Chapter 1
Going to Sword & Cross would be awful. And my parents knew it. They kept turning around to look at me in the car, like they felt they had to keep watch on me otherwise I'd disappear. The Sword & Cross website portrayed the reform school as a place where all types of people where accepted. I didn't believe it for a moment. Even though Sword & Cross was a reform school, I knew there would be pupils there who had done a lot worse than me, and would be more threatening than what I was used to. I also knew I would never fit in, like I'd always have this belief that I didn't belong.
"Luce?" My mum said, turning to look at me.
"Yeah?" I replied.
My mum looked like she was about to cry. I knew what I had to do. Squeezing her hand, I said, "Mum, I'll be fine. Don't worry about me. I'll be back at normal school before you know it."
No more words were needed, she could tell everything would be fine for me. If only I could believe it.
