There Are Three Different endings.
Chapter One:
Elizabeth was starting off her day like usual: waking up to the alarm going off at six in the morning, getting dressed and ready for school, eating cereal at the table alone, starring off into the distance, wishing things could be better for her and her family. Elizabeth is 12 years old, lives in a two bedroom trailer, with her mom, dad, older sister and younger sister. Before she left for school, she goes into the storage room to check on her new dog, Symba, who is a puggle. Her previous dog, Abby, gave birth, and Elizabeth kept Symba. Abby and the other dogs died...They were sick with pneumonia, and Symba was the only one who survived. He enjoyed sleeping in the empty laundry baskets.
Elizabeth put her shoes on and left for school the same way she always does...By riding on every rail in the city of New York with her skate board. It was eight thirty when she got to school. "Elizabeth Daniels!" Her teacher shouted. "Who founded Constantinople?" asked Mrs.Fry "Constantine!" Elizabeth shouted. She did it more as a reflex than an answere-just randomyl shouting out the last thing that she heard before she drifted into her math paper. She sits in the far back of the class, and the light reflects, so her sheets of paper usually look like the paper from her text book. It's easy, just put the edge paper in the middle where the pages are connected. "Amazingly, yes." Mrs. Fry said. Elizabeth was amazed as well (after all, she was doing math!).
At lunch, Elizabeth sat with her friends. "Hey guys, do you think I could dye my hair jet black,then add scarlet red streaks in my hair?" Elizabeth asked. "No. You're dad would kill you." said Mary said, taking a sip of milk. Elizabeth gave Mary her cookie, and Gave Jenifer her fries. "Why don't you ever eat,Lizzie?" asked May. "Because I'm never hungry." Elizabeth replied. "Moving back to the hair question," Ember began. "As cool as it would look, your hair black with scarlet red streaks, your dad would definitely kill you." Ember said. "Hey, whose all going to the dance?" asked May. "I am!" shouted Mary. "Me!" Amber joined in. "I will." said Jenifer. "I...might.." Elizabeth said, unsure about what her parents would say.
Later on, in gym class, they played Dodge Ball. It was class against class. Jenifer and Elizabeth wished it would be boys against girls for once. That way, Jenifer and Elizabeth could talk. They'd always just stand in the back of everyone and step over once or twice to dodge a miss-fired ball. "These guys fail." Elizabeth thought. Elizabeth walked home with Jenifer and waited at the bus stop for Alysia, Elizabeth's little sister. And then walked home after Alysia got off the bus. That night, while their dad was at work, and Alexis, Elizabeth's older sister, went to be with her friends, not to return home until late. There was no food, and her mom was on the computer, playing an MMORPG on the computer, with her on-line friends. Like always. Symba was siting on the couch with Elizabeth. Elysia was sitting there as well, watching W.I.T.C.H. Elizabeth got up and, glumly, went to her room. Symba fallowed.
"Oh Symba.. Why is there such sin in the world? Why can't we just all get along and be happy? Why is there so much sin, in the littlest of places?" Elizabeth said, remembering the screams and stinging words of the fight from last night...Rembering her cries for her uncle to stop...Remembering her parents not beliving her-not even when he died. "Where the fuck is the money? Why isn't the $500 I left in the bank for the rent there!?" "I don't fucking know! Ask that fucking skank-I'm sure she knows!" Every stinging word, cutting Elizabeth open like razor blades, stinging like lemon juice, leaving scars, were still ringing in her ears...A pain she was all so used to...But everytime the mental scars were formed, it hurt her even more...Same with the real ones. Her mom has cervical cancer and breast cancer, plus asthma. Everything was fine until then...
Elizabeth and her family (not including her dad) were at her grandmas...Elizabeth stayed inside because it was dark, and cold, while everyone else was outside by the fire. Talking, joking around. She dropped her mom's inhaler behind the couch. When everyone got in, she hoped that nothing would happen...Her mom starting coughing, and crying. Everyone was scrambling around the house, looking for the inhaler. Elizabeth was only seven, and didn't want to get in trouble for touching her mother's things, so she told no one where it was...A week or two later, her mom was diagnosed with cervical cancer. That's when it all went down hill...Months later, her mom was once again diagnosed with breast cancer...They began to fight more and more often. Her dad would stay out on the road as a truck driver for months at a time, to avoid her mom. But when he did come home, her mom would sleep on the couch, and cry...Cry all that weekend, and cry herself to sleep...Not a moment in the day did that woman's eyes rest. Elizabeth blamed herself for her mom getting sick, and later on admitted that she lost the inhaler behind the couch. But her mom explained that there was no possible way that it was Elizabeth's fault that her mom had gotten sick. They always fought about money, whether their mom was a good parent or not-they'd fight about anything and everything...
Elizabeth grabbed her diary, and began to write.
"February 14, Thursday. 2008... Time:8:45 p.m.
Dear Diary, The Valentines Day Dance is this weekend...Hopefully...They'll say I can go...I doubt it.They never let me go. Keep me here for no reason whatsoever (as far as I can see). I have to write a paper before I forget...The Greeks and Romans are some crazy people.....
-Elizabeth"
"Hey Mom...There's something I wanna ask." Elizabeth began, doubtful her mom would even listen. "What is it, Lizzie?" her mom, to Elizabeth's amazement, replied. "Um.. Can I go to the Valentine's Dance at my school?" "Of course you can! I even have a perfect dress for you to wear!" Clair replied. Mrs.Daniels got up and went to the storage room.
Elizabeth's mom pulled out a beautiful dress. It was bergandy, and felt fuzzy. Under the bergandy was white and made of silk. At the bust of the dress had white beads wich made abeautiful desine. "I wore it for my first dance. You can go ahead and have it." Elizabeth's mom said. Later that night, Elizabeth dyed her hair jet black. With her dad's permission.
Elizabeth went into her room and plopped herself onto her bed, did her homework, and fell asleep smiling. The next mornig, she woke up in the same position, still smiling from a different reason. She had a dream...About her crush, Aaron. "Come on, Symba." Elizabeth called to her dog. "Time for breakfast." She grabbed the dog food bag from the cabenet, and shaked it. Symba came running in, panting and his tail wagging. Elizabeth poured his food, and smilied. Today was going to be a great day...And she knew it. She was in such a great mood, she decided she was going to do the impossible before she went to school... Pull the number one stunt that every high-school boy has tried to do for years, and failed..Terriblly and they always got hurt, even fractured bones before... She was going to do it...The Last Jump. They called it that because their was only one person to have ever done it; and he died in the end. Broke his neck when he landed.
It's called that because you have to go at amazing speed, jump onto the railing that goes into the subway, jump onto the ramp that is always there, go through the tree branches, and before you land, you have to do a backflip, and four three-sixties in a row...At seven a.m. During rush hour. The tree is big, and full of branches. "I promise, Symba.. I'm going to at least try." Elizabeth said, as Symba stopped eating to look up at her, as if he understood.
Elizabeth was going down the street as fast as she has ever gone before. The people and lights were all but a blur. The first jump. She went onto the railing, jumped onto the ramp. On the jump to go through the tree, Elizabeth got some air. She was only about a yard from jumping over the big tree. First Backflip. Elizabeth was so high, she had time, and air, to do more than one backflip. One. Two. Elizabeth counted in her head. Two backflips. Come on, three-sixty! One. Two. Three.... Four! He heart raced as her long rich black hair that almost looked blue flowed in the air. "Am I going to make it?" AS she got closer and closer to the ground, her heart raced faster and faster. She closed her eyes, gently, and her heart stopped. Elizabeth had landed, perfectly, and not a single scratch, bruise, or bump on her.
"Oh my god!" a boy who hangs out there with all of his friends came rushing towords Elizabeth with a camera. "You're amazing!" another boy said. "You rock!" another friend of the first boys name called to her. "Marry me?" said another boy. Elizabeth turned around, to respond to the boy, then found out who it was. Aaron. Elizebeth put her arm around Aaron, smiled, and said into the camera: "My name is Elizabeth Daniels, and I just did the towns number one most deadliest trick: The Last Jump." "With extra backflips and three-sixties, baby! WOO!!!" Another boy shouted. Everyone shared a laugh.
