The First Day Begins

Laying on her stomach, she woke with a start from one of her dreams to find that one of her wings wedged painfully to her side, most likely form trying to spread her wings in her sleep.

She loosened up all the belts and adjusted the black plumed crows wings.

She tightened the belts back up to the tightest possible fasten before letting her hand wander back to her wings and ripping out a handful of her own black/blue feathers. She held one up and looked at it in the light as she pulled the jacket back over her.

It was about a foot long and gleamed in faux beauty in the moon's setting silver glow.

The place she'd stolen it and its brothers from lit with painful fire as they were replaced and she began skating down the street towards her home, false hope that her mom would let her in pounding in her chest beside her heart.

She skated down her street but stopped when she saw a pack of feral dogs basking in her neighbors front yard.

"Wannna buy some Slam or Crank Ebsie?" Asked her five year old neighbor as he skipped up, in the middle of a high he spoke almost as fast as the older brother who accompanied him.

"Nah."

"How about some M J?"

"How much is a Joint?"

"Free to our best customer Ebsie." The teenage boy said as he handed her a mint tin with the requested merchandise hidden inside.

"I dunno if that's a complement. Hey you guys seen Guy?"

"Shot himself in the head last night." the five year old answered brightly as he skipped back to the fence before asking sweetly. "Hey Ebzie can you get your friends outa my yard? They're bad for business."

"Sure." Ebony answered in her angry, hate-filled voice as she whistled and the resting dogs looked up.

"Mutt! Get your family outta here."

A large mean looking one eyed dog stood, yawned, and wagged his tail at Ebony and as he ran past he gave her a bite on the arm as his pack followed him loyally.

Just then she saw a yellow bus pulling up in front of her house she skated towards it and got in, to the many stairs at her hand me down clothes and jacket..but her beat up scarred appearance was not offended by their disgusted looks. That was the only look she ever got from anyone.

And even as she took a spot by the window alone she knew eyes were still on her as she played with the feathers she'd ripped out of her wings earlier.

She ran them between her fingers and over her cheek before putting them back in her pocket before feeling a peace of paper and pulling it from the leather jackets pocket.

It was a letter from her dad he'd given her on his last visit. He'd said not to open it till the first day of school.

Even as she ripped the envelope to shreds in rare excitement she read the letter in less then 10 seconds.

Dear Daughter,

I hope you have a great first day. Make hero in power placement for your old man, will ya? I still have he last gift you gave me a few months ago. Atleast I bet I will when you read this, seeing as this is two months from when you'll get to read this. I hope they'll let you visit again soon, don't let anyone bother you.

-Hellfire

She folded up the note and pushed it into her back pocket as she shut her eyes.

Her father was a good father, and she did look forward to seeing him... But then again, she was truly his daughter. Loving nothing and wanting everything.

But..even as she thought, he did love her mother, no matter how much she hated him..and he loved her...But... He had to. Someone had to.

But just then a boy who looked about a year younger then her leaned over the seat across from her's and said, "That's Warren Peace's seat. You should move."

"Screw off."

Will looked back at Layla with a shrug just as Warren started walking down the row.

This would be interesting.

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