Avril was all but pushed out of her step father's car as it was moving. Her bags were thrown out after her and one hit her square in the chest, nocking the wind out of her. As she coughed and gasped for air her other bag hit her in the face, nocking her on her but. The car's doors slammed and her step father sped off. As she watched the car drive off into the distance and eventually dissapear all together, Avril thought she didn't know who was more excited to have her out of the house. Avril figured she took first pace in that race and her step dad a close seccond. She regained her composure, stood up, and dusted herself off. Her red pelted skirt was fraying at the hems, the little tassles brushing aginst her knees. Her black combat boots were scuffed from her being forced onto the concreat. She couldn't care less about all these things as she stared off at the gates of the school. They were huge, iron, and the type you'd expect to find at some creepy manson. She bent down, threw her two duffle bags over her sholder, and began to walk towards it. It was shut and locked. Avril sighed, she must have been late or something and was locked out. "Just great.." She mumbled to herself as she plopped her bags down on the floor. She tugged at her long red hair as she ponderd what she should do next. She sighed and sat down on one of her bags. Maybe if she could yell loud enough someone would come to help her? Only Avril wasnt one to yell..or ask for help. No one would come to her rescue anyway. She looked down at her pale hands and pulled at the sleves of her black jacket so they coverd everything but the tips of her fingers. Avril rested her head in her hand and closed her eyes. It was night and she hadn't slept in about three days. She'd been too bussy with school work and chores. And once she got the letter from the accademy, she didn't even want to know where they got her information from, she'd spent the whole day packing. She figured that enything that took her away from home must be a good thing. As she thought about her home life she started to drift off.

When she opend her eyes, Avril wasn't infront of the accademy gate anymore. In fact, she wasnt anywhere near there. She lifted her head as her vision began to clear. She saw chainlink fences and small jumgle gyms. She frowned to herself. Wat was she doing at her old elementarary school? She'd eft this awfull place and all it's terrible memmories behind a verry long time ago. As she looked on greatly confused, kids started to flood out of classrooms and into the playground. She watched as all the kids ran and played with eachother. None of them seeming to notice her. One little girl caught her eye. The little girl was wearing a white, frilly, summer dress. Her dark red hair was a stark contrast with her pale skin and white dress. Her pale blue eyes stood out and made her features come alive. She looked happy and sad and content all at the same time. Avril closed her eyes in attempt to shut the memory out. She rememberd this day all too well. One problem, her eyes wouldn't shut it out like how she hoped. Avril bit her lower lip, how could one escape their own memories? She watched helplessly as two girls approached the first grade her. They started calling her names and making fun of her. Little Avril tryed to run away from the mean words and nasty gestures, but now the girls were chasing her. Except now, it wasn't only the two girls anymore. Three more had joined in and they were all starting to circle in and corner her into a wall. Avril couldn't watch what came next. She shook her head, trying to shake the memory away. She screamed in her dream, helpless. She couldn't escape it!

Avril gasped as she woke up. She found her head on the concreat and her body contorted in a strange way, laying attop her bags. She wasn't at her elementary school anymore, she was outside the big iron fance of the accademy. She wasn't small and defenceless anymore, she was strong. She could protect herself now. Avril stood up and rubbed at her eyes. She leaned against the gate and fell backwards. She caught herself and looked around. That gate was open. Had someone came by and unlocked it when sh was asleap? She looked at the gate and found the lock on the ground. Who waould unlock a gate and then just throw the lock on the ground? "Hello..?" She called, unsure if anyone was even around. Avril shrugged, picked up her bags, and walked throug the gates into a huge courtyard coverd in trees and plants of all shapes and sizes. it was almost as if she'd steped through into some sort of forest.