Aaron and Elizabeth walked to school. The entire time, they talked about the formerly impossible stunt that she pulled off this morning. At the lockers, Jeremy went to Elizabeth. "Lizzie...I've been wanting to ask you this since fifth grade...Will you go out with me?" Elizabeth was shocked. She's been crushing on Jeremy since fifth grade, now in seventh grade, he asked her out. There was a silence between the two. Elizabeth smiled. "Y-yeah." she finaly choked out. "I'll pick you up at six tomarrow-for the dance." Elizabeth gave Aaron her adress.
As Aaron walked away, Elizabeth heared her princaple over the entercom "...Have a great day...Or not. The Choice is yours." Elizabeth leaned against her locker, held her books close to her, and smiled. "Trust me, I will."
Chapter Two:
When Elizabeth got home, she saw her mom, who, amazingly, not on the computer. "Must be broken" Elizabeth said to herself. Alexis was with her friends as always, and Alysia was at a friend's. "Hello sweetie!" Elizabeth's mom said happily. "How was your day?" she asked. Elizabeth was stunned-almost speechless. "A-awesome!" Elizabeth finally choked out. "Come, sit down." Elizabeth's mom gestured.
In the clean living room, there was tea on the table and home-made chocolate chip cookies. Elizabeth put her backpack down. "Tell me everything that happened." her mother demanded. Elizabeth told her mom about her day; the trick, Jeremy, and everything else. "Sounds like you had a great day." Her mom said happily, taking a sip of tea. "I did." Elizabeth said happily.
"Well, I have a surprise for you. Close your eyes and fallow the sound of my voice." Elizabeth did as her mom said. "Aaand, stop." her mom ordered, "Open." Elizabeth was amazed at what she saw. In the storage room stood a bed, dresser with a lamp and an alarm clock on it, a small table, a T.V. and a computer, and a full size mirror, with the walls painted a light color of green. "I-I don't understand. Mom, what is all of this?" Elizabeth said, confused and amazed. "This, Lizzie, is your new room! I stayed up all day fixing it up just for you! Happy birthday!" Mrs.Daniels said. "Wow...Thanks mom!" Elizabeth replied, shocked at what her mom did.
That night, the Daniels family sat at the dinner table, all together with no arguing, fighting, and Elizabeth got to choose what was for dinner. Brisket, corn and mashed potatoes. That was all she could think of. The next night was the night of the dance. Mrs.Daniels helped Elizabeth get ready for the dance. Aaron picked Elizabeth up at six, just as he said.
"Wow. You look...wow..." Jeremy was stunned. That night she left home, happy, but was completely unaware of what horrible truth lies ahead. Three days before her 13th birthday, and everything seemed to finally be going her way. Aaron dropped Elizabeth off at nine-thirty, when the dance ended. "Thanks...I had a great time. I never knew you were a good dancer." Elizabeth said. "Neither did I."
Aaron admitted. He managed to snatch a kiss on her cheek before he left-leaving Elizabeth stunned. She was embarrassed and happy. Alysia opened her window. "Lizzie's got a boyfriend, Lizzie's got a boyfriend!" she teased. Elizabeth leaned back on the door. "Yes I do." she said. Wlizabeht took a moment to ebrace her luck, then walked inside.
Symba greeted her with a bark, and a tail wag. He knew better than to jump on Elizabeth that night. But when she changed into her pajama's, Symba kept on giving her big, fat dog kisses. The next day, Elizabeth had her slumber party. There was no school on Monday due to a meeting. They played music in her new room (the old storage room), ate pizza and soda, and cake and icecream, watched scary movies, stayed up till about 4 in the morning, and crashed.
Then, tragedy struck...
Chapter Three:
Elizabeth was talking on the phone with Amber when her parents asked for a meeting with her. "Yeah, they've actually started smiling and get this; They actually slept in the same room and mom kissed dad good-bye last week. I think things are finaly beggining to start over for me and my family" Elizabeth said to Amber. "Thats great! Im so happy for you!" Amber replied. Elizabeth bided far-well to Amber and went into the kitchen and sat at the table with her parents.
"Sweetie, it's not offical yet, but when it is official, we need to know." Her mother began. "What are you talking about?" Just as she said that, Elizabeth knew what was comming. "No...No! We were just starting over again!" Elizabeth stood up and threw her glass onto the floor. "We were just starting to be a family again! You can't do this! Not now! No! We were just starting over!" Elizabeth began to cry as she shouted angrily at her parents. "I know how hard it must be, but we need to know-" Elizabeth cut her mother off. "No you don't! You don't care! I thoght we were finaly starting over again! I ate at the table with you! You lied to me! You don't love me! You were just buying me! You'r horrible people!" Elizabeth was crying her eyes out by then. "We were just starting over! You can't do that! We were just starting over!" Elizabeth couldn't control herself over anymore. "NEITHER!" she shouted, as she stormed into her room.
Elizabeth locked her door and baracaded it shut. She then grabbed her backpack, and suitcase. She began to pack her clothes and a teddy bear that she had since she was three. Before it happened. It was all that could make her smile. Now, it is her only family member other than her friends. She grabbed her jar of money and counted how much was in it. "$132." Elizabeth said quietly outloud. She oppened her window, threw her backpack and suitcase outside, grabbed her diary and drawing and writing kit, threw it on her suitcase, and went outside. She then jumped up to shut her window. Elizabeth went to a near-by alley and began to cry. Something she hasn't done in a while. She moved her pant legs to check on her scars. "As long as it's just my legs, they will never know." She grabbed her knife and closed her eyes from the pain, and cried some more.
She heard a smirk. Well, what is a pretty little girl like you sitting out here in the alley all alone? he asked. "Piss off." she said, hiding the fact that she was crying. Her grabbed her by the throught, and began to kiss down her neck. He took off her shirt. "Your small, child." he said. She began to cry, she tried to scream, but he had put his hand over her mouth. He bean to un-botton her pants... he was reaching for her underware... She kneed him in the face, and screamed. She ran. She was so terrified, she couldn't couldn't stop running if she wanted to.But her tackled her, and pinned her down. He grabbed a pipe...Finaly, she woke up hours later... She remembered a dream she had...It was more like a memorie. Her sister. Alexis and her were cleaning their room, and ALysia was at day-care. Their mom came in. "This is all your guys' fault! You never clean! Your fatehr yells at me for the house looking like shit-It's your fault that our marrige is falling apart!" ...It's nice to have something to blame...But it's not nice allways be blamed for it all...
Elizabeth went looking for her clothes. The man was gone. She found her caki pants, and her shirt...Torn. Coverd with mud and the scent of alchohol. She quickly put her clothes back on, and tried moving to a different spot. She fell in teh road. It was still pouring rain, washing away her tears...But not quick enough. She screamed "NOOO!".
"Hello?" Elizabeth heard a voice. It was Jenifer. Elizabeth stood up. "It's me, Elizabeth." she responded. Jenifer asked what was wrong. "It happened...Just when I thought we were finaly starting over again...They can't do this to me! We were just starting over!" Elizabeth said, as she colapsed onto the ground, crying. "We were just starting over! They can't do this! Not now! We were just starting over!" Elizabeth reapeted. "Oh...Lizzie...I'm so sorry. Jenifer cried with her. "Come on, it's going to rain all night tonight. You can stay with me." Jenifer offered. "No. I don't want to be a burden on you'r mom." Eventually, Jenifer convinced Elizabeth to stay with her and her mom. "Im so sorry for showing up so unexpectedly." Elizabeth said, bowing. "Oh no, of course not! You poor thing! Stay here as long as you need!" Angelina, Jenifer's mom said. Elizabeth decided not to tell them about the man in the alley...She just repressed that moment all together...She might bring it back again when she's about to break.
That night Jenifer and Elizabeth shared a room. But Elizabeth waited for Jenifer to go to sleep, went onto the couch, and cried herself to sleep, hopping she would not wake anyone up with the sound of her sobbing. The next day, Jenifer and Elizabeth got ready for school. "Jenifer...Can we not tell anyone at school? Can we just pretend that none of this never happened? I...I'm in complete denial with the fact that...That they even....would do that....After....I thought..." Elizabeth began to cry some more.
