Alyssa fingered the old bloodstained cloak that layed across her body. It had been 3 months since her mother had been murdered, and things had gone from bad to worst. She was homless, starving, and on her way to the Saint Marya Baptisit Orphanage, her only shelter. And all she had to remember her dear mother, Celia Francine MacDonald, was her bloodstained nightgown that she was wearing the night of the murder. But who was Alyssa kidding. Her life was never really that good. She was born when her mother was 17, too young to legally carry a child. Her father, who Celia had rarley spoke of, was a cheater and a user, who eventually abandoned her, upon learning she was pregnant. And really, Celia was about to abort Alyssa, but decided against it, from some advice from her recently decseaced (eeekk...wrong spelling =D) sister, Margie. Celia's parents disowned her, learning that she had gotten herself pregnant, disowned her, and Celia was forced to fen for herself, with a needy baby in tow. Alyssa's early childhood years were, well, mostly a blur to her. But it was clear that Celia had been struggling for food, money, and a roof above thier heads. But at school, things went worst. Children, threw food at Alyssa, jeered at her. In groupwork, nobody wanted to be Alyssa's partner. Alyssa was an elementary school loser. But in jounior high, things for Alyssa had changed. Teachers reconized her spark, a special energy she drove towards her work, her will to succeed! She was put in numerous extra curricular activities, was gaven high expectations, and finally had enough friends to go around. But then, Celia was murdered. Once everything was right, now it had crashed back down again. And now, she was heading to an orphanage, to yet again be the awkward loser.
"Dear, we're almost there. Be patient, and please, don't hold that awful grimace on your face. It'll give you wrinkles."
Alyssa looked up to her social worker Miss Vivien Gilbeaux. according to the police, Vivien was supposed to 'help her out with her problems and stresses'. As far as Alyssa was concerend, Miss Gilbeaux was rather materialistic and vain, with enough boyfriends to fill the enitire country of Russia. Oh yes, and aside from being concieted, she had the intelligence of a rock.

TO BE CONTINUED.....because i'm getting tired now =P