The first light of day began to creep through the curtains, shining on my eyes ans rising me from my slumber. I hate mornings but due to Jeremy's recent bodily discoveries its easier for me to wake an hour earlier and get a good wash.

I looked around my room, the blank walls staring straight back. I wondered across the hall into the bathroom i shared with my siblings. I lazily splashed my face with some ice cold water and turned on the shower.

I took a quick shower and soon enough I was wide awake. Ready for another day of school.

I danced my way to my wardrobe and pulled out an outfit.

I was wearing long white socks that just went past my knees. They brought out the dark tones in my legs. I wasn't as dark as Elena but I wasn't as pale as Jeremy either. Accompanying them was my white floor printed Dr. Martins. Covering my rear was a pair of short short. I usually don't flaunt to much skin but it was summer and I was 18. Tucked into my shorts is my pink lace vest and over that I wore a cream cardigan.

I left my brown curly hair down and only applied a bit of natural make-up. Elena's alarm went off as soon as i was finished. Typical.

Then as if on cue I heard the bathroom door slam and lock, time for my exit to the coffee machine.

"Hey, aunt Jenna." She was already making me a coffee when i walked into the room.

"Good morning. Your up early aren't you, I seem to recall you hating mornings."

"I do still ate them. But there is one thing I ate more and thats being locked out of the bathroom." I cringed. She chuckled and handed me the coffee.

I took a sip and sighed, coffee was my fuel. But it had to be homemade. I wasn't into Starbucks or Costa.

"Hey." Aunt Jenna said as Elena walked into the room.

"Jeremy locked himself in the bathroom again. Does he think we don't know what he's doing in there?" She rolled her eyes and I laughed

"He's 14. They don't think." I said monotone.

Elena grabs the coffee pot, but Jenna takes it back.

"Hey, you'll get me in trouble." She cried.

"What about Jade? Shes drinking it?" Elena asked Jenna Looking offended. I huffed at her stupid whining.

"Quit whining." I said glaring over at her.

"Jade is eighteen." Jenna reasoned.

"Good morning." My mum said flowing into the kitchen. Going straight to the coffee like everyone else.

"Morning, mom." Elena and I chirped in unison. She kissed us both on the cheek and headed over to the table to sit with aunt Jenna.

"Hey, Mum. Will you drop me off at school early? I want to err.. meet Matt." Elena said scratching her neck.

"I can't right now, Hun. I'm sure Jade can though." Elena was about to protest when I cut her off. I wasn't about to let her put mum through one of her guilt trips.

"Sure, Come on!" I waved her to me. I walked outside grabbing my keys an bag on the way. I stood for a second looking at my baby. My Grandma had left me quite a bit of money in her Will. I used half of it to buy myself a car.

Its a four seated black Figaro. The interior is white so I'm very peculiar about who goes in also ave to wear their seat belt and keep their hands on their laps.

"So why are you meeting Matt so early?" I asked Elena trying to make conversation.

"No reason." She muttered.

"Don't lie to me Lena."

"I said it was nothing." She snapped.

"Okay, I was just asking. I thought you might have came to your senses and decide to tell Matt that you don't love him."

She scoffed, "Its really none of your business."

"He's my best friends little brother and your stringing him along. You have been for years. Do you think that's fair? What if Vicki was to do that to Jeremy?" I shouted back.

"Like that would happen. She may be a slut but, Jeremy?" she mock laughed. I pulled over abruptly and reached over to open her door.

"Get out!" I said calmly but she got the message. I was pissed. Beyond pissed.

"You can't be serious?" She asked her face contorting in disbelief.

"I'm dead serious, Get out."

"You know what, Jade. Not everyone is as perfect as you." She got out the car and looked at me through the open door. "Everything I do I'm in your shadow."

She slammed the door of my car and i drove off to meet Vicki. Her guilt trips don't work on me. She does it for attention. I have always had to do things her way and I'm completely done with her.

I pulled up at school and went to look for Vicki.

"Hey, Jade!" I heard from behind me and i spun round to see Matt.

"Hey Matty," I opened my arms to hug him and he obliged. "Wheres Vik?"

"She's round near the smokers corner, with the druggies." He said sounding less than pleased about this. "Where's Lena?"

"I kicked her out of my car. A mile down the road." I smiled at him and he shook his head.

"I'll go get her." He smiled. "Bye Jade."