In computers, they played music from the radio. The last song the they played before Elizabeth had to go to P.E. was Family Portrait by Pink. Elizabeth did not dress out for P.E. because she wanted to hide the scars on her legs. She went into the bathroom and began to cry, wich she was trying not to do in computers. She began to sing the song. ELizabeth had been hiding the fact that she was crying for so long, no matter how hard she was crying, she could make it sound like she was never even sad. She was working on making it look like that though.
It was a Wednesday, the day she was supposed to ride the bus. If Elizabeth rode the bus, she would run into her little sister. And it would be too painful for Elizabeth. She felt guilty leaving Alysia. Alexis was moving out in a month, so Elizabeth felt that her big sister was lucky. Elizabeth lied to Mary and said that she got kicked off for chasing the bus and screaming nonsene at it like, '27 purple monkies on acid' or 'purple kangaroos on crack', something that Elizabeth and her friends shout at cars that pass them, just to see what the driver's reaction would be.
Elizabeth did her homework, cleaned around the house to keep herself from crying, helped cook dinner, cleaned some more, took a shower, and sat on the couch and cried for an hour. She closed her eyes once again, hopping that just one would be enough...She learned that night to stop hoping...
Chapter Four:
Elizabeth woke up, and on the floor she saw something that she forgot about. "Oh crap." Elizabeth said. She quickly picked up the pear handled pocket knife her father got her when she was nine. "What's that?" Jenifer asked. Elizabeth jumped, and almost dropped her knife. "It's nothing. Just a little good luck charm that my father got me." she replied, putting her knife in her pocket. "Well, that's nice. We're going to the grocery store, you wanna come?" Jenifer asked. "No thanks, if by some odd chance mom or father are there, I don't want them to see me." she said, standing up to head for the bathroom. "What time is it?" Elizabeth asked. "It's almost eleven." Jenifer replied. "Well then...You need anything from the store?" Jenifer said, grabbing the keys for her mom. "Unless the store can provide me with a cure for broken families, then no." Elizabeth said under her breath. "What?" Jenifer asked. "I was thinking...I dont know...Cheez-Its?" Elizabeth replied. "Okay. Well, bye then." Jenifer walked out the door, and went with her mom to the store.
Elizabeth went to the bathroom. "I'm at a friends... And there's no school...Seems right, right? Then why is it that all I wanna do is cry?" Elizabeth asked herself, as she dried her hands on a towel. She got on the computer, checked her e-mail, and was surprised to see that she got an e-mail from her older sister. Elizabeth was so shocked, she began to cry because it hurt her. For once, her sister was showing that she cared. Elizabeth immediatly clicked on the message, wich read "Where are you?" and almost replied, but stopped. "What if this is a trick? Should I respond? Should I just tell them that I'm okay, and not to expect me to be home for a while? Should I just ignore them completely, or should I reply? What do I do?" Elizabeth asked herself, completely unaware of what to do. "No...Don't reply..not from here. If Mom and Father are smart, they will get the police and some hacker or something to track what computer I am using. I'm surprised my sister is smart enough to know that where ever I go, there will be a computer. I guess she knows me most. When Jenifer gets back, I'll discuss it with her." Elizabeth decided.
She ignored her sister's e-mail, marked it as 'unread' and continued to e-mail her friends. She suddenly felt scared when she got to Amber's e-mail. "What if...What if Amber...c-calls, looking for me?" That can be fixed by a simple IM or e-mail. So she e-mailed to everyone in her contacts list, "Hey guys, my mom's cell phone is like....uhh...dead...I was talking on the phone with Amber, and then Alysia came running in, and she tripped over my alarm clock cord again, and the plate of food she had in her hands flew (I couldn't think of the word! XP) into my face, and I fell back, and dropped the phone, then the dresser fell on it becuase I hit it with my foot....So its uhh...In...a better place...Or more so, in the same place, but is just in peices...lol. Also, I'm grounded for breaking mom's $300 phone...So...yeah...Dont call, theres no point." and then continued on with serfing the web. Eleizabeth felt worried, like she shouldve thought all of this kind of stuff through on the first night. But was to busy weeping.
When Jenifer came back, and the food was put away, Elizabeth talked with her. "Jenifer...My sister e-mailed me...Should I respond? And, I cant be cooped up in here, I'll loose my mind. I need to think of a way where, If by some weird reason, my parents check the school, they wont know where I am either." As unlikely as it was for Elizabeth's parents to put effort into looking for her, she liked to pretend that her parents would. Plus, there always WAS that slim chance that they really did care... "Wait. Your sister e-mailed you!?!?!??! How does she even know your e-mail address?" Jenifer replied, in shock. "I...dont...know! She just...does... But, I have no clue what to do!" Elizabeth said. "Are you going to reply?" Jenifer asked. "I dont know...But if I am, It's not going to be from here. If they're smart enough, they'll track what computer I'm using." she replied. "Good point." Jenifer said back. Elizabeth and Jenifer sat for a while, thinking on what to do.
"I have an idea! I'll miss school, for a week or so, and then, I'll come back, but as some one else! Like, as you'r cousin or something." Elizabeth replied. For my medical records....In the hospital, they leave blank pappers like that on the counters, one of us will go in, pretend to knock them down, grab one of each, come back home, scan it, type in the information, fake a signiture, and use a fake footprint that we can get off the internet, copy and paste it, and then we're all set." Elizabeth said. "Good plan, but how are we going to get into the hospital?" Jenifer asked. "For when your mom goes into get her...What ever it is she does at the hospital slash clinic. "Great. How long will you be absent, what will you look like, what is your name going to be, and so forth." Jenifer asked. "I will be absent for three and a half weeks, I will have jet black hair, with dark red streaks, will be straight, and kind of like a not-so-curly-banana-curl, you know, the ones that are kind of, like the wind blew on them? Anyway, like that, and my name will beee....Roxanne...Roxanne Hudson." Elizabeth thought this thoroughly.
Jenifer's mom is a hair-stylest, so that part was easy. For the three-and-a-half weeks Elizabeth was out of school, she was working on her voice, wich sounded lighter, now that she had gone through puberty, and was like a completely different person. She didn't e-mail her friends, or talk to them at all, and everything was set for when Roxanne went to school. She even had a completely new wardrobe. She could finaly dress like she truely wanted to. Her father would have killed her if he knew how she was dressing; black and red, with eye-liner, black nail polish, ears peirced, chains comming from the belt loops of her pants, spiked bracelets, shirts with skulls, and not to mention the black boots. Her father would have killed her.
It felt so good to be in school again. They basicly replaced Elizabeth with Roxanne. Wich was perfect. All she had to do was make friends with her old friends again...Or would she tell her friends who she is?
Should I tell them? Yes...But not in person...If they I tell them in person, the staff might suspect something due to their reactions. I'll e-mail them. GOD, I LOVE THE INTERNET. Elizabeth thought.
Chapter Five:
"Here we go...The first day of school..Remeber; your name is Roxanne Hudson, you used to live in Chicago, but you came here to live with your aunt, Angelina, becuase your grandma is dead, your father is at war, and your mom is dead. She died a few days ago, and so, you came to live with aunt. Okay, Roxanne Hudson, you can do this...Just...Be the 'inner Elizabeth Daniels'. If you want to say something to some one, even if it will get you introuble, do it any way...I think it's about time some kids at school get what they deserve anyway." Elizabeth said to herslef. "Roxanne, you ready?" Jenifer asked. "Yeah." Elizabeth replied.
When Elizabeth got outside, she saw Alexis standing on the bus stop, with Alysia. "Jenifer! Come here!" Alysia shouted. Jenifer looked at Elizabeth, concerned, and waiting for an order. "What? Do what you would normaly do. Remember, I have no clue who these people are." Elizabeth said. If only it were that easy. She thought, as they walked to her sisters. "I wanted to tell you that Elizabeth is going to be with her aunt in California for a while, we dropped her off a few days ago, when I went to sleep. Okay, so theres no need to be worried!" Alysia said, smiling.
