W@ter Lily:

Chapter 1:

"John! How could you? He's your son! You cannot just disown him!" A blond woman ran at John and hurled herself at him. I gasped. John grabbed her by the throat and watched as she struggled for air. He then smiled and threw her limp form against the wall where she collapsed and ceaced to move.
I clenched my fist, my sharp (painted) nails dug into my sensitive skin. Tears filled my eyes and I struggled to see clearly.
John turned back to his son, "I am not your real father!" The boy backed up against the cabinet behind him with fear in his eyes and John advanced apon him.
Tears trickled down my cheeks but I kept watching. The image on the screen froze and a sentence appeared beneath it.
To be continued...

I took a gulp of air and let it out slowly before wiping the tears from my face.
"Stacey...its just a soap opera! Why do you get so worked up?"Jace, my boyfriend, said rubbing my shoulders.
"Come on! I so didn't expect that! Eric was supposed to be inlove with Jessica but then he murdered her while his father John is a serial killer who after all is not his real father!" I tucked my legs under me as I shifted on the couch I shared with Jace.
"Why can't you just be like all the other girls and cry while watching Grey's Anatomy or Desperate Housewives?" he ran his fingers through his curly black hair and gave her a sly smile.
I frowned up at him, "I thought you liked me because I was different?"
He sighed exasperatedly, "'course I do, you know I do but you getting teared up everytime which watch this show is ridiculous!"
I got up and grabbed my jersey from the floor, "Well I'm late for work so I'll see you tonight." I walked towards the door with Jace's groan behind me, "Stacey..." but I didn't hear the rest, I was already gone and that's the last time I saw him. Jace I mean.
To tell the truth I like watching soap operas. Fine I know that they were made for people with no life and stuff but I can't help it. Plus what else can I watch? Horrors look so fake to me - all the screaming and fake blood. Romance movies remind me off all the trouble i have with my boyfriend, sorry - ex-boyfriend, and comdies...well I've seen all the comedies.
Now you're probably wondering why I never saw Jace again, right? Well nothing tragic happened, he wasn't killed by Eric nor did I dump him...I just never went home after that. I left my flat to go to work not knowing that I would never return. Sounds spooky doesn't it? I think its sad. Jace was pretty sweet. I bet he still thinks about me, is constantly worried about he and he probably feels guilty. Well I can't help that because when I got to work I got a phone call. It was urgent and I had to answer it because...well it was from my mum. Something had happened to my brother.

Okay, maybe we should back up a bit and I can tell you from the start. I'm Indian. I come from one of those ancient Indian tribes with all those stories and weird names. The tribe is now in a forest near the biggest Volcano in America. Well, you're probably thinking why there is a tribe living in a forest when the world is so modern. Well, the tribe refuses to change and still believes in ancestors and all those. I know - ridiculous right? Well I didn't think so three years ago. I was still part of and was been taken care of my grandmother who was the witch doctor of the clan. My true name was 'Water Lily'. Lame, I know but its true. I stayed there as I didn't know of the outside world but then Eddy came. My first boyfriend back then. He showed me amazing things and we ran away together.
I've never spoken to my family or from anyone of the tribe since and Eddy ditched me a few months into our relashionship. Yup. He ditched me but I refused to go back. To go back to no electricity? No television and my soap operas? No way - you can forget it. I started a whole new life and loved it but then my stupid brother had to disapper. Great. I can't believe I have to go back. This truly sucks!