Alex's Point of View

CHAPTER 1

Two years ago I made myself a promise, a promise that was guaranteed to work, but before that let me begin by telling you a little about myself.

I'm Alex and in a few months it will be my eighteen birthday. I should be excited, turning eighteen is a big deal for any teenager but along with most things in my life I will be celebrating it on my own.

You see my father travels, a lot, always has done, even before I can remember.

When I was fourteen my mother passed away, and so my father started working from home. We moved to Orange County not long after, to start a fresh. It was going to be a new beginning for the both of us but instead it just drove a bigger wedge.

My father started to change, he became distant and cold towards me, telling me that I reminded him to much of my mother, and that's when he started travelling again.

At the age of sixteen my father brought me a decent sized two bedroom apartment telling me that it was ridiculous for me to stay in the mansion alone, although he couldn't bring himself to sell it. So instead it sits there empty until once in a blue moon he comes back spends the weekend and before you know it he's gone again. What can I say he is a very busy man, I can't complain, I mean all the bills are taken care of and he even sends money every month so I don't go without.

My father didn't think that it would have been best for me to leave school and risk my future because of him but I think deep down he knew that if he ever asked me to leave I would, I need him just as much as I know he needs me.

Please don't feel sorry for me, in no way am I looking for any sympathy, I should be used to being on my own by now, although I do have my moments of weakness but doesn't everybody?

Now I have told you a little about me, let me tell you about the place I spend most of my day. I go to Harbour High, been here for two years, and in all that time I have only made one friend, a loyal friend at that, Seth Cohen.

It was by total accident or by chance that we even met. I was on my way to the cafeteria when I stumbled into someone, when I say stumbled I mean I really should start tying my shoe laces. Anyway so we both end up on the floor with a bunch of comics everywhere, so because it was practically my fault I help the guy out.

I glance around at the comics surrounding us and notice that they were pretty much all of Spiderman.

"Dude, do you happen to like Spiderman?" I ask sarcastically, Oh come on I had to say it.

"Yeah go on tease me just like everyone else, so what if I happen to like Spiderman you probably like Wonder Women or something." He grabbed hold of the ones I was holding and quickly stood, as for me I couldn't just let someone talk to me like that, I had to set the record straight.

"No way, she doesn't even have a secret identity. I have to go for Superman." I stood my guard folding my arms over my chest as if I was challenging him. Not like I wouldn't have won, he does have chicken arms.

"Superman. No way, his too perfect!"

"He only seems perfect but his not, if you think about it, he's actually kind of messed-up. Come on he lost his parents, lost his whole planet. He's, like, totally alone. This is a guy that could take over the whole world if he wanted, but he doesn't. He just keeps helping people. Why do that? Unless, he was trying to make a connection."

Wow thinking back if I put on a red cape with a big S on my chest I could have been Superman, well Supergirl. Hey I could so pull of the red tights, I have great thighs.

"Who's your favorite writer?" Seth randomly asks and without any hesitation I reply,

"Bendis."

"Names Seth," holding out his hand to me I couldn't help but raise my eyebrow and look at him. With that Seth dropped his arm down and wiped his hand against his jeans. Rolling my eyes I turn to walk away, but deep down I knew that I wouldn't end up walking away alone for too long.

Although I did try and ignore him for the first couple of days, being the lone wolf that I was, Seth eventually grew on me and I haven't let him go or regretted it since.

I know comic books are kinda geeky especially for someone like me, but hey we all have our little secrets and here in Newport there are a lot of secrets.