Elizabeth was happy to see how innocent and happy her little sister was. To see that that's one thing her parents didn't do wrong to their children. She wanted them to lie to her. How great Elizabeth felt to see her happy, cheery, weird little sister smiling. "Who is that?" Alysia said, pointing to Elizabeth. "It's rude to point." said Alexis said to Alysia. "I don't mind. She's just a kid." ELizabeth said. "YOU LOOK LIKE HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!" shouted Alysia, still pointing at Elizabeth. Alexis, Elizabeth, and Jenifer all shared a laugh. "I WANNA LOOK LIKE HALLOWEEN TO!!" Alysia gasped. "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!" Oh no...Is it that obviouse!? Elizabeth thought. No way... Jenifer thought, as they both got wide-eyed.
"YOUR THE HALLOWEEN FAIRY! OH MY GOD! I LOVE YOU!" Alysia hugged Elizabeth. She looked up at Elizabeth, still hugging her, and said, "You're just hiding your wings so humans cant see, in order to protect your existance, and I bet you're running away from the meanie queen fairy. I just know it!". Elizabeth, Jenifer, and Aexis all laughed again. "Well, 'Halloween Fairy', what's your name?" Alexis asked. "It's Roxanne...Roxanne Hudson. I'm Jenifer's cousin, I'll be staying here for a while." Elizabeth shook hands with Alexis. "Alexis, I wanna go to school with the Halloween Fairy!! Please!" Alysia said, hugging Elizabeth tighter. "You're not even in the same grade as her." Alexis responded. "So!" Alysia shouted, hugging Elizabeth tighter.
Elizabeth moved Alysia's arms from her waist bent down so she was eye-to-eye with her little sister and said, "I'll tell you what, if you be a good girl, and don't cause your sister an trouble, I'll be sure that there will be extra candy this year, 'kay?" with her eyes closed, and a smile. "Okay!" Alysia said, with a smile. "Well, 'Halloween Fairy', we're not going to be able to sit in the good seats if we dont hurry for school. So let's hurry." Jenifer said. "Okay, bye-" Elizabeth almost said Alysia, but no where in that conversation did she ever tell Elizabeth her name. "What's your name again?" Elizabeth asked. "Alysia!" she shouted. "Good bye Alysia, Alexis." Elizabeth said.
"Well...I see we have a good nick-name for you." Jenifer said. "Shut up." Elizabeth replied. Because Amber was not going to say hi to Elizabeth, Elizabeth decided to say hi to her. They were becomming friends already. Seeing how, they already were friends, Amber just didn't know it, they would be great friends all over again. They just talked about anime. Becuase Elizabeth already knew everything, she decided to play it off as if she were physic. At lunch, Jenifer introduced Roxanne to Amber, Mary, and May. "Or known as the "Halloween Fairy, according to Alysia." Elizabeth and Jenifer told them about Alysia and her theory on how Roxanne is the 'Halloween Fairy.'
At the end of the day, as Elizabeth and Jenifer walked home, Jenifer turned to Elizabeth and said "Well, that was a good first day of school. Are you going to tell them?" "Yes, not in person. I'll e-mail them. If I tell them, the staff at school might get suspicious of their reactions." Elizabeth said, thinking it through, just as if she were a great detective. "Wwwooooww...You REALLY don't want to be found...And you think this stuff through, verry well. You're kind of like the female emo version of L." Jenifer said. "Of course I don't want to be found, and I'M NOT EMO, I HACE A REASON." Elizabth staited.
Elizabeth got on the computer after doing her homework, and e-mail to everyone on her contact list, "I am completely fine, in fact, I havent been better, stop freaking out. Roxanne Hudson is me; Elizabeth Daniels. I...I'm running away, and am going to live like this until I figure out what I'm going to do with my life. I told you all through e-mail, so the staff in school don't get suspicious with your guys' reactions. So uuh...long time no see? *uses Tobi as human shield*" and sent it. "I wonder how they'll respond." Elizabeth said. She got another e-mail form her sister. It read "Where the 7734 are you!? Look, I understand you for doing what you did, but tell me where you are, or I'll think you'r dead. Resopond within five days, or I'll think that your dead. Please Lizzie....I'm worried, and we miss you...Please respond. I promise I wont tell mom and dad wher you are...I just want to know that you're safe. -Alexis." "I'll go to the library tomarrow, use their computers, and respond to her from there." Elizabeth decided. She cleaned, and watched America's Most Wanted.
"Be on the look out for twelve-year-old Elizabeth Daniels, who was last seen storming off into her room, wearing a sky blue T-shirt with a silver heart on it, over a navy blue sweater, brown hair, brown eyes, about five feet tall, and has a purple back-pack. If you see her, call the number below." said the host of the show. They showed a pictuer of her. Elizabeth chocked on her tea, while Jenifer and Angelina were looking at Elizabeth, and back to the T.V. Elizabeth sat back in her seat, and said "You'r never going to find her." That night, Elizabeth went to bed, without crying, from the question, or the pain.
Chapter Six:
When Roxanne was going outside, she stood on the porch for a moment and thought. "What is it?" Jenifer asked. "It's just that...I e-mailed Amber, Mary and May...I'm afraid that they're ganna be mad at me for not telling them earlier or something." Elizabeth replied. Elizabeth went inside to talk to Angelina. "What are you doing?" Jenifer called to her as she ran inside. "Mom, is it okay if we stop by the library after school?" Elizabeth asked. She has always called Angelina mom. She never knew why, she just did. "As long as you're home by six." Angelina responded. "M'kaay, thanks!" Elizabeth replied.
"Guess where we're going after school." Elizabeth said to Jenifer. "Where? Dairy Queen?" Jenifer asked, sarcasticly. "Hardy-har-har." Elizabeth replied. "No, to the library." Elizabeth said. "Why? We get out of school, so we don't have to read anymore." Jenifer was not too happy with going to the library. "There are a few books that our school doesn't have that I need to check out." Elizabeth said, as she began to walk to school. "Lemme guess...Poetry and paranormal? What is it with you and litterature?" Jenifer asked. Elizabeth stopped and turned to face Jenifer. "You did not just ask me that." Elizabeth replied. "Good point." Jenifer replied.
Amber and Elizabeth have almost the same exact schedual, so she had to face Amber first. "Hey..." Elizabeth said to her, as she was getting her books. After Amber slammed her locker door shut, and put her books on her desk, she faced Elizabeth and said, "You. Me. Bathroom. NOW.", as AMber gritted her teeth. When Elizabeth and Amber got into the bathroom, Amber faced Elizabeth, angrily. "What the hell is wrong with you!? You scared the shit out of us!" Then she just broke down. "Lizzie, we thought you were dead!" She said, crying. "I know...I just wanted for...If my parents asked you if you saw me, I wanted you to say no, or else I would've e-mailed you while I was gone." Elizabeth said. "Why didnt you just tell us to tell your parents that we haven't seen you?" Amber asked. "Oh...Well....That would've been far too easy, my dear friend." Elizabeth said, lighting the mood. "You tard." Amber said, giving her a hug.
"Well Roxanne, we're late...But...Who cares! I have my friend back!" Amber said, as they walked to their first class after the late bell rang. At lunch, wich was what she feared, because Mary could hold a grudge, and might not forgive her. May could probobly care less for Elizabeth, but Elizabeth could care less for May too, so they canceled eachother out. "Hey Mary...." Elizabeth said to her. "Roxanne...I want to kill you in the most violent way right now, but becuase I understand your situation, and because you're like my sister, and I live you, I will not. Just don't EVER do that again...I though you...k-" Elizabeth cut her off. "I know...And I'm sorry...Will you all forgive me?" Elizabeth pleaded. "Of course." Amber, Mary and May said.
After school, Jenifer and Elizabeth went to the library. Elizabeth checked out two books on the paranormal, and got on their only working computer. "Im fine. I cant tell you where I am, but I'm closer than you think. I love ya sis. Tell Alysia I said hi, and that I love her. Does Alysia know that I ran away?" she responded to Alexis's e-mail. Only, she made Jenifer get on the compute next, and SHE sent it, so that way, when the police ask who got on that computer at what time, Roxanne would have an alibi. That's if the police were even tracking the computer. Elizabeth got off at four twent-four, but left her window open, and then Jenifer got on, stalled for a few minutes, and then sent the message. Yahoo! lets you see when the e-mail you recieved was sent, and Elizabeth wanted to be sure that she wasn't a suspect.
