I awoke, and rose from my bed sitting up and looking around, I pulled my covers back and felt me feet hit the cold floor, I undressed, standing there in my underwear and bra I scanned my dresser, I pulled out a black hoodie, jeans, and black leather boots, (Not my usual attire...) I brushed my very long hair, it had been two days and I haven't seen any of that Pint-Sized punk... I sat in my roller, and looked into the mirror, I looked at myself trying to decide what to do with my hair, my eyes relaxed but then a swore I saw someone flash in the mirror, the hair on the back of my neck stood up, as I felt the strange presence it has been two days since I have felt it...

I left my room still feeling it follow me, I sat on the couch and flipped the TV on, the news was covering a story that happened two days ago, it was about a girl who was flying with her elemental powers but fell and hit her head... she just woke up... they showed a picture... it looked just like the girl I talked to... Serena... I jumped from the couch and grabbed an apple from the fridge, the presence had left... I grabbed a piece of note paper and as I took a bite out of my apple I wrote,

'Dad,

I had to run errands, I will be back later...

May, 7:37am'

I ran down the stairs, I felt a slight presence, a darted out of the not yet open auto body shop, I heard foot steps behind me, I stopped and closed my eyes, "Um... Listen, I-I have to go... would you go back to my home? A-and I-I-I-if you exist... leave a note on my dresser?..." I said to the invisible presence... I felt whoever I was with leave, or at least I think they did... I took a short cut down the same ally I used two days ago...

Finally I made it to the hospital, I put my hair in a bun letting my bangs cover my right eye, I put a hat over my bun then I pulled my hood over it all, my demon senses told me the ninja were looking for me, luckily I am pretty good at disguising myself... I walked to the front desk, I tried to remember Serena's last name, wasn't it Walker?... "Can I help you?" The lady at the front desk said, I jumped a few feet not expecting that...

I cleared my throat, "Y-yes... I am looking for a Serena Walker?..." I said trying NOT to stutter, I heard the lady typing until she found Serena...

"Yes room 107, to your left take the elevator-" I began to walk away, I don't need directions... I know this hospital all to well...

I got in the elevator pushing '2', BEEP the noise from the elevator made, it startled me, I roamed the halls counting each number, until I made it to Pint-Size's room, I walked by the ninja who were standing in the hall, they had no idea who I was, I felt the presence follow me, I have named him Shadow, for there is no other name... I saw, Serena she laid there eyes closed half smiling... is she always smiling?... I cleared my throat so she would notice me, her eye fluttered open and when she saw me her face lit up with happiness... I didn't smile I just stood there...

"Hi!" She said very happy to see me.

"H-h-hi..." I said slowly, "I just w-wanted to stop b-by... just see how y-you were..." I said sorta asking a question, I swayed back and forth very slowing awaiting her response.

"Oh I am fine... thanks for stopping..." She looked at me and smiled, "Turns out I suck at flying!" She laughed out loud expecting me to laugh back... I didn't...

"W-well I-I am going t-to go... b-b-bye" I said slowly walking out of the room...

She smiled, "Bye!"

I lowered my head... somehow she knew who I was and the ninja didn't... as I wandered down the hallways, looking up and upon the the rooms and hallways, I felt tears come to my eyes as I remembered all that troubled me here, I made it to the elevator, and when the doors to the 1st floor opened, I stepped out of the elevator, I stopped dead in my tracks, I saw a mother at the front desk, she was cradling her daughter, who was crying, she was holding her arm... she must have broke it, I screamed and ran out of the building, I knew someone was chasing me, normal people wouldn't scream at a girl with a broken arm but I did... when I was 10 my father intentionally broke my arm, he was angry at me, I was trying to get away but he grabbed my arm when he did, broke it... I ran tears streaming down my face I felt someone chasing after me along with, Shadow... I ran all the way to the ally, the man stopped, but, Shadow was still with me... I took comfort in that...

I sat on the ground, I pulled my knees up and rested my head on them, I cried there for hours, I wished someone could here me, "Can nobody hear me?..." I sang quietly, "I-I've got a lot that's on my mind... I cannot breath... can you hear it to?..." I stopped listening to the song (Hear Me) in my head, I felt very large tears fall...

