Chapter 1: Whoops!

Chapter 1:  Whoops!

 

"Go get ready Liza, I ain't taking you to your damn school," Beatrice shouts as she gets a hold of one of the children into "The Lair" or also known as the bathroom. "go with your best friend Isadore, and go eat there or something, I don't want to see your ugly fat-a*s in my house!" She snorted and mumbled to herself. Beatrice uttered me a snotty look, and her dirty blond hair just makes me sick, since it really is filthy.

"This is what I get for having you as a foster mom, oh and her name is Isabella." I rolled my eyes and oriented to the only room, besides Beatrice's room, that all of us 5 children have to fit in.

"What did you say? Don't make me go there and lock you in the basement again!" She pops  her white face out of "The Lair" and herd Melissa sobbing from her bath that Beatrice had given her.  She made a face and dried Melissa from her "Bath".

She barely let's us use her shower (the only one in the house) but when she does, we all now what that means. Well at least other 4 youngsters born from her, cause I am a waste. It was a sad reality that these kids who I call my sisters and brothers have to already face the reality about life. That all these kids that had come from her, she has abused them somehow. The only reason she adopted me was because she wanted to make some money out of me, which I rather not talk about it. Soon, her "clients" stopped being interested in me, so she decided to take care of me, and make me, her slave.

I took out the new shirt and pants that I hid under my pillow. I got the clothes at Macy's the other day, of course Beatrice wasn't going to buy me anything, so I had to steal it. I require to look nice today for the last day of school, and I want to make a good impression. That isn't the only reason why. I am escaping from the clutches of Beatrice. I asked Isabella's mom and she agreed to let me stay over there for a couple of months or so. I know I should have done this years ago, but recently I sneaked into Beatrice's room while she was in a conversation. She appeared fancy as always, and the man she was chatting with was one of her clients. He wanted me. He wanted me to live with him, and his dirty friends. I swear I though my heart gave a squeal, and that's why they suddenly stopped talking. But I am glad they did not catch me.

I grab all the stuff that I think I'll need and give each of the kids a hug and a kiss. Especially to Layla. She was only 3 years old, and she has been through things I cannot imagine. Her father is unknown, same to the other children, but just recently, Beatrice left her in a bar! The next day the poor child wasn't there until Beatrice received a call from one of her friends. They had violated her. That night Layla came home shaking and wet. "Did you have fun?" Beatrice looked at Layla and smiled. I would never forgive her for letting her suffer this way, how cold-blooded her heart must be.

"I promise I'll get you OK?" I whisper to her tiny ear, her brunette hair in the way.

She stared into my eyes as saying Please do not leave me, but she didn't know I wasn't going to be back. "Aren't you coming home?" Layla's high pitch voice destroyed my heart. The first tear came by my eyes, and she gave a little cry, and before I started my waterworks, I left that house immediately.

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"Liza, you don't seemed so excited." Isabella examines my desperate face. Her golden brown hair shines in the sun, while my pure black hair is just in it's own dark face. Isabella was so nice, I can't believe her and her mom would do such thing for me.

"I am, but leaving the kids with her...I feel guilty." I finally face her during the bus ride.

"It's not your fault, you know, after we get enough information how your mom treats your brothers and sisters, she can go to jail!"

"Beatrice, her name is Beatrice, not mom."

"Oh, right, but let's leave all this behind, it's the last day of school for god's sake, we should be happy!" She jumped up the seat, yelling and clapping. The whole bus follows her, and I soon too. It is the last day of school and it's time to celebrate, I had to be happy, and leave all this behind, at least for now. I will find a way to rescue them from her. But for now, they'll have to wait a little longer.

Middle school was great but it was time to move up to high school! As I enter one more time the doors of Lanier, I felt like I was reborn!

"Have fun in your classes, I'll see you in 3rd period." Isabella heads over to her Homeroom. I pass by a few people that I won't see for the rest of the day since they have no classes with me. I walk toward my homeroom and I see few people that I honestly don't like as much.

There, near the water fountain, is the most annoying girl I've ever met. Sophia. She will always look at me strange, and for some reason, I felt that she knew my darkest secret. Although she was a heck of a jolly girl. I admired her sapphire eyes, with her crimson red hair. It was a strange combination, bluish eyes, and red hair, but she manages to pull it off. Her face was pale white, and her boyish attitude made her look as a goddess. Next to her was Channel. She no long ago was in the news for killing a detective. But they cleared her name. Apparently she is very feared by many people, but she seems so nice. She is your typical preppy girl, beach blonde hair, various shoes everyday, and so on. And lastly was Jay. I don't know a lot about him, but I know he is the only one in our school who has blue hair. It’s not sky blue, it's pretty dark, but you can tell it's blue. He has the darkest eyes in the world, and I don't frankly know, but I always observe the eyes on an individual. It's something I can't justify. Another unnatural state in my existence.