"As much as you remind me of L, thinking this all through, so thoroughly, and as cool as that is, that my friend is an emo female version of L, it's getting annoying how hard and how we have to do the simplest of things." Jenifer complained. "Yeah well, If I get cought, my mom and father could have your mom arrested for 'kidnapping' or something like that, so you don't want me to get cought either." Elizabeth said. "Yeah." Jenifer replied.
"Why do you call your mom mom, and your dad father? Why don't you call them mom and dad, or mother and father?" asked Jenifer. "I have become too disconected to call him dad, so I call him father. I've lost repect for him, and I also almost called him John once." Elizabeth almost started crying when she remembered the days that she couldnt wait for her father to come home; the days where she could admitt that her dad was her dad, and call him her hero, or say "daddy, I love you!" right before bed. But now they are disconnected. Like two strangers-no love is there anymore...At least not for Elizabeth. Her dad only talks to her about things she'd rather not talk about; her mom not being a good parent, Alysia being annoying, Alexis being a lazy bum...Abortion. And when Elizabeth did try to tell her dad that he was being to mean, all he could say was 'Fuck you, you cry baby. 'Dad, your being too mean' fuck you you big fuckin pansy. Im not supposed to be nice-I'm your dad. Man, fuck you.' or when she'd tell him that she doesnt want to talk about her period to HIM, hed say 'your so fucking immature and stupid, I just wanna know if your bleeding or not.' Now all she wanted was for him to leave the family...Or...Did she actually miss those days?
Elizabeth replied. "Wow...That's...kind of sad." Jenifer said. "Story of my life." Elizabeth said under her breath. When Elizabeth got home, or, to Jenifer's house, she did her homework, cleaned, talked to Jenifer for a while, and then an hour before she went to sleep, she listened to her iPod and read some in the book she checked out, and went to sleep, happy with herself. But sadly, that wasn't going to last long...
Chapter Seven:
The Halloween dance was one week away, and no one would leave Roxanne alone about it. Then something unsuspecting happened. "Hey Roxanne, will you go to the dance with me?" Jeremy asked. Elizabeth was hurt, yet happy. "Don't you have a girlfriend?" Elizabeth said, irritebly, as she was putting her books away, getting ready to switch classes. "Yeah, but uuhh...To tell you the truth, who knows where she is, and who cares. I was just using her so I didn't look like a looser not having a date to the dance." Jeremy said to her.
Elizabeth felt hurt, and wanted to scream and cry at the same time. She couldn't tell if she was more angry, or sad. "give me your right hand." Elizabeth ordered. "Okay." Jeremy replied, as he gave her his hand. "I see your future..." Elizabeth said, pretendin to read his palms. Then she squeezed his hand. She looked up and gritted her teeth. "Im not in it." Elizabeth said, through her teeth. She then cicked Jeremy in the stomach with her steel-toed combat boots. All of the bottom of her boots left a big fat bruise on his stomach.
"Roxanne Hudson! Younge lady, I understand that you are going through a rough time, but you do not hurt our students-non the less almost break their hand and damage their eternal organs! Now tell him that you are sorry-look him in the eye and say you're sorry." Mrs.Green, their principle said to her. Elizabeth looked around the office, then in discuss, Jeremy. Her stomach turned and flipped. She wanted to cry-needed to cry. "I'm sorry...That you're pathetic and got beat up by a girl.(I only hit you once, and you were on the ground already.)" "Roxanne Hudson! Do not make me call you're aunt, now apolgize correctly!" Mrs.Green ordered. Elizabeth just stared daggers at Jeremy. "Look, I didn't even do anything to you, just say sorry already, woman." "WOMAN!? WOMAN!? YOU SEXIST PIG!" Elizabeth shouted. She spit in his face.
"Roxanne Hudson! That is enough! I am calling your aunt, and you are suspended for a month!" Mrs.Green declared. "So what, I don't care, it's not like I liked being at school, or that I was going to go to the dance." Elizabeth replied. "Plus Saturday schools for a month when you get back!" Mrs.Green added. "Like theres anything to do on Saturday anyway, this is the smallest, insestrial, most red-necky town I've ever even layed eyes on!" Elizabeth replied. "And You have lost all reward privaleges and evey other privalage including using the bathroom and getting a drink during class-in fact, you can only switch classes when everyone is out of the class-and no excuses for your tardies!" Mrs.Green was loosing her temper. "Fine! Like I said, I don't care!"
Elizabeth couldnt take it anymore, if she were to open her mouth again, she was going to cry, she was so frustraited and sad, and felt humuliated. When Angelina picked her up from school, she went Elizabeth apologized after telling her the story. "You'r sorry? Hunny, you have no reason to be, you gave that boy what he deserved. But you do have to do the dishes tonight." Angelina replied. "Fair enough." Elizabeth responded.
When she got home, she went into Jenifer's room, and cried. About an hour or so later , Jenifer came in. "Lizzie, I heard what happened. I am so sorry!" "I feel like such an idiot! I thought he acutally liked me! He was just using me so he didn't look like a looser, not having a date to the dance! He even said 'who cares where she is?' when I asked him about his girlfriend! I was just a decoration! A once-a-year decoration! That he just tossed away without a word!" Elizabeth said, crying.
That night, Elizabeth slept on the couch, and pulled out her pocket knife. "Hello, old friend..." Elizabeth said. Then she closed her eyes, found relife in her knife once more. Jenifer came out of her room to get a glass of water, and Elizabeth immdiatly put her right hand over the cut on her left wrist, and pretended to sleep. But she was so exhauseted from crying, she fell asleep like that.
When she woke up, she saw Jenifer standing in front of her, with Elizabeth's pocket knife in her hand. "Lizzie...How long...?" Jenifer said, tears running down her cheeks. "How long what?" Elizabeth asked. She put her right hand on her pillow to lift herslef up. And saw her bloody hand print on her beautiful, once, white-as-snow pillow. "Oh..." Elizabeth said, after she realized that she was caught. Elizabeth began to cry. "Im so sorry.... I don't know what to do..." Jenifer hugged Elizabeth, and they sat there, and cried together. "Im so sorry.." Elizabeth said. Jenifer and Elizabeth slept in the living room that night. Jenifer fell asleep, it was easy, seeing how it was three twenty a.m. But Elizabeth, once again, cried herself to sleep.
Chapter Eight:
The next morning, Elizabeth had to ask Jenifer. "How did you find out?" Elizabeth asked. "I heared something drop onto the floor, and when I came over, I saw the knife...with blood on the blade. And it looked like you have been crying. Please, Lizzie...Stop...It hurt me so much to see my best friend, who is usually hard as nails, it takes a lot to break you down, in such a weak state. I asked Mom, and she said I could stay home today." Jenifer replied. "We need to talk." Jenifer said, sitting down next to her friend. "Mom is at work, so we're alone. You can tell me anything." Jenifer offered a hand.
"Okay...It's about time I talk anyway... You're the only person I can go to...Amber just tries to top how her life is worse, then it makes me feel selfish, thinking only of myself, and not other peoples' problems, Mary just shakes her head and says 'Yeah...Can we cahnge the subject?' I don't think she even listens to me, and May doesn't give a shit about me. I know she doesn't, Amber told me that she hates me. I don't blame her, I'm a horrible person, I'm so mean to the people who care about me..." Elizabeth began to cry just right then and there.
"I thought that the only family I had were my friends, but I was wrong on that too, I was wrong about everything! So many people at school want me dead, and I don't even know why. People taunt me because I'm different, because...I don't even know why, I don't even talk to people at school, and yet just about everyone there hates me.
"And I hate my father for ruining my child hood-for ruining this famliy...I hate him for blamming everything on mom...I hate him for not being there for us...But I love him for providing for this so called family what little he does...It's like, we're not even a family anymore, just like a bunch of random people randomly selected, foced to live in the same house. I hate my mom for not being there when I needed her most...But I love my mom, so much...I don't even have a reas on why other than the fact that she's my mom...I hate them both for buying me over... All I ever wanted was to be loved...mainly by my mom...Alexis is never around, and I envy her for that, Alysia is too little to understand, and I envy her for that as well... I've givin up on father...I just want my mom to love me...
