PROLOGUE
It started with the sun.
It was hot that day, but otherwise perfect. I was wearing the cutest knee-high dress and flats. For some reason my hair decided to cooperate and was completely straight.
We were walking home. Or to be more precise he was walking me home. Trevor Harris (The hottest guy in school) and I had been talking for about a week, and I was sure he was going to ask me out! Although my head was still split on if I should waste my time on someone like him and just distract myself from the present. I decided to pursue this guy, even though I knew it was wrong.
"Tomi?" I popped back into reality, he was smiling down at me from the stone wall behind the only soda shop in town. It was his most favorite trick to show off; you had to admit he was indeed athletically inclined. "Do you wanna getta pop?" he said, trying to sound charming.
I giggled a little and said," Sure. As long as you can get yourself down. I wanna walk around the back!"
"Really in this heat? I can help you over the wall? If you want?"
"Mr. Harris! I'm wearing a dress, and I will not have you leering at what's underneath!" I said as I started to walk towards the end of the barrier. I knew he would follow all guys do whether I ask or not. It's always been like that, since forever, I never really knew why.
We got to the end of the divider and that's when I got the call, it was my social worker. I must have looked upset, because Trevor asked me what was wrong. "Oh, it's nothing just my mom. I gotta take this, sorry!" I said as I forced a smile. He just waved a hand and leaned on the stone wall.
"Yeah?" I said softly, as the despair swelled up inside me.
"Hey Tomi, I really need to talk to you"
"Okay, so talk."
"This really isn't something I think we should talk about over the phone"
"Come on, out with i-"
"Tomi it's about your parents"
"Of Cour-"
"Tomi just go to your house, NOW!"
"Fine" I said as I rolled my eyes.
I didn't think there was a way around it. I knew that I shouldn't be so mean to her, but she just brought back the crappy reminder that I was alone in the world. I turned to Trevor and told him I had to go. As I walked down the street I got that feeling again. It was the same feeling I got when my parents disappeared, the same feeling that never let me get a question wrong on a test, and the same exact feeling that helped me win every fight I had ever gotten into, and I knew at that moment my life was going to change… I just didn't know it would be forever.