Clary - Introduction
Days were often sad without mom. She was always so happy and full of laughter, a sound not heard much in our house anymore. My mom died when I was 7 from leukemia, and its just been me and my dad ever since.
It hurt dad the most, he just couldn't live without her. Right after she died, he was angry. I'd hear plates smash, furniture crack, him screaming furiously, and then it'd die down and you'd hear muffled crying. I was a scared and confused little girl who just stayed up in her room crying, waiting for mommy to come home from the hospital and daddy to be dad again. After a while though the anger faded away and was replaced with sorrow and grief. Dad got angry sometimes but was mostly just depressed, lost, and couldn't find his way out of his never ending nightmare.
The recession also hit and many people lost their jobs, along with my dad. He was a home appraiser, but since the house market crashed, the company was losing money and there weren't any houses left for appraisal. I had to work at the local food store to bring in some extra cash while dad looked for a job, and when he finally found one as a bank accountant, we had to move to San Diego, California. I had already finished half of high school and would have to start at Wilmoor high school for junior year. It sucked having to move from the only place I've ever lived away from the only friends I ever knew.
So that's what happened so far, tomorrow is going to be my first day at school and I have to start all over. I decided I was just going to stay low and just get high school over with, but plans don't always go accordingly.
- So this is just the intro to fill you in, chapters will be longer than this one.