I wandered over to the smokers corner and headed straight for Vik.

"Jad, there you are." She smirked taking a drag of her Cig. I coughed as she breathed the smoke into my face.

"Every morning, without a fail, you blow smoke in my face." I shook my head. She put out her Cig and took my arm. Dragging me towards the building. When me and Vicki came back here we would be in our last year of high school. We would both be Eighteen and facing examinations for college. This was the last Day of our final year and I was going to make it count.

- x -

I sat there stewing in my own anger. I can not believe that self centered bitch blew us off for the bon fire.

We were in the middle of a Pictionary game when the house phone went off.

Jenna picked up the phone quickly as to avoid making a further fool of herself. her drawing is terrible.

"Your dad is making me play Pictionary. I suck at Pictionary." She said into the phone. Great it was Elena.

"You do. You're terrible." He chuckled.

"Bite me, Grayson." Aunt Jenna whipped back.

"Oh, having second thoughts about ditching family night?" Jenna said looking at us all wide eyed.

"Unbelievable." I got up from where I was sat and went to get my coat.

"Here." I heard my mum say. Jenna handed her the phone. "Elena, everything okay?"

"He doesn't really care about that yet, honey, he's just trying to figure out how you feel about him right now." My mum said solemnly.

"Yes you do. You're just afraid to say it." Mum replied to what ever Elena was moaning about.

"You're not gonna lose him, honey. You're setting him free." I smiled at my mum, she always knew what to say. "Alright stay there, I'm coming to get you." she hung up on Elena

"No your not," My dad said. "We'll both go."

"Oh no you don't. I'm going." I was out the door before any of them could protest.

Stupid Elena.

I drove across wickery bridge towards the location of the bon fire, i was planning to go with Vik but i heard aunt Jenna was in town a d changed my plans.

As i got closer to the bon fire i could see Elena at the end of the road talking to some blue eyed guy.

I got out and walked over to her.

"Who was that?" I asked her as i got closer.

"Who was who?" She asked a little confused and shok my head. Typical Elena, she never tell me anything.

"Just get in the car, but put your shoes in my boot i dont want your dirty feet on my seats." She rolled her eyes.

She got in after puting her shoes in the back. I started the engine and backed up. I was just on the edge of a ditch in the forest.

A bang was heard as my tire popped on something.

"Oh for fuck sake." I cried. "My baby!"

"Oh please, your sent to do one thing and you screw it up. This is just like you, you do everything perfect when it benefits yourself but when its something for me you pop your tire typical." Elena screamed at me and i glared at her. I went to get my spare tire from the boot.

"Says you! Your just a selfish bitch, eveything you do benefits yourself. Maybe if you'd listened to me and our parents you'd have stay home tonight and non of this would be happening." I shouted back.

She stared at me for a moment, "This is because your jealous of me isnt it, you have never been the popular sister and you've never been the pretty sister so your getting back on me by being the bigest bitch ever."

She pushed my shoulder harshly.

"Jealous of you? Your an egotistical bitch who think the world revovles around herself. I am not jealous of you, your just to full of yourself to see that i dont care if you jump off a cliff, as long as you do it quietly." I shouted, before realising it was harsh.

I walked over to the poped tire and Elena looked angery.

"You might care but everyone else would and thats alot more than I could say for you." I dropped the tire and turned round. I hit her across the face so fast I didnt even know it had happened until, she made a squeak. She didn't wait long because a whole two seconds later she had pushed me and I stumbled backwards. I tripped over the tire and fell. Straight down into the ditch. Sicken cracks sounded as pain ran through my body. I hit the ground and the air was knocked out of me.

I looked down at my stomach to see a piece of wood sticking out of it. The blood was leaving my body fast I looked up to see Elena whose face was blank.

"Elena!" I gasped. Fading in and out of contiousness.

"Elena, wheres your sister?" I heard my mum ask. She must have called mum and dad to come pick us up.

"She went to find Matt, to see if he'd help her change her tire. You know Jade, she wont leave her baby." Elena laughed nervously. I groaned a little, trying to scream to my mum.

"Well come on then, Jadey is old enough to take care of herself." My dad said and I could hear their feet retreating.

I closed my eyes, my breathes becoming shallow.

I opened them when i heard the crunch of a twig.

A shadow hovered over me.

"Elena?" Was the last thing i said before i gave into the darkness