CHAPTER 3:

A few days passed and I still didn't hear from Lucas. That's it he forgot about me. Just as I laid down on my bed my computer beeped. I got up and saw the bottom bar on the screen flash it said "New Instant Message". I opened it to see who it was. Maybe it was Lucas. Maybe he hasn't forgotten about me.

IM From: liveformusic
liveformusic:Hey it's me Joe the guy you messaged the other day thinking it was your friend
rockstar550:Oh I remember you. Hey =)
liveformusic:Hey what's up? =D
rockstar550:Nothing really
liveformusic:Did you ever find your friend?
rockstar550:No not yet I think he forgot about me
liveformusic:Probably =P JK!
rockstar550:That's not nice now I'm sad ='(
liveformusic:I'm sorry I didn't mean it maybe he's just busy
rockstar550:He promised he was going to call me when he was settled in and he left three days ago.
liveformusic:Well maybe he's not settled in yet
rockstar550:Maybe you're right
liveformusic:Don't worry he'll call you soon
rockstar550:I hope everything's OK
liveformusic:Everything is fine don't worry he's just busy
rockstar550:I hope so because he's the only one I have left
liveformusic:What happened to your family?
rockstar550:Its a long story
liveformusic:If you don't want to tell me I understand. You don't know me. But if you want to talk I'm all ears and I won't tell I promise

Even though I was only talking to him for a couple minutes I felt like I knew him and could trust him.

rockstar550:OK
liveformusic:And I always keep my promises =D
rockstar550:Well it was eleven years ago....

*FLASHBACK*
It was August 13, 2006. I was 7 years old. My grandparents woke up dead that morning in each others arms. Two days had passed it was now August 15 the day of their funeral.

"Mom, dad can we please go now I don't want to continue seeing them like this. It's hurt too much" I said crying.
"Yeah Honey we should probably take her home it's already 11pm and she must be tired" my dad said to my mom.
"OK let's go let me just say goodbye to your aunt Nicole and your cousins" she replied.

We said 'goodbye' to everyone and to my grandparents that were laying in their caskets in the funeral home. We got into the car and left. It was raining outside and the roads were slippery. It was late and I was tired so I fell asleep. After awhile I woke up because it was now thundering and raining harder than before and the streets were dark. Then out of nowhere I see this huge bright white light and it was heading towards me. I noticed that it wasn't turning. It was heading straight for me and the bad thing is that we were stuck at a red light.

"DAD!!!" I yelled and the light turned green.
"LOOK OUT!!" my mom yelled and the huge truck ran into us.

The car spinned out of control and I passed out after my head smashed into the door. When I woke up I was on a bed connected to a bunch of wires that lead to machines. I had a bandage on my head and it aches like crazy. I also had a bandage on my right arm from where the truck crashed into my side of the car and my whole body hurt from head to toe.

"Where am I?" I asked myself out loud.
"Your at Palmetto Hospital. You were in an accident" the nurse said as she entered the room.
"What happened?"
"A truck ran into the right side of the car where you were seated and you broke your right arm and bumped your head and you had to get stitches"
"No wonder everything hurts" I said and then I remembered something. "Mom, Dad!!" I yelled. "My parents! Where are my parents?" I asked the nurse.
"I gave you medicine for the pain and it should make you fall asleep any second now"
"Where are my parents?" I asked the nurse again as the walked towards the door.
"I'll see you when you wake up" she said and she walked out.
"Wait!!" I yelled and I slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I woke up several hours later and my Aunt Nicole was sitting by to me.

"Good morning" she said.
"Hi Aunt Nicky"
"How you feeling?"



"Everything hurts. Where's my mom and dad?"
"Um they're not here" she said with a sad tone.
"Where are they?" I asked.
"Uh" she paused as though if she were looking for words.
"What's going on?" I asked worried.
"I don't know how to say this but here goes. They're gone to a better place. They're dead" she shot out all at once.

I laid there with a shocked look on my face. I felt so many things at the same time. They're gone I thought to myself and I broke down crying and yelling.

*PRESENT*
liveformusic:Wow! That's really hard to take I'm so sorry
rockstar550:It's OK. It was a long time ago
liveformusic:But you still have your Aunt though right?
rockstar550:Yeah and my three cousins
liveformusic:Then why'd you say your friend was the only one you have left?
rockstar550:Because he is
liveformusic:Huh? I'm lost
rockstar550:Well my Aunt and cousins don't really treat me right. You can basically say I'm their servant
liveformusic:Okay I get it now. So you basically don't consider them important
rockstar550:Yeah basically
liveformusic:That sucks
rockstar550:I know and whats worst is that I just graduated which means no more school and my best friend Lucas left so I'm left to battle them all alone
liveformusic:Then why don't you go off to college or something?
rockstar550:I wish I could that's what Lucas did he went to UCLA the place I want to go to
liveformusic:Then why don't you?
rockstar550:First, my Aunt won't let me because I have to stay here and run her business and second, I have no money
liveformusic:What do you want to do anyways?
rockstar550:I want to become a writer. It's my dream...well now
liveformusic:Awesome! But what do you mean it is now?
rockstar550:Well no one knows this but when I was younger I wanted to be a famous rockstar
liveformusic:And what happened?
rockstar550:The accident
liveformusic:But why did that stop you?
rockstar550:The light that was heading towards me that night. Ever since then I'm afraid of looking directly into the spotlight. It scares me and brings back memories to when I lost them
liveformusic:Oh again I'm sorry
rockstar550:It's OK but enough about me tell me about yourself Joe
liveformusic:Well I live in California and thank god I have both my parents
rockstar550:Lucky
liveformusic:Yeah and I have three brothers
rockstar550:Did I say Lucky?
liveformusic:Yeah you might've mentioned it.
rockstar550:But seriously you are Lucky. I have no parents, no brothers, nor sisters
liveformusic:I don't know what I'd do if I was stuck in your position

Then I heard someone yell my name.

rockstar550:Hold on brb

I quickly minimized the screen and got up and walked to the bottom of the stairs (since I slept in the basement) to see who was calling me.

"Isabella!!" Virginia yelled.
"Yes" I said as I stood at the bottom.
"I'm going out tonight so I need my car cleaned and I need my clothes washed"
"OK" I said as I rolled my eyes.
"I need that done by 8 and it's 5 so I think you should get started I don't know maybe NOW!!!!" she yelled.
"OK I'm on it" I said and I turned around and walked back to the computer and opened the screen.

*JOE'S POV*
I sat there waiting for awhile as the person I was talking with went away. She returned a couple minutes later.

rockstar550:OK I'm back
liveformusic:OK so where were we?
rockstar550:I'm sorry Joe but I have to go
liveformusic:It's OK I have to get back to work anyways
rockstar550:It was nice talking to you
liveformusic:Same here maybe we could do it again some time
rockstar550:I'd love to
liveformusic:Great! =D
rockstar550:Goodbye
liveformusic:Wait!
rockstar550:What?
liveformusic:You never told me your name
rockstar550:Oh sorry...It's Isabella
liveformusic:Nice to meet you Isabella
rockstar550:Same here now I g2g OK ttyl bye

rockstar550 has signed off

She seemed pretty awesome!!