I finally reached school, drenching wet. Its been raining two days straight in Gotham and it didn't look like it would be clearing up soon. My body was soaking wet, my clothes tugged tightly against my skin, and my hair fell flat on my face. I sighed and walked down the hall. I kept my head down as I passed my school mates. They all stop and stare at me, whisper about me, and laugh. Its been like this ever since I attended Gotham High last year. I'm not a nerd or anything, but I can say that I am different from your normal teenage girl. I finally reach my locker. Its a top locker by the way and place all my stuff in there. I take out the books I need for first and second period.

"You're in my way", a voice said.

I turn around. Jamie Anji. Exchange student from Japan. She had the bottom locker that was under me.

"I'm finished anyways", I tell her and close my locker. I make to leave and I hear her say something about stinky Anders.

Ugh. Not that name again. I hear people call me that at least five hundred times a day. I came into school last year with dog poop on the bottom of my shoe and before I knew it, I have a new nickname. By the way my name is Kori Anders. Well, my full name is Kornelia Anders. I'm a junior here at Gotham High and let's just say, life is cruel.

I walk into first period class. Chemistry. I hate chemistry. I just don't understand any of it. I take my seat who happens to be next to no one other than Kitten Moth. The bitch who gave me that stupid nickname. I don't understand how people can like a girl like her. I mean she's just so mean. I see her staring at me with disgust. Great. Here we go again.

"Do you like always wear those boots?", she asked me.

I sigh in annoyance and turn to her. "Do you always talk like you're stupid?" I try my best imitation of her.

I hear snickers behind us. The jocks. Well just two of them. The big African American is Victor Vic Stone. He's huge. And next to him sits Walter Wally West. The really fast one. You see, even though I don't talk to anyone in this school or don't have friends, the jocks and I share something similar. We all hate Kitten Moth.

Vic gives Wally a pound. "That was a good one."

Satisfied, I look over at Kitten who has her arms crossed and a sour face on.

"Alright class", says Mr. Light. "Let us begin and enter the world of Chemistry.

I get past first period. Then I had algebra, english, and study. Lunch went as usual. I grabbed my homemade lunch from my locker and proceeded towards the lunchroom. I took a seat at one of the empty tables near the bathrooms. I can say it was my table since no one really sat there. I didn't mind sitting there. I usually just tune everything out and enjoy my lunch. After lunch I had world history, french, and then art. Art is my favorite subject. Its really the only reason why I do come to school. I draw everyday and during all my free time. The bell for school finally rang.

I realize the rain had stopped and the sun came out as I head out to the junior/senior parking lot and make my way towards my car. I drive a faded turquoise pick up truck. Its not all that great but considering I share it with both my siblings, its in pretty good shape. And this is where the story of my family begins.

My family moved to Gotham from Chicago last year. Before Chicago we lived in Phoenix and before Phoenix we lived on Tamaran. Tamaran is my homeland. Its a small tropical island in the Caribbean. I haven't been to Tamaran since I was five years old. My parents had to leave because of diplomatic reasons happening on Tamaran and ever since we left, money was an issue. We're not completely poor and live in an abandoned warehouse or something but we're not rich either. My father, Mya, saved enough money to buy our family a farm in Gotham. My mother, Lu, and my siblings, Ryan and Komali, and I all work on the farm. You'd think that owning a farm will be give you great income with crops and what not but no one is really interested in buying fresh crops anymore. Grocery stores don't buy from us so we decided to build our own market in the front of my house.

As I drive out of my parking spot I quickly slam on my brakes. Some asshole in a black hummer almost hit me. I roll down my window and look out. "Watch it!" The driver rolls down his window and well, my heart stopped. Richard John Grayson, Gotham's playboy and mega hottie looks out and apologizes. I wave it off and nearly die from a heart attack. He's so dreamy. Ever since we partnered up for an activity during class last year I've been crushing on him, mad. But what the heck am I thinking? He could never go for a farm girl like me. Richard also known as Dick, is adoptive son of multi-bilionaire, Bruce Wayne. He always wears those black glasses, which makes him super mysterious and hot. Oh if only he knew I actually still existed. I snap back into reality and realize it left with all his jock friends riding in the back as well. Did I mention he's also a football player.

