Chapter 1

"Lacy, wake up honey," Mom says softly, "Its your birthday." My ever-changing eyes pop open.

"Okay, Mere I'm up," I say.

My mom left my room to go make breakfast. I got out of bed and walked back and forth in front of my closet. What to wear, what to wear.

I decide on my light pink, white lace, and pastel green floral lily dress. I braid my long blond hair with a white ribbon. I look in the mirror.

Nice, I look the same as yesterday. Tanned skin, blonde hair, blue eyes that change at will, and braces, little Lacy, but no I'm fourteen now and everything will change, I think. I decide, because I'm a true teenager now, to wear makeup. Mascara, lip-gloss, sparkle eye shadow, black eyeliner. I look older now, perfect! My eyes look huge, and my lips look plush.

"Lacy!" Dad calls in his deep voice.

"Coming!" I yell down the stairs.

When I get to the bottom and went into the kitchen my parents yell "Happy Birthday!"

"Thank you!" I say. I was adopted when I was three, my adoptive parents couldn't have kids, and they have spoiled my ever since.

There where presents scattered all over our huge mahogany breakfast table. I smile.

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" Thank you so much, I love you two.' I say after opening the last present, a stunning pair of chrysocolla earrings. I check the oven clock, 8:07, curses!

"I've got to go now or I'll miss the bus, I'll see you over the weekend."

I grab my Vera Bradley backpack and went outside for the bus, I go to a boarding school in Brooklyn for "Gifted students" and spring break was over.

"Hey, Lace" says Michael, a sophomore who lives nearby and goes to BGS.

"Hey, Mike" I say back.

" Lacy!" I hear Serena shriek, "Happy Birthday girly !" she singsongs.

Serena is my best friend. She has red hair down to her waist, green eyes like the grass in April, and is ADHD like me. I smile up at her (she's also really tall.)

"Pretty girly, I like the makeup." Serena says.

"Thanks, S. I feel like today is going to be a big day," I say.

" Your welcome. That's great, now on to the important stuff," she says seriously, "What'd you get?" Serena asks nearly jumping with excitement.

' Chysocolla earrings, itunes gift card, Barnes & Noble gift card, a book about mythology, a new Vera lunch box, a Stella dress and, a few other things." I reply. I know most girls would be talking about the way the earrings sparkle, or how the Stella dress is perfect for junior prom but, I my favorites are the Barnes & Noble gift card, and the mythology book (I have this obsession with them, its quite bad.) Everything else is great, and I like it fine but, its just not really me.

I began to tell Serena this when out of nowhere I hear something screech in an awful voice,

"Llllllllaaaaacccccyyyyy"

I turn and nearly faint.