She sat in the principles office, not knowing it was the last time she ever was to do so...
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Amber sat in the principles office. It was the third time this week. She knew the ophanidge wouldnt be proud of her, nor her mother. Amber wasnt that much of an orphan. she saw her mother once a week, other than that the orphanidge was her home.
"Amber im disipointed in you. This is the third time this week, as you probobly know, that you have been sent to my office for having a fight with another student." The principle said.
" It wasnt my fault. She started it." Amber proclaimed.
" Yes, but that doesent mean you break her arm or knock all of her teeth out."
" But- "
" Now as you know that you will be suspended posibly expelled, as your record of misbehaviour this week, well we wouldnt want to go there. "
Amber smirked to herself.
" This is nothing to be proud of Amber. " The concerned principle said
" Oh, but i am proud. " Amber said sarcasticly, and at the same time, seriously. The principles face turned bright red.
" Thats it! " He Screeched " Im ringing your mother and the orphanidge you are expelled from this school! "
Amber grabed her bag and leaft. She didnt care about the principles atempts to call her back nor about the punishment that the orphanidge was sure to be delt out to her. She was angry at her self and everyone else in the world. She hadnt any friends, she was worked to the bone by the orphanidge and her mother was always doing something. Amber stormed out of the school grounds and across the road. Little did she know about the bus.
All she remembered was the screech of the tires, the screams around her, her own scream and... pain
***
Shock walked through the grave yard alone and misserble. 6 years had passed since Oogies death. She, Lock and Barrel had been strugling to survive. And now it had got even harder. Since the other holidays knew of each other, they decided to visit each other, which wasnt a problem with Jack or any of the other residents of Halloween Town. It wasnt a problem until a person from Indipendence Town got nosey and discovered that Lock, Shock and Barrel had no parents and were living by themselfs. This created a disterbance between the towns with Independence Town saying that the citzens of Halloween Town were uncivilised and ferral.
Shock brought herself to reality. Although there were no taxes or bills to pay, they still had to pay for food. Sally would usualy help with money. As it was her job to be thier gardian. Shock looked up into the moon. Tears in her eyes. Her short, black hair drooping in her face.
" Ya know, if you started sing'in a lament you'd sound alot like Jack did around this time of night 6 years ago." Shock heard her younger half brother say. She smirked to herself and turned around to face Barrel. " Wheres Lock? " She asked.
" HA " Barrel shouted. " so the rumors are true that you are in love with him! "
" Shut up you stupid pig "
" MAKE ME!! "
" OOH, SO IM THE ONE WHOS IN-LOVE WITH LOCK? "
" AT LEAST I DONT TALK ABOUT HIM TO MYSELF IN THE BATH! "
" AT LEAST I DONT RECITE WHAT HE SAID 6 YEARS AGO! " The siblings had a punch up in the light of the moon while lock watched frrom the side lines. His best friend and his best friends sister. He laughed to him self over the sound of words that should never be repeated.
Lock decided to interveen.
" YOU KNOW 6 YEARS HAVE PASTED BUT STILL NOTHING HAS CHANGED! " He yelled. Shock and Barrel stoped fighting imedietly and brushed the dirt of them selves. Shocks hat was lying on the ground. her dress was riped up the side exposing her thigh. she blushed deeply and held the rip together while her cohorts snickerd to them selves. " What you think this is funny?" she asked " If this rip wasnt here you know that both of you would be at my mercy dont you." Shock trudged home her boots and dress covered in mud while Lock and Barrel followed her.
***
Amber lay in the hospital. Her heart monitor pacing away. Half her body ripped apart from the friction of the bus. All the children from the orphanige and the nuns, and her mother. All these people, the people that loved her and cared for her, not knowing that this was the last time they would see her again... alive...
A few days later, they were givin the sad news, that Amber had passed away at 2:21 am. A week later they held a funeral for her. nearly everyone who knew her was there. The shop keeper, the butcher, the barber, class mates, the nuns at the orphanidge, her mother, and many other people. As they lowered the casket into the grave, flowers being thrown in while it was placed, the rain falling down, saying their last goodbye's. They knew that this was going to be the last they'ed ever see of her. " She never even knew her half sister." Amber's mother wepped. One hand on her slitely rounded stomache.
