Chapter 1
My name is Lucia, and I am a monster. For as long as I can remember, I've always been different. I… can't really explain it, but it's true. My foster parents know it. The other kids around me knew it too. They always made fun of me, teased me… bullied me. They would call me names.. push me down and taunt me. That's probably why my foster parents eventually sent me away on this stupid ship, the STARLIGHT. Their sending me away to go live with some relatives in Europe I've never even met. They said to me I need a new, safe environment. Away from bigotry and hatred.
As if their going to keep me. I've never even met them, and yet my foster parents think this is a good idea. Maybe I should just stay on this ship forever. That's probably what would be good for everyone. If I just disappeared from everything.
Right now, I've been aboard this ship for a day now, already wishing I was back on land. My parents had already arranged everything for me when I got on here, so the only things I've had to worry about are the ship crashing or some other disaster happens. The crew were nice enough, one woman offering to help with my stuff and find my room (even though I didn't have much).
Just a few hours ago, though, people have started falling ill, and it's spreading fast, whatever it is. My parent's would be stressed out and worrying about me had they known this was going to happen. I can tell the crew are trying to keep everyone calm and try to contain this. It's only a matter of time before it gets really bad at this rate. Maybe I should just stay in my room and look out onto the vast ocean. I'm sure this will get better in time.