Okay enough dreaming. I really need to get home and help at the farm. Once there I see a few cars parked outside the market. I smile. Even if one car stops by, it makes my day. My dad's worked so hard, he deserves this. I drive past the market and up the long pebbled driveway that reached towards our house. I parked outside, we don't have a garage, and get out of the car. My house is behind the market. My house is two floors and a basement. We have a big patio connecting to it and a back patio. I walk in and I'm greeted by our dog. Silky. The reason why I'm stuck with stinky Anders. But she's just a puppy so I couldn't blame her. We call her silky because her hair is pure white. She barked happily at me and she licks my cheek. Too cute! I place my bag by the stairs and walk into the kitchen. My mom's by the stove, baking her famous Zorkaberry pie. Zorkaberry is a type of berry that originated from Tamran. My father brought some with him before we left Tamaran and we grew them out here.

"Hey mom", I say and kiss her cheek.

My mother smiles. "Hello sweetheart. How was school?"

I shrug and grab an apple from a bowl on the table. "Fine. I got a B+ on my math quiz."

"That great sweetheart", she tells me. "Do me a favor and grab the jar of flour?"

I walk over to the cabinet and take the jar out. I walk over to my mom and hand it to her. "How many are you baking?"

My mother sprinkles some flour on the top of the cabinet. "Just five for today. I want to see if they will sell in the market or not."

"That's a great idea. Your pies are the best", I tell her. "I'm gonna go and start my chores soon."

My mother nods. "Oh before I forget. Starlight is acting a little bit funky. Why don't you check on her?"

I nod and grab my backpack. I run upstairs and walk into my room. Well I shared a room with my older sister. Kom and I have a bunk bed. She takes the top and I take the bottom. I don't mind sharing a room with he since well, I've been doing it my entire life. My brother Ryan, who is the oldest out of us all, has his own room. It makes sense since he is the only boy. We three share a bathroom outside our room. My parents take the master suite. My dad's actually saving enough money to work on the attic. We might turn it into another bedroom. And I might finally get my own room.

I quickly use the bathroom before heading back out. I see my brother on the tractor, riding over the dirt, and I see my dad with two buckets of water in his hands. I quickly wave to Ryan and run over towards my dad.

"Hey daddy", I tell him.

"Hello princess", he tells me. I open the door to the green house and he walks in. We have a lot of plants growing in here. Fruits, vegetables, flowers, you name it.

"Need any help?",I ask him.

My father shakes his head. "No thanks. You get to your chores and make sure the animals are well kept."

I happily nod. "Just call me super vet!"

My dad laughs. "Super vet?"

"Yea. Cuz I'm super and a veterinarian", I tell him. He gives me a blank look. "Nervermind. I could never be funny." I walk out.

"I'll stick with princess!", my dad yells out.

I shake my head and walk over towards the barn. We all have jobs on this farm. My sister and mother take care of the market. My father plants and does his crop thing. My brother works the machines and I take care of the animals. We have a huge red barn. Its actually two floors. The bottom floor is for our horses. The top floor is used for storage and what not. Actually we have a couch and a mini fridge up there. Ryan and I set up for a hang out place. We have a huge pen where all the animals stay outside. We have sheep, chicken, pigs, cows, and goats. We also have a sheep dog. He's actually my brothers dog who lives in the barn but we consider him ours. His name is Buddy. Next to the pen we have four medium sized barns for each of the animals.

I walk into the horse barn and put on gloves, working boots, a hat, and an apron. I walk upstairs and carefully lift a bag of food over my shoulders. I'm pretty strong considering I'v been doing this since the middle of last year. I open the pen and walk in. I have to make sure to lock it because these animals can be smart and get out. I pour food for the animals and toss the now empty bag. I then grab the hose, turn it on, and fill up the water bowls. Once thats finished I have to make a quick inspection and make sure none of the animals are hurt or sick. My father taught me how to spot symptoms. By the way I want to be a vet when I'm older.

I walk into the horse barn. My favorite part of my job. I get to feed, clean, and ride the horses. We have three Arabian horses. We have an orangish horse named Fire, a pure black one named, Onyx , and a white one named Starlight. Fire is the lazy horse. He doesn't like to ride around a lot and when he does, it can only be for a while. He's the oldest out of the horses. Onyx scares me a little. You have to be careful when to ride him because he goes really fast. He always seems to have a stern face on. Starlight is my favorite. She's beautiful in every way. I'm in love with her white hair. Its simply gorgeous. She loves me too. I can tell because we're naturally connected when I ride her.

I fill up the food and water bowls for the horses. I take out Onyx and Fire out for a bit. When I try to take out Starlight, she seems different. Well, for starters she usually greets me by placing her snout against my face. And when I took her out for a ride, she was wobbling and moving from side to side a lot. I hear my mom call for dinner. I kiss Starlight on the snout and close the barn.