Chapter 1
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"Avery! Avery!" My mom called from the back porch. "Avery! You need to come inside now! It's starting to get dark!" She called. I heard the door close and I sighed. I looked out at the water and saw the full moon shining on the water. The reflection was beautiful. I sighed and stood up. I brushed the sand off my rear and headed toward the house. I brushed my light brown wavy hair out of my eyes and shoveled my hands into my pockets. I walked inside.
"There you are, Avery," my dad smiled at me over the newspaper. "You ready to start school tomorrow? I hear it's supposed to be a nice day. The school is only a little ways down the beach. I can drive you, if you'd life. On my way to work--" I cut him off.
"Sure," I shrugged. "I'll be upstairs. Good-night mom...dad," I sighed and made my way upstairs. I walked into my empty room. Besides a few boxes, a plain dresser and my bed, it was pretty much empty. I sighed and dug through a box that said 'Avery's Clothes...SUMMER' on it. I sighed and opened it up. I pulled out a white tank top and long pajama pants. I walked into my bathroom and got changed. Then I went to bed.
The Next Day
"Avery! Get up! You're going to be late for school!" My mom walked into my bedroom and yelled. I moaned and groaned and rolled out of bed. She yanked the covers and I muttered something under my breath. "Hurry up! Your father is going to take you to school and you can walk home...it's just down the beach a little ways." She said. I sighed and got up out of bed. I got ready for the day simply by getting dressed and brushing my hair out straight down along my face. I was wearing a plain, short sleeve purple t-shirt and white khaki shorts. I didn't want to impress anyone. Infact, I decided to have some fun and I brushed my hair out in a freaky way...straight down along my face (like the girl on the movie The Ring has hers.) In a way, I wanted people to hate me. I wanted to get this school year over with.
"Why in the world is your hair like that?" My dad laughed as I walked downstairs. I sighed and grabbed a bagel.
"Maybe because I want it to," I shrugged it off and walked outside.
"Avery!" My mom called after me. I sighed and turned around. "Don't get an attitude with us." She said firmly. "Give this place a shot. We're going to be here for a while." She said. I rolled my eyes.
"No...mom. Correction, you are going to be here for a while. After senior year I'm off to college wherever I want to go," I said and walked to my dad's car. I got in and waited for him to come and take me to school. Let the day go on, that's what I say.
"How about you check out the newspaper staff?" He asked me. "I'm sure they could use a reporter like you." He smiled as we drove towards my high school. "Plus, that's something you love to do--" he started and I cut him off.
"I don't want to, okay?" I sighed and looked down at the single sheet of paper in front of me. I just kept reading over the name 'Mrs. Collper'. I sighed and played with the piece of paper in my hands. I glanced out the window. When I saw the other teenagers, my image immediately changed. I pulled down the mirror in front of me and started to put my hair in a low pony-tail on the back of my neck. Sure, it wasn't nearly as attractive as it could be, but it was what I wanted. "Thanks, Dad. Bye." I sighed and pulled my back-pack out of the car. I slammed the door before he had time to say anything else.