Flashback
"You're a disgrace to this family!" Mother yelled. I cowered back in the corner. "You don't even know what weapon you are, Ruhana does! Everyone in this family is a weapon! I don't know even know why we keep you around! You're just a no-good little brat!" she continued. That last sentence got to me. I stopped shaking and stood up. I wiped away my tears and stared intensely into Mother's light blue eyes. She slapped my right cheek. "Stop that! You and your stupid red eyes! Where did you get those? Your father and I have blue eyes as well as your sister!" I kept staring. Mother went to strike me again. I grabbed her wrist and squeezed hard. The evil look on her face melted into pain. She made a choking noise and shut her eyes.
"Don't ever slap me again." I said sternly. She sunk to her knees and I let go. I began to walk away, but Mother grabbed my bright yellow sundress. "Let go." I told her. She shook her head. I got really mad, I could've sworn there was fire in my eyes. "I said. Let. Go." I broke down the sentence.
"No. You don't tell me what to do, you little brat."
"LET GO!" I screamed with every ounce of my voice. Her eyes went wide and she couldn't let go then, she was too shocked. I pulled hard and ripped my dress. I stomped up the stairs and into my room. As I grabbed my red duffel bag, I thought about what I was doing. Was it right? They were my family. And maybe I just wasn't trying hard enough to unlock my weapon form. No, I was trying. And I knew why I wasn't unlocking it.
I finished packing and changed my clothes. Instead of my torn yellow sundress, I wore a red t-shirt, white mini-skirt and black sneakers. I pulled back my black hair into a messy bun and walked out of my bedroom. I finished descending the stairs when my whole family caught me. "Where do you think you're going, Angelina?" Father asked. I looked at Ruhana. Her blue eyes were wide and she was on the verge of crying.
"Anywhere but here." I said calmly. I wicked smile crossed both my mother and father's faces.
"You're only seven, little girl." he told me. I smirked and swerved around them.
"Mom doesn't even know why you keep me around. I'm only a no-good brat." I told them. I had just twisted the doorknob when my mother grabbed my arm and threw me backwards.
"You're not going anywhere." she told me matter-of-factly.
"Yes I am." I turned back around, but she pulled me back again. I remembered what happened when I screamed at her earlier and did it again. "LET ME GO!" Mother and Father went stiff. Ruhana stared at them and then at me. I stepped between them and right in front of her. "Stop staring." I instructed. Ruhana looked down at her feet then embraced me in a hug.
"I'll miss you." She told me. She started crying and I felt a tear roll down my cheek. We parted and I went back to the door.
"Wha-what kind of weapon are you?" I heard Mother cry. I whipped my head around.
"I'm not a weapon. I'm a meister. And you're a bitch." I told her and left.
I bolted upright in bed, breathing heavily. Just a dream. It felt real though. I got up and peered through the curtains of one the windows. The eerily smiling sun shined bright and I checked to see what time it was. Noon already? Oh well, might as well go down for breakfast. I stretched my arms and legs. The door opened. "Angel, are you-" Kid said. He stopped when he saw I was only in my underwear. I pulled my tank top over my legs and shoved him out the door.
"Knock much, pervert?" I asked jokingly. I heard footsteps walking away from the door and went back to the side of the bed and slipped my shorts and thigh-highs back on. I sighed and went downstairs to the kitchen. Liz and Patty were making breakfast and Kid was sitting at the table, staring at his cup of coffee, his face was cherry-red.
"Morning, Angel. Toast?" Liz asked me. I nodded my head and sat next to Kid. I sighed and tapped him on the shoulder. He gasped and barely looked at me.
"You might wanna knock next time." I told him. I couldn't be too mad at him. After all, he thought I was borrowing something from Liz. He nodded his head slowly and went back to his coffee. Boys… they're always like that, I thought to myself. A plate of toast appeared in front of me. I thanked Liz and ate slowly.
"You gonna walk to school with us Angel, it'd be fun!" Patty said. She seemed hyper. I rolled my eyes at my plate.
"Sure, why not." I told her with a smile. She clapped her hands went to the other room with Liz, leaving Kid and I alone.
"Angel, I-" Kid started. I put my hand up, a signal for him to stop.
"It's fine. No big deal. Let's just not talk about it. Ever."
He nodded his head, understanding. I got up and went to the living room, Kid followed soon after. "I'm ready to leave whenever you guys are." I said as I pulled on my converse. They all nodded and we headed out the door to school.
We got to school kind of early so I had time to look around. Classroom after classroom… so boring. Then I found an old classroom that was empty. I decided to look inside. Nothing there but an old teacher's desk and the row students' desks. There was something small and faint written on the chalkboard. 'An' and 'gel'. In front of 'gel' I saw the incredibly hard to see letters of 'evan' so they were discussing evangel for some reason. The words were so close it looked like it said 'Angel' which is my name. It seemed like the room was meant for me, and it gave me an idea.