"Mom always blames me for everything...One time, when ALexis and I were cleaning, and the house still looked like shit, and father called and said he was going to be home in twenty minutes, and so Mom yelled at us...'It's your guys' fault that our marrige is falling apart! You'r dad yells at me because the house looks like shit! You never clean, you ungrateful brats!' is what she yelled to us...Sometimes I wonder if everything would be better off with me dead." Elizabeth was bawling, almost unable to breathe by the amount that she was crying. She could no longer tell wich tear ended, and wich tear began.
"I've never felt more alone in my life...I desrve to be hurt. All I ever do is cause trouble..." Elizabeth chocked out. "No you don't, you'r a wonderful person, dont ever forget that." Jenifer replied. "Name one person who would never get over my death if I died!" Elizabeth shouted. There was a long pause. For a few minutes, no one said anything. "Me." Jenifer finaly said. "See!? I cant even realize that my friends care about me because I'm so slefish!" Elizabeth replied after a little while. "Lizzie, you're the best friend I've ever had. Don't ever forget that." Jenifer said.
Then, Elizabeth did something she hasn't done in years...She smiled, for real. Elizabeth and Jenifer shared a hug. Then Elizabeth went into the bathroom to wash her face, and headed for the kitchen. "Also, I noticed one of your windows that was up last night." Jenifer began. "Oh, yeah? What was it?" Elizabeth began drinking some water. "I never knew you liked Yaoi.." Jenifer smiled. Elizabeth spat out her water and nearly chocked. "WHAT!?" she said, blushing, immensly. "Yeah...MxN, MM... Who knew?" Jenifer said, with a smile. "JENIFER!!! NO!!! ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK!!! I WAS GOING TO PUNISH NICOLE FOR CALLING ME EMO!!!! I SWEAR!!!" Elizabeth lied, still blushing beyond beliefe. "You were'nt even singed in." Jenifer said. Jenifer then gave her another hug and said. "I HAVE FINALY DID MY JOB!!!! I HAVE CONVERTED YOU INTO YAOI!!!!" "Guh!!! Fine!! I admitt it! NOW LEMME ON THE COMPUTER!!!!" Elizabeth said, as she ran twords the computer.
For the first time, since ELizabeth began living with Jenifer, it was like what real friends would do at a sleep-over.
Bitter Sweet (Ending 1):
Elizabeth has been paying random people to send her e-mails while she's at the library. One day, she got on to respond to her sister. "I've finaly figured you out...It was so obvious...Roxanne...Dont even TRY to play it off as if you dont know what I'm talking about. You made one mistake; you acted like you. No one ever shakes hands, and you hair style, was a big-give-away. But I won't tell Mom and dad. Also, the police HAVE been monitering mom's pc, but, luckily, I moved out. I cant believe it was this obvious...Mom doesn't know, I'll be sure to leave it that way. Promise me you'll go see them...Please...You're a smart girl, it took me months to figure out who you were-no- just to even suspect you...then it took me a couple other months... but please, some how, see mom and dad...-Alexis" Elizabeth did nothing, she simply, closed the page, and checked out two new books.
Elizabeth almost cried, as she was walking. She felt defeated at her own game of 'extreme-hide-and-seek-np-give-ups'. It had been months since that fate-full day...It was February 20th, and now was December 14th. Angelina dyed Elizabeth's hair back to a regualr, yet still rich, heavy, bold, jet black. Elizabeth and Jenifer heared something unsuspecting. "JENIFERR!!! HALLOWEEN FAIRYY!!! COME HERE!!!" Alysia called, as she was sitting with her parents. "Lets go to them, if we ignore her, she'll be sad." Elizabeth said to Jenifer. "Okay." Jenifer said. Alysia was outside the Dairy Queen with her parents, eating icecream. "So you're the 'Halloween Fairy' We've heared much about you." Mrs.Daniel's said, smiling. "What's your name?" Elizabeth was stunned with her mother's attitued and tone. She sounded happier than she ever has.
"My name is..." Elizabeth was caught in the moment. "Let me buy you a drink, it's so dry out here, you look like you're freezing! John, go get these girls a medium water." Mrs.Daniels offered. "Thanks." Jenifer and Elizabeth said. They sat down, and drank their water. "My name is Roxanne, I'm sorry I didn't answere earlier, I couldnt because my thought was so dry." Elizabeth said. "Nice save." Jenifer thought. "I heared about what happened to your daughter, and I wanted to tell you, that Elizabeth is-" Elizabeth was cut off. " Oh yes! Our dear Elizabeth! Can you guys keep a secret?"
"Yeah." Jenifer and Elizabeth responded. "Alysia, go into the car and get mommy's cell phone, I need to plan your party." "Oh no...This is bad...Mom's cell phone is in her purse..." ELizabeth thought. That's how her mom used to get rid of her-sending ELizabeth off to find something that wasn't there. "Okay!" Alysia said, after eating a small bite of icecream. Cookie-dough blizzard. Her favorite. Alysia and Elizabeth used to share a medium one all the time, and would use the cup for several arts and crafts. When their parents faught, Elizabeth would play techno music as loud as possible, and sing and dance, to keep Alysia from knowing what was going on-to make sure she never got hurt...Ever...
"Good, because he have GOT to get this off our chest Now with Elizabeth gone, we can finaly afford to do stuff like this. Ever since she's been gone, we've had no troubles at all. To tell you the truth, we never even wanted to have her. I mean, just look at my daughters' names. Her's is the only one that begins with and E. I kept having dreams, and I dreamt that I would have Alexis, and Alysia, I dreamt that I would meet their father, but Elizabeth was never even thought of. When she was born, we couldn't think of a name, it took us hours. Elizabeth, was nammed after my grandmother, who I've always hated. To tell you the truth, the only reason she was even alive is because..." Mrs.Daniels stopped to eat some ice cream. Elizabeth looked down as she clinched her fists in her lap. She didnt want to hear more, but if she stormed away, they might be suspicious. "Please...for the love of god...Alysia..its not in there, just come back...I dont want to hear her say it...I've always thought it, but never...have I wanted it to come true...ever..." Elizabeth thought, as she held back her tears.
Mrs.Daniels swallowed her icecream, and Alysia was still searching in the car, she wasn't going to be back soon. "Was because of a broken condom." Mrs.Daniels finished her sentace. Elizabeth was still looking down, as she oppened her mouth to say something, she heared a loud thud and a scream. When she looked up, she saw Jenifer standing up, with the table on its side, one the ground, and everything on there spilled. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" said Jenifer, "HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT!?" Elizabeth remained seated, in the same position, crying silently now. She would be bawling if she hadn't practiced self-controle.
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOUR DAUGHTER IS!? WOULD YOU!?" Jenifer shouted. "Y-yes we would..." Mr. and Mrs.Daniels where frightened. "SHES RIGHT HERE! TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HER, LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO HER!!!!" Jenifer said, pointing at Elizabeth with her harms and hands. Elizabeth looked up, her eyes filled with tears, and frowning, sadly at them. Her parents felt like they were looking at a little girl, who was about Alysia's age, and was sad because she was all alone...No one to take care of her. "YOU GUYS ARE SICK, HORRIBLE PEOPLE!" Jenifer yelled at them.
Elizabeth stood up, and began to walk away. She looked behind her shoulder, to the ground, and said softley, but loud enough for her parents to hear, "Clair...John...I never wanted you either..." The wind blew at that time, and her red ribbon blew out, letting her knee-length rich black hair come out all the way. It was then and there that her parents saw their daughter-actually realized that Roxanne is Elizabeth. Her black dress was tight from the waist up, but so pooofy from the waist down. The end of the dress blew along with her hair.
