The Beginning

"Nikita!"

Hale shouted at the top of her lungs from quite afar as she saw her younger sister coming out from a computer cafè during school hours. Every single head at the place turned and they put their headphones down to look at her and listen. Hale's fuming red face definitely catches the eyes of many.

The harsh screeching sound of her voice irks and embarrasses Niki. This happened many times now, and there's nothing new about this but she somehow still needs to scream like a mother to her daughter. Nikita shrugs off her sister's behavior and just walked home with her like it's normal. The bright sun is burning at noon, and the supposed clouds that give shade are absent. The concrete streets are scorching hot, and the faint wind blows heat. It's almost Summer and Niki's graduation day is totally coming up to date. Only a few months are left in her senior years in high school, but she still has the time to cut classes.

When they both got home from the harsh outside, Hale obviously lectured her sister about her indecent behavior. Though, as usual, she continues not to listen and just ignores her.

"What should I do to you, you brat... I'm really tired from work then I saw you skipping!"

Niki put her earphones on and do her thing. Nevermind the nagging older sister. She got more games to play. Her life often revolves from just playing online, making friends online, and learning shitty things online - everything online to the point where her real life is such a mess. She got no real friends and her relationship with her sister is quite questionable. She was not like this to Hale when she was younger.

Their parents died from a car accident when she was still in grade school. From then on, only Hale is by her side. When Hale turned 18, she decided to quit school and find a job to support her younger sister. Less and less time were spent with each other as Hale started to get real busy from job hunting to the actual job itself. Somehow, that left the two of them distant. They don't know what's going on with each other's lives even if they are living together. Life is kind of tough for the two of them.

The following day, Hale dragged her sister to school and dropped her there herself. Even with great resistance, Niki didn't manage to get away this time. What's so foul in school that Niki wants to get out of it? She may seem like a tardy careless student, but she excels pretty well in her studies, she even tops the rankings - though still not good enough to graduate with the highest honors. She only attends school if there is an ongoing examination, and everything else is skipped.

"I hate this place." She sat down on her desk at the very back corner of the room and put her head down.

Everyone saw her attend the first class today, but they all ignored her, as if she is someone better to not pay attention of. Just like a ghostly figure.

"Hey, Niki. Where have you been?" Someone approached her when the class ended. One even added in an agitated whisper,

"Do you fucking understand we need you here? Where were you, you fucking nerd!?"

These people with tones of anger tried to supress their fumes so no one in their class will notice what they're doing.

"Go to the rooftop after this."