Prologue

She looked around the shelf hugging a variety of books close to her chest, trying get a better look at the boy who she desperately loved. He sat there in his beautiful blonde glory, pale blue eyes reflecting in the dim light of the library. "This is it," she breathed in and made her way over to him, being careful with each step she took, trying to get closer to the one she admired. "Ex-excuse me, Felix. Is this seat taken?" Her heart beat in her chest rapidly as she looked at the subject of her affections.

He gave a small shrug in response. "Guess not. Go ahead, Bridgette."

She could feel the blood rush to her face, "That's not- never mind." She glanced at the book he was engrossed with. "What are you reading?"

He continued to hold the book with his left hand and started rubbing his temple with his right. "It's a biography of Warren Harding. He was the President of the United States of America in the early twenties, regarded as one of, if not the worst President. He died in office, possibly poisoned by his wife." He looked at the girl sitting next to him. "Did you need something?"

The girl shook her head. "I was just hoping to study. I've got some math to do, I'm dreadful at it." She smiled at him, ignoring the unamused look he was giving her. "Actually, you're good at math, right? Do-do you think you could help me?"

He sighed and looked her over. He wasn't really losing anything by helping her. He had no events in the upcoming future. He could possibly put this tutoring session on a resume. "Sure. I'm busy at the moment. I'll let you know when are where to meet at a later time."

She gave him a huge, blinding smile. "Thank you so much!"

She ran home after that to immediately tell her mother, father and sister that Felix, the love of her life, was going to help her study math. If it were anyone else this wouldn't have been a big deal, going to study and get tutoring, but Felix was notorious for turning down requests if he was inconvenienced. The only logical conclusion the girl could come up with was Felix wanted to spend time with her.

The next day when she went to her locker she saw the note from him. "Meet me at the garden on the roof immediately after school. Felix."

Blood rushed to her face. The rooftop garden at the school was the most romantic place on campus. Many students went to the top single and came back down a couple. It was how many of her friends had gotten together with their boyfriends. This was happening. She couldn't help but feel nervous as she made her way up to the roof.

Felix wasn't there to greet her, though. "Excuse me, are you the girl who was supposed to meet Felix?" A small girl with blonde hair and green eyes greeted her, arms crossed over her chest, seemingly annoyed that she had to come here.

"Um, yes. Can I help you?"

She nodded. "Yeah. He changed his mind. He doesn't want to spend his day tutoring you." She smirked. "There's better things he could be doing. He's the top student in his class, a model, star of the fencing team. Between you and me, why would he want someone like you when he could have anyone he wanted?"

She hung her head looking down at her shoes. "W-why did he suddenly change his mind? Or ask me to meet up here?"

The girl smirked. "Really? He asked you up here because it was the furthest place from the door. He could leave without worrying about you following him." The blonde girl rolled her shoulders back. "He said you're an annoying, ugly, talentless, good-for-nothing, clumsy little wannabe who he pities because, and I'm quoting him directly here, she'll never be good enough for anything in life."

Tears started rolling down the girl's cheeks and she felt her knees go weak, causing her to collapse to the ground. "Why would he tell you this?" her voice was weak, trying to wrap her mind mind around what the girl had said. Had Felix really called her annoying? Was she ugly? Talentless? She knew she was clumsy, but good-for-nothing? Her heart was shattering right there. "Why?"

"Why?" The girl crouched down so she was eye level with the dark haired girl. "Honey, I'm his sister. Surely you couldn't have been so self-absorbed? Did you not realize he had one? Your ego must be bigger than I thought." With that the beautiful green eyed girl got up and walked away, flipping her pale gold hair over her shoulder as she sauntered off, perfect hips swinging as she did so. The dark haired girl was so busy crying she didn't hear the exchange take place in the shadows behind her.

"Do you think she bought it?"

"Oh yeah. She's not going to recover from that in this lifetime." The blonde girl was passed a twenty dollar bill from her benefactor and walked away.

The tears wouldn't stop falling. How could someone she cared so deeply about think those things? How could she not realize he had a sister? She thought she knew everything about him. Was she really so self-centered? "I'm a total narcissist. I'm horrible." The girl walked over to the edge of the building and sat down on the ledge, attempting to get a sense of relief by watching the people below go about their daily lives, but the couples holding hands, whispering sweet nothings in one another's ears did nothing to calm her. They just made her feel more desperate.

She looked down below. She could just fall and no one would know the difference. Would anyone really miss her if she were to suddenly vanish one day? Somehow, she was doubtful. Her mother, father and sister might miss her, but they would get past it. Still, there was this urge inside of her to fight, to keep on going. Things would get better... maybe. She was so confused. She didn't know what she wanted.

An hour or so later a body was discovered at the school, broken and bruised. Felix was the one that found her, concern on his usually stoic face. "That's Bridgette, isn't it?" It was tragic. He was on his way home to call her.

I've been planning a countdown to Halloween story for the 13 Days of Halloween, but today is Friday the 13th and I couldn't resist! So the first official chapter of this story will come on on October 19th and a chapter will be posted everyday until the 31st! (Assuming there are no unforeseen interruptions.) I hope y'all enjoyed the prologue though! Leave a review and tell me what y'all thought, and I'll see y'all the 19th of October!