Chapter One: Prologue
Life can be many things, good, bad, and everything in between. Life was perfect until it all came crashing down. I'm Buffy Anne Summers, I'm 18 years old and I have just moved from Los Angeles to Sunnydale California, looking for a fresh start with my Mom and my baby sister Dawn.
I used to think I could never leave behind my life in LA, the 'Cool' capital of the world; however that quickly changed when I fell for Parker Abrams. Parker appeared to be a smart, kind and sensitive guy, and after a couple of weeks of flirting I made the big decision of giving him my virginity. The following day I was so excited to see Parker and begin our new beautiful relationship together, or so I thought. I quickly discovered that Parker's sweet and sensitive routine was mostly an act and he had only been interested in a one-night stand, and had already moved on to a new girl. I quickly became very depressed; little did I know things were only going to get worse.
Joyce met Hank Summers at the prom during her freshman year of college. Joyce did not have a date, but Hank did. My Mom and Dad's relationship had been deteriorating for years in LA; however the last straw came for my Mom when Dad cheated on her with his secretary. Mom took no time at all in filing for divorce from my Dad and decided to pursue her dream of opening her own art gallery. It didn't take long for Mom to find the gallery in Sunnydale, who practically begged her for her services to save there diminishing gallery, and we were soon packing up our life in LA and were on our way to our new life in California.
Mom got the house choice just right, it's a beautiful two story, American Craftsman style home, with full basement and is situated at 1630 Revello Drive, Sunnydale. A wide concrete sidewalk leads up from the curb, through the middle of the front yard, past lovely tall palms and other trees and through a gap in a low hedge that fronts the porch, to a short flight of steps that lead up to the front door, on either side of which are picture windows flanked by tall, narrower windows. The porch, spans the width of the house and overhangs part of the houses roof, which is supported by four pillars, the two beside the steps have brick pedestals. Facing the house, the driveway is to the right which leads alongside the house and the backyard stretches back to a fence which opens onto an alley.
The first floor is occupied by the foyer that leads into the hallway off of which, facing away from the street, the dining room opens on the right and the living room opens on the left. The sitting room is located at the end of the hallway. The kitchen lies beyond the dining room, offering access to both the sitting room to its right and to the rear porch. A short flight of steps leads from the back porch into the back yard. A staircase leads from the foyer to the upper floor of the residence.
The neighbours look nice and friendly enough, they don't look like axe murders so that's a good start I suppose. I'm dreading tomorrow though, it just so happens to be my first day at Sunnydale High School. I'm so stressed about making a good impression and I'm really worried that I'm going to have tonnes of work to catch up on, so I can't help but wonder how it's going to go. But I guess I shouldn't worry about that right now, I have more pressing things on my mind, like having to fight Dawn for the best bedroom.
The second floor of the house contains three bedrooms and one bathroom. The master bedroom, facing the rear of the house, is now occupied by my Mom and I have claimed the front bedroom. Between these, there is a third room, which has become Dawn's bedroom. The bathroom is across the hall from my bedroom and my mom also has access from the master bedroom. I believe I've got the best bedroom, It's a nice size and I just need to unpack my stuff and paint it a better colour to make it feel like mine, the horrible green flock wallpaper adorning the walls at the moment has to go, quickly, along with the dodgy matching carpet.
We are all starting to feel like were settled in now; the house is starting to feel more like home, with the old familiar nick-knacks and embarrassing baby photos. All in all the house just needs a lick of paint, and as I sit here, in my new room, all I know is that the fearful day is drawing closer, the day I start Sunnydale High. I'm seriously afraid that I'm going to be behind in all my classes, that I won't make any friends, that I have last month's hair. I guess that Sunnydale High will be a total culture shock for me, being popular was cool and everything but now with this new start, I think I'll try to blend into the background and finish school, with good grades, and of course I'll hopefully make some new friends, being normal instead of a bitch is just so much easier isn't it?