Chapter 1

The sun shines bright in Gotham today. I wake up to the sound of the alarm at 7:00 am. I live in an orphanage. I never knew my parents. I am 14 now. I am the roughest, toughest girl here. Everyone is afraid of me. I have over heard people talking saying I have a scary appearance in general. Long brown hair always tied back in a high ponytail, glaring dark hazel eyes, small lips. It's just my death glare I give people all the time I guess. I have no friends but I don't care. I hate everyone here anyways and they hate me. I am ruthless, arrogant, violent, rebellious, and courageous and I'm proud of it. I don't care about no one's feelings here.

I'm also good with weapons. I love weapons. I have throwing knives, a dagger, a tomahawk, a Kukri, a bow with a dozen arrows, and a handgun. I'm not into guns a lot because in my opinion, they are just kinda boring. They all do the same thing. Of course, we are not allowed to have these kind of things here but they are hidden in a bag under my bed. No one checks anyone's stuff anyways. I practice weaponry at the woods behind the orphanage.

We are allowed out after 3 on school days until it's dark and on weekend we are allowed out from the minute it's light out to the minute it's dark out. I have a job from 3:30-8:00 from Mondays to Thursdays to make some money. I work at the pet store cleaning cages and feeding animals. How else would I have gotten these weapons.

In Gotham, if you have money, you can buy weapons, drugs, alcohol, you name it. It is the most dangerous city in America. So much crime, but, we also have a strange hero here to. His name is batman. He is some grown man in a ridiculous bat costume who saves people.

So now you know a little bit about me. I am planning to make my big escape today. I need a life of my own. I'm to old to be in an orphanage. Besides who will adopt a 14 year old. I feel caged up here. I'm planning on leaving after school. I'm one of the smartest people in the orphanage anyways. I'm great with English, math, science, and gym. I'm a natural artist as well.

So the game plan is just me going to pack my things, take a few of the things this place owns, rent a cheap apartment, go to school somewhere else, and live life better. I hop out of bed, get dressed into my uniform, and go down to the cafeteria. I get a glass of orange juice, a tangerine, a kiwi, some apple cinnamon oatmeal, and 2 eggs. I'm eating a little extra today just incase this is my last meal for a few days. I'll have to buy my own food when I leave.

I go sit a small table alone, as I always do. I finish in about 5 minutes and take my tray over to the counter. Then, I go back upstairs to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. I see a group of girls come in. They are the same age as me. There are 4 of them just giggling away but stop as soon as they see me. I give them my famous death glare and they quickly leave. I finish up there and go back downstairs and go to my classes.

First I have math. We have a 15 minute lecture, then get 2 double sided work sheets. They are a Piece of cake. I finish 20 minutes before the bell. I get out my drawing book and draw for some pass time. As I said earlier, I have a talent for drawing. I continue my drawing of Fred Durst. I'm great at drawing realistic faces. I can make it look like a photo someone took. When the bell finally goes, I hand in my work, pack up my stuff, and head to chemistry.

We get a lecture for 25 minutes about the periodic table of elements which I find completely useless. I took some good notes and then we got 3 double sided work sheets. They were easy. I finished with 10 before the bell and I continued on my Fred Durst drawing. Once the bell went, I handed in my work, packed up my stuff, and went to lunch.

I got a turkey sandwich with mayo, cheese, tomato, and lettuce, an orange, a handful of strawberries, a chocolate milk, and a stick of celery. I always try to eat as healthy as I can. I went and sat at the same table as I do everyday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I finish in about 15 minutes. I still have time left, so I go back to the bedroom I share with 9 other girls and pack everything I will need into my suitcase and counted my money. I have $490. I save up. I have decided to leave at lunch right now rather than later. All my stuff is in my suitcase. I just need to go to the cafeteria and get some food to bring.

I make my way down to the cafeteria and grab another tray. I grab 3 large chocolate milks, 5 kiwis, 5 tangerines, 6 sandwiches, 3 bananas, 7 carrot sticks, and a stalk of celery. Once I have all the food I need, I quickly go back up stairs and pack it away in my suitcase. I realize that if I'm sneaky enough, I can take almost anything I want. I grab my backpack and head into the tech room.

They have everything cool there from laptops, to different tablets and computers. Luckily no one is in there, so I steal an iPad, a charger, a smaller laptop, and it's charger and I run out of there. It feels good to take these things.

Next I go to the art room. They have lots of things there I could use. I grab one of the art kits that I have always wanted and put it in my bag. It has over 100 different pencil crayons in it, 10 different kinds of pencils, blending stumps, a good sharpener, a brush to smudge graphite, a kneaded eraser, a normal eraser, and some other cool things. Next I take a sketch book, and a book with drawing tips and steps on how to draw specific things. I think that's all I need out of here.

Next, I go to the library. The librarian is there. I will just ask to rent them. I grab the hunger games series, the breadwinner series, some books bout health and fitness, and a book about the wilderness. I go up to her and ask to rent out the books. She is old and grumpy so she takes them all and checks them out.

"They are all due by the end of next month." She says.
"Thanks." I say and I put them in my bag. I need to think. Is there anything else I need? Nope, that's it. I head upstairs to grab my suitcase, and I head out.