Chapter 1

Claire's POV

I fiddled with my sheets, bored. I looked at the cracked ceiling and to my arm and to the needle attached to it. The needle is attached a tube and the tube is attached to a bag containing a clear liquid. The liquid inside the bag is the reason why I'm alive. I noticed that it is almost empty and I sigh, knowing that Pamela have to go get some more. I never like it when I'm being left alone. Today was my birthday, but I'm not happy. I picked up my journal and open it to another page.

“Dear Diary,

Today is my 20th birthday. I never expect in making it this long. Why can't I have a normal life like any other people? Why does my life have to be so unfair?”

I closed the book and put it on the table beside my bed. It is bare, except for the glass of water. I thought over my life. I have a fatal disease. I have a severe allergy to all normal foods and I have to live off my life feeding of medicines and other chemicals, and my brother abandoned me when I was 8. Oh and did I mention that my brother was none other than Hawkeye? Who am I kidding, I don't have a normal life. Pamela was the only one who took care of me and sheltered me like I'm her daughter ever since she found me. I breathe slowly and the humming of tge machine calming me. I try not to fall asleep again. Sleeping means pain and endless nightmares. The medicine, however, made me feel drowsy and I ended up falling asleep.

PAMELA'S POV

I watched Claire from the door who feel asleep again. After that, I checked her medicine. It almost empty, I will have to go get some more. More like, steal some more. Claire didn't know that I stole it, though she wondered where I got the medicine. You see, in the normal world I'm simply a jobless woman who's in her 40's. I have taken care of Claire when I found her lying in the empty alley crying. At first, she was apprehensive, but she sooned warmed up enough to stay with me. It took me several years to get her to trust me enough to tell me about her past. When her brother abandoned her, he left her with major trust issues.

She has always had her illness. Her medicine is a mix of several chemicals. All of them are bery expensive and we can't afford to buy it, so I have to steal it. It is a unique mix, and we had to do an experiment to get it right. Those first few days were horrible. If one chemical is wrong, it would lead to disastrous results. Thankfully, we found the right solution and never had anything life threatening happened.

I would do anything to keep Claire alive, even if it means killing someone. She is my only family and I will protect her with my life. I quietly leave the house, locking the door. Claire and I leave in an old cabin deep in the forest. It was also helpful for her illness because of the fresh air unlike in the city. And we're also safe from drunkards and creeps.

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