Prologue
A deep sigh escaped the lips of the young girl as she ran her hand through her tangled hair. Her gaze slowly followed the passing chain linked fences and the yellowed trees through the window. The musty smell of the bus slowly crept up her nostrils and left a dry sensation at the back of her throat. She found her self swallowing trying to dispel the constant itch.
Lina fingered the bump that was starting to swell on her head. She figured it would be quite noticeable come this afternoon. Her sister had used the unorthodox method of waking her up this morning with a wooden spoon. Lina had over slept once again, and as far as her sister was concerned for the final time.
Lina Inverse would sometimes find her self imagining horrific ways in which the bus would end up in a tragic accident and therefore unable to make her stop in the morning. The bus jolted abruptly as its wheels drove over the cracked cement. This sudden burst of movement brought Lina out of her thoughts. Lina looked down and gave a tug at the stuffing that was slowly spilling out of the seems of the seats. The bus gave another lurch that sent Lina face first into the seat ahead of her. Lina left her face burry into the secondhand upholstery that smelt faintly of urine.
She slowly sat back into her seat and watched with disdain as her school became visible in the distance.
"At least this is the last year …" The bus jolted once more.