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Octavia, chapter 1. Finally out. I got out the suitcase. I grabbed everything in sight to stuff into it; I was going toleave from this place. I hated it, and I had hated it for seven years. I was finally able toget out of here. I had been for a while now, but I just had the perfect day to go now. Ishoved the last article of clothing into the bag, and unlocked the mini safe that was in myroom. I jerked on the handle of the safe, and it popped open. I grabbed the money frommy dad's will out of it. I was now eighteen, a legal adult. I was allowed to have half thewill money, and the house he had left me in West Port Washington. I lived in CharlestonSouth Carolina. I would have to get on a plane. I had already ordered my ticket. I wrote ashort goodbye to my mom, not like she would find it or care, but I was leaving with agood bye. For the horrible seven years she forced upon me. I dragged my suitcase to the bus stop, and waited on the bench next to the stop sign. Constantly thinking about whatwould happen when I got to West port. The buses tires screeching against the pavementinterrupted my thoughts. I got on noticing not many people were on it. I claimed a seat inthe front of the bus. I waited patiently before it could stop. I looked out the window andwatched the scenery of blackness fly by the window. I was extremely tired. I laid myhead against the seat in front of me. Feeling like freedom was only a few hours away.I heard the bus screech to a halt, and I picked my head up from the seat,attempting to wake myself up in the process, I walked off the bus. I was at the airport.Making sure to grab all of my stuff, I walked slowly to the door, opening it withexhaustion, and saw some people scrambling around quickly. Grabbing luggage, andrunning in a different direction. I sighed, and threw my stuff on the ground. I sat there awhile, just watching happy families go by me. The bored announcer came on the speaker.Saying it was time to board my flight. I grabbed all of my stuff, and headed toward the plane. I dropped my stuff off, so it could be loaded into the plane. I went through themedal detector, and they checked me in. My heart bounced at the thought of being free. I boarded the plane. There were some people on it. I was not sure many people would beon the way to the same place as I was from all the way in Charleston. I sat in a secludedcorner by the window, tracing my fingers against the fog on the window. I felt the chillrun across my fingers. It was a good feeling. A family sat across from me. A boy had tosit by me, so he could be near his family. I looked away, and out the window. I wasthinking about these last few years, how horrible they had been. I don't even see how Isurvived them, but I did.The plane started to jerk, I closed my eyes. I wasn't used to planes. I didn't mindthem. I wasn't scared of them, but I just got these weird feelings on them. I opened myeyes, and saw we were way up in the sky. Good I had missed the bad part. I rubbed mysore eyes from the non- sleeping life style. My head was throbbing. Lauren would haveliked this. She loved planes. Lauren was my sister. Her, and my dad were supposedlykilled in a fire, but I remember something different. I remember walking with Laurenoutside. I remember someone grabbing me, holding me back, and lots of screaming. Ithrashed against the person holding me captive, knowing that if she died, I would never forgive myself. When I was able to look blood smothered the ground, and the bodies of my father, and Lauren were limp on the ground. I remember turning around, and seeingneon blue eyes. Warm arms were around me. Then it was all blank, and I was in thehospital. They had told me I was in a fire, my arms were burned. They said that Lauren
 
and my dad were not as lucky as I was, and didn't manage to survive. I knew this had to be a lie, because I had remembered some of what had happened. They were murdered.After that my mom went practically crazy. I couldn't blame her. I had almost lostit through the many years. I can't express how glad I was to leave. My mom was never really there anymore. She was usually off somewhere doing drugs, or out partying. Iopened my eyes, and saw the family talking. It was at this time I had come to notice thatthe boy that was sitting nearest to me. Was different then the others. He looked a lotdifferent. The whole family had dirty blond hair, and most of them hazel eyes. There wasa man, and a woman. A set of twins it looked like. Then there was this boy. He had the bluest eyes; I had a sudden flash back of the neon blue eyes. I shook it off; he had black hair that was hanging in his face. His eyes looked back at me staring. I looked toward thewindow trying to ignore them. I didn't want to hear what they were saying. I also didn'twant to seem like an ease dropper. I thought maybe the boy was just visiting them or was just friends. That could also make sense. I sat there for a long time playing with my uglyhair. My hair was originally blond, but I had died it black many times over. I didn't wantsuch a light color for such a dark mood. My hair was down to my lower back, and itcurled toward the end. I couldn't say my hair was beautiful. The only thing I liked aboutmyself was my eyes. Though they were bloodshot, they still had the most magnificentcolor I never got bored of looking at them. My eyes were emerald green; I had never seengreener eyes. They had almost lost all of their sparkle, but were still unique."What are we going to do now mom?" I heard the black haired boy asked.Okay so maybe he wasn't just visiting, but why should I care anyway?The plane began to rock back and fourth. I clenched my teeth together. I madesure to close my eyes. I was hoping this would be over soon. It seemed like it was lastingforever though."Are you okay?" I heard a voice asked.My head shot up, at the sound of the voice, and I opened my eyes.The boy was looking at me from behind his long hair, his eyes staring at me withquestion. After I didn't answer he started to speak again"Because, you know the plane has landed, and you have been there for a while."He said.I blinked a few times, and gathered my stuff. I got up from my seat, and passedhim. "Thank you." I said.I began walking off the plane, and he caught my arm."Where are you headed to?" He asked."Umm... I really don't know a place called Westport. To Pacific Northwest beach."I said staring at the piece of paper in my hands. It had all the writing on it. It was mydads, that said that address. Of the house that was left in his will for me."We are going the same way, can I bring you to your house?" He asked.I was very hesitant. I didn't barley trust anyone I knew rather then completestrangers. I decided. I had to take my chances. He looked kind of dangerous, but hisfamily looked toward the normal side. "Sure." I said.He walked with me inside to the baggage claim. I waited awhile, and grabbed my bright red luggage. I loved the color red.We walked outside, and he led me to a very pretty car. It was a dark purple Ferrariconvertible. I was kind of confused. Who would want a convertible in this sort of 
 
weather? He opened the door to the car, and signaled for me to get in the car with him. Igot in and sat between him, and one of the twins. I seriously couldn't tell which one."So what is your name?" The boy asked me.I thought for a moment I really did hate my name. Octavia, Felicity, Essence, Crade. Itwas unique, but I was tired of being "Unique". "My name is Octavia." I finally said.He looked kind of disappointed for some reason."I am Ty." He said.I liked his name. "Is it short for anything, Tyce, Tyler? I asked."Nope just Ty." He said.I nodded, I bet people asked him that a lot."I am Nick." said the twin sitting by me."And I am Dylan." The other twin said.I laughed, and they looked at me. "I'm sorry, but I will never be able to remember that." I admitted."No one does so we got these." Dylan said.They showed me their wrists, little bands were around them. Dylan had a blue one on,and Nick had a green one on. As I looked around they all had one. Ty had a black one."By the way I am Freeya." What I assumed to be the mom said."I am Flint." said the person I had assumed to be the dad.Freeya had a pink band around her wrist, flint had a brown one on.I was happy these people didn't ask me anymore questions. I was a person to keepto myself, and I never really liked to talk. I had come here for three reasons. One becauseI wanted out, and anywhere was better then with my mom. The second being that I had ahouse here all to myself, and I didn't have to pay for it. The third reason being I hadsomeone here who actually cared about me. I had my friend Cali. She didn't know I wascoming; I was going to go to her house, and tell her. Cali's real name was Calista, but shehated it. So she called me Avia and I called her Cali. The car hummed on for a while. Iwas getting annoyed by the silence. These people were talking a lot on the plane. Maybeit was me, I had no idea what I had done though.The car came to a sudden jerk, and I looked up. We were in front of a pile old driftwood."Well your house is on the other side of that." Ty advised me."Okay, thanks for bringing me here." I said.I walked toward the wood, and stepped over some pieces of it. I stumbled around it for awhile, before I came to the house. It was magnificent; the house was made of wood, andstood on pillars. It was two stories, but was a small square shape. I dragged my luggageacross the sand, and stepped onto the porch. It squeaked under the pressure of my weight.I opened the door, and I was amazed. The inside completely expressed my father. I feltodd. I felt... happy. I smiled, pictures dressed the walls, pictures of Lauren, and I. I ran upthe stairs, to explore what was upstairs. I found a bedroom, and another bathroom, theywere both unpainted, and kind of plain. I would have to fix this. I wouldn't fix it, like anynormal person would. I would paint it black with red skulls that colored the black paint. Iwould make the skulls look like they dripped blood. Yeah, that was my idea of a dreamroom. I stepped on the dusty floor toward the old bed. I wouldn't sleep on it anyway so Ihad no problem with it being old, and covered in dust. The place was beautiful, if youthought about it. Though this thought seemed absurd, it was true. It had a feeling to it.
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