Chapter 1

I was sitting in my dad's ford with the windows down. The warm Californian air was pushing my red velvet hair out of my face. Yeah, my dad was a fast driver that he could usually make this hot Californian air cold but today he was driving slowly. "Dad," I paused not knowing what to say I know I hurt him but I expect him to be angered with me-not this-he was acting like I took a dagger to his neck. "You know this once in a life time chance".

He kept quiet we were close to the airport now. He turned into the kiss and drive drop off and turned the car off. I sighed, guilt was eating at the edge my throat, creating a lump in my throat; I didn't want to see him like this. But I didn't want to cry either it would only worsen him. He was unloading my luggage from the truck; he wouldn't even look into at me. I couldn't help it and I knew crying wouldn't help but my tears just escaped "Daddy" I cried shakily. He looked up at me with his blue eyes as he pushed his white blonde hair out his face.

"Clarissa Adele Morgenstern I think I've taught you better than to cry honey" He smiled crookedly at me.

I split a smile but it faded quickly "daddy" I started again.

"I know honey this was once in the life time chance, and you had to take it" He said as he handed me my green-red polka dotted hand bag.

"Then why are you so- so" I didn't know how to describe him. "Urr!" I said in exasperation.

"So dead?" he chuckled in my amusement at my anger. Yup my anger was one the ways to identify me as a Morgenstern. " Well Clarissa-," he paused "clary I'm angered and shock killed by myself honey. Remember what I used to say when you asked why I didn't dated well I used to say"

" Love is to destroy, and to be loved is to destroy" We said at the same time smiles split across our faces.

"Yes, yes that was it honey. Well I learned to love you and now it destroying me" he said gently then kissed my forehead.

" Valentine Morgenstern! I always thought you only ever cared for me?" I mocked him

"Clare-bear when I willing to read you stories in middle of the night even at this age and you only consider that caring, I think I should buy you dictionary so you could look up the definition of love." He said as he handed me my last bag.

"I going to miss you dad" I said "I lo-"

"Don't you dare say it! You know how I feel about love." He cut me off.

"I know and that exactly why I do it" I stood their smiling at him and he stood their returning the favour. This is my dad, my wonderful dad.

"Show them the Morgenstern you are" he said.

"Good bye dad" I said then headed off toward the entrance of the airport.

I had just checked my baggage in and now I was sitting in the waiting area waiting to be boarded into my plane. I check my phone I had two messages one from my daddy and from Jocelyn. I open Jocelyn first. It read.

Can't wait to see you, sweetie. Hope you have a great trip. I cringed at my "mother" she never seen me since I was two when she left my father and I and now she thought she had every right to call me sweetie. Then I open my dad's text, it read,

I have something to tell you, sorry I didn't tell you early but I knew you would have declined the offer and this once in life remember? So I didn't tell you… soooooooooooooo don't kill me honey.

I quickly texted back what did you do? Did you kill the neighbour's cat?

He replied back

yes sweetie I killed their cat. I had tons of fun doing it *cue sarcasm*

~~~~~Clarissa Adele Morgenstern~~~~~ The pa called my name I picked up my hand bag and head toward the desk so I could board the plane as the flight attendant inspected my passport I texted my dad, seriously what's up?:l

I was anxious now, what was this something that could change my decision, even the fact that I had to live my mother and her son Jonathan didn't even bother me enough to change my decision. I had been accepted to Idris Academy The school of elites, nothing could change my mind. I was now sitting in the plane when my dad texted me back

Um Jonathan Fairchild also attends your school.

All this time I thought I only had to deal with them at their house and now at school. This was just great*cue sarcasm*