But then 1st and 2nd came by. Math and Social studies is tiresome! I randomly just began carving my desk with my laser. Ever since I can think of, I've acknowledged that I am not average. I don't even think I am human. I have strange powers, one of them having lasers coming out of my fingertip. I can make light things more around, and sometimes I can make weather change. But then, I have those days that I can't even master this power. I do things that I don't mean to. Like once, I was watching TV with Isabella, and this CNN news guy got me mad. He was saying how UFOs should be blah blah blah and that they are a threat blah blah BLAH! Well I got offense to that since maybe I could be an alien. And then BOOM! The guy at the CNN studio suddenly started loosing his hair! I squinted very hard not believing it, and Isabella just started laughing. That wasn't all, the whole studio collapsed, and the signal was lost. When I thought all of that was over, BAM! The TV explodes! Her flat screen TV just exploded into a small ball of fire. We gave a loud scream, Isabella just looks at me smiling. I left her house immediately, I didn't want to make anything of hers explode. So, I can't control my powers that good, but I know I am the only one with this power. I just know.

Lunch came by, and Isabella finally came with the Mystery substance. Not meat, fish, or poultry. No one really knows what it is, yet we still consume it. The food is always the same, very unpleasant. "Liza, you would never believe what just happened!" Isabella sits down slamming her lunch tray.

"Umm...what?"

"Someone has a crush on you!" Isabella wiggled around, making her and me the center of attention.

"What! Who?" I panicked. Someone likes me? I knew the clothes where going to work! My day was maybe going to be better than I thought.

"Danny Metrio!"

"What! You mean the geek?"

"Well he isn't the cutest guy in the school..."

"You can't see his skin without a pimple being there!"

"But, at least he is smart..."

"He taped his glasses together, and then decides to color his shoes orange, with marker!" Well, this last day of school stinks! Yay, someone likes me, but it had to be the ugliest, nerdiest, and weirdest guy in our school.

"Give the poor kid a ch..."

"NO!" I slam my head to the table, leaving it for the whole lunch period listening how Isabella found this discovery of hers, knowing that wasn't listening to her.

Finally 3rd period, the only class that I have with Isabella. And where most all the popular kids are. Like Sebastian, he is into lots of sports, and one of the most perverted guys you can meet. Although I wouldn't know that, that's what I herd. His hair is perfectly black, and his eyes are what I believe a combination of black and gray, it was so interesting. Sebastian's friend, David, which is my secret crush. His two neon like green eyes just hypnotize me, and so does his coal black hair. His skin is flawless, unlike Danny's face, and he is really sweet. First time I laid my eyes on David was in 6th grade. He chatted with me when it was possible, and when he noticed me, that being about it. And there are the other people that I don't care about.

I have noticed that Isabella never introduced me to him. She hangs out with them a lot! Including Sophia, Channel, and Jay. They are like a gang. They talk casually, and she appears to be like she is part of them. She even talks to Elly. Elly, being I guess the most fashionable girl in school. She has truly pretty eyes, glistening hazel eyes to be accurate, and her smile is truly astonishing. And she is just plain too decent. Only, she also likes David, from Isabella's report, and that's what causes me to dislike her. But I sound like a brat, a typical me thing.

Mr. Johnson, the language arts teacher, just giving his lecture about how proud he is of us, but that we have to still finish our books! The worst thing is, someone is chosen to read in front of whole class everyday, and everyone had already gone except for me. I feel pressurized when I am in crowds, especially when David is around. But I’m trying not to think about it. Instead something even worse comes up in my mind. Layla. Her innocent self just couldn't leave me alone. I kept thinking if it was the right thing to do, if I should be concerned, and if I shouldn't be this excited. I didn't know what to think. Maybe I could use the powers that I have to maybe scare her away, or to stop her. I knew though that if I do that, I was going to be exposed to the whole world as the "Alien." And that is my worst nightmare.

"Liza, why you are the one who is going to read on the last day of school." Mr. Johnson pointed at me with his disfigured eyeglasses hanging down from his eyes, my face sinking. I could sense the temperature rising to my cheeks. He gave me an evil smile and signals me to come up, as if I didn't already know. I head up to the front of the class; I see all eyes on me, whispering while my feet tremble in fear. As I get near Mr. Johnson, he then looks solid.

"How are you going to read here, with your book on your desk!" he exclaims right at my ear. Irritated and now annoyed I just extend my left arm, pointing to my desk. My book suddenly starts slowly floating in the aura. I made a motion with my hands, and the book launched toward what was behind me, the chalkboard, and that's when I realize what I've done.

I instantly cover my mouth, and inhale loudly. Whoops. The whole classroom gasps, even Mr. Johnson. What did I do! I wasn't thinking! The silence slowly killed me inside my nightmares coming to life, I could only face Isabella. Her eyes lost, looking at the book that was now laying on the floor behind me. At what my naked hands did, without barely any motion. Was I going to lose my best friend now?

"You...demon!" Mr. Johnson shivers, straightens out his eyeglasses heading toward the door, finally leaving the classroom. I search around the room to realize all their eyes frozen at mine. They would not move, except for three people. But everyone else, is completely speechless, and I couldn't seem to notice that they weren't even blinking. Then I realize, they were frozen. Like if time suddenly stopped, to maybe give me time to run away. But how?

Despite all the frozen glares, the three people who I though weren't frozen stand up. Sebastian, David, and Isabella? They all stand there, while everyone else, has their eyes pierced to mine. David seems confused, but finally finds words to speak.

"Welcome..."