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Prologue

In all the fairytales I´ve read as a child the princesses were always beautiful and graceful, but unable to save themselves. They were always waiting for the prince to come and save them from the evil dragon and sweep them off of their feet. When I was little I´ve never wanted to become like them, I wanted to fight my own battles, be my own dragonslayer.

But that was before I realized how harsh society can be to them who are not as rich as the rest. We weren´t really poor, but we were by no means as well off as most of the town we lived in. I didn´t care about the money, but children can be mean and uncaring when the repeat what their parents gossip behind closed doors. I´ve learned to become quiet and remain hidden, not daring to tell anyone of my dreams and hopes that they just would´ve laughed at anyway.

I´ve never been different, never been special. And now I became the girl that no one noticed standing in the corner, I became the one that stayed silent. It may have not been the best way to spent the days, but it was easy. People eventually forget about me, not finding me important enough anymore to talk about. I was just normal, well maybe a little invisible from time to time, but still normal, plain and simple. And I´ve always thought my family was the same, just as normal as I. My mother passed away when I was six, but I hardly even remember her. If I really concentrate I see a smiling face behind my closed eyes, but this image is blurred and vague, nothing specific that I could hold onto. My dad hardly ever speaks of her, only told me once that she has been in a heavy car accident and died in surgery afterwards.

If I mention her name in front of my older brother though, he always gets this withdrawn expression in his eyes and won´t talk for the rest of the day. I´ve always thought that was because he remembered our mum, since he has known her for a year longer than me, and was hurting since the memories were plaguing him.

So I stopped saying her name, stopped saying that I´ve ever had a mum, for my dad and my brother´s sake. Never did I even think that everything I´ve ever believed in could be a lie. Never did I doubt my family´s words. And never did I guess that I wasn´t really normal. But life can change from one moment to the other and sometimes you have to find out the hard way. Change doesn´t have to be bad, it can give you a new chance, can give you a new perspective on life. And my life did change in aspects I would´ve never believed to change, while some stayed the same as they always have been. For the world isn´t as you would guess. There is so much more to it, nothing can be divided into black and white.

My name is Katara Waters and this is my story. I´m going to tell you this slightly different tale, if you´re willing to listen. I will tell you the secret of my mother´s death and the lie that has been my life. I will tell you of betrayal and hate, but most importantly I will tell you of love and true friendship, of bonds that are stronger than death.

But every story needs a beginning and mine starts on the first day of my senior year. I had prepared myself to face another year of just remaining in the shadows, but the arrival of an unusual family brought forgotten secrets to light. I had to realize that people I´ve known for all my life weren´t what they made us believe. Who would have guessed that I found the truth in the most unlikely place possible, but I guess life is never predictable. Enough of my rambling though. I´m here to tell you about my slightly abnormal life and not to ponder over our existence in life. Let´s go on with our story, shall we?

It all began on a summer´s day, a Wednesday to be precise...

A/N:

I´m back. Kinda. I don´t even know what happened to ´The Path Of The White Lotus´ but I´m still trying. This story has been in my head for quite a while and I hope that I finally start to write again. I hope you like it, I know the chapter is short, but it´s only the prologue. ;)
Tell me what you think of it. :)