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Chapter 1

New Beginnings

September 19. That was the day. I'd just moved in with my super strict mother in Maine. The bone chilling wind nipped at my raw skin. Some thought that I looked sickly from the outside. That's just the way I was born, I guess.

Moving from Missouri was a hard time for me. I missed my friends already, even though I'd only been gone for a few hours. Granted, I only had a few friends. Almost everyone was my enemy to me. No one actually liked me.

"We're here," my mother, Kristine told me from the front seat. Dad nearly lost his job, so he forced me here. He said that it was for my own good. I don't believe him. He almost lost his money keeping me in school.

My new house wasn't very big. Two stories tall, but small. Kristine slammed her door on her way out. I must've done the same, for she glared at me once I was out.

"Sorry," I mumbled.

"Anna, don't you dare act like this at your new school, or I'll drag you out of school faster than you can say 'Missouri'," Kristine scolded.

"Sorry," I said a little louder. I opened the trunk and nabbed my stuff. Before Kristine could say anything, I was already in the clustered house and up the stairs.

Up the stairs, I automatically turned to the left and shut the door to my old, pink room. It was the same as I'd left it; nice and tidy for my mom. I stared out my window that faced the west. I couldn't see out very far, thanks to the fast-approaching fog.

I put all of my items in there respectable places. After that, I cleaned myself up. When I'd dried my hair and changed, I went back to my room and continued reading the books I'd brought with me.

Time got away from me. I don't know how fast time flew while I was reading. All I knew when I finally looked up from my book was the fact that Kristine was yelling for me.

"Anna Beatrice Adeline! Get down here right now, or you'll never receive dinner for a week!" Kristine shrieked. I reluctantly got out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. I saw my food on the table, nice and warm.

"Thanks," was all I could manage through my anger. If she wanted me to hear her, why couldn't she have just went up to my room and calmly told me through my door?

I could already feel the tension building between myself and Kristine. Well, she deserved it for how she'd always treated me. Kristine really didn't care about me. Just the fact that dad sent me made her angrier than ever.

I finished eating, brushed my teeth, and went to bed without saying another word to Kristine. She was mad at me the rest of the night, anyway. What was the point in starting another fight, anyway?

Just before I fell asleep, my small, black cell phone vibrated on the desk where I'd put it. I grudgingly got out of the bed to see who was calling me. On my caller I.D., I saw who was calling. On the screen, the words 'Elizabeth' glowed dark blue for my night eyes to see. I picked up the phone and placed it on my ear.

"Hey, Anna, it's Elizabeth. Did you get there alright?" Elizabeth asked as I answered the phone.

"Other than the queen of nerves picking me up, I got in just fine," I whispered into the phone.

"Well, if we ever want to talk to each other again, you might as well not fight with your mom anymore," Elizabeth shot back matter-of-factly. I sighed.

"True, although we still don't like each other much. But, I'll give it a shot, for our friendship's sake," I agreed.

"Good thing, otherwise we'd never see each other again. Now, I'd better let you go before you're mom busts us. I know what she'd say. 'Young lady, get off the phone this instant or I'll ground you for life,' sound like it?" Elizabeth spoke, impersonating Kristine well. I couldn't help but chuckle a little.

"Alright, well, I'll talk to you later," I said after my chuckles subsided.

"You, too, bye!" Elizabeth's cheery voice exclaimed over the phone.

"Bye!" I also replied. Elizabeth's side of the phone held no sound, so I hung up as well. After checking the time, I went to bed, although not excited for the next day's approach. High school in cloudy Maine, oh joy. My mind drifted off once my head hit the pillow, brining dreamless sleep.