Understanding Hurt
Chapter 2: Just Another Day
Serena grabbed her bag as she headed downstairs. "Morning sis." Seiya smiled. "I made you breakfast."
"Uh, no thanks." She said and walked out the door. Seiya sighed.
Serena was grabbing her books out of her locker as she felt people stare at her in disgust. She slammed her locker shut as the bell rang. "Just another day." She mumbled to herself. As she walked into class and took her seat and getting the homework out from last night, she wished everything had happened differently that night.
She noticed that Raye had walked into the classroom and glanced up at her hoping for some kind of contact. Raye looked at Serena then looked away quickly still affected by what happened that night. Serena let out a heavy sigh and continued to work on her classwork.
After class, Serena walked out into the courtyard and pulled out her diary:
Dear Diary,
Today was just another day. Raye still doesn't want anything to do with me. More and more people are finding out about what happened. Times are getting harder for me and I'm becoming more and more scared. Seiya is trying to help but its hard to let him in. I don't know what to do anymore.
The next day, Serena made herself a bowl of cereal, and walked over to the TV and turned on the news.
"It's been one week since the terrible accident that killed, 16 year old Mina Aino."
"Great they're still talking about it." She said to herself.
"Here's a rerun of the broadcast the day of the accident."
"This just in, young, blonde, female found dead on the scene of the car accident on Brisk road, off of the highway. Two other teenage girls are in critical condition. The young driver is named Serena Tsukino, age 17. Raye Hino, 17, in the backseat of the car. And Mina Aino, the passenger found dead, only 16."
Serena started crying as she heard about Mina. Seiya walked in and saw Serena crying. "Come on sis, it wasn't your fault."
That only made her cry harder. "No Seiya! It was my fault!"
"Things happen Serena, you can't sit here and beat yourself up over it."
Serena tried to stay calm but couldn't. "No! Mina died because of me!" She yelled as she stood up. "Why wasn't it me that died? Why her? If she went through all that pain then I deseve to go through as much.." She paused. "Or maybe even more."
"Don't get any ideas," Seiya warned. "I don't want you to hurt yourself."
Serena hadn't stopped crying the whole and she cried even more. "Why would you care?" She looked at Seiya for a second before storming off to her room.