Chapter 1 Fallen Bird

I was staring out the window of my classroom, and I could feel the cold stares of the other girls. Nothing good came from these girls all year. I have been in this school with a lot of incidents in my records.

"That Bitch, thinks she's hot shit?"

"The way she bites her nails make me gag!"

"Look at her brittle lips she needs some chapstick! Ahaha!"

"Hush, be careful, Rachel! She's a psycho! I heard she pushed Maya down the stairs last week!"

I looked down at my desk quietly and huffed as I got up quickly. I was not happy about my life being a track record of unfortunate events.

'I, Chloe Moore, is the school's jinx.'

I left the classroom and entered the bathroom as I saw the disgusted looks of the girls as soon as they saw me their giggly attitudes faded.

"Seriously?! Why does she have to come in at this time?! She's so ugly and is just a jinx! If she didn't cause Maya to fall down the stairs, we could have won that dance competition!"

"I heard from the seniors that Chloe is getting expelled, and the committee hasn't decided on whether she stays or go. Her dad is trying to pay them off.

"All that money, and she's still ugly, talentless, and a jinx? God must have disliked her!"

I sat in disbelief, shaking. I was used to people talking in front of me, but like this was enough to shake my core. My hair was short and messy. My eyes were gray, but that's the only thing about me that was great about my features. I wasn't as attractive or perfect as Maya or any of the other girls.I was just born in a rich family who gave me what I wanted but never paid attention to me.

'Right... God must dislike me... I wish I could disappear from the world.'

"Maya is still in the hospital. I'm going to pay her a visit."

"Say HI to her."

"5th period is going to start. Let's go."

As I heard the girls leave, I sighed in relief only to hear a bang on my stall door than giggling. A slight "Loser" could be heard from one of the girl's lips.

'I hate it here.'

As time passed and classes went by, I left the school immediately. I didn't want to get caught by Maya's group of friends. My strawberry blonde hair was cut short and ugly because of Maya's friends. My face was heavily saturated in acne because her friends stole my beauty products or medications. Apparently, in their words;

"Ugly girls don't need treatment for their skin it will never get better!"

As I got in the car that awaited me, I closed my eyes and rested my head on the window with a huff of relief.

'I can finally get home and be in peace.'

As I thought, a text message left my phone, and I looked down to see my father texted me.

"Apologize to Maya and beg her. I can not bribe your headmaster this time."

My hand tremble as I see the driver heading towards the hospital instead of home. I looked up, and my eyes widened as the driver made a sharp turn onto the freeway.

"Driver, where are we going?"

"Miss Moore, we are going to the hospital. Your father instructed me to take you there."

"Driver, please, I can't!"

"Sorry, Miss Moore, this is your father's orders."

I leaned back in my seat as I felt nauseous. I did nothing to Maya, and she fell on her own, on purpose. Maya was not popular back then, and I was more popular at the time. When I failed dance auditions, she passed, and instantly, her reputation in popularity boosted. I had no resentment towards her, but she was letting it get to her head. Slowly, she made my life miserable as she felt like me being there was a burden to her.

'I never knew why she was so cruel to me after making it on the team...'

As we got to the hospital, the hospital staff was nice, but the dread of her friends being there and her knowing I'm here would make me beg worse than a beggar on the streets.

My heart beat hard against my chest, and my anxiety was killing me. The door that was closed between me and Maya was before me. The door kept me in a trance. The cold metal and the window that let me glance in the room was a passage to see Maya.

Maya was sitting staring out the window as she was alone for once as if she was an innocent girl that was done wrong. Her friends haven't arrived yet. Perfect for me to go in. I knocked.

"Come in."

Her voice was soft as if an angel was calling. That voice was temporary, and I knew it. Once she sees me, she will be a Devil in disguise.

"Chloe."

Maya voice was cold as she stared at me, not a hello or hi. My name left her lips like poison. Her face twisted into a sneer.

"Why are you here?"

"I came to apologize."

Maya got up slowly and smiled. The smile was of something evil.

"If you came to apologize, I don't want it because you have nothing to apologize for."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you think..." Maya's blonde hair bounced off her soulder as she came closer. Her soft angelic features turn devilish by the moment.

"I fell on accident? I wanted to frame you, I wanted to ruin your life! I want what you want! I want to make you miserable! Your father caused my brother to committ suicde!"

'What?'

"My brother was your father's employee! Instead of coming clean, he erased his file and bribed the police!"

"I want revenge! Even if it means taking down his daughter instead!"

Maya grew closer to me as she grabbed an IV pole and stared, swinging it like a mad woman. I backed up against the window, and it opened behind me.

"Looks like God is doing the work for me! Fuck you and your family Chloe Moore!!"

As I was about to tumble out the window I quickly grabbed onto Chloe to try to power her but we both fell. I dont remember, but my vision faded on impact.

"Who is this girl?"

"She fell from the sky in the middle of our  ceremony?"

"She must be the answer the goddess has sent to end our war!"

I slowly awakened to their voices as I felt a strong grip on my shoulder and knees. I felt lightweight as I felt like I was being carried.

"Her looks are of astounding beauty."

'What kind of lie? Is this a prank?'

"Ah! She's awake! Welcome to the kingdom of Ladeoca Young Messenger of the goddess!"

'WHAT?!'