"A withered tree stands alone in a meadow
nothing to keep it alive for all was dead and gone,
a mystery it is to the eye,
for a withered tree to soon become a forest"
Adriana quickly scribbled on her notepad as she ran to her art appreciation class. A bead of sweat ran across her forehead as she turned the corner into the hall where the practically empty class room was.
When she opened the door she only saw five other freshman, all sitting in plastic chairs looking at her with glares that could make a tiger slowly made way to an empty seat trying to ignore the stares from the other students until the teacher decided to question her upon her tardiness. "Well Miss Eirene nice of you to finally join us" he said lowering his glasses to show his dazzling gray eyes, and a rather sly smirk. " I can explain" she started but was soon interrupted "There is no excuse that could replace the precious moments that have passed with your rude entrance, so could you just sit there and please try to pay attention for once Miss Eirene!" he said raising his voice as he went deeper into his rather small speech. The other students giggled and laughed at Adriana,who had a rather dumbfounded look plastered on her face.
Forty five boring, yet exiting minutes later, the teacher let the rest of his ninth period students leave except for Adriana "You do know i am very fond of you" he said calmly as he stapled exams together, now and then looking up at her to make sure she wasn't sleeping "however, this delinquent like behaviour must come to a halt immediately, if this continues I am afraid i must call your mother" "Dont bother" Adriana interrupted "she died a year ago along with my father in an air plane crash on 9/11" she said looking up with tears in her eyes. "Oh darling I'm so sorry" he replayed his expression softening "however that is still no excuse for your grades and absences to class, now be off."
After two bus rides and a short walk she finally made it to her grandmother's house. There was no point in hiding it she ran upstairs to her room and took out a razor, raised it to her wrist ready to slice, however she resented and threw it across the room."Why can't I do it!?" she yelled in frustration raising her hands covering her ears, slowly sliding down and crying on the floor for at least three hours. Crying because, well, that's all she could do. Her parents were dead, she was being forced by the government to live with her strict, abusive grandmother, she had no money to run away and had no choice but to stay with the bitch. She couldn't go to an art college to become a tory board artist. What was she to do but stick around until she was 18 to only be kicked out?
((OOOH!~ What is going to happen to Adriana Eirene? Will she make it in this god forsaken world? Or will she intertwine with the evil plans her grandmother is plotting? Tune in next time to see what happens))