full of things and grabbed her before she could get out.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"I was just going to pay," she said with a sigh.

"That's right." The workers guided Yang to the back of the line where she waited her turn and paid for her things like every honest person in town. When she finished, she grabbed her things and curtsied to the workers. "Enjoy the rest of your day."

"I will," she said with attitude.

After her failed attempt at the grocery store, she moped around town looking for something else to do. She wandered around aimlessly for a couple of minutes until she came across a movie store and decided to check it out. She walked in and wasn't surprised as the store was super small. Even though it was small, the store was packed with people for this was the only movie store in the city. She started to browse their selections and noticed that their selection wasn't that bad. Some of the things on the shelves were early releases of new movies. As she browsed more and more, she came across her favorite movie: The Adventures of X-Ray and Vav. She took it off the shelf and checked its contents. It was $35. She opened up the case and saw that the disk was inside. She peered her eyes over the shelves and saw that no one was looking. As slyly as she could, she calmly slipped the movie underneath her jacket and made her way to the door where she was grabbed by the store manager. His hand was firm on her arm and there was nowhere for her to go.

"Come with me miss." She sighed and dropped the movie on the ground. The manager led her to the back of the store where he questioned her after that. "You're not from around her, are you?"

"Wow, what makes you say that?"

"Well, this is a small town where everybody knows everybody. When someone new comes into town, we can easily take notice and see what kind of person they are. Unfortunately for you, you've made a bad first impression. Now, I'm gonna let you off with a warning, but in this town, we don't take lightly to law breakers so get out." She stood up and made her way to the door. "Here." She turned around and saw the movie fly at her face. "Consider this as a welcoming gift from the citizens of this peaceful town." She stared at the movie and left.

As she walked home, she was totally disappointed with herself. She was caught twice in one day. This never happened back home. She was wondering what has happened. Did she get soft? Was she losing her edge? She didn't get it. There was nothing special about this town so she should have been able to get away with it. She sighed and kept her mind blank until she got home. By the time she got home, she sun had already set and her groceries were getting old. She opened the front door and walked in without saying anything. She made her way into the kitchen and dumped the food on the counter and started to cook. A few minutes went by when her grandmother made her way back into the kitchen.

"Wow, I had no idea you could cook."

"I have a lot of free time on my hands. I had to occupy myself sometimes." She smelled the food and smiled as she left the kitchen.

Once she finished her food, she went upstairs to get ready for bed. When she got back in her room, she saw the note from the school saying that she was accepted. She grabbed it off the table and stared at it as she fell onto her bed.

"Ugh fine." She crumpled up the paper and threw it across the room. She put her arm over her eyes and sighed. "This is really gonna suck." She turned off the lights and went to bed, thinking about the horrible images that came to mind when she thought about school.

End of Chapter 1