[ while writing i imagine Clarissa a bit like alexz Johnson with brown hair]
'where were you' her dad asked while she walked in. 'School ended an hour and a half ago'. She dropped her backpack on one of the chairs at the dining table. 'I went to the bookstore at the corner. Had to pick up a book'.
'You already got way too many books' her dad said without looking up from his laptop. 'I got six now, if I can't read books then what am I suppose to do in my free time'. 'We got to travel light, books are heavy and take up space in your bag.' 'Can we...' 'Yes' her dad finally looked up from his laptop. She knew what she was about to ask, would make her dad mad. He hated when she would ask him to stay at one place. In the last 13 years she had moved so many time's she lost count. But they never stayed at one place longer than a year. When she finally made friends, it was time to leave. So the last few years she didn't even bothered anymore. She bought a book a re-read it as many times possible. Always when she would buy a new book, her dad would say the same thing, books take up space. But you can bring them with you she always thought. She looked at the man, stress had made him look old. She vaguely remembered the day her dad told her that her mom was gone, and they had to leave. Just like that, her normal life had gone away. Now she lived by false names, moved at least one a year and had her whole life packed in a bag ready to go. 'Can we have pizza tonight' she asked instead, 'Yeah that's fine'. She walked to her room, the house was a rental, furniture included. so her room, wasn't even really hers. the only thing she brought herself was a pillow and knitted blanket. She had a picture of her and her mother standing on her nightstand. She was 3 and reading a book with her mother in the park.
Once a little while ago she taught about stop running, just let herself get caught so she could she her mom again. But she had pushed that thought away, first she didn't know if her mom was still alive, second her dad had give up his whole live just to keep her save, away from those people and last, she was scared to think what they may do to her. She took off her school uniform and pulled on some simple black jeans and a cami top. She jumped on the bed and picked up the book form the nightstand. She always loved to read about anything supernatural. Vampire's, werewolves, aliens. She imagined everything while reading the book, how did the people look, what was the house like.
An hour or two later she started to get hungry. 'Dad' she shouted, 'Dad'... no answer. She walked to the living room and found her dad standing by the window. 'What's wrong' she asked, knowing the look he had on his face. 'get your stuff, now' he turned to face her for just a second. The look in his eye, something was very, very wrong. She ran back to her room and started grabbing her stuff. 'stay calm, panicking isn't going to help' she told herself. When she was finished she ran back to the living room, to find that her dad wasn't there anymore. She suppressed the urge to call for her dad and remembered "Run like hell and don't look back". She looked around, making sure she was alone. She had a feeling creeping up on her, someone was here. She turned, ran back to her room and locked the door. When she grabbed her bag, the doorknob turned. 'Come out, come out wherever you are' a heavy voice said. It send a chill right up her spine. She climbed out the window and saw two men staring at her. 'Get her' one of them screamed. Turned and ran, her lungs screaming for oxygen. She ran through alleys and climbed over fences. She kept running until she reached the city. People walking everywhere. She saw the men were right behind her and she started running again. She reached the station, swiped her train card and jumped in one of the trains. The doors closed behind her and she felt a little safer. She went looking for a seat and found one.
Three days later she was still running, scared, tired, alone. She had dyed her hair maroon brown and had changed her clothes. "Next stop, Old City"
'Old city' she muttered to herself, she stood up and walked to the train doors. Somehow this city felt right, she couldn't explain why but there was something that screamed inside of her "this is where you should be, GET OUT NOW". Call it a inner guide or whatever, she listened. Old city definitely lived up to its name. The buildings looked old, the was little light and the light that was there was just enough to read map by. She needed to find a place to stay. This was the part she didn't think of, a place to sleep. A home. With dad gone, how was she gonna live. Dad always took take of the home, the school, everything. No one's she bothered to actually show interest in how he did that. And on top of everything it was starting to rain.
She let her back slid against the wall of an alley and started crying. She knew she looked like a baby and she didn't had time for this, but she needed a moment. Then she heard the voices. "Will watch out'' she heard a women scream. Her curiosity took over and she was on her feet. Peeking around the corner, her jaw dropped open. There was a creature and three people shooting at it. Then it turned around an face her. Frozen in fear. She held her breath, wishing she could just disappear. It let out an awful scream and rushed at her. She heard the people scream but couldn't make out what they were saying and then everything turned black.