The last thing I remember of my "Normal" childhood was my mother calling me a demon. Of course it was the most stupid thing because I acted and looked like an angel.

     Ever since then I lived on the streets of Wales. My wings tucked in my jacket making me look like a hunched old Hermit. I stole food, slept in houses and onetime killed an Officer. I hadn't meant to of course.

My life was anything but Angelic. The day I was found was gloomy and dark. I was sitting on the street eating a piece of bread. A woman approached me slowly. She wore a nice dress and had a feather in her hair. I looked up.

"You are Lyra Carpenter, correct?" The woman asked clearly

I widened my eyes, startled that she knew me.

"You are." The woman confirmed

    I stood up slowly positioned to run.

"I am Alma Lefay Peregrine and you Lyra are Peculiar." She said

   I didn't care now. I threw my jacket off and lifted my wings. The woman didn't run nor scream. She just stood there. Dumbfounded I took a step closer.

"What do you want?" I asked

"I want you to come with me. To meet others like you." She said

"Like who." I said cautiously taking two more steps

"Well there's Emma, Millard, Claire, Horace, and many more" she said

"Fine" I said in a small voice

"Good." She said smiling "We shall leave tomorrow."

"To where?" I asked

"Cairnholm of course!" She said

"Yes Alma"

"Please, call me Miss Peregrine."

I nodded

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The train ride to the sea shore was long and bumpy. Miss Peregrine left at a stop and came back with a boy. He had messy blonde hair and black circles under his eyes that made him look like a raccoon.

I happily waved but he didn't give as much as a glance. His name was Enoch O'Conner. He apparently could reanimate the dead for short periods of time.

When we finally reached the seashore I jumped off the train. Miss Peregrine followed along with Enoch.

"Follow me" Miss Peregrine said walking to a ferry.

     She chatted with the ticket man and received three tickets. We boarded and began the horrid journey to Cairnholm.
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    We finally reached Cairnholm. I nearly threw up twice on the boat ride over. My head hurt and I was terribly dizzy. Enoch, however was fine. I was somewhat jealous.

    Miss Peregrine led us out of town and into a bog.

"Step only where I do" she said jumping and stepping from side to side

    We followed until we reached a small cave. She walked straight in. I decided to follow and it wasn't long before my ears popped and I felt totally different. We reached a dead end and she turned around.

      When emerging from the cave I saw the skys were bright blue not dark and cloudy as before.

"Welcome children, to the loop." Miss Peregrine said. Sensing my confusion she continued.

"I, your Ymbryne will reset this date, September third nineteen forty. In other words this day your Loop will repeat constantly. I as an Ymbryne can turn into a bird, specifically a Peregrine Falcon."

I nodded understanding a bit but not much.

She brought us back through the bog where we saw a carriage. On it sat a girl who's blonde hair was pulled into a wavy ponytail.

"This is Emma. Emma, this is Lyra and Enoch." Miss Peregrine said

"Hi."'Emma said to us

     We boarded the carriage and rode down the dirt road and up a hill. A large Victorian mansion came into view. In front I saw children playing. We got off and walked through the front yard.

     Two young girls came running up with dolls in their hands. One was wearing a tiara and had wavy brown hair. Her shoes were heavy and metal.
The other had her golden hair in Victorian curls. She wore a fluffy pink dress.

"This is Olive" Miss Peregrine said pointing to the brown haired girl

"And this is Claire." She said pointing at the girl with the curls

  They waved excitedly and walked away. She brought us to the front door and beckoned us inside. On the couch was a floating book.

"Millard...., Clothes Please." Miss Peregrine said.

    The book closed and I heard footsteps leading out of the room.

"Well, Welcome children" Miss Peregrine said

"It's amazing!" I said excitedly

"I'm glad you like it. Feel free to explore" She said and walked away

Enoch followed her and talked in a hushed voice. Miss Peregrine pointed to a door and he opened it. He walked down into what looked like a basement.

I had trouble walking through the hallway due to my large wings. I tucked them in and made my way out the door. A girl a few years older than me came up.

"I'm Bronwyn." She said excitedly and shook my hand. Her grip was surprisingly strong.

"Oh! I didn't mean to hurt you Miss." She said holding her hands behind her back

"It's okay. I'm Lyra by the way." I said

"What's your peculiarity?" She asked

"Huh?" I asked cocking my head.

"You know......" She said lifting a boulder

I jumped back in surprise and said "Oh!" I lifted out my wings

She looked up in awe. Olive came bounding up and said

"Hey Bron- Whoah!"

I smiled sweetly at her.

"I can fly too!" She said excited smiling as she did.

"Olive I'd prefer you'd not..." Bronwyn said but Olive had unclipped her shoes and was floating up into the sky.

Bronwyn tried to grab her but she was out of her reach. I jumped up high and managed to grab her ankle. I pulled her down and she clipped on her shoes.

She ran away excitedly.

"Well.... bye!" Bronwyn said and followed her

I tucked my wings back in and ventured out into the yard.

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I hadn't found or met anyone else until Miss Peregrine called for dinner. I then realized that sitting with my wings folded really hurt and I couldn't simply have them out at dinner so I decided to talk to Miss Peregrine.

"Uh, Miss Peregrine?" I asked

"Is it about your wings Lyra?"

I nodded

"I have something for you." She said and pulled up a stool.

I sat down and watched the children file in. Enoch was the last.

"Now children. I am sure you are aware of our new Guests." Miss Peregrine said

Some of the children nodded but others sat still

"Well this is Enoch and Lyra. I expect you make them comfortable."

The children nodded

"Now Lyra would you like to tell us a bit about yourself?" Miss Peregrine asked

"Well my particularity...."

"Peculiarity." Enoch moaned and Miss Peregrine shot him a look

"Peculiarity." I corrected "is this" I unfolded my wings

The children stared in awe and I blushed slightly. The only thing that ruined the moment was when the house started to vibrate.