Chapter One
Today shouldn't be all that bad. I mean I have archery which is pretty much the only thing I'm much good at. I can't be good at much else given the fact I'm ADHD and dyslexic. Anyway I'm eleven years old and go to some dumb boarding school in upper-east Manhattan.
"Hey Luna, you lost in thought again?"
I turned to see the gang of bullies and their obnoxious "leader" Ryan Frankenhoost. His gang is made up of 5 kids, boys and girls alike. All of them bigger and stronger than me. Ryan himself is not very big or strong just a lot of girls like him. With his little half-smile and a splash of freckles across his nose. Or maybe they like his spiked brown hair. No I'm pretty sure the girls like him because of his eyes. They're emerald green and sparkle when the sun catches them a certain way. I snapped back into reality when I got a little shove from one of his gang members. The main reason they pick on me is because I'm an easy target. I'm reasonably short and scrawny and have long blond hair. I have no friends except this one kid that has crutches full time and sniffs the air half the time. But the only thing they ever tease me for are my eyes. They're an odd cross between gray and white. Sadly they never see me in the night. Because if the full moon catches them they shine a brilliant silver. Aspen, my only friend is the only one that has seen them like that. When it happens he says they shine brighter than the moon and are more beautiful than any star in the sky. I always say he's exaggerating but he insists that it's true. "Hey moonshine" taunted Ryan his gang snickered. Aspen had told them how my eyes shine at night so now they use it to their advantage.
"Gonna get another lucky shot this year too." teased one of his gang members.
The past few years our P.E. teacher had a little archery contest at the end of the year and the last three I had attended to I have never missed bull's-eye.
"She's not lucky, she could do it blindfolded and still get bull's-eye that's how good she is"
Aspen was suddenly at my side. His brown eyes and hair glinted in the sun.
"Oh can she now. You think she can shoot bull's-eye blindfolded. You know you're talking about her, Luna Shaft"
said Ryan.
"Yep, I know. I bet you 20$ she can do it." Aspen said stepping in front of me.
"You're on" replied Ryan as he smiled his little smirk.
They shook on it. I realised I couldn't let Aspen down and prayed to whatever gods I could think of. The greek and roman gods from History class and to God with capital "G". I hoped at least one of them existed. I prayed that I wouldn't miss the target altogether and let Aspen down.