~Olivia's pov.~

We head home a week later. I'm blind in my right eye and my right arm is covered in bandages still. I take pain meds every day but it doesn't always work. My mom helps me out because I'm having a little bit of trouble navigating my surroundings with my only good eye. My mom opens the door to an angry dad. He walks right up to my face again. "You know how to make the paper apparently missy!!" He yells and I cringe back into the door. I find the handle from behind me and yank it open. I sprint out of there and go to Dylan's house.

I knock on his front door and find no answer. I knock again and this time I hear some footsteps. The door opens and I see Dylan standing there shaking, my guess is from his anxiety. He sees me and brings me into a hug. I hug him back but not as tight. Once he breaks the hug he leads me to his room. "My parents aren't home yet." I just nod and lay on his bed. "Can I stay here for a couple of days?? My dad is angry as h***." Dylan looks low-key happy to see me. My heart falls...I can't get too close to him or anyone...I'd hate to break his heart...

I stare at his ceiling and he starts playing some random music that I ignore. "Olivia??" He asks. I look at him and see that his hair is a mess. I hate it that way. I stand up next to him and fix his hair. "Yes." "I-I was wondering if the people on the news were right...are you half blind??" I groan and sit back down on the bed. "Yes...have you not seen my eyes??" I point to my eye which is pure white now. His face goes flushed. "Y-yes I did I just wanted to make sure...Y-you know??" I start to giggle at his flushed face. "Calm down Dylan stop thinking that I'm a ghost-" I get interrupted by a horrible scream from my house. "No!!" I scream and jump out his open window. I sprint home and find my dad storming away from my mom. She is covered in blood...

I rush over to her and check her pulse. There is none. "MOM!! NO!!" I scream and cry. I'm kneeling in her blood and she that there is glass in the head. "MOM!!! PLS!!!" I keep screaming. I hear sirens again but this time it's for someone who died. "MOMMY!!!" I hug her body against mine and cry. The paramedics come and check her. They put her in a bag and clean me up. "Honey, I need you to answer some questions for us pls." The nice nurse says while she cleans the blood off me. I feel empty and unable to respond. "Who did this?? Can you tell us who??" She asks and then I see my dad peeking out from his room. I just point to him and she turns. "Who is that??" "M-my father..." She calls the police and some muscular guy tackles and pins him down. " I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!! SHE KILLED HERSELF!!!" My father yells in protest as the cops take him away.

The nurse that cleaned me up helps me out of the house. "Do you have any family around here??" I shake my head. "Well, you have to come with us then..." "No!!" I rip free from her and run away. She chases after me with some other girl. I keep running until I fall. I fall on the pavement from tripping on a crack in the pavement. My face gets scratted up and my right arm goes into flames again. The nurses help me up and bring me over to the ambulance. They help me in the front seat and bring me to the foster center. I see Dylan standing on his lawn again running after the ambulance. I feel tears run down my face as I wave goodbye to him.

We arrive at the foster center and they file papers to put me in. They lead me to a room and I sit on the bed curled up into a ball. I cry thinking about my mom and Dylan and his parents. Will I ever see him again?? Will he miss me?? I fall asleep but wake up to the sound of my neighbor crying. I knock on the door and the person comes to open it. He is tall with blond hair and green eyes. He has big arms but they are also lean too. "What??" He snaps at me. I find myself lost for words. "I-I was just wondering if you're ok?? I'm new here and all..." He looks a little stunned. "Oh...yeah I'm just great," his sarcasm is thick. "And welcome to this h*** hole. I'm Luke." I twiddle my thumbs around. "I'm Olivia..."

He seems shocked by my name. "You're the girl from the news?? That Olivia??" I giggle nervously. "Yeah, I'm famous." "Wait why are you here??" I swallow trying not to cry when I talk. "I have no family anymore really..." "Oh...I'm sorry...I'm in the same boat here too..." I nod and start going back to my room. "Wait!!" I turn and see him gesturing me to come inside his. "Friends??" "Uh...sure..." I don't know if I should but if I'm here till 18 so be it!!