"You've always been dead to me..." Elizabeth began to frown, angrily. "I've always hated you...I will never refer you as 'mother' and 'father' ever again..." Elizabeth said angrily. She turned around, with hatred in her eyes. The wind blew again, blowing her beautiful black hair to the right. It looked so grace full. "So you know what?" Elizabeth said angrily. "Fuck you both. I hope you raise Alysia right, then when she realizes what pieces of shit you are, you fucking die." angrily, Elizabeth and Jenifer walked away, not saying a word until they got to Jenifer's house.
When they got inside, Jenifer and Elizabeth faced eachother. "THAT WAS SO FUCKING AWSOME!!!" Jenifer shouted. "I know!" Elizabeth replied, "You scared the shit out of them! You cicked ass!" "You did too! You fucking looked kick ass! All you needed was a knife, and their blood all over you!" Jenifer shouted. "I know!" Elizabeth agreed. Even though Elizabeth was pissed off as hell, she still felt happy and satisfied with herself. She felt that that's all she needed to do-was to tell her parents off. She suddenly felt silly for crying all those times she cried, and for cutting.
When Angelina came home, Elizabeth and Jenifer told her the story. "Alright you guys! Kick ass! High-five!" Angelina celebrated with the girls. The next day, Angelina called, and explained everything to Elizabeth's parents. A few months later, Angelina adopted Elizabeth, who had permenetly changed her name to Roxanne, and explained everything to her friends. Eventually, she had to tell some of the staff at school, and eventually every body knew. People finaly understood what she went through, and so they treated her and her friends differently. Roxanne and her friends were finaly getting the respect that they deserved. And as for Jeremy... Well, no other girl would date him because of what Roxanne told them, so lets just say...If he watched anime, he too, would like yaoi. Yup. My older sister, truely is amazing, isn't she? And as far as I'm concerened, this story, has a happy ending.
Everlasting Knowledge (Ending 2):
Everlasting Knowledge:
Elizabeth has been paying random people to send her e-mails while she's at the library. One day, she got on to respond to her sister. "I've finaly figured you out...It was so obvious...Roxanne...Dont even TRY to play it off as if you dont know what I'm talking about. You made one mistake; you acted like you. No one ever shakes hands, and you hair style, was a big-give-away. But I won't tell Mom and dad. Also, the police HAVE been monitering mom's pc, but, luckily, I moved out. I cant believe it was this obvious...Mom doesn't know, I'll be sure to leave it that way. Promise me you'll go see them...Please...You're a smart girl, it took me months to figure out who you were-no- just to even suspect you...then it took me a couple other months... but please, some how, see mom and dad...-Alexis" Elizabeth did nothing, she simply, closed the page, and checked out two new books.
Elizabeth almost cried, as she was walking. She felt defeated at her own game of 'extreme-hide-and-seek-np-give-ups'. It had been months since that fate-full day...It was February 20th, and now was December 14th. Angelina dyed Elizabeth's hair back to a regualr, yet still rich, heavy, bold, jet black. Elizabeth and Jenifer heared something unsuspecting. "JENIFERR!!! HALLOWEEN FAIRYY!!! COME HERE!!!" Alysia called, as she was sitting with her parents. "Lets go to them, if we ignore her, she'll be sad." Elizabeth said to Jenifer. "Okay." Jenifer said. Alysia was outside the Dairy Queen with her parents, eating icecream. "So you're the 'Halloween Fairy' We've heared much about you." Mrs.Daniel's said, smiling. "What's your name?" Elizabeth was stunned with her mother's attitued and tone. She sounded happier than she ever has.
"My name is..." Elizabeth was caught in the moment. "Let me buy you a drink, it's so dry out here, you look like you're freezing! John, go get these girls a medium water." Mrs.Daniels offered. "Thanks." Jenifer and Elizabeth said. They sat down, and drank their water. "My name is Roxanne, I'm sorry I didn't answere earlier, I couldnt because my thought was so dry." Elizabeth said. "Nice save." Jenifer thought. "I heared about what happened to your daughter, and I wanted to tell you, that Elizabeth is-" Elizabeth was cut off. " Oh yes! Our dear Elizabeth! Can you guys keep a secret?"
"Yeah." Jenifer and Elizabeth responded. "Alysia, go into the car and get mommy's cell phone, I need to plan your party." "Mom's cell phone is in her purse..." Elizabeth thought. That's how her mom used to get rid of her, by sending Elizabeth off to find something that wasn't there. "Okay!" Alysia said, after eating a small bite of icecream. Cookie-dough blizzard. Her favorite. Alysia and Elizabeth used to share a medium one all the time, and would use the cup for several arts and crafts. When their parents faught, Elizabeth would play techno music as loud as possible, and sing and dance, to keep Alysia from knowing what was going on-to make sure she never got hurt...Ever...
Mrs.Daniels swallowed her icecream, and Alysia was still searching in the car, she wasn't going to be back soon. "Was because of a broken condom." Mrs.Daniels finished her sentace. Elizabeth was still looking down, as she oppened her mouth to say something, she heared a loud thud and a scream. When she looked up, she saw Jenifer standing up, with the table on its side, one the ground, and everything on there spilled. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" said Jenifer, "HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT!?" Elizabeth remained seated, in the same position, trying so hard to hold it back.
"I agree, that is fucked up as hell, if I do say so myself, Mr. and Mrs.Daniels.. Let me try to do an impersonation of your daughter. I am a phycic, so it may be better that you expected, and it may almost seem real...If she had just heared what you said, she would probobly say something like 'Fuck you, mom and dad. I don't give a shit about you eiterh, I guess we've always hated eachother, so then stay the fuck out of my life, raise Alysia correctly, hopefully you won't fuck up this time, and carry on with your peice of shit lives. It fits you both. Go fuck yourselfes, you peices of shit.' or something like that. I don't know for sure, but I'm sure she'd pretty pissed of, hell, I would." Elizabeth was saying that to her parents without them even knowing, with her eyes closed, and her right hand placed, shoulder length, with her palm out, as if she were telling some one off, but in a smug, yet mature way. "Well, Roxanne and I have to go back home now, we got an episode of Death Note to watch again, here we go, episode 37! BRING ON THE PAIN!" Jenifer shouted, as she walked off. "WOOOT! BLOOD! YEAH!!! FFUN!!" Elizabeth shoutes, as she threw her right hand in the air, secretly flippin her parents off.
When Elizabeth got into Jenifer's house, she bursted out laughing. She had wanted to do this since her mother finished her sentance. "What is wrong with you!?" Jenifer said, confused, shocked, and angry. "I'm just so happy, I've never wanted them either..."
Elizabeth eventually explained everything to the staff at school and her sisters. She told ALysia when she was fourteen, who, understood perfectly. And she lived with Angelina and Jenifer, who, eventually, moved to Canada, and she never told her parents anything...
The Happiest Saddest Ending (Ending 3-my fave):
The Happiest Saddest Ending:
Elizabeth has been paying random people to send her e-mails while she's at the library. One day, she got on to respond to her sister. "I've finaly figured you out...It was so obvious...Roxanne...Dont even TRY to play it off as if you dont know what I'm talking about. You made one mistake; you acted like you. No one ever shakes hands, and you hair style, was a big-give-away. But I won't tell Mom and dad. Also, the police HAVE been monitering mom's pc, but, luckily, I moved out. I cant believe it was this obvious...Mom doesn't know, I'll be sure to leave it that way. Promise me you'll go see them...Please...You're a smart girl, it took me months to figure out who you were-no- just to even suspect you...then it took me a couple other months... but please, some how, see mom and dad...-Alexis" Elizabeth did nothing, she simply, closed the page, and checked out two new books.
Elizabeth almost cried, as she was walking. She felt defeated at her own game of 'extreme-hide-and-seek-np-give-ups'. It had been months since that fate-full day...It was February 20th, and now was December 14th. Angelina dyed Elizabeth's hair back to a regualr, yet still rich, heavy, bold, jet black. Elizabeth and Jenifer heared something unsuspecting. "JENIFERR!!! HALLOWEEN FAIRYY!!! COME HERE!!!" Alysia called, as she was sitting with her parents. "Lets go to them, if we ignore her, she'll be sad." Elizabeth said to Jenifer. "Okay." Jenifer said. Alysia was outside the Dairy Queen with her parents, eating icecream. "So you're the 'Halloween Fairy' We've heared much about you." Mrs.Daniel's said, smiling. "What's your name?" Elizabeth was stunned with her mother's attitued and tone. She sounded happier than she ever has.
