It was dark. She couldn't see a thing. There were people screaming. Then it was silent. Slowly the knob on the door turned. Light filled the closet she was in and then she saw a boy. Covered in blood and bleeding from his forehead he looked like a monster. All she could bring herself to do was to scream. Then she blacked out.


That was all Sapphire could remember about that day. It seemed so long ago but it still haunted her to this day. She felt bad about her reaction but she never saw the boy again so she could apologize.

Today was a week before her first day of high school. Sapphire needed to arrive here today so she could get permission from the school for her father's special education program for her. The only problem Sapphire was experiencing was the fact that May refused to wake up. Everything hinged upon May being there.

Sapphire had been deep in thought when she arrived. The school principal's office was where they were told to go. When they arrived the principal was waiting patiently behind his desk. Sapphire sat down and her father wished her luck. Her father was always supportive in these situations so she responded simply.

"Thanks dad. Ya can go on out! I'll see ya when we're done," to assure him further she flashed him a smile fang and all. He smiled back and walked out. "So yer Mr. Briney, right? What do ya need me ta do?"

"I would like you to tell me why we should believe the claim that your father is making about your situation. I'm not sure I believe it, Ms. Sapphire."

"Well, see the thing is sir…"


25 minutes later

Sapphire was sitting patiently on the bench outside of the principal's office. May never got there so the principal was there explaining how he couldn't allow what sapphires father was suggesting. Apparently she would have to attend school with everybody else. That was the outcome she was dreading the most. If she could have she would have made sure to be expelled before she was put into regular school. 5th grade was a nightmare with her problem. The worst part being that she was in this mess purely due to her own actions. She would have been here if not for Sapphire having May teach her how to sing. She got May so tired that her friend and companion couldn't wake up today.

Her father drove her back and all Sapphire felt like doing was humming. She wasn't humming anything in particular but this was normal when she was depressed. On their way home Sapphire noticed a box with her name on it. She asked her father about it and he said that it was a journal. His gift to her to help her make sure she doesn't forget anything important. Thanking him she took the pencil that came along with it and wrote the name Sapphire on the blue side and flipped it over to write the name May on that side. She went to bed later that night dreading the next week.

Never did she dream that the first day would be what spiraled her life straight out of control