Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Alexandria,
Markus, and anyone else that are not in any of Amelia's books. Rated for
language.
This is the second version. I tried to turn that one paragraph into smaller
ones. I'm not very good at it so sorry if it looks bad.
"What?" I screamed at the news I just heard. "You can not send me to some, some prep school!" my face was already red from screaming. "It's a very nice boarding school", my aunt said. " You are not my mom so you can't send me to a boarding school" I yelled back" I have legal care of you so I can send you there if I want" damn, I forgot that. After my mom had got in a car crash and died, I was being taken care of by my aunt. " This is bull shit," I screamed only to be slapped in the face and yelled at for swearing. I turned around and walked to the stairs that lead to the basement.
The basement had been turned into a room. Not really though. There was just a curtain separating me from it. I heard my aunt yell down the stairs to start packing; I was leaving in the morning. THE MORNING! That was too soon. I sat there and cried for a while. After that I called my best friends, Kristen and Billy and broke the news to them. Kristen started to cry." but I won't see you for a long time" she said in between sobs. We talked for a bit, remembering old times and what we'd do when I get back. I told them to say bye to the rest of my friends and hung up. Tears threatened my eyes again as I called Kevin, my boyfriend. He wasn't in so I left a message. I let out a long, sad sigh as I finished my packing.
All my clothes were in one big bag and all the important stuff (photos, drawings, notes, c.d.'s a few stuffed animals) in another smaller bag. My aunt came down the stairs a few minutes later to see that I was packed. She told me that my two cousins were sleeping over friends' houses. And that she was going to be out till late. She went back up stairs to the front door and left. I was left alone in the silent house. By now it was about 8:00 and I had nothing else to do but listen to music. I took out my c.d. player and my favorite c.d. by evanescence, fallen. I sang along to the songs like I always did.
After listening to the music for a while I decide to go to the woods. It was really dark out but I had been out here so many times that I could see everything. Even though it was the middle of November not a single snowflake had touched the ground and the cold didn't bother me. I walked to the tree I had been to so many times before. It was one of the tallest trees in the forest. I climbed up to where one of the branches made a seat. I would always come here when I wanted to think or just be away from everything. I sat there in the dark, listening to the night sounds.
I heard some leaves rustling below and looked down. I was startled to see some one there. "You're very foolish to be out this late.... alone" the last word sent a shiver up my spine. "Yeah? And why is that?" I tried to sound brave but I knew my voice was shaky. "There are many things that prowl the night," his voice sounded so calm. I tried to get a better look at the person but lost my balance. I let out a small scream and expected to hit the ground, but didn't.
Opening my eyes I saw that the mysterious person had caught me. He let me down so that I was standing right in front of him. "Thanks" I could barely hear my own voice as I got a good look at the guy. He was taller then me and with black hair. His eyes looked black too, but I wasn't sure. The thing that really got me was the tattoos I saw. A snake on one wrist and a wolf looking creature on the other arm. I mentally scolded myself for even thinking that it could possibly be Aubrey from my favorite books. Yet the similarities between the character and this guy before me were shocking. I looked up into his eyes and became suddenly tired. My eyes began to close and I feel to the ground.
The next thing I remember is waking up with the first rays of the morning light shining down on me. I was still in the woods. I figured I had fallen asleep and what happened last night was a dream. I walk back to the house and unlocked the basement door. I saw the suitcase on my bed and knew at least some part of last night was not a dream. My aunt was standing in the doorway. "Get ready. We're leaving" she looked happy that I was leaving. "Alright" I went to the bathroom and changed. As I walked past the mirror I stopped. There were two small marks on my neck. I figured it was just two mosquito bites. I ran a comb through my hair, even though it was usually never messy.
I looked at myself. I'd changed some since the accident. I never really smiled anymore. And there was a small scar on my collarbone. I had cut my straight, red hair a little above my shoulders and it looked spiky. I turned away from the mirror and walked out of the bathroom. Then got my stuff out to the car. As we drove past the house I had no idea I'd never see it again.
