Chapter 1
She awoke suddenly and sat up. She looked around and remembered what had happened. She was at some stupid high school that was in a nearby city. The school was some kind of annoying thing that was supposed to help teens that could possibly develop mental illnesses. Judging by what she had seen earlier that day, this place didn't prevent mental illness, it paved the path for them. She layed back down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
- That Morning -
She woke up and groaned. It was the day she was going to that stupid new boarding school. It was called The Way to The World. She wanted to go back to sleep but she knew how important it was to her parents. She got out of bed and went downstairs. Her parents were already there. They had made chocolate chip pancakes. She assumed it was an attempt to reconnect before she was shipped off to some bogus prison. She smiled and sat down. She began eating and was halfway through her first pancake when her father spoke.
"Lexie," he began. "We only want what's best for you. We know you don't want to go, but you need to trust us. This will help you." Lexie sighed and continued eating.
"I know you want me to be okay, but will sending me to some city without you guys really help," Lexie said. She was quite annoyed that her parents thought she didn't trust them. Even if she trusted anyone, she wouldn't tell her parents about the red, deliberately caused cuts on her arms. The only person who had known was her best friend, Kristoff. But he had gotten killed when he was coming home from his cousin's bar-mitzvah and some drunk scumbag had hit his parents' car head on. They found him with a piece of glass embedded in his forehead. They think he died instantly. She finished eating quickly and went back to her room to get dressed. Her parents sighed and left the kitchen as well. Back upstairs, Lexie walked over to her mostly empty closet and pulled out what she was wearing for the day. She heard a scratching at her door so she walked over and opened it. Her cat walked in and jumped onto her bed. She walked over to pet the fluffy animal.
"I know Vic, I don't want to leave you," Lexie said. She stopped the sad cat and began getting dressed. She took off her pajamas and put on her red skinny jeans, Pokémon t-shirt, converse, and her black and gray sweater. She put her laptop and it's charger into her suitcase along with her phone's charger. She grabbed her headphones, bracelet, and necklace and brought her suitcase downstairs. She went into the living room where her parents were sitting on the couch.
"Lexie," her mom said. "We know you've been wanting it for a while so as a going away gift we decided to get you the new game and console you wanted." Her mother then produced a still-in-the-box black Nintendo 3DS and a still-in-the-package copy of Pokémon X. Lexie smiled her first genuine smile in a while and instantly gave her parents each a truly meant hug.
"Oh my god thank you," Lexie almost screamed. "This is the greatest thing ever." She opened her suitcase and put the DS and Pokémon game inside. She hugged her parents once again. They were smiling. They thought their daughter was happy. They couldn't have been more wrong. Most of Lexie's smiles were faked. She was falling apart and no one knew.
"Well," her father started. "It's time to go." He picked up Lexie's bag and went out to the car. He put it in the trunk and went to start the car. Lexie and her mom walked out of the house and got into the car. The one hour car ride was taken in silence. After twenty minutes, Lexie began listening to OneRepublic. As they arrived at the school, Lexie sighed and put her phone and headphones into two of her pockets. Her dad stopped the car and got out and retrieved her bag from the trunk. Lexie got out of the car, as did her mother. They hugged and Lexie's father brought her bag and joined them. Lexie broke away and grabbed her suitcase.
"Goodbye guys," Lexie said. "Have a good year."
"Goodbye dear," Lexie's mom said. "We hope you make friends." Lexie gave them each one more hug then turned and walked into the school.