The words of a true liar. My dad, David Sterling. When I walk back into the house, I head back upstairs into room. When I am about to lay back on my bed, I hear the doorbell ring. I frown and look behind me. I was just downstairs. I didn't see anyone near my house that I knew. I exit my room again and jog down the steps. But before I open the door, I look through the peep hole. I see a sweaty guy with a gray shirt on that has the salt from his body dried up on his shirt. His pants are jeans with holes in them and he looks up into the hole and knocks again. Maverick. I turn away from the peek hole and look at the bathroom. Why is he here? I mean he knows I'm alone. Or maybe that's why he is over here. Because I'm alone. I hear him bang harder on the door and then mutter curse words. I don't want to answer it. I don't trust him. I turn back to look at the door and slowly back away. I hear him swear very loudly and through our windows, I watch him try to find a way to the back yard. I got to hide.

I can't go into my room. I think he knows about my balcony. Can't go in the kitchen, he'll see me through the back door. And I defiantly can't go in the living room. There's no where to hide in there. Finally, I decide to hide in my parents room. When I get inside, I see there room is a mess. Nothing is put away and the bed is not made. Someone has been sleeping on the floor. I make a decision to hide under their bed. Suddenly, I hear a door creak open and I rush under the bed. He closes the door softly and I hear his boots on the tile kitchen floor.

"Courtney? Sweetheart? Ya here? It's Maverick. I just came to check on yah." He says with this chill in his voice. My heart rate has increased rapidly. My breathing is eccentric. When I hear him coming from my room 5 minutes later, I also hear a car pull up in the drive way. I smile with excitement! Someone is here to save me! I hear Maverick's footsteps running back through the kitchen to the door. It's slams and I hear the door bell ring. I crawl from under the bed and run immediately to the door. I open it and there she is. The CPS lady I haven't seen in a couple of years. I give her a quick hug and invite her in. When I peep my head back outside the door, I see Maverick looking directly at me with these big eyes and flared nostrils. He zips his fly up and winks at me. I slam the door and step away from it. Cheryl watches my funny behavior and touches my shoulder.

"What's out there?" She asks urgent. Her eyes are serious and her face is hard.

"No one. Just no one." I answer. Her facial expression becomes worried and she bows her head.

"It's been a very long time since we have last seen each other dear, and my have you grown!" I smile to her and nod my head in agreement.

"Yeah I have. And I don't dress up like I use to. It's like my parents are finally letting me grow up. It feels great!" Cheryl smiles and then her smile fades after a minutes.

"Lets go sit." I lead her in the kitchen and I grab her a cup of water. "Thank you." She says taking a sip then looking inside of it. I watch her as I sit across from her.

"Soooo, um.." I stop and she sighs.

"Do you still think about your sister Courtney?" I raise my brows after her question is out. Of course I still think about her, I miss her. But she's gone and I had to let go. I will see her again. Maybe not soon, but I will.

"Yeah I do. I miss her a lot. But yah know, I gotta move on. Whatever happened happened. I had no power. I wish I could have known how she passed but as long as she's in my heart, it doesn't matter." Cheryl smiles very big to me and pats my hand.

"You have grown wise and strong little Courtney. You are in high school now correct?" I smile back to her and nod my head.

"Yes and I like my school." She take out a pen and a notepad and jots down everything I am saying again. I wonder why. She does this every time we meet.

"How have your parents been treating you? Your skin looks very nice actually, it's like you never had a scar on you." I suddenly get out of my seat and start pacing with my hands in thinking position. How does she know? Or is she putting me in a trap so I confess. I can't confess. Not any secrets. Not even to her.

"Um excuse me?" I say. I frown to her and she chuckles under her breath.

"It's okay Courtney, you have gotten older. You can tell me the tru-"

"The truth!" I feel a rise in my anger. I can't tell anyone the truth! Not even Duncan so why would I tell her! "I have told you 'the truth' there's nothing else to know. My parents were strict when Charity and I were growing up! That's it! And now you can leave." I take her cup of water and dump it in the sink. I snatcher her pen and pad from her hands and throw them in her bag. I even help her ass up! I pull her to my door and open it.

"Courtney, I was just trying to help yo-." She says in a calm voice. My eyes still read bullshit.

"Trying to help me? If you could flash back into the past and get a clue, you'd know that I'm not the one who needs a fuckin help." I slam the door on her and run up to my room to write a few pages.

1 hour later

I hear the front door close and the house phone ring. I pick my head up from my diary and look at my Hello Kitty clock, 9:45 P.M. I slept for that long! I hear my name being called from downstairs and I get up to stretch and open my front door. It's my mother. She's brought some dinner home. When I meet her in the kitchen, she is talking on the phone. Her eyes are red and she looks a mess.

"Mom are you-"She puts her hand in my face and shakes her head. I frown to her and shrug my shoulders.

"OoooKKAayyy", I grab a Togo box from Captain D's and sit at the table. My mother hangs up the phone and sighs. I watch her as she picks through her food and sits across from me. "So um how was exercising?" I ask chewing on some Shrimp. She looks up at me and rolls her eyes.

"Don't worry about it. You just eat. You got school tomorrow." I roll my eyes and I'm not even hungry anymore. I leave it on the table and go back into my room. "AND YOU NEED TO FIND A BETTER HOBBY THAN SITTIN IN YO DAMN ROOM ALL FUCKKIN DAY!" I slam my bedroom door and lay across my bed. I wonder if she found daddy in bed with another girl. I smirk. At least it's not me. I fall asleep again and wait for school the next day.

Lunch

Daddy didn't show up this morning either. My mother was up all last night crying and keeping my up. Duncan and Trent never came back to my house last night and I don't have any classes with them. I find my clan at lunch in the courtyard and jog to them. It's DJ, Geoff, Katie, her new bestie Sadie, Justin, new girl Bridgette, the best basketball player Tyler and cheerleader Lindsay. I see LeShawna, Gwen, Duncan and Trent are absent. When I sit beside DJ, he looks away from me and shake his head. He tries to talk to Tyler about the basketball team and I frown.

"Hey DJ." I tap his shoulder once and wait patiently for him to turn around. But he doesn't, he just continues to yap his lips to Tyler. I tap his shoulder again and he finally looks at me

"What?" He says. I jump back and look at him. What the heck is up his butt? He looks at me like I'm slow and I roll my eyes.

"I don't know what your issue is but where is everyone else.. Well I mean-"

"You mean Duncan…" DJ shakes his head and chuckles to himself. He looks back at me and lifts a brow. "I like how you're still after him even after he leaves you. You sure don't give up." I frown at him confused. He turns back to look at Tyler but I grab his arm so he is looking at me again.

"Excuse me! We weren't together in the first place. We're just cool. But quit being a jerk and tell me where-" When DJ points in the direction he's in, I turn my head to see him and Heather kissing. I never liked that bitch! Never! She pretty much looks the same except for her boob and nose job. Every guy has had a turn with the whore but I never imagined Duncan with her. They meet us and Duncan just ignores me. Like I'm not even here! This is the second time he's done this. And he wonder's why I don't trust him. He's so flip floppy.

"What's up man?" Everyone says hi to the new couple and they sit beside DJ. I look down on myself and feel myself about to start crying. What happened! I just saw him yesterday and everything was good. Nobody here is talking to me. Everyone hated Heather and talked to me but its opposite today. Totally opposite. I get up from my clan which I thought were my friends. But its obvious, they're not. I pick up my backpack and lunch and walk back into the building. I don't understand. What did I do?

A/N: Roundddd TWO coming up! REVIEW!