Her Dyslexia and ADHD made her a constant target for being picked on.
She once threatened Arina with what looked like a very long, very pointy spear, a javelin. Daphne only realized that she had it when her stepmother screamed bloody murder and dropped the bowl of watermelon-
("It's healthy, and low in carbs! Really, Daphne, you should cut back on the calories and carbs to lose weight!" Bella would exclaim, even though Daphne weighed way less than super heavy 'model' sized Arina)-
she was carrying and everything that was glass in the room shattered, including the laptop screen that Princess Butterball, Arina, was staring at intently.
This was also blamed on Daphne. To get away from the two of them, and as part of her punishment. Daphne went to her room.
Instead of sitting on her bed and thinking about what she had done, she pulled out a suitcase and started packing her most valuable items;
The stuffed animal wolf her biological mother had given her upon birth, the slightly distressed hoodie her first (and only) boyfriend had given her in the second year that they had dated (before he was forced to move to Detroit) and broke up with her.
Next on her list was the midnight colored, hooded cloak that her father had given her as a fifteenth birthday present last year, her black ice-skates, an extra pair of converse, her only grey winter boots, her only black work boots, a small makeup kit, a knife (though she never really felt comfortable with it in her hand [she preferred the feel of the javelin or better yet, a bow and a quiver full of arrows]).
A cell phone and six-hundred dollars in cash found it's way to her army-style black winter coat. She was content after grabbing a pillow and a soft blanket, but she glanced around the room one last time and swept up her laptop, it's charger and a picture of her and her father before closing her suitcase.
Daphne opened up her window and crawled out onto the back porch's roof, picking her suitcase up, as if it were feather light, to make sure that it didn't clatter across the roof. She quietly dropped her suitcase into the semi-deep snow. Daphne glanced up at the full moon with a sigh.
"Please, Mom, I don't know where you are, why you left, or if I mean anything to you at all, but I'm asking for your guidance, please. I may not know who you are, but I remember that every time you were around I felt empowered beyond belief. I hope you aren't mad at me for being Dyslexic or ADHD… Dad says that it is your fault, but I don't believe that any more than I believe that you intentionally abandoned me. I-" her voice cracked and she could feel tears pooling in her eyes.
"I hope that we are looking at the same moon right now, and that I will get to meet you someday. Mark my words, I will find you. I swear that on Poseidon's trident, Athena's wisdom, Apollo's harp, no matter what, I'll never give up, Mother, like it or not. No one will stand in my way."
With that, Daphne pressed her pointer and middle fingers to her lips before raising them to the full moon.
Guys, I am SOOOO sorry for not posting this WAAAAYYYY sooner, but I've been uber busy with school, Keystones, and all kinds of things, but I'm here now. And I hope you loved Daphne VanOwen's introduction into the Fanfiction world. Enjoy!