"My name is..." Elizabeth was caught in the moment. "Let me buy you a drink, it's so dry out here, you look like you're freezing! John, go get these girls a medium water." Mrs.Daniels offered. "Thanks." Jenifer and Elizabeth said. They sat down, and drank their water. "My name is Roxanne, I'm sorry I didn't answere earlier, I couldnt because my thought was so dry." Elizabeth said. "Nice save." Jenifer thought. "I heared about what happened to your daughter, and I wanted to tell you, that Elizabeth is-" Elizabeth was cut off. " Oh yes! Our dear Elizabeth! Can you guys keep a secret?"
"Yeah." Jenifer and Elizabeth responded. "Alysia, go into the car and get mommy's cell phone, I need to plan your party." "Mom's cell phone is in her purse..." Elizabeth thought. That's how her mom used to get rid of her, by sending Elizabeth off to find something that wasn't there. "Okay!" Alysia said, after eating a small bite of icecream. Cookie-dough blizzard. Her favorite. Alysia and Elizabeth used to share a medium one all the time, and would use the cup for several arts and crafts. When their parents faught, Elizabeth would play techno music as loud as possible, and sing and dance, to keep Alysia from knowing what was going on-to make sure she never got hurt...Ever...
Mrs.Daniels swallowed her icecream, and Alysia was still searching in the car, she wasn't going to be back soon. "Was because of a broken condom." Mrs.Daniels finished her sentace. Elizabeth was still looking down, as she oppened her mouth to say something, she heared a loud thud and a scream. When she looked up, she saw Jenifer standing up, with the table on its side, one the ground, and everything on there spilled. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" said Jenifer, "HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT!?" Elizabeth remained seated, in the same position, trying so hard to hold it back.
"That is truely a sad thing to say, Mrs.Daniels...We should be going soon, Angelina will get worried..." Elizabeth went to Jenifer's house..crying silently. ELizabeth dyed her hair back to brown, and cut it to shoulder length, so she looked like she did when she was six...Her happiest year in her life...And also dressed like the real Elizabeth Daniels would.
Elizabeth went home, to her rea home, after leaving a note for Jenifer, and all the rest of her friends to read:
"You guys are the best friends I've ever had...I couldn't have asked for better friends. You were all there for me when I needed it most...You are all so trustworthy...I'm sorry....Don't any of you ever change, and don't you DARE blame this on yourselfes....I love you all so much....You're like my sisters....ALL of you....
Amber: You are THE scarriest girl I know...But you are also the funniest, you could make a joke pretty much out of anything, and you always tried to help me in your own way; by telling me that I'm lucky, because your life sucked worse...Im just sad that I couldn't be as strong as you. You are the strongest person I know, in physical strenght, and mental strength. You are independent, you don't let anyone push you around, or tell you what to do...That is one of your best qualities.....Don't ever change that about you-ever, no matter what...And just because I'm gone, it doesn't mean you have to be...Im sorry for all those times I've ever hurt your feelings, or hurt you physicaly...Im not a good friend, and thats what amazes me that I have great friends like all of you guys.... DONT YOU EVER CHANGE WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE-NO MATTER WHAT...EVER....
Jenifer: You are awsome! You are like, meh lil' emo buddy :3!!!And you're the only other twelve-year-old that I know to have a SMART political conversation with... I can talk to you about any anime, theories for how the world is going to end, and we can just laugh at eachother's emoness....lol...But we, unlike most people have a reason, but...I'd like to still call it emo.. :) AND I SWEAR TO ALL THAT IS HOLY, IF YOU GO EMO-ER ON MY ARSE, I WILL (as meh ghostie) REPLACE YOUR EFFING WALLS WITH LIGHT BULBS AND ALL OF YOUR MUSIC WITH THE HAPPIEST TECHNO MUSIC OVER!!! YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO WATCH DORA AND NICK JR.!!!! YOUR CLOTHES WILL BE PINK AND YELLOW!!! You can make me laugh so hard, for so long, that I cant breathe, or remember what I was laughing about (sometimes). Don't EVER change that about you-don't ever change at all...for anything, or anyone...don't let people tell you who you are-YOU tell you who you are...No one else...So, just because I'm gone, it doesn't mean you have to be... Im so sorry for all the times I've ever hurt you, or your feelings... DONT YOU EVER CHANGE WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE-NO MATTER WHAT...EVER....
Mary: Mary, I feel like I can go to you for anything....You actually listen, and lately, you've been giving me advice....And you're the only person that can make me laugh when I'm crying so bad, I cant see, breathe, or tell wich tear is wich, and I wouldn't be able to even remember what I was crying about...Thats your ultimate and best quality....You listen, talk, and make it all better...The first time I actually felt so alone, you were right there, with me, all the way...I helped you, and you helped me...I could laugh so hard, my eyes would water...And it would STILL be funny days later...No matter what the situation was, you still gave it your best to help-not just me, but anyone...The first day at school, I was in third grade, no one said hi to me, no one even looked at me...You had absoulutly NO REASON WHATSOEVER to come over to my little dark 'emo table' at lunch, but you did anyway, and you talked to me...You were my first real friend...Everytime I cried, I know you'd be there for me...That i wasn't alone, that I had a shoulder to cry on if I needed one...You ARE my sister, and I love you...Don't you dare, EVER fucking change, or I will....I'll...haunt you! Stay the sweet, sweet girl you are! And just because some one says something, that doesnt mean its true...You...Be strong, you will live, even if I'm not there....Im not alone, I just can't handle knowing what I know anymore... You were my first real friend, and you will always be my best friend...No matter what happens-or how far away we are...I will never forget you... Dont ever change...please...promise me you wont...EVER...Im so so sorry for all the times that I've ever hurt you-or your feelings...Be as happy as you can be... DONT YOU EVER CHANGE WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE-NO MATTER WHAT...EVER....
May: May, I know that you don't like me much, and I understand COMPLETELY...I dont like me either...Im a betch....And I know it...Because I didnt talk to you much, (wich i regret DEARLY), I dont have much to say...You're not annoying, you just let people know whats on your mind more often than others...And thats a good thing...You speak what you think-without thinking at all...And thats soooo rare to find in people-that can get you far in life... I know that you said that it would be cool if I killed myself, and I think that was a bit rash, until I thought about it..as mean as I am, you have no reason to be forgivin in my eyes, because, you did nothing wrong.... Im soo soo soooooo sorry for ALL and ANY of those times that I've ever hurt you, or you're feelings...DONT EVER CHANGE...It is so rare to find a girl-or anyone-that speaks their mind as much and or like you do....Just because Im gone, that doesnt mean you have to be. DONT YOU EVER CHANGE WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE-NO MATTER WHAT...EVER....
Nicole: Nicole, you are the biggest, weirdest, loudest, weirdo-crack head that IVE EVER MET...And thats why we're such great friends...You take your emotions to the top-when your happy, you feel like screaming at the top of your lungs, when your angry, you enjoy catching things on fire in your bathroom trash can, when your sad, you too are like meh lil' emo buddy.. :) And thats whats so great about you...You are AWSOME...DONT YOU EVER CHANGE WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE-NO MATTER WHAT...EVER....
All: You guys are like my sisters.... Im sorry for ever hurting you or your feelings, NONE OF THIS IS YOUR GUYS' FAULT. IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS, YOU HELPPED ME NOT TO DO THIS...ITS NOT YOUR FUALT, YOU DID NOTHING WRONG, NONE OF YOU...I wish I was a better friend to you all....Thank you, so much, for being there for me...For making me laugh, when I wasnt sure if I even knew what a smile was...For...For being my TRUE friends...For just...being there....THank you....all...so much... DONT ANY OF YOU EVER CHANGE WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE-NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS-EVER...Thank you all... Promise me-ALL OF YOU-that you will NEVER stop being happy, NO MATTE WHAT, if not for you or those around you-then...for me...Thats all I ask of you...
-Elizabeth Daniels"
The note was wet, with tears, and was hard to read because the tears washed some of the ink away.