"What?" I screamed at the news I just heard. "You can not send me to some, some prep school!" my face was already red from screaming. "It's a very nice boarding school", my aunt said. " You are not my mom so you can't send me to a boarding school" I yelled back" I have legal care of you so I can send you there if I want" damn, I forgot that. After my mom had got in a car crash and died, I was being taken care of by my aunt. " This is bull shit," I screamed only to be slapped in the face and yelled at for swearing. I turned around and walked to the stairs that lead to the basement.
The basement had been turned into a room. Not really though. There was just a curtain separating me from it. I heard my aunt yell down the stairs to start packing; I was leaving in the morning. THE MORNING! That was too soon. I sat there and cried for a while. After that I called my best friends, Kristen and Billy and broke the news to them. Kristen started to cry." but I won't see you for a long time" she said in between sobs. We talked for a bit, remembering old times and what we'd do when I get back. I told them to say bye to the rest of my friends and hung up. Tears threatened my eyes again as I called Kevin, my boyfriend. He wasn't in so I left a message. I let out a long, sad sigh as I finished my packing.
All my clothes were in one big bag and all the important stuff (photos, drawings, notes, c.d.'s a few stuffed animals) in another smaller bag. My aunt came down the stairs a few minutes later to see that I was packed. She told me that my two cousins were sleeping over friends' houses. And that she was going to be out till late. She went back up stairs to the front door and left. I was left alone in the silent house. By now it was about 8:00 and I had nothing else to do but listen to music. I took out my c.d. player and my favorite c.d. by evanescence, fallen. I sang along to the songs like I always did.
After listening to the music for a while I decide to go to the woods. It was really dark out but I had been out here so many times that I could see everything. Even though it was the middle of November not a single snowflake had touched the ground and the cold didn't bother me. I walked to the tree I had been to so many times before. It was one of the tallest trees in the forest. I climbed up to where one of the branches made a seat. I would always come here when I wanted to think or just be away from everything. I sat there in the dark, listening to the night sounds.
I heard some leaves rustling below and looked down. I was startled to see some one there. "You're very foolish to be out this late.... alone" the last word sent a shiver up my spine. "Yeah? And why is that?" I tried to sound brave but I knew my voice was shaky. "There are many things that prowl the night," his voice sounded so calm. I tried to get a better look at the person but lost my balance. I let out a small scream and expected to hit the ground, but didn't.
Opening my eyes I saw that the mysterious person had caught me. He let me down so that I was standing right in front of him. "Thanks" I could barely hear my own voice as I got a good look at the guy. He was taller then me and with black hair. His eyes looked black too, but I wasn't sure. The thing that really got me was the tattoos I saw. A snake on one wrist and a wolf looking creature on the other arm. I mentally scolded myself for even thinking that it could possibly be Aubrey from my favorite books. Yet the similarities between the character and this guy before me were shocking. I looked up into his eyes and became suddenly tired. My eyes began to close and I feel to the ground.
The next thing I remember is waking up with the first rays of the morning light shining down on me. I was still in the woods. I figured I had fallen asleep and what happened last night was a dream. I walk back to the house and unlocked the basement door. I saw the suitcase on my bed and knew at least some part of last night was not a dream. My aunt was standing in the doorway. "Get ready. We're leaving" she looked happy that I was leaving. "Alright" I went to the bathroom and changed. As I walked past the mirror I stopped. There were two small marks on my neck. I figured it was just two mosquito bites. I ran a comb through my hair, even though it was usually never messy.
I looked at myself. I'd changed some since the accident. I never really smiled anymore. And there was a small scar on my collarbone. I had cut my straight, red hair a little above my shoulders and it looked spiky. I turned away from the mirror and walked out of the bathroom. Then got my stuff out to the car. As we drove past the house I had no idea I'd never see it again.