There ain't a diamond that didn't start out rough Chapter 1 * means thoughts

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It was a cool autumn morning day, and the Cliffhangers were unusually happy for this time of year so Peter decided today was the right time to give them the news. He gathered them in Group to make the announcement. "What was so important that you just had to tell us today?" asked Daisy "Kids listen up, a new student will arrive tomorrow." announced Peter, answering her question. A chorus of groans went up around the room. "Oh goodie" said Shelby, rolling her eyes. Jules, on the other hand was excited about it. "Are they a girl or a boy?" her voice brimming with curiosity. "Her name is Madison Daniels but that's about all we know, everything about her is in her file, which will be arriving with her tomorrow. I'm just as curious as the rest of you." What Peter didn't mention was that he was also worried. He didn't need the file to find out info about Madison Daniels, it was all over the news. This was going to be a hard teenager to fix, and for the first time in his life Peter had doubts as to whether he could.

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Madison was still numb from shock. It was only yesterday that she had found out that she would be sent to Horizon, a school for "damaged" teens.

*I don't deserve this, most of those kids are probably in there for drugs, what happened to me is not my fault, I don't deserve to be punished* Tears were forming in her eyes, no one had been able to help Madison, she knew it was just useless, but no, her parents wouldn't listen. So now as they were driving toward the school, she cried out from the back seat of the car " How could you do this to me? How can they help me if I don't even remember what happened?"

Kerrie Daniels her mom, was worried about this too. The doctors said that anything could trigger her memory but so far nothing helped and Madison was getting worse. Her nightmares were becoming more frequent yet she still couldn't remember anything. " Listen Honey, these people are professionals, they can help you don't you want to get better?" Kerrie's question was only met with silence. *Not if it means getting my memory back* thought Madison, looking at the file that sat next to her.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N: Please R/R! Sorry for the short chapter but there wasn't that much I could say about Madison cause I don't want to spoil the next chapter, where you get to see her file and she gets introduced to the Cliffhangers. This is my first fanfic so bare with me, I'm not writing the next chapter till I get 5 reviews. I hope you like the story!!!