Title : Great Expectations
Summary : A girl who thinks that this world has been very cruel to her. When her happy days slowly faded away, she began to sink in her own dark world. She became downhearted and thought that it is her fate to suffer like that forever. A new city and new peoples, did it help her to change her mind... SxA.
A/N : Hi everyone ! This is my first story.. Hope you all like it.
Disclaimer : I don't own Bakugan Battle Brawlers.
Chapter 1 : The New Life Begins.
MY DIARY:
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"Life hurts a lot more than death. It goes on wether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could've been. Its just as Jean Anouilh quoted 'Life is a wonderful thing to talk about or to read about in the history books but it is terrible when one has to live it'. There are thousands of stories written in history with happy endings. Maybe its not about the happy ending. Maybe its about the story. Every single person on the planet has a story of its own. But its not like the fairytales where every story has the happy ending. But in reality, life is just a hidden world of hurt and tears. As for my life, I am not living I am just surviving. The world seems to be fading around , engulfing all my happiness inside itself leaving the sadness for me. My sadness has become an addiction. When I'm not sad, I feel lost. I start to panic trying to find my way back which leads me back to my original state : sadness".
Normal POV :
A 16-years old girl with long orange hairs sighed and closed her diary. She then glanced sideways at her six months old sleeping sister and her 8 years old little brother who was looking very tired. Every time he closed his eyes but due to sudden jerkings of the car he instantly opened them. The girl smiled at her brother and then she continued reading her diary. The three siblings were sitting in the back seat of the car..well two..little Martha was sleeping soundly between her sister and brother. In the driver seat, sat a woman in her early thirties, with short blue hairs and blue eyes, looking forward at the road and in the passenger seat sat a man in his late thirties whose eyes were closed and his head leaned downward. He looked very comfartable.
"Mom ! When are we going to arrive at our new home ? All these ridings have made me very tired" exclaimed the little boy.
"Christopher ! This is the last time I am answering you..okay.. We are very close. In thirty minutes we will enter the Bayview city. Now shut your mouth for thirty minutes atleast" replied his mother annoyingly. She glanced at her son for a second from the front mirror then kept her eyes on the road again. Christopher pouted but didn't say anything. The orange haired girl smiled at her brother again and then she looked outside the car window. 'I wonder what new life awaits for us in Bayview' she thought and closed her eyes and felt the wind hitting her face and long hairs.
The sudden breaks caused her to open her eyes. At the same time her forehead hit the back of passenger seat, she quickly sat straight, rubbing her eyes and looked around. A big board was standing at the side of the road. She read it "WELCOME TO BAYVIEW CITY". She yawned and rubbed her forehead 'Great ! What a nice WELCOME !'
Twenty minutes later !
"Here we are ! Our new home" exclaimed their mother and stopped the car. She took few deep breaths and got out of the car. She brought out the house key and opened the door with it. She glanced back to see that the kids had already gotten out of the car. Martha was still sleeping in her older sister's arms. "Christopher take Martha inside the house and Alice bring your fathers wheelchair and help me to take him inside". said her mother. Before she could say anymore Alice quickly handed Martha to Christopher and brought the wheelchair from the back of the car and opened the passenger gate. Then Alice and her mother took the ill man inside the house.
They couldn't afford a big house, so it was a small house with four rooms, a kitchen and an attached bathroom. On left side were two rooms and the bathroom, each next to other and on right side were another two rooms and the kitchen. The entrance door was between two rooms and on the other end, right in front of the entrance door between the kitchen and bathroom was another door which lead to a backyard. The backyard was big enough. On left side there were some empty pots scattered and on the right was a place for washing and drying clothes. A small toilet was there too. Between the two doors was a narrow space, about 2 meter in widness.
Alice and her mother were busy setting the house when suddenly her mother stopped working. She exclaimed with a worried face "Oh no! I totally forgot. We don't have anything for dinner. I will go and buy something right now" and just when she turned to leave , Alice stopped her and said that she would go instead.
"Do you even know where the hell market is?" Asked her mother.
"Yes...I...I think I saw one on the way. It was not very far from here. Mother you should rest. You must be really tired from driving for so long" answered Alice politely but a little scared too. Indeed she was scared from her step-mother and even her step mother was always rude to her, she always wanted to help her. Her step mother, Mylene was working hard to support this house and treat her ill husband. But too much works had made her very disturbed. Manytimes she was very rude to Alice but Alice never once complained. She knew that her step mother is going through a lot, all alone. Thats why she want to support her as much as possible.
