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New, and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought that this could be?
True, that he's no Prince Charming
But there's something in him that I simply didn't see.
A R I A FAY Aria shot up in her bed, her head hitting the bunk above her. She still slept in the bed that was shared by her and her older brother — the middle child. She gasped in pain and placed a hand over her forehead, hoping that swelling would not occur. With her other hand, she reached over and grabbed her glasses, she could see without them, but not clearly far away. Aria wore them mostly all the time, but she sometimes did not — it depended on her mood. Her world cleared up a bit from the thin blur it had before and she let her eyes slide to the blinking red light to her left. Her clock blinked accusingly, 4:45. Amazingly early, but then again, Aria was subject to the deadly thing called insomnia. With a heavy sigh, she got up and headed for her bathroom, grabbing her clothes on the way. Methodically, she went through her daily steps of the morning. Change, brush teeth, brush hair, put makeup on and leave. So, she pulled on a black t-shirt, black shirt with ruffles on it, high heeled leather boots and some black and white stockings. Next, grabbed her brushed and slowly combed through her soft, white hair. It was a natural white, but Aria was never sure why she was born with it. Her parents both had black hair, a beautiful, shiny blue-black — like a raven's feather. Sighing, she ran a hand through it and was more or less content with how she looked. She stood there for a while longer, staring at her reflection. Her eyes were a clear blue, but they were darker toned by sadness and regret. Her skin was a pale white — a result from not going outside and staying inside reading books instead. Besides, even if she wanted to tan, she couldn't — she part albino. Once she was done with that, she picked up her toothbrush and started thoroughly brushing her teeth. Luckily, she was born with naturally straight teeth — her father could not afford braces even if she needed them. Lastly, she grabbed her waterproof eyeliner and ran a thin line across both her upper and lower eyelid. Aria groaned and got up from her seat, stretching and yawning once more. Her eyes tearing up behind her glasses with the effect of the yawn.
A R I A FAY Aria came out of her bathroom, eyes scanning and ears alert to see if her father had gotten home. He wasn't, there was no signs of his drunken rage or high rampaging. She breathed a small sigh of relief and inched to her window, the thin, dark blue curtains were tightly pulled across the window. But behind it, the sunlight was bright — bright enough to blind if she was not careful. With one slow hand,s he pulled back one half of the curtains, that the other. The small room was now bathed in bright sunlight and she smiled brightly, the sadness in her eyes clearing up for a moment. Of course, that was all destroyed by a loud slam that came from the front of the house.
A R I A FAY"ARIA?!" a man's voice drifted into her room and Aria grimaced and flinched — her father.
A R I A FAY "Yes father?" she called back calmly, her eyes though held fear. She had not moved a centimeter from in front of the window.
A R I A FAY"Wh...WHERE ARE YOU?!" that was his drunk voice, Aria frowned and walked over to the door, her eyes flickering back and forth to make sure he was not wait for her outside.
A R I A FAY "Here Father," her calm, respectful tone had not changed. Aria eyed her backpack that was at the front of the door — always ready in case she had to run. Her father snapped his head around to look at her, his eyes were bloodshot and his face disgruntled. of course, after spending all night at bars and strip clubs, he was bound to be angry and mean when he got home. Aria took a step back as he took a step forward.
A R I A FAY"WHERE'S MY BREAKFAST?!" he shouted, his eyes widened and Aria flinched.
A R I A FAY"It...it's not started yet father," she said quietly — she had apparently taken too long to get ready. Aria tried to side-step him, only to feel something hit the side of her head and a sharp pain flooded through her skull.
A R I A FAY "YOU... b***h!" Aria recoiled from him, holding a pale hand up to the side of her head in pain. "AFTER I'VE...I'VE T-TAKEN CARE OF YOU, R-RAISED YOU!" he proclaimed, his veins on his forehead bulged and Aria knew it was time to run.
A R I A FAY Aria shot to her feet and ran to the entrance, picking up her black messenger bag on the way. Her father kept yelling at her, his voice chased her as she ran out of the front door of the apartment. Flying down the stairs — and almost falling more than once — she started walking at a normal pace when she reached the cracked, gray concrete. Pushing her hair in front of the dark purple bruise that was now forming, she hoped that it was properly covered — she did not want questions to be asked. As Aria walked, somewhere behind her, she heard the shrill screams of police sirens. She genuinely hoped that they were coming for her father, she wished that they would take him away and see would never see his b*****d face again. The sirens abruptly cut off and Aria sighed — no such luck. She kept her eyes on the ground as she walked, counting every crack and every cigarette she walked by — she was up to 250 cracks and 378 cigarettes. Another siren went off father away, she looked up to see some homeless guy walking on the street across from her, he was a local and could be seen begging at every street corner. Aria sighed and continues her counting. 379. 380. 251. 252. 253. 253. 385. It was hard keeping track of each number, but Aria managed. The neighborhood suddenly got better, which meant she was near the school. The school was a private academy — a place where she would have never gotten in would it not for the gracious scholarship that was given to her. She sighed and wondered if she would see him. She did not see him too often, but then again, he was the "Prince" of the school — the ultimate of the Populars. Blushing, she soon saw the Academy. Pristine white walls, golden lining, clean, perfect paint — the perfect school. With a heaving sigh, she opened the huge double doors and stepped in.
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