July 2nd 2005

My world was perfect, well as perfect as it could be. I had my brothers to protect me, to save me from harm. Now i have to build my own defense. My brothers left today, they're finally out of this hell hole. I don't understand why they couldn't take me with them. I don't like it here. Now i cant go outside without the fear of being attacked. I'm only eight, how am i supposed to defend myself? I wish i could run, I probably wouldn't get past Tony and his gang, Compared to them i'm like an ant and they're the bulls. Power is a big thing in this place. My power kept me invincible and untouchable, but now its gone. I sit in my room hiding from it all, my parents included. I wait for the day that Brax comes and says 'come live with us'. I can tell you now I've waited all night for that, but it never came; No Brax, no Heath and no Casey. Oh how i wish this was just one big night-mare. from now on i'll wish upon every shooting star i see for them to come and get me.

March 18th 2014

Seven years. Seven years, eight months and sixteen days since they left. Fifteen wishes on a shooting star and they never came back. Do they even want me; am i Nothing to them? I've changed a lot since i was an eight year old. I'm no longer an innocent young girl. I have become what my brothers used to be like. I say to myself its all a facade but who am i kidding I've become a person i never wanted to be. But its kept me safe and alive for the past seven years. At school no-one wants to mess with me. Maybe I can protect myself.

March 29th 2014

I came home from school today and a surprise was waiting in the lounge room for me. The problem was that this surprise was seven years, eight months and twenty-seven days too late.
"Brax, what are you doing here" I asked
"I want you to come and live with me" He replied
"Why didn't you ask me that seven years ago?"
"Life was different back then"
"Right, and i guess i was too young to understand it then" I said sarcastically
"Yeah" He replied
"No i'm staying here"
"Tilda?"
"NO BRAX", I yelled " You didn't want me then so why do you want me now!"

Brax walked out. I cant believe I said that. After i had been so anxious to leave and i throw away my opportunity. That night when mum got home I told her I was leaving.
"You can't go" She yelled
"Yes I can", i replied" I'm 16"
I felt an almighty sting across my face. I had an urge to hit back but she wasn't worth it. I grabbed my bag and ran out the door. I caught a bus to where Brax, Heath and Casey lived. I knocked on the door.
Tilda, what happened to your face?"
"I'm sorry" I cried
He grabbed my arm and pulled me closer
"Its OK", He said hugging me

May 2nd 2014

I had been at my new school for almost a month. It was great no-one knew who I was. I wasnt worried about that until last term when i found out that there was going to be a merger with my old school. Now I was worried. I sat on the other side of the class, hoping that no-one would recognize me. It worked until the teacher left the room.

"well, well, well if it isn't Matilda Rowe, crossed to the other side have we" said Matt, a bully from my old school.
I kept facing the front, trying to ignore him; but now can i ignore my past?
"Or should i say Matilda Braxton"
"Your a Braxton?" Said Jett, a kid who had become a 'close' friend
"What, didn't you guys know"Said Matt, "I hate being the bearer of bad news"
KaBoom! There goes my world, ruined by one little word. Braxton was almost the equivalent of being Hitler.
Cant run from it now, can I?