The Life Of Seraphina Ace Ch1

Chapter 1 (*Lost and Alone*)

Seraphina's POV

Exiting the narrow and gritty walkway of my home, I close my eyes briefly and let the rays of the sun warm my face and shine on my loose dark brown curls. Smiling, I head off to the place most humans loathe - school. You must be wondering why I'm smiling since I dislike this place, well, today is my birthday and I can't wait to get home and spend the rest of the day with the most amazing parents anyone could ask for. I pray silently hoping school will be over with before I know it.

Seeing my school sign read 'Green Oak High School' come into view, I groan as I enter the building. Looking around I see a couple of students lurking around. Well now you know a little about my average life, why not introduce myself to you. My name is Seraphina Ace and I'm a sophomore aged 15. I live in San Francisco, Northern California U.S. I have loving parents and I love hanging out with my three best friends: Cora (Cori), Mia (Em), and Mason (Mace). We met during elementary school and have been inseparable ever since. I smiled to myself as I thought about them. Heading to my locker I take out my Biology and Business Administration books. This is going to be one hell of a final semester.

"Seph, Sephy wait up" I turn around to face my three best friends in the whole world.

"Em, Cori, Mace" I smiled while engulfing them in a hug.

"Happy Birthday Seph '' they all shrieked, I laughed at how childish they sounded and hushed them as we were in the hallway and I didn't want to attract unnecessary attention. We chatted for a while then headed to our separate classes. As I sat behind my chair I sighed and thought 'I can't wait to leave'.

Only thirty minutes into my Biology class and I was already bored. I like the subject but was too occupied with thinking about what plans my parents had for us this year. While tapping my pencil against the edge of my desk, drumming to the beat of the tune in my head, I heard our principal speaking through the intercom.

"Seraphina Ace from 4th year please report to the principal's office immediately".

I grabbed everything and left the classroom in a rush thinking my parents must have sent for me. When I entered the office, the principal handed me the phone, looking somewhat - apologetic, I think. On the other side, I heard my mom sobbing quietly and with a low voice asking me to come home. I became worried because I've never heard of my mom openly crying unless she is experiencing great happiness, which didn't seem like the case. Exciting the principal's office I hoped nothing bad happened to her.

Walking hurriedly towards Cori's class, as it was closer, I told her I'm heading home as it seems something might be wrong. I told her to inform the others and remember we are going to hang out tomorrow as planned. Our parents prefer to spend the day of our birthday with us rather than allowing us to spend it with our friends, and so a tradition was invented, - that all four of us go out together the day after each of our birthdays, even to this day. She nodded and hugged me goodbye, sending me off with good wishes to my parents. I smiled weakly and ran off the school grounds, whispering "please be okay".

Thirty minutes later I arrived at my house, or rather, what was left of it. Looking around in disbelief and utter shock as the final half of my house was being eaten up by huge, monstrous, villain-looking flames fighting for their life as the hero, water, tried to eliminate them. On my lawn, there was a police car, an ambulance, and two fire trucks along with workers trying to control the flames from spreading to other homes. Glancing around in a panic I began screaming out for my parents. As I was about to ask the police officer, my mother came up to me hugging me and sniffling like she was crying. Looking around for my dad to see which angle he will spring from, I asked mom if he was okay and where he was. She started crying and fell on the grass whispering things I couldn't really make out.

Momentarily, two firefighters carried a body out of the kitchen door. At that moment it seemed as if all sounds disappeared, time stopped and so did my breathing. Involuntarily, I went up to look at it, not being able to stop myself from doing so. I gasped in shock, as I stared at the person lying down on the ground lifeless, refusing to believe my father was dead. No, Maybe this is just a nightmare and I'm still at school sleeping at my desk; why won't anyone wake me up, I thought. I reached out and I held his hand and saw the bracelet I made for him on the first day of elementary school. I looked at my hand in horror and dropped his hand as I realized this wasn't a dream. This is real. My father is dead!

I could feel the tears pouring through my eyes. Shaking him violently I screamed between loud sobs of cries now audible, "No dad, wake up, come on, look up at me and say I got you, Nina, please don't just lie there, you can't be dead, today is my birthday, you promised to be here forever". I could no longer hold myself together and just laid on his lifeless body refusing to get up and cried my eyes out asking him to just get up and prove my conclusion wrong, just prove to me that you weren't dead. I could feel the authorities trying to lift me off him but I just couldn't leave him there, not like this.

"No take me with you, I don't want to live without you dad".I sobbed louder. Holding onto his arm as I began to feel my body being lifted from his and placed in another, the bracelet sliding off into my hands, the only thing I have left of him. I held it close to my heart between my palms as I cried my eyes out right there feeling lost and alone.