It was 2 hours before I got up, I slowly wandered back home, "I don't know your name..." I said to my invisible friend, Shadow... "I call you, Shadow..." I walked slowly I felt him wander slowly behind me... "Did you leave me a note?" I asked...

Nothing...

I sighed knowing that there really was no one there... I must be just so alone, that I imagine invisible people who care about me... whoever, Shadow is I just want them to come out... hold me and tell me, 'I love you.' What a dumb fantasy...

I decided maybe some food would help, I went in the 'Ninjago Fastest Food'... I walked up to the register, "Oh hello how can I help you?"

"Oh... just some fries..." I said slowly, trying not to seem sad.

"Ok $2.79." I handed her the money, and walked over to a table, I felt, Shadow with me this whole time... I set my fries down in the middle of the table, I looked around being very distracted, when I turned back around I gasped, when I saw half my fries were gone... this was either a dumb kid wanting more food... or... "Shadow..." I whispered to myself... I ate the rest and threw them away, Shadow had left me for now...

I came home to see my smiling father at the desk, "Where were you it's already past lunch?" He asked.

"I went to the hospital... t-to visit, Serena..." I replied, my father sighed knowing what had happened...

"It's already 3 o'clock..." He said laughing...

I looked astonished... I went into the shop and got on a creeper, wheeling myself under the last van that needed to be worked on, I flipped my goggles on as I finished the work my father left for me...

I didn't take long... I backed out from under the car setting the creeper back where it belonged, and flipping my goggles up, it had been an hour with no feel of Shadow... I went upstairs and as soon as I got up there I felt him once again... I breathed a sigh of relief...

I went over and turned the TV on, I also placed an apple on the side table for, Shadow, I went over to the kitchen and started boiling the water for Chicken n' Noodles... my father's all time favorite...

Dad and I sat at the table as (in between bites) he blabbed about his day... I tried to listen but it was hard to stay focused, Shadow had left half way through the meal, I felt alone again...

I half smiled, as I grabbed my bowl and took it over to the sink, I grabbed the sponge and washed the bowl, then dried it... and finally put it in it's place...

Father decided it would be good if we watched one of his old comedies, I sat there waiting for it to come on... my father laughed during the movie as I found all the jokes, annoying... it began getting late, my father noticed I was yawning, "Why don't you go to bed honeycomb..." he said softly...

"O-o-ok..." as soon as I began to undress I felt Shadow again... because I consider him a fragment of my imagination I didn't bother telling him not to look... I slipped a tank on and pulled my shorts up, I lifted the covers back, then I wandered over to my window... the moon was swallowed by the clouds, and one boom of thunder followed by rain... I let out a sigh, my eye's clouded with tears... "I feel like the moon..." I whispered... "Covered up by the clouds and rain... covered by the emotional scars and tears..." I pulled looked at my wrist, and saw what any depressed person would see... scars... cuts... fresh and old... I let my tears fall, as one hit an open wound... I yelped in pain, as I shrunk to my knees, "No one will ever see the moon through the clouds... no one will ever see me... through the pain..." I let out a cry, retrieving the knife from my pillow I slit three fresh wounds into my wrist... I whimpered as I bandaged them... "No one ever even notices..." I said...

I climbed into bed and shut my tear filled eyes... I closed my eye's and drifted to sleep...

I opened my eye's to find myself standing in the hallway of our old home... I looked at my wrists, they were healed, I looked at myself... I was 10 again... I know what happens next... I saw my brother run down the hallway fear on his face... "Run!" He screamed at me... he grabbed my arm but I shook him free he ran into his room... I heard my father scream his name...

He ran down the hall I ducked knowing he would hit me... he tripped over me... he arose now all his anger focused on me... he raised his hand as I closed my eyes ready for the pain... his hand made contact slapping me... he hit me again... and again... and again... then after a while...I stood up "I-I am not afraid of you!" He his face filled with anger... he raised his hand and slapped me one last time... it was so hard... I coughed up blood... I screamed in pain... I called for help... then finally I stood up only to have him push me over... but then I felt someone shaking me...

I opened my eye's slightly to see a teen boy... I couldn't believe my eyes... was this the human presence that followed me for half of a month... "Shadow...?"