"Alright! But dont be late. There still many cleanings left and dont just wander around there. Come as soon as possible" said her mother and handed her some moneys. She then turned towards a box and continued searching it . Alice grabbed a basket and left the house.
It was evening time so weather was not very hot. Alice walked along the roadway. A cool breeze waved her long hairs and her yellow frock gently. She kept walking for 15 minutes memorizing the way. At the right side , there were many streets.'One of them will lead me to the market. I am sure about it'. She thought but she couldn't remember the right one. After passing three streets, she came to another street. She stood there for a while thinking. Then she sighed and walked towards it. After she walked a little more, she stopped in her tracks and glanced around. "What is this ! I dont remember this place on my way" she thought and looked at the tall buildings on either side of the street. There were countless buildings and below them there were hundreds of people, all dressed in business suits and they were all rushing toward their destinations. "This looks like a business street. I dont think the market is here. Maybe I have entered the wrong street. I should go back and check the other streets. It wasn't that far from the house. If I am late,mother will be very angry" A panic rose inside her at the thought of her mother's angry face and she closed her eyes tightly to calm her rising heart, shaking her head she turned around at the same time which caused her to bump her nose at a hard object. She quickly walked back keeping her hand on her nose and opened her eyes to see a shoulder, its edge pointing straight at her eyes . She looked up to see a boy standing with black hairs that reached up to his neck, his right side of the face was visible to her. Behind him was standing a man and a woman both wearing black business suits, while the boy was wearing a simple white shirt and black pants. Both the man and the woman gasped in shock.
"Are you alright sir?" they both asked in unison. 'Sir ? He isn't too old to be called a sir' thought Alice and looked at the boy. The boy was looking down totally avoiding them. Alice found him staring with a bored look at a cup in his hand. Suddenly Alice felt something hot, she quickly looked down and saw that there were dark stains on her yellow dress. She touched a little down from her shoulder then brought her fingers near her nose and smell them. "Its coffee and its so hot" muttered Alice which caused the boy to look up at her. Alice looked up at him to see him glaring her intensely.
Alice's POV :
When I saw his glare I quickly bowed my head and apologized to him "I...I am sorry...I didn't see you there"
"Were you even looking ? Do you think this is your house walking with closed eyes like that or were you sleepwalking?" He asked more like stated. Who the hell he thinks he is lecturing me like that. I didn't know but suddenly I was getting angry. I took a deep breath to calm myself.
"Sir ! Do you want me to get you another cup of coffee?" asked the man to the boy and stood near him.
"No ! Its fine." he answered uninterestingly. He then raised his hand that was holding the cup and threw the cup in my direction without looking there. I closed my eyes and brought both my hands up to block it. The basket fell from my hand. Instead of getting hit, I heard a sound beside me. When I looked at my side, I saw a dustbin and the cup now inside it.
"Hey ! That was dangerous. It could have hit me" I blurted out. Now I couldn't control my anger anymore. I looked at him and saw that my basket was in his hand. He looked at it and smirked. Then he glanced at me.
"What ! Is there something wrong" I exclaimed narrowing my eyes at him.
"Looks like you are walking on the wrong path. The market is one block away from here, at the left of this street" he said amusingly. I gasped in surprise. He had a proud smile on his face.
"You've got it wrong. Umm.. I am not looking for the market" I said while twitching my eyebrows and quickly snatched my basket from his hand. I was relieved to know that. I should have thanked him but I couldn't calm myself. I was still frowning and all he did was smirked at me. I quickly turned around to leave, but first "You should treat people nicely even if they are at fault" I told him not even looking at him.
"Is that a thank you ? Hmm you are welcome" I could hear him say that. I stood there, my back facing him. I turned my head sideways and looked at him. His black hairs were gently moving with the wind. He was smirking while his both companions were giving me dead glares, but who cared. "Whatever" I muttered and with a huff I walked off.
Normal POV :
When Alice arrived home she found her mother doing some paper works. She quitely brought the groceries in the kitchen and started preparing dinner although she was very exhausted but she knew that her mother was tired too. So didn't want to trouble her. Christopher came to the kitchen and saw Alice making dinner. He grinned widely and stood on his toes to glance at the soon to be prepared meal.
"Ah Sis ! You have got a big stain on your dress" exclaimed Christopher looking at her shoulder.
"Oh its nothing. I will wash it off later" replied Alice, smiling at her little brother. She looked at the stain.
'I wish my life would has been washed off just like that too' thought Alice. She sighed and continued preparing dinner.
So how was it ? Thats just the start though.. There will be more. Hope you all enjoyed it. I dont have much experience in writing. If there are mistakes then please forgive me. Please review and tell me your thoughts.. Goodbye.