Chapter One…
Peace Has Finally Come
CPOV
It has been two months since we finally found some peace. Two months since we defeated Edison Group. Two months since we settled down here in New York. It has been two whole months, and I cannot believe it one bit.
You see, after being on the run for so long, it feels as if we should be hiding and running from something. But ever since Edison Group was defeated, it has been peaceful, not to mention quiet. Well, kind of. Ever since Tori and Simon found out that they were related, they seemed as if they couldn't stop bickering back and forth. It wasn't like the normal bickering they used to do, it was more like a brotherly, sisterly "love" bickering. It was actually kind of cute.
And right now, at this very moment, I'm at the house. You see, everyone decided that it was best if no one knew about us all living together. You know, so everything would be easier. Nothing to explain or anything. So, our house is surrounded by the woods and no one can see our house. The house is two stories high and has white shutters around the window. If you want to know what it really looks like, you can just imagine a traditional American house.
Well anyways, there's this park that's like a twenty minute walk from the house and I am absolutely in love with that park. It's the one place I can go to for some peace and quiet, you know, with all of the arguing going inside the house.
We have resumed a normal life style. We go shopping, go out to eat, and we are going to school too. Isn't that exciting? Yeah, note the sarcasm. But anyways, our school is a decent school. 2,500 students in a fairly reasonable size building and it's only the first week of school. Simon, Tori, and I are juniors in school, while Derek, with his intelligent self, is a senior. The only reason he didn't go off to college was because he wanted to keep an eye on us for at least a year before he supposedly leaves. And I say supposedly because with his protectiveness, I don't think it's going to happen. At school, we all have made friends. And surprisingly, Derek too. Simon has decided to try out for the basketball team and the rest of us, yeah not doing a thing.
Oh, and if you're wondering, this ghost thing, yeah still happening. But I have learned to stay calm and reason with the ghost better. The thing is, they just pop up around places and I still don't know how to distinguish them from people. They look exactly alike. Most of the time, they make me look crazy. Luckily, there have not been any sightings of spirits at school, so no one thinks I'm psycho… yet…
And while I'm here, in my room, enjoying the peacefulness that surrounds me, I can't help but hope that this would last as long as possible.