Oh wow! My first fanfic! I hope that whoever stumbles upon this will see some potential in it and will continue to read! I apologize if nothing really makes sense. More will be explained later so for now, enjoy!
"Oh kids look! We finally made it! Oh isn't this house just absolutely gorgeous!?" screamed my hyperactive mother, awakening me from my slumber. I open my eyes to piles of snow stacked onto the sidewalk, certainly different than the clear, sunny streets of California. My super, ultra, mega, nerdy twin Cassidy, however, seems to be enjoying everything as she presses her nose against the car window, ogling every orifice of this god forsaken town and saying how much its better than California and blah blah blah. Honestly, I wish she'd just shut her trap.
My father places the car in park and Cassidy practically leaps out of the car with my mom right behind her. I still stay seated, looking at everything with distaste. My father fixes some paperwork in his seat and looks in the middle mirror to meet my eyes. I quickly turn my head to avoid his gaze. "Callie." I do my best to not stare him down. "Callie. Look at me." I can feel his piercing gaze through the mirror and turn my head slowly toward to stare back at him. "Look Callie. I understand that you miss California and all your friends and the life you lived there. However, think of this move as a new slate. To forget about the past and all the bad stuff that happened-"
"DAD. I don't want a new slate. I was happy there! I loved my life in California with all my friends! All the bad stuff that happened was going away and now, because of this move, I have nothing to look forward to!"
"Oh c'mon Callie, I'm sure you'll make lots of friends and-"
"NO I WON'T DAD!" I screamed at my dad with tears streaming down my flaming, red cheeks. "I wasn't able to make any friends until after I went to juvenile hall! Before that Dad, I would come home crying because of all the bullying and torment! Face it Dad, I'm going to be miserable and it'll be all your fault!" With that, I unbuckle my seat belt and angrily push the car door away. I hear my dad sigh as I slam the car door and run inside the bare house. All there is in the house are bunch of boxes, randomly stacked and placed in different rooms. I climb and trip over boxes as I head my way toward the stairs.
"Callie?" I stop midway and turn toward my sister. She was holding a box labeled "Kitchen Utensils" that was twice her size.
"What?" I snapped back at her, tears still streaming down my face. Cassidy began to shift around and found a place to settle the box down. Realizing what she's about to do, I whip my body 180 and run up the stairs, creating an echo effect. I hear a similar pair of footsteps behind me as I reach the second floor and find a room to hide in. I see a door wide open and tumble myself into the room. I close the door and look around where I'm hiding. The walls are painted with a bright, golden yellow that automatically brightens up the room, along with a giant window that also allows light to enter the room. The only thing in this room is a box with no visible labels. I go toward the box and begin rotating it. Nothing. After moments of contemplating it, my curiosity peaks and I open it, hoping it's nothing of my sister, because if she catches one thing out of place, BOOM, the world will soon meet its end.
However, after rummaging through the contents of the box, I realized that everything had belonged to me. All my memories flooding back to me as my eyes glaze over all the items. I finally notice something fluffy on the bottom and pull it out without ruining the other artifacts. It was a stuffed tiger plush that still had some life into it. It's orange and black fur still maintained soft and warmth as I place it against my chest. I feel something around its neck and, when I pulled away from me, there seemed to be a golden star shaped locket. I push the side to open and tears well up at the bottom of my eyes as I read the message that was inscribed:
Hey Tiger! Don't forget to be a ferocious feline while you're gone ;) – Missy
I reread the phrase over and over again until the tears have completely blurred my vision. I pull the plush close to me again and I fall onto my side with my long brown hair draping over my wet face. I eventually fade out to black with my memories keeping me warmth with a distant echo of a door banging behind me.
Well that's it for chapter one! Sorry for it being short. I'll try to make it longer and better next time :) More will be revealed so stay tuned!