All throughout life my family was always there for me. As the only child and granddaughter, it wasn't just my parents by my side but also my grandparents. They were always there for me. When I was born, my first steps, when I lost my first tooth, all the way until my first day of middle school. In sixth grade my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer and died a year later. Shortly after her death, my grandfather went to join her. Since my parents were scientists they began experimenting, I had always asked what they were creating, this was the first secret they kept from me.
"April Barnes, come back to reality" I looked up, I hadn't noticed my mind had wandered, and now my teacher was calling me out. There was only a couple days left in school and in all of my classes we were watching movies or signing yearbooks, all except this class. Math was the worst. "Ms. Barnes if you want to go to finish the eighth grade, I suggest you pay attention" my teacher told me. I nodded right when the bell rang. I almost laughed, just my luck. I got up quickly, gathering my stuff and left the room before she could say another thing.
I took my time walking home. Nodding to complete strangers and smiling to those on the bus. It was good to be noticed. When I got home no one was around, Hiwever the light was on in my parents study so I figured they were working on their project. However once it got dark out I figured something was up, I knocked on the door and let myself in. "Mom? Dad? You've worked a lot today" I said
"I know honey, I'm sorry were nearly finished we couldn't stop" my mom said looking up. Both my parents used to work for an agency but were both fired when they refused to give their boss the stuff they were working on. Nobody knew they continued to work on it. They both have jobs now but work on it when ever they could. "Really! Your almost done that's great! Can I know what it is when it's finished?" I asked. My parents glanced at each other then back at me. "I don't know" was all my dad said. I went to open the door but it was locked from the outside. "That's weird. Mom it's locked. Then the smoke detector went off. I could smell the smoke to. The room had no windows or fire exit. My dad went over to the door and started yelling and banging on it but it wouldn't budge. It was too late smoke seeped into the room and my parents lab caught on fire.
Fire caught on my sleeves and covered the walls like Ivy. "April you have to listen to me, the serum we created will still probably work. But we only have enough for one person. Only one of us can get out." My mother handed me a small glass bottle filled with an Icy almost clear blue liquid. "Swallow it, then run. We love you" my dad said almost choking from the smoke. I pulled off the cap and swallowed it. The liquid filled me up and I felt my world change. Almost fade.
Ghost of April will continue.