It's dark and cold tonight. All I can see is the full moon softly glowing above me and the silhouettes of the trees I run past. The cold wind whips my long, golden brown hair against my face. As I keep running I suddenly feel the earth turn to hard pavement under my feet. I come to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road. I hear an engine and look up just in time to leap out of the way of the blue jeep hurdling down the road. I roll over on the pavement and feel a sharp pain in my side. The jeep skids to a stop and a boy, who looks not much older than me, jumps out of the car. He has black hair that sticks up from his head. He is wearing a gray short sleeved t-shirt and jeans. I can't see his other features because it is so dark out,
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I'm Leilani."
From where we are it is about a thirty minute drive to the hospital. Ha! And I thought I could walk that far! We spend the rest of the drive singing along to the songs on the radio or talking about who we are. We pull into a spot right at the door to the hospital. Connor holds the door open for me as I walk in.
"Thanks." I say. I walk up to the counter and ask the lady sitting there if I can talk to Doctor Max Lampton. The lady says he is in the room across the hall and that I should wait until he comes out. Max and I have history that goes way back. We used to live up in Northern California. He would always come to our house and help my mom. She was a single parent raising both me and my sister, Rosie. To be honest, I really thought he would propose to her or something, but then my mom got sick. Not like a cold sick, more like cancer sick. The doctors told her she still had some time, like four or five years since the cancer had just started. My mom died when my sister and I were eleven, but not from the cancer. My mom was murdered by some men who also tried to kill Rosie and me. Anyway, after that Max moved here, which is a small town near Lake Arrowhead in Southern California. It is called Rachdale City. When the natives lived here it was called City of Angels because the natives claimed to be visited by angels. That's really just a myth though. Max moved here and eventually I followed. Max seems much older than he really is because …show more content…
Rosie, my sister, and I homeschooled each other up until a few months ago. That's ok though. I'm sure I can deal with high school. Before either of us could say anything more, the boy from the chair in the other room stumbles out into the hallway. He looks like he needs a lot more sleep.
"Brian, I thought you were awake already. Hurry up! We have school today." Alex says.
"I know, I know." Brian says stumbling past us and down the stairs.
"Um. Yeah. That's Brian. He's been, uh, living with me since his dad, well, since his dad died. He's kinda like my brother." Alex looks at me a little uncomfortably as he rubs the back of his neck. Then as if none of that just happened Alex says, "I guess you could come to school with me. I would have to enroll you."
"Ok. I can take care of enrollment. I have some experience." I say smiling at the thought of when Rosie and I enrolled in middle school. That was an interesting experience. Alex and I head down the stairs and turn left into the kitchen.
Ch. 2 There is a rusty metal shackle around each of my arms and legs. I am being held prisoner until I tell whoever is in charge how to receive eternal life. Another
I'm Leilani."
From where we are it is about a thirty minute drive to the hospital. Ha! And I thought I could walk that far! We spend the rest of the drive singing along to the songs on the radio or talking about who we are. We pull into a spot right at the door to the hospital. Connor holds the door open for me as I walk in.
"Thanks." I say. I walk up to the counter and ask the lady sitting there if I can talk to Doctor Max Lampton. The lady says he is in the room across the hall and that I should wait until he comes out. Max and I have history that goes way back. We used to live up in Northern California. He would always come to our house and help my mom. She was a single parent raising both me and my sister, Rosie. To be honest, I really thought he would propose to her or something, but then my mom got sick. Not like a cold sick, more like cancer sick. The doctors told her she still had some time, like four or five years since the cancer had just started. My mom died when my sister and I were eleven, but not from the cancer. My mom was murdered by some men who also tried to kill Rosie and me. Anyway, after that Max moved here, which is a small town near Lake Arrowhead in Southern California. It is called Rachdale City. When the natives lived here it was called City of Angels because the natives claimed to be visited by angels. That's really just a myth though. Max moved here and eventually I followed. Max seems much older than he really is because …show more content…
Rosie, my sister, and I homeschooled each other up until a few months ago. That's ok though. I'm sure I can deal with high school. Before either of us could say anything more, the boy from the chair in the other room stumbles out into the hallway. He looks like he needs a lot more sleep.
"Brian, I thought you were awake already. Hurry up! We have school today." Alex says.
"I know, I know." Brian says stumbling past us and down the stairs.
"Um. Yeah. That's Brian. He's been, uh, living with me since his dad, well, since his dad died. He's kinda like my brother." Alex looks at me a little uncomfortably as he rubs the back of his neck. Then as if none of that just happened Alex says, "I guess you could come to school with me. I would have to enroll you."
"Ok. I can take care of enrollment. I have some experience." I say smiling at the thought of when Rosie and I enrolled in middle school. That was an interesting experience. Alex and I head down the stairs and turn left into the kitchen.
Ch. 2 There is a rusty metal shackle around each of my arms and legs. I am being held prisoner until I tell whoever is in charge how to receive eternal life. Another