1 Prologue

I'm on a ledge standing and watching lights pass by me like stars quickly disappearing in the distance. Soaked in liquid and blood wondering what brought me to this point in my life. Alone my friends gone, house gone, and time all gone. I'm alone. I have only one person I can turn to now, but the rest is a slur. What should I do, my life, my future, and passed like a wave going back to the deep blue ocean not leaving behind the slightest mark? To know what got me to this point I'll have to go back in time five months to my older brother's graduation.

My name is Atlas Esme River. I am a sixteen-year-old female in my sophomore year of high school. I live with my father, Cyrus Aspen River, who is a famous actor, unlike other actors that don't really care about their personal lives, my dad he's different in a mysterious way. I also live with my brother, Douglas Alon River, who is older and way smarter than me in many ways.

My mother died giving birth to me. Unlike father, mother's family weren't financially stable, and father fell in love with her in a peculiar way. They met on a beach in Boracay where my mother's family lives still. Father was visiting for a week before heading to Japan for an acting gig he was 23 at the time. On the beach, father found mother swept up on the shore. Mother awoke with what she used to call a gallant warrior next to her hospital bed with no memory of the past week as if it never happened. Father extended his trip and they fell in love in time.

I was born 4 years after their marriage. My brother has never been keen on the idea of me being related to him, so he ignores me most of the time. His graduation is tomorrow father is coming home just for it! I hope he will stay longer if possible, but it's very unlikely. Douglas is going to college in two months and of course, he's so smart so he's going to an elite private college on a scholarship. I'm stuck here at home it's boring even though we live in a large mansion in Los Angeles, California. I find it extremely difficult to make friends due to my dad's profession. I still have friends well only 1 and her name is Aelana Grunfeld. Most of the others are fake. Onto the story.