Unknown Royalty - Leeann29 (book series for 10 year olds TXT) 📗

everything to myself. I became a master manipulator and liar. On top of that I learned to steal. Nobody really knew me.
Nobody knew that I felt incomplete. Nobody knew that I had considered committing suicide. Nobody knew that I was haunted by a half remembered pair of eyes and a promise that I could not get away from. The promise held me here. It kept me wondering who I was before the orphanage.
Four years had come and gone, whoever made me that promise lied. They never came. I waited and hoped and they never came. I never knew how wrong I was. My heart laid waiting for the one who made me that promise to melt the ice that covered it.
Anyways, back to the story. Erin barged into my room and snatched me out of bed. I had been laying there listening to music. She slapped me. I looked over her shoulder to see my so called sister smirking as Erin slapped me around. I knew that I was going to have bruises on my face tomorrow.
I waited till Erin was done beating me up. When she left my room and went upstairs, I left my room and went to get a shower. I got in and got out as fast as possible. Erin has dragged me out of the shower to beat me up with everyone watching. I hated them for that.
I went to my room and got dressed in the few clothes I did own. Erin was not known for her generosity. I pulled my necklace out of my shirt and held it. I was sentimental about it. Erin once tried to cut it off me and sell it. It didn’t work. She thought that I shouldn’t own anything that was the least bit pretty.
Every time I touched it I felt closer to my real parents. I waited till everyone was occupied then I snuck upstairs. I got something to eat and cleaned up. I rushed back downstairs with a bag of ice. I lay on my bed and placed the bag on my face. When the swelling in my face went down, I got up and put the ice in a mini freezer I had.
I went to bed. I got up when my alarm clock went off. I got dressed in black skinny jeans, black t-shirt, and my favorite oversized hooded sweatshirt. I put makeup on my face to cover the bruise. I rode the bus to school because I was not allowed in the same car as miss goody two shoes. I had my skateboard with me.
I got to school and skateboarded to the commons area. All of my teachers knew what was going on at home but they were sworn to secrecy. The last principal we had also knew but again he was sworn to secrecy. The new principal did not know however. I was doing tricks outside when one Dr. Grimbold walked up. He said “my office now. Bring your skateboard.”
I walked to his office and found myself surrounded by my teachers. Mentally I was swearing and looking for a way out. Physically I was calm. My science teacher smiled at me to let me know that everything was ok.
The principal said “Now Krystal. I know that your teacher lie for you. I know that they have overlooked your many absences and marked you as present when you were in fact absent. I get that things may be easy for you but that gives you no reason to skip school.”
“Hold up right there. You think things are easy for me. You know nothing if you think that. I may be smart and can do the work but things are definitely not easy. I skip school so that I don’t share the air with miss goody two shoes. I skip school because if I didn’t I’d been in a fight everyday of the week. I skip school to go skateboarding because I wake up every couple of days with bruises on my face and every other part of my body. I skip school because I hate every student here.”
He had no reply. “You are to tell no one what I just told you. The teachers you have assembled in this room already know and are sworn to secrecy.” He hung his head.”I’m leaving.” I left and went skateboarding in town. I was back in time to catch the bus.
I got on and plugged my headphones into my mp3 player and zoned out till I got to the house. I went in and went to my room. I dropped my stuff and fell face first on my bed. I wanted to swear. Fall Break was next week. I wonder what Erin had planned.
Little did I know; Fate spared me that week. I got up off my bed and grabbed my skateboard. I slipped out the back door and went to the subdivision across the road. I put my headphones on and drowning out the world I skated. I guess a new family moved in. The subdivision had very few houses and was mostly empty just the way I like it.
Before I knew it I had a shadow. The kid was as good as me if not a little better. I did a really complicated trick and he did it just as well as I did. I stopped and pulled my headphones off. He stopped next to me. Holding out his hand he said “Name’s Pete. Who are you?” “Krys. You need a nickname. Can I call you James instead?” “Why not? It’s not every day you get a nickname from a hot girl who knows how to skateboard.”
“So Chris where do you come from?” “It’s spelt K-R-Y-S. I live across the road.” ”Which road?” “The main road.” “Oh, ok. Do you go to school around here?” ”Yeah. I’m in high school.” ”I guess I will see you after fall break then. I’m enrolling in the school here.””I have to go. My foster mom will start looking for me if I’m not home soon. Oh, and by the way, if you see me at school pretend you don’t know me.”
“Ok, then. I will see you around Krys.” He said. I left in a hurry. I got back just barely in time. I slipped in through the back door and got to my room. I did my homework. I got a shower and went to bed hungry.
I got up Saturday morning and left before everyone else. Like every Saturday I tried my best to avoid Erin. I went skateboarding across the road. James was there already. He stopped when he saw me. I forgot about the bruises on my face. I swore.
He walked up to me carrying his board. “Come with me.” He led me to his house. His mom was a nice woman who approved of me. We walked in and he called to his mom. His mom was a nurse apparently.
She walked up to me and said” let me guess. Foster mom who hates you.” I nodded. “Not much I can do for you. I can offer you a place to stay when she gets to violent, food when she forces you to not to eat, and medical help when it gets too bad” “thank you.” was my reply.
I was grateful. She led me to the kitchen and made me something to eat. I ate it so fast everyone was staring at me. “What?” I questioned. “Nothing. It’s just that I have never seen someone eat so fast.” She said.
James led me to his room. We hung out there for the rest of the day not really doing anything. Eventually I had to go back to Erin. We talked about everything and nothing. I told him about the orphanage and my amnesia.
He said that I was welcome to come over tomorrow too. I decided that I would take him up on that offer. It was nice to be in a place where I wasn’t yelled at for every little thing I did. Where I wasn’t told I was fat every time I was caught eating. Where I knew they wouldn’t lift a fist or a finger to strike me.
I took one last breath of free air then walked in the door. As I expected she was waiting for me. She said”Sit down; I’m not going to hit you. I actually want to ask you if you would consider going to the mountains with us.” As crazy as it sounds a voice in the back of my head was telling me to go. I listened to that crazy little voice and agreed to go.
She told me the date. I went down to my room. I almost wanted to cheer. I put my board up. I lay on my bed and tried my best to remember anything from before the orphanage. I could barely remember a boy. If I saw him today I wouldn’t know him.
I had a feeling this boy was the key to everything. I feel asleep thinking about him. I woke up the next morning to silence. It was strange. I got up and walked through the house. Nobody was around.
I turned around and there was the boy from my memories. He was no longer a boy but a man. He said” If you’re here you remember something. You feel asleep thinking about me. Go with Erin to the mountains. I will try to find you there. I will explain everything when I find you.”
Then he disappeared. I woke up to reality. It wasn’t the same. I knew now that I could not be left behind. The days pass in a blur. I would spend the day hanging out with James then come home and go straight to bed. James is an enthusiastic kind of person who requires a lot of energy to keep up with.
Stranger still Erin hasn’t beat up on me in a while. Now I’m curious what is going on. She’s planning something if she hasn’t beaten me up in a while. She still puts me down but she doesn’t hit me anymore. The day comes for our trip.
I get in the car and plug in my headphones. I turn up some three days grace and drown everyone else out. We get there and get out of the car. Right away I feel someone’s eyes upon me. I know that I have to find the owner of those eyes in order to regain my memory.
We walked the streets and wandered through the shops. The whole time I felt those eyes on me. The guy must have a pretty good vantage point from some high ground if he can track me as well as he has been. I slipped away from Erin and the rest of the sibs to find him. I was almost there when I was slightly detained.
I was walking to the pub where I knew he was sitting outside when some random stranger stops me. I had been wearing my headphones when he stopped me. He grabbed my arm. I pulled my headphones off and he said” why don’t you come with me little girl and let me show you a good time?” my reply was to pry his hand off my arm and say”don’t ever f**king touch me again. I’m not little.”
He goes to grab me again and I deck him. I put my headphones back on and say” you made me miss my favorite song” then I kick him. I walk away and get to my destination. I turn my mp3 player off and watch the crowd. I whistle to get his attention.