Chapter 1

Prologue:

I never knew how to feel one day to the next. My life is always so jumbled up and flipped upside down. It always seemed like nothing more than a dream, sometimes good but from time to time not too good. Sometimes I feel as if I am suspended in the air, floating...to where? I can never be completely sure, maybe I am floating too nowhere, never having been anywhere. For one thing, I can be completely certain, everything is changing, and it is happening quickly.

Chapter 1

**Buzz buzz** .... **buzz buzz**...."Hello?"

"Scarlet, where are you? You are supposed to be at my house already so that we can talk to my mom about our secret idea!" Oh my gosh! How could I forget!?

"Oh crap, I am so sorry Stella, I must have slept through my alarm! I will be there right away!"

Well, it is the beginning of summer break before Stella, and I are supposed to start College and I have already slept through my alarm. To be honest if it weren't for Stella there is a good chance that I would have never graduated High School, she is the organized one. Ever since the beginning of our friendship she has kept me on time and mostly organized. So here is a little backstory, Stella is my best friend, we have been basically inseparable since we first met in Middle school in the 7th grade. She is the tall, beautiful girl and I am the really quiet shy girl who is extremely awkward who always sits in the back of the room wearing a hoodie, avoiding any interactions with anyone. I honestly can't even understand why she chose me to be her friend, but here we are practically sisters 6 years later.

I rush to my bathroom throwing on a random pair of jeans and a tight-fitting t-shirt as I walk. I quickly brush out my hair that falls down my back and down past my hips. I quietly begin humming to myself as I begin to french braid my hair neatly down my back as I think about how Stella and I are complete opposite and yet so close. Stella has beautiful long blonde curly hair that stops just above her waist with deep blue eyes with gold flakes; I on the other hand have long straight black hair that falls just below my hips, with hazel eyes with mystic purple flakes. She is tall and beautiful like a model, as to where I am short and thin and the best aspect of me would be my eyes.

As I finish braiding my hair to make it fit neatly under my helmet, I realize that I may be wearing just a little too much black. I had not intended to grab my black jeans and a black tight t-shirt, but I better not keep Stella waiting. I grab my helmet, my backpack, my motorcycle jacket, and keys and start to leave my room when my older brother catches my attention,

"Scar what time did you come in last night?"

With a heavy sigh, "Cam, I was home before dark. I was in the garage working on my bike to prepare for summer." Camerone my older brother had taken custody of me when both of our parents were tragically killed by a drunk driver when I was in 7th grade. In fact, they had passed only one week before I had met Stella, she has truly been a huge part of helping me to heal.

"Where are you going now Scar? You know I worry. Plus, I have noticed you are distancing yourself again..." I rolled my eyes at him,

"I'm fine Cam, I've just been busy with Ella, we are trying to get an apartment together before school starts in the fall. There are some really nice apartments by Wesleyan College Campus. We just have to convince her mom that it is a good idea for us to live together." Oops I forgot I had not shared this information with him yet. Camerone's face dropped in shock and quickly turned to anger. 'Oh crap, how could I be so foolish'.

"When were you planning on telling me you were going to school in North Carolina a for one and for two how could you not tell me that you and Stella were planning to get an apartment together? Scarlet I am your Guardian and most importantly I am your brother." 'Well now I have really managed to upset my brother. I didn't realize that he would be this upset.'.

"I'm sorry Cam I didn't want to bother you considering that you already deal with SO much. I promise we will talk about this tonight when I get home, but I really should get going before Stella calls again, you know how she is about her schedule." He still looked so hurt, I have to do something to make this better before I leave. "I'll make your favorite for dinner? Macaroni and cheese casserole just like how mom made it?" His face lit up a little at my words,

"Fine we will talk later. Be safe Scar you are all I have left." he said earnestly. With that solved I ducked out the door leading to the garage where my baby sat waiting. My baby was the most beautiful 2016 Harley Davidson Fatboy with glossy purple and black paint finished with a sexy set of the best short cobra exhaust pipes. This baby of mine rumbled deeply like one of my most fierce beasts that anyone could imagine. Stella thought that she was too dangerous and much too loud, however given how special Beast was to me, she didn't insist on getting rid of her. Originally beast had been my father's bike, my father and I had spent much time together customizing her to be the perfect bike. My father was in the process of purchasing a Softail Deluxe with the same matching paint to my bike that way we can ride together.... sadly, my father never got to finish the purchase and thus we never got the chance to have a father-daughter ride. With this final thought, I pulled on my jacket and pulled on my helmet fastening it in place, swinging my leg over the side of Beast getting comfortable, I turn the key over, bringing her to life with a thunderous roar.