Gone, forever: Autumn

June 4th

Dear Diary,

I was tired staying at the orphanage. It was literally torture. "Now, what is x equal to if y is 24?" The professor, Mr. Harris asked. Nobody raