A Friend

"It is you! Rena! Hey, Rena!"

Serena's heart skipped a beat at the familiar voice, but she didn't slow down. Instead, she quickened her pace, her footsteps growing more determined with each step. She had no intention of talking to the boy calling after her. She knew exactly who it was, and the last thing she needed was to get involved with him right now. If Ava caught her speaking to this person, she'd blow the situation out of proportion—like she always did. And Serena couldn't afford any more drama in her life.

Her goals were simple, but the wat to achieving them was not. She needed to become independent so that she would be able to move out of this prison life in the next few years or have something to her name before be ing cast out. She was given a generous allowance but she had no intention of spending it on anything other than absoultely necessary. What ever she spent, she would return before cutting ties with this family when she was older.