Sic Vita Est

Ocean Eyes

A fire destroyed Apartment Ace in 2011, killing more than 1,000 people. It started in room 463. A man was dead before the incident happened.

She read it over and over again until her eyes got bored of it. She placed it back to where its former position which was below her old dictionary in her personal box. She closed the box and placed it in her drawers then closed it before she found out that her father came back from his filthy work. The door slammed shut as she heard her father walk drunkenly to the kitchen.

She took her bag and slung it over her shoulders and started to head out but then, she heard her father yelled her name.

"Kennedy! Did you throw all the beers out again?" He came out from the kitchen and went in front of her then yanked her hair back. She didn't even flinch when he yanked harder. She was already used to it.

"Yes, I did." She simply let out but that made him more furious. If looks could kill, she'd be six feet under right now.

She saw his arms swing backward, ready to hit her but she cut him off by saying, "Father, I need to go to school." He stopped abruptly and held his anger in. He pushed her hard that sent her to the floor, creating a loud thud. She watched her father sauntered to the stairs and heard a slammed door.

She sighed as she got up slowly and head out to the SUV and saw her driver patiently waiting for her to get in. She knew that the driver heard all of it but decided to be tight-lipped about it.

They entered the school grounds and dropped her off in front of the school entrance. Everyone was entering the main entrance like drainage. She slung her bag over her shoulders and got out of the car. Once the car was out of sight, she pulled her grey hoodie over her head and stuck both of her fists in the pockets then walked into the hell hole.

She could feel some of the students were staring at her, so curious as to why a weird girl came out of an SUV car hiding her face under her hoodie like an undercover FBI agent. She could also hear someone calling her things like 'weirdo' and 'scaredy-cat' but she couldn't care less. All she wanted to do was finish the day without getting into trouble.

She reached her locker and grabbed books that she needed for today's class and stuffed it in her bag. After that, she walked to her first subject of the day, Maths.

Mental Abuse To Human?

You could say that.

She was relieved that no one was bothering her or tried to talk to her. She just wanted to stay hidden from the crowd and maybe from the world. The first day of school with friends was not helping at all. She just didn't expect anyone to know her name or her background. She just wanted the school year to end with her being unnoticed.

Yeah, that'd be good. She thought.

Time went by quickly without a problem. The bell rang like a warning sign and all the people around rushed out of the class to go to the cafeteria. The thought of the crowded place made her shook her head. She didn't want to be the attention or being the object of bullying when she sat alone eating her lunch. So, she decided to go to the roof of the school.

People rarely went to the rooftop. It's not that interesting anyway. It's the best place to hide and you can even watch the view from up there. It was not a big deal for her. As long as no one bothered her.

She took her bag with her and started to move and went out of the class. All of the people were now at the cafeteria so the halls were pretty empty. She walked to the stairs and finally saw a metal door. She twisted the doorknob, a creaking resounded- she swung it opened.