The final bell rung in the high school halls signaling the start of summer. People were going crazy slamming lockers, throwing papers all while trying to get out every exit all at once. Making it even harder to leave the school. It was like a mad zoo and all the high school musicals combined but minus the music and extra the loud. I was a teachers aid last period and was able to slip away onto the bus about halfway through the blockage of the doors. The bus eventually filled up with people of all grades and missing a few that were graduating that year. The bus slowly grew to a loud buzz of conversations on summer plans, and potential summer spots to hang out at. I sighed knowing it'll be a longer bus ride than usual. I put in my earbuds and hit play for my music and looked out the window. I watched as people got off and run to there houses just to automatically get back on there phones again when they got wifi. Time passed and eventually the buzz died down and my music seem louder. I took my earbuds out and exited out of my music as I waited for my stop. The sky was blue with a few clouds fitting the vast space. It was my stop and I exited my bus and started the long trek home knowing that my sister would be there waiting in all her excitement. Which made me smile since I hadn't seen her in some time. As I turned the corner to our street I saw a black car parked out next to the usual blue jeep, which is an interesting choice for living in the city if you'd ask anyone around the area. My smile got wider as I approached the stairs and opens the door."Di is that you!!" Was what I heard before I was tackled into a hug by my sister. And let me explain my name's not die as in death ,but as in the gambling piece or the six sided-figure. My parents gave us extremely strange names. My sisters full name is Valentines just because she was born in February. I was named Di due to the fact I was born in March. And there was always a chance of winter lasting longer or being shorter, as well as the fact that both of my eyes are a different color. And as my father use to say "they always had a chance to be brown or green. And they just couldn't decide". My parents had strange names but they did have reason behind them besides the meaning of the actual name. "Val your gonna squeeze the life out of me!" I said a bit out of breath. "Oh! Sorry Di!" ,she lets go, "so who's excited for the trip!!". Val was looking at me with an intense stare of excitement, and honestly it seemed she was excited for the both of us. I laugh at her childish demeanor "yeah I'm ready!". There was a yell from outside "come on kids we need to hit the road before the traff- " a loud noise of what sounded like something falling came from outside. Then the loud voice of uncle Eli and the cursing of uncle Finn. "What did they do?" Val said as she walked outside and also joined in the yelling. I sighed knowing this would last a while and went back up to my room. I double checked everything on my mental check list and looked around . As I looked I noticed something the was out of place. I walked over to it, curious and lifted the object up. It was a small wrapped box that make a sound when I shook it. There was a knock on my door frame and I turned around with the small gift to face the person. " well I see your room still hasn't changed" Val said as she walked around and eventually fell down in my beanbag chair. " I guess " I slipped the tiny box into my pocket and sat down next to Val. "So tell me how's school been? I've heard different opinions from both of the old men downstairs". "....well it's uh probably not gonna look good on my school record" I said looking down. " what the hell did you do exactly?!" Val said. " you were so gentle as a little kid, you cried even when the slightest things would get hurt. Hell I still remember when you cried about me killing a spider in your room! ". I looked down even more trying to shrink into the beanbag to escape the lecture. " I just started some fights and won two or three...." I mumble off the rest knowing that if I told her I'd suffer the wrath of my sister. " what?! " she looked like she was going to say something but shut her mouth, closed her eyes and took a deep breath." Did you provoke it? Or did someone else?". I stared at her for a second then finally gave in" they did, I just told them to stop doing something and threatened to call the police, and the next thing I know everything's a blur. And movement and action were happening everywhere then it's like someone put glasses on me and I could see clearly again. They were all lying on the ground bruised and a bit bloodied. And then I called the ambulance." I was shaking at that point." But Val,the scariest part was when it happened the second time, before they threw the first punch , they said they'd be ready for my friend."I finished and looked up at my older sister with worried and scared eyes."I don't have any friends like that Val, I don't even know who it was" I shrink even more into a ball further, trying to hide myself."oh Di " Val gave me a hug and I gladly accepted. I looked up at Val again ,"sorry about that, I guess I really need this trip more than I though right?". Val nods her head and stands up dragging me with her. " well they should have everything now in the car so let's go " she started downstairs then turned around  when I didn't follow right behind." I have to get something real fast, I'll meet you down there " I smile reassuringly."Alright but make it quick! I want to get away from this town just as much as you do!" She said as she walked down the the front of the house. I smiled and then pulled out the box. It was wrapped like it was a gift and had the annoying yet pretty ribbons on it that curled at the ends. I smiled and assumed that it was from Val and open the gift. Inside was a necklace that was quite interesting. It was a regular chain, but the pendant was off in the normal sense. It was a skeleton key that looked to be made out of black obsidian with mixtures of other crystals and rocks that made it look like some type of dark crystal of some sorts. I went to go touch the key and pulled my hand back. The key was warm instead of cold like stone usually is. I picked up the chain and unclasped the clip. I placed it around my neck and re-clasped the necklace and let it fall into place. It felt as if the pendant didn't exist or the whole necklace for that matter was even on my neck. I looked in the mirror and saw that it was barely noticeable on me. It blended in well with my clothing and my brown-blond hair. The car horn was heard blaring down from the streets and a yell for my sister which I think said something like "come on". I grabbed a book and raced down the stairs yelling a goodbye to my cat, then locking the door and running into the car. "What took you so long!"'Val yelled at me with frustrated excitement. " I couldn't decide with book to pick?"I said in a hoping tone. " well pick faster next time!" she said with a huff and went back to  looking the other way out the window.

This was a long chapter
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-Silver