Chapter 1- How It All Began
#2 of Suicide Series # 1
The alarm went off at 6:30 A.M. and I groan, tired of waking up this early. I got up and grab my clothes and head towards the bathroom. I got dress and look in the mirror. I am a dragon with red scale and eight inch horns. I have blue eyes, which are slanted, and a tail that measure about two feet.
I then went to the front door and start heading towards school. Before I left, I notice that my parents are still here and that they are pact as if they were going on a vacation.
I started walking to school and just thought about random things that don't make since to anybody but my.
When I got to school, I wanted it to be over with already. It was the last day before spring break and all the students were going crazy.
When the final school bell ringed everybody was going crazy and stared going home to start their vacation. When I got home, I went to my room and I notice a note on my door.
Drake-
We forgot to tell you that we will be gone for a business meeting. We wiil call you to make sure you're okay.
Your parents.
I grab the note and tore it up. I knew that my parents didn't care about me. I drop my back bag on the floor and headed to my parents room. I notice that there was a safe. As I got near the safe I saw a note. It said, "Drake college fund."
I was shock, " Maybe they do care about me." I open the safe and all I saw was a note that said, " Owe $50, $ 100, $ 1,000, $ 5,000, $50,000."
" And I almost thought they care about me," I said as I put the note backing the safe.
I head back to my room and look at the clock. It displayed 3:05 P.M., " Guess I can go to work now, got nothing better to do."
" Your early for once," my boss said. He is a blue dragon with ten inch horns and green eyes.
" I had to walk here, my parents are out of town."
" You have the whole house to yourself then?"
" For the rest of the week."
" How will you get home, do you have a ride?"
" No, I will just walk home."
" At 9:30 P.M., are you crazy. Let me take you, you house is on the way to my house anyways."
" Thank you, oh by the way, what is you name? You never told me."
" You can call me Carlos."
For the first time in my life, I can say I have a friend. Carlos may be my boss but he not any older then me. We are both worked at a liquor store and his parents owe the shop so his the boss by default.
After work, Carlos and I went to his car and he stared driving home.
" Man I hate the new law where you have to have training to fly. We are dragons we know how to fly," I said trying to start a conversation.
" I think that the dumbest law they made. It like making walking illegal for new born children."
" Well what are we going to do? We are just do dragon, we cant change the law."
Carlos then drove into the driveway at my house. Before I got out Carlos ask, " Do you want to spend the night at my house, it better then staying home alone."
" Uh, sure. Just let me get some things first."
I ran inside and grab some clothes and my allergies medicine. When I got back inside the car I ask, " Where do you live?
" Right there," Carlos said and pointed with his claw.
I was speechless. It was the house I wanted to live in when I grew up. It was a three story building and a pool in the back yard. The colors of the house is red with white columns and a huge front yard.
Carlos must of saw how I reacted because he patted my back and explained, "That my house or should I say mansion. It beautiful isn't it. I can stay in there all day but we are moving soon. Trying to get a smaller house."
" I've always wanted to go in that house, it the very house that I want to live in when I grow up."
" Really? How 'bout you spend the week with my family, it will be fun."
" I'll be happy too."
When I got inside I saw Carlos parents. His father is a yellow dragon with blues eyes like mine, except his were darker, and his mother is a green dragon with blue scales on her stomach . I have never seen a dragon like that before so I couldn't help but ask. All she did was laugh and said she from Spain.
" What may I can you while I'm here?"
" Mr. and Mrs. Marquez."
" Well thank you for letting me stay here at your house again."
" No problem, we don't have to many guest over."
" I understand completely."
Carlos then leads me to the guess room where I stayed.
" Here you go Drake, enjoy your room. If you need anything I'll be next door."
" Okay, goodnight Carlos."
" Goodnight Drake."
Once Carlos left the room, I grab my phone and saw I had no calls or messages. My parents didn't even call or left me a message like they said they would. I then walked over to the bed and crawled into a ball and started crying.
Carlos was next door getting ready for bed when he heard crying from my room. Worried he started walking back to my room and see my crying on the bed. He walked over and placed his hand on my shoulder.
" Drake, what wrong?"
" My parents didn't called me like they said they would. Do you know that I'm adopted."
" Your adopted! I would have never guess. As for you parents they probably do care about you, you just don't notice it."
" So that way they are planning to send my back to the..." I stop because I suddenly remember the memories of the past. I spend three years of my life as a nobody.
" I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring back bad memories. Hey I just thought of a good nickname for you."
" What is it," I ask felling a little bit better knowing Carlos will look after me.
" Crystal because to the rich you are unwanted but to other you are wroth more then all of the money in the world."
I felt a lot better after Carlos help me though this tough time. I likes the nickname he gave me, and the way he backed it up.
" Thank you Carlos, I have a feeling we will be the best of friends forever."
" Anytime Crystal, Anytime."