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An ordinary day…nothing out of place…. The sky is blue; the clouds are white, the birds flying, cars being driven, and people all over the place. Some solo, others in or joining a group. A single teen girl walks quietly, her headphones blocking the sounds of the outside world. Her eyes have a distant look as she walks aimlessly among the masses of people. She passes by a window and looks at her reflection. Her ebony black hair is about waist length tied in a loose ponytail. Her skin is a pale cream-and-rose color, making her look frail and delicate. Her eyes are plane dark brown, except the left is a little lighter and the right much darker. She sighs and enters the store, exiting with a plastic bag filled with some groceries.

She heads down a few more streets and eventually reaches an apartment complex with elegant apartments. She walks through the first few and enters another complex.It is not as elegant but not that bad either. She passes this as well and enters another complex that is not the best, but is decent. She enters one of the buildings and heads up to the top floor, entering her apartment. By now,you must be wondering who this girl is and what’s so important about her…well that girl is me and I didn't always live alone in an apartment…not until I decided enough was enough.

About a year ago…when I was soon to be sixteen, I had the perfect life. Well…not perfect…but it was still great. My family was not the best…my parents use to argue a lot, but they did have their happy days as well. I had an older brother and two younger siblings. We fought like ordinary siblings and got along at times as well. I went to a great high school were I had four awesome friends,three I knew since third grade, the other I met in seventh grade. In the end of ninth grade, I met a guy who soon became my first boyfriend. It was great; he was the only thing that kept me happy besides my friends. They helped me forget about the arguments I have with my family and the ones they had with each other.

I thought my life couldn't be any better. I had the perfect boyfriend, four awesome friends, and a normal family. My secret kept safe, hidden between me, my family, and my friends. I had moved from family to family for as long as I can remember. I lived with this family for two years now…I thought this would be it. I slowly believed I had found my place in life…I felt loved and wanted.

But towards my sixteenth birthday, things began to slowly fall apart. My boyfriend started to slip away slowly ignoring me more and more, paying attention more to one of my friends. My family arguments began to get worse, concentrating on me and my secret. Then it all unraveled on my birthday. My family could not really support me anymore and they were planning to send me back to the place I came from. I also found my best friend in MY bed with MY boyfriend. I barely even made out with this guy, and here they are, halfway naked in my bed, on my birthday. I then found out he used me to get to her. The thing that set everything off, the one thing to destroy my all ready broken picture was her statement.

“Any boy would rather be with someone like me over someone like you any day…you said so yourself….” She said innocently.

That’s when I knew I wasn't wanted there, so I left…packed what few things I liked…needed…had,and left…that night. I transferred to another school and that was it. And now here I am, a sixteen year old girl, living on her own, fresh out of sophomore year. I never really paid for the apartment, I lied saying that I know the owners and they are expecting me. They are on vacation right now so I'm free...until they come back. I sit on the sofa in front of the television, watching the NEWS, bored out of my mind. Good thing I didn't have a cell, so I have no worries about my old life coming back at me. I open three small plastic bottles and take out one pill from each, swallowing them quickly with water. I close the containers and put them away in my bag.

'I hate medication...so why am I stuck with it...?' I think sourly.

I watch the NEWS for an hour or two, surf the channels, not finding anything good, I turn it off. I look out the window and see groups of kids playing the parking lot. It is one of the last two weeks of Summer and here I am bored and on the run all at once. I have a few days to find a new place and fast...before the real owners of this apartment come back. I sigh and head to pack my bags and put away the bottles in a safe hidden place in my clothes. I restock the fridge for them and wait the few days off.

Three nights later, I here the front door lock being opened and the laughter of a couple. I take this as my cue to leave and escape through the fire escape. I know it isn't the grandest of escapes, but it sure saves me form a hell of a lot of trouble. As quietly as possible, I reach the ground, but slip and fall in to a pile of old boxes and metal garbage cans, basically making a lot noise. I jump to my feet, grab my bag and dash off onto the side walk of the quiet streets. I sigh at the my dirty reflection and head down some random streets. The streets are, clear, so I just cross with out checking, and instantly a car zooms in front of me. I hear laughter form the car, so its not to hard to tell its a group of drunk teens. I look to myself to see they had splashed what ever they were drinking on me.

'Damn stupid mother-' My oh so colorful thoughts are interrupted by a light tap on my head. I look up, only to be greeted by a wave of rain. 'Perfect...just perfect...I'm out in the middle of the street...soaked with god knows what and rain...and smell like crap...this couldn't get any worse!' I head to the other side eventually and grumble, cursing underneath my breath with this sudden bad luck streak. Things couldn't probably get any worse. I find myself walk near a quaint little neighborhood. I look to see a family sitting together eating dinner. I then hear my stomach grumble at this site. "Some people have all the damn luck...." I mutter, seeing the kids' happy faces. Well...I don't give a damn anymore anyway, you can't trust any one in this world and that's a fact. "Well at least no one I know can really see me in my current pathetic state-"

"Evangelina...?" I cringe at the sound of my full name and turn to see who is the lucky winner to see me in this condition.

*~*To Be Continued*~*

Well I hope you all liked this little introduction. Until next time, Ja-Ne/C-Ya.