Chapter 1:

I woke up, and slumped over to the mirror. I looked at my thin grey body and my short Brown hair. I dragged a comb through it, and grabbed my satchel for school. I'm going to be late, I though nervously. I hated being late, which happened quite frequently. I walked downstairs, and immediately smelled the simmering daffodils. My mother looked at me, then handed me one. "Here and go to school now, before you're late." I took the daffodil from her, and trotted out the door. On my way to school, I saw my friend Silver Wing. "Hey!" I said excitedly. She always had something fun going on. "Hi, Cloud Watcher. Guess what!?" She seemed quite cheerful, which wasn't very new. "What?" I asked anxiously. "I got the lead in the school play!" "Good for you. Now we need to get to school before we are late." We galloped through the fluffy clouds, feeling the wind in our manes.

As we arrived in school, the bell rang. "Alright Teenagers. Take your seats!" Miss Cheerilee called among us. I sat in my assigned seat, Next to Shampain. Boy she was pretty. I really liked her, but was afraid to say anything to her. As soon as I pulled at my books, Silver Wing passed me a note. When I opened it, it read:

Dear Cloud Watcher,

I really like you, and the other girls say you don't like me. I don't know if it's true, but if you don't, please check yes. If not, please check no. Thank you! Shampain.

I immediately checked yes. Then I erased it and checked no. then I checked yes. I folded the paper delicately and passed it to Silver Wing. She opened it and stared blankly at the small piece of paper. "Really?" She asked me expectantly. "Yeah" I replied truthfully. She did this whole yelp thing, and then hugged me. She HUGGED me. I was in a daze when I heard my name distantly. "Cloud Watcher! Answer the question." Miss Cheerilee said angrily. I replied with a simple answer of 7. Oh boy did I get it. I was sent to the principal's office because I never pay attention and need to start. After I was done in the principal's office, I got a phone call home, lunch detention, and grounded from my mom. When she came to pick me up (I also was suspended for the rest of the day), she thanked the principal for dealing with me as I had done wrong, and sent me to the car. She stayed and talked for about 5 minutes after that. When my mom got into the car, turned on the ignition, and started driving, she finally spoke. "You know your father will be upset. And disappointed. We just want what's best for you." A long pause happened when I finally and bluntly stated, "I know." We got home and sat there, in the car for 20 minutes. I finally opened the car door, and stepped onto the cool, now grey clouds. When I turned to shut the door, my mother opened hers. She stepped out, and fell to the ground. I ran over to see what happened, when I saw her start shaking. She started having a seizure I thought, but wasn't sure. I grabbed my mom's phone out of her purse, and dialed 777 (That was our Ambulance number). When they arrived, she had stopped but was unconscious. As they lifted her away, my dad appeared in the drive way. "Son, I and you are going to stay here. I need to talk to you about something." He stopped, turned around, and hugged my mother goodbye. I was steered into the house, and was sat down on the couch. "Son, I have to tell you something about your mother that we knew a long time ago. She didn't know how to tell you though. But you need to hear it." He settled in his large lounge chair uneasily. "Your mother… Is dying. Tomorrow is her last day of life, and you definitely won't go to school tomorrow. You'll see her instead." I immediately replied, "NO! MOM ISN'T DYING! YOU'RE LYING!" I started to hyperventilate. Mom wasn't dying, was she? "Son, calm down. Breathe." I started to see spots when I was snapped into reality with a huge CRASH! My dad had tripped over the coffee table and landed face first into the rug. When I realized what happened, I helped him up and ran to my room. I collapsed on my bed at my boiling point with rage, fury, and sadness. I cried my heart out until I fell asleep.