"We don't know if this will lead to a bigger earthquake, but…"

Briar turned off the TV in disgust. If they didn't know then why bother, he thought grumpily. He trudged upstairs to his room. It was small, but he liked to keep his privacy. His ceiling slanted upward making it seem more condensed. He had white walls with a wood floor that made his room appear bigger, but all the dirty close and what not ruined the effect.

He looked out the window to see the streets of his neighborhood, looking so peaceful in the night. It looked like nothing had happened. Everything was still as it was in the beginning.

He paced the tall side of his room. What if there were more earthquakes? Briar tried to convince himself that nothing would happen, but he couldn't shake off this funny feeling. Oh well, no reason to fret about it. He turned off his light and got into bed not even bothering to take his clothes off.

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In the morning Briar woke up at 7:00 with his head all clouded up. Getting up this early would definitely take some getting used to. He took a quick shower and got dressed and headed downstairs; his foster parents weren't even up yet.

He opened the front door to a perfect Tuesday morning, not a cloud in the sky. He walked to the middle of the driveway to retrieve the newspaper. Why couldn't the paperboy throw the damn newspaper on the doorstep? He went back in his house and sat down at the dinner table. Briar glanced at the first page and nearly choked on air.



NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT VEDRIS WAITS BEFORE MOVING INTO WHITE HOUSE.

It was just a few weeks ago when our very own governor was elected for president, but a family death has caused things to slow down. It was just last week that President Vedris' brother's son and his wife died tragically, leaving him their only daughter, Sandra Toren.

"She is like a daughter to me and before we move to Washington DC I want to catch up with her." He said in his own words.

Sandra now attends Valley High School where…



Briar couldn't read any more. He shoved the paper in his school bag and headed out the door.

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Sandry couldn't believe her eyes. That was HER picture on the front page of the newspaper. Damn the media! She wanted to have a normal life, was that so much to ask?

She could only begin to imagine the crap the other students would give her. It was enough that she had to attend these fancy dinners and parties, if you could call them that.

Sit still Sandra. Hands on you lap Sandra. Smile Sandra. It was enough to make a grown man cry, but it was her new life and she would have to accept it. It wasn't all that bad, she at least got to wear gorgeous gowns. She actually got to keep them too.

She let out a sigh as she got up from the table she sat at. She did a once over in the mirror, applying make up where she needed it and went out the door to her car.

It could be worse, she told herself, she could be forced to take the limo.

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