Chapter 2: Can't take the person staring back at me

Ellie walked into her bedroom later that night and sat down on the bed. She had stopped at The Dot and got something to eat before heading home.

Her mother was passed out on the couch. "Right on schedule," she said as she had walked pass the living room.

Ellie looked up and caught her reflection again.

Ellie touched her hair. There were some days like this when she couldn't take the person staring back at her. Some days she just hated herself and this was one of those days.

Ellie peeled off her dry mud-caked clothes and changed into something else. She knew she should've changed before getting something to eat but she didn't want to come into this house. She sat back down and looked at the pictures in the mirror.

There were pictures of her and her family. Back when they were all together and happy! There were even a couple of pictures of Ashley, some were ripped getting rid of Craig, courtesy of Ashley herself. There was also one of Marco and another of him and Dylan.

Ellie realized that she was happy when she was with her family. Happy when she was with Ashley, who was also happy. Happy when she was with Marco, whom she believed was her soul mate. She blinked and tears rolled down her face. She finally realized that she was never going to be happy again.