Can't You See That You Lie To Yourself?
By: Nicole Lopez
Summary: This story is about four new Cliffhangers (Augie, Shelby, Daisy, David, and Scott - old characters; Jasper)
Characters:
Yalya: Augie's younger sister, Mexican, dark brown hair which she keeps pulled back into a pony tail, 14 years old, does not have a super model body-type, desperately wanted to fit in at her school but didn't because of her accent, almost killed a guy when they got into a fight, basically she started falling into her brother's footsteps, 5'0
Alina O' Quin- Indonesian, dyed red and black hair that goes to her waist, 17 years old, has an average body-type, doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to important things, loves her family to death (which is the reason she is here . that and her drug addiction), 5'10
Constance- Italian, baby blue contacts, has an on-going battle with anorexia and self-image, has very low self-esteem but she doesn't let anyone see that, 15 years old keeps her feelings to herself (she was taught to keep her sadness to herself, so as not to damper anyone else's spirits), bleached blonde hair, athletic body-type (which causes her to think that she's fat), use to be a gymnast, 5'4
Alex Chapa- Puerto Rican, dark brown hair which he keeps short, 17 years old, has had numerous accounts with the law, (i.e. vandalism, getting into fights all the time, abuse), keeps on a tough interior so as not to get hurt, in reality he has no concept for what is acceptable and what is not, 5'10
Chapter One: I Can Barely Recall, But It's All Coming Back to Me Now
"Freeze!" A cop yelled as Yalya realized what she had done. She looked down at her hands, which were once clean but are now covered with blood. Her hands began to shake violently has the knife falls from her hands into the blood soaked carpet. Before Yalya can react, she feels hand-cuffs being put on her wrists, which begin to feel raw with pain. Tears brim her eyes as Augie comes into the front yard, pushing past a few cops to get in. "What's going on here?" He almost screams, seeing his only sister being hand-cuffed. "I did it for you," Yalya whispered as Augie rushed to her side. "Did you . did you do this?" She nodded. Her throat felt dry and heavy. There was no way she could speak another word. "I come to visit and this . Yalya how can bring this back into our lives. We were all trying to get rid of stuff like this." Yalya hung her heads as the cops carried her off.
It had been three months since Yalya had gotten into a fight with that boy. He had almost been killed by the stab wound . a few more inches to the left and he would've been dead. She had gotten off easy though and a few months of Juvie hadn't helped her much. Yalya was hanging on the edge by a thin strand, until some news arrived that would change her life, completely. Letters from her family, the Ciceros, had been rare. She hadn't gotten one in about a month, which scared her. Augie was still furious with her. The letter arrived at about 3pm on a Saturday night. "Any normal teenager would be OUT doing stuff on Sabado (Saturday), but not me," Yalya mumbled to herself as one of the faculty members handed her a little. For the longest time, she couldn't even open it. Yayla was convinced that her family had disowned her, but the letter proved her wrong. She opened it up and it read:
Dear Princesa,
We have missed you very much. The worst thing is not seeing you everyday. I know things have been really strained between all of us lately, but I have some good news. We have decided that we cannot let you stay there in juvie. Instead, we're going to send you off to Horizon so that you can be with Agustine. I know you may hate us now and feel as if we are punishing you, but we are not. This is the best thing that could happen to this familia. We love you so much and hope to see you soon. Usted es mi corazón. (You are my heart.)
Mucho amor, (Much love,) Consuela Ciceros
"Come on mom. Let's get this over with," Constance mumbled. Her father was about ten steps ahead of her and her mother was ten steps behind. It was evident to everyone who had decided to send her there. "I really want to go home. I promise I'll be good." Constance tried to persuade her decision to send her to Horizon. It had always worked before, but this time, her father was in the way. Introductions were made, Constances' file was reviewed. All of her attempted to get out of it had failed. She was stupid to think that she could just go back home and forget everything. All the suicide notes, the suicide attempts, the eating disorder (which hadn't completely gone away) . all of that was keeping her here. The meeting was a short one. Short and sweet for the adult, a death sentence to Constance. "Mom . don't go ." Constance's eyes teared up. She wasn't particularly attached to her mom, but she was going to try one last time. Maybe there was a way out after all. "I'm sorry Constance. You need this." Ms. Valentino got up, walking side-by-side with her husband. 'That was easy," Mr. Valentino retorted. His wife didn't respond. It was tearing her apart to see her baby so unhappy. "Don't go!" Constance yelled, running after her parents who were already in the car. Constance opened the door. "If you leave I swear to you it'll be the last time you'll ever see me again!!" Mr. Valentino sighed, closed his wife's door, and sped off only leaving dust behind and tire marks which were the only signs that they had even been there. "Constance," Sophie whispered softly, leading her back to the inspection room.
(A/N: This is the end of the first chapter. I desperately want to add more, but I didn't want to make it too long. I hope you review this story, because if you do, that means that I'll update soon. Thanks! -NL)
By: Nicole Lopez
Summary: This story is about four new Cliffhangers (Augie, Shelby, Daisy, David, and Scott - old characters; Jasper)
Characters:
Yalya: Augie's younger sister, Mexican, dark brown hair which she keeps pulled back into a pony tail, 14 years old, does not have a super model body-type, desperately wanted to fit in at her school but didn't because of her accent, almost killed a guy when they got into a fight, basically she started falling into her brother's footsteps, 5'0
Alina O' Quin- Indonesian, dyed red and black hair that goes to her waist, 17 years old, has an average body-type, doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to important things, loves her family to death (which is the reason she is here . that and her drug addiction), 5'10
Constance- Italian, baby blue contacts, has an on-going battle with anorexia and self-image, has very low self-esteem but she doesn't let anyone see that, 15 years old keeps her feelings to herself (she was taught to keep her sadness to herself, so as not to damper anyone else's spirits), bleached blonde hair, athletic body-type (which causes her to think that she's fat), use to be a gymnast, 5'4
Alex Chapa- Puerto Rican, dark brown hair which he keeps short, 17 years old, has had numerous accounts with the law, (i.e. vandalism, getting into fights all the time, abuse), keeps on a tough interior so as not to get hurt, in reality he has no concept for what is acceptable and what is not, 5'10
Chapter One: I Can Barely Recall, But It's All Coming Back to Me Now
"Freeze!" A cop yelled as Yalya realized what she had done. She looked down at her hands, which were once clean but are now covered with blood. Her hands began to shake violently has the knife falls from her hands into the blood soaked carpet. Before Yalya can react, she feels hand-cuffs being put on her wrists, which begin to feel raw with pain. Tears brim her eyes as Augie comes into the front yard, pushing past a few cops to get in. "What's going on here?" He almost screams, seeing his only sister being hand-cuffed. "I did it for you," Yalya whispered as Augie rushed to her side. "Did you . did you do this?" She nodded. Her throat felt dry and heavy. There was no way she could speak another word. "I come to visit and this . Yalya how can bring this back into our lives. We were all trying to get rid of stuff like this." Yalya hung her heads as the cops carried her off.
It had been three months since Yalya had gotten into a fight with that boy. He had almost been killed by the stab wound . a few more inches to the left and he would've been dead. She had gotten off easy though and a few months of Juvie hadn't helped her much. Yalya was hanging on the edge by a thin strand, until some news arrived that would change her life, completely. Letters from her family, the Ciceros, had been rare. She hadn't gotten one in about a month, which scared her. Augie was still furious with her. The letter arrived at about 3pm on a Saturday night. "Any normal teenager would be OUT doing stuff on Sabado (Saturday), but not me," Yalya mumbled to herself as one of the faculty members handed her a little. For the longest time, she couldn't even open it. Yayla was convinced that her family had disowned her, but the letter proved her wrong. She opened it up and it read:
Dear Princesa,
We have missed you very much. The worst thing is not seeing you everyday. I know things have been really strained between all of us lately, but I have some good news. We have decided that we cannot let you stay there in juvie. Instead, we're going to send you off to Horizon so that you can be with Agustine. I know you may hate us now and feel as if we are punishing you, but we are not. This is the best thing that could happen to this familia. We love you so much and hope to see you soon. Usted es mi corazón. (You are my heart.)
Mucho amor, (Much love,) Consuela Ciceros
"Come on mom. Let's get this over with," Constance mumbled. Her father was about ten steps ahead of her and her mother was ten steps behind. It was evident to everyone who had decided to send her there. "I really want to go home. I promise I'll be good." Constance tried to persuade her decision to send her to Horizon. It had always worked before, but this time, her father was in the way. Introductions were made, Constances' file was reviewed. All of her attempted to get out of it had failed. She was stupid to think that she could just go back home and forget everything. All the suicide notes, the suicide attempts, the eating disorder (which hadn't completely gone away) . all of that was keeping her here. The meeting was a short one. Short and sweet for the adult, a death sentence to Constance. "Mom . don't go ." Constance's eyes teared up. She wasn't particularly attached to her mom, but she was going to try one last time. Maybe there was a way out after all. "I'm sorry Constance. You need this." Ms. Valentino got up, walking side-by-side with her husband. 'That was easy," Mr. Valentino retorted. His wife didn't respond. It was tearing her apart to see her baby so unhappy. "Don't go!" Constance yelled, running after her parents who were already in the car. Constance opened the door. "If you leave I swear to you it'll be the last time you'll ever see me again!!" Mr. Valentino sighed, closed his wife's door, and sped off only leaving dust behind and tire marks which were the only signs that they had even been there. "Constance," Sophie whispered softly, leading her back to the inspection room.
(A/N: This is the end of the first chapter. I desperately want to add more, but I didn't want to make it too long. I hope you review this story, because if you do, that means that I'll update soon. Thanks! -NL)