Chapter one- mirror mirror on the wall

I walk into my empty house and look at the clock. Its two o'clock in the morning, my parents should be waiting up for me, furious that I didn't come home earlier, but instead I'm greeted with complete silence, like I always am. I don't know where they went to this time, probably some place warm and expensive, but I do know that I wish that they were here. Looking around the empty house I realize that I have no one to comfort me, no one to put the pieces back together, and it sucks. I lie down on the couch too tired to go up the flights of stairs that lead to my room. It weird, people are so jealous of my life, they think that I am so lucky to have a huge house and lots of money. But the larger the house the more love that is needed to fill it, and this is just a house, not a home and a building is nothing special. Lying here listening to the silence, I feel my self break further, so I turn on the TV pretending that the loving voices are actually around me as I fall into a deep sleep.

I don't wake up until 1:30 in the afternoon the next day, which is a problem because I am late for cheerleading practice, Brooke is going to kill me; she hates it when I am late. I used to hate how practice was on the weekend, I didn't want to have to spend my Saturday at cheerleading, but now I am glad that I have the escape, its better then being in this stupid house. Since I am already late, I decide to take my time when I get ready. I get in the shower, turning the water on so high that it practically burns my skin, it feels so good to have the steam all around me and the best part is the fogged mirror, now I don't have to see myself. After a few minutes of just standing there, I suck it up and I wipe away the fog and I look at myself, but I don't see Haley James, I see a stranger looking back at me, I look so empty and broken that I wonder how no one even asks if I am okay. I look like a shadow of who I used to be and I hate it. Without even thinking I punch the mirror, listening to the shattering glass, I smile, and don't even care as I turn my back and walk out of the bathroom to my bedroom.

I hear my cell phone ring as I walk into my bedroom and I look at it to see that it is Brooke, after taking a deep breath I answer it.

"Hello"

"Haley James get your scrawny little ass down here and start cheering, where the hell are you anyway?" Brooke almost sounded worried, but no, she couldn't be, all that she cares about is her stupid squad.

"Sorry, Brooke, I overslept, I had a really bad night and well, Ill be there as soon as I can"

"Great, see you then." As soon as I heard the dial tone I threw the phone down on my bed, she is so annoying, I don't even know why I waste my time with her, she is so self centered and doesn't even care that I had a bad night, I should really find some new friends, but then I remember that no one wants to be my friend, no one will be there at all if I stop being friends with Brooke, if I quit cheerleading like I have always wanted. I can't though because if I do then that would mean that I would be completely alone and that no one would be there at all. Even if they are only there physically it's so much better than being alone all together. I realize as I look in the mirror in my bed room, that no one really knows me and as I see my reflection again, I realize that I don't even know myself, because I am empty and there is nothing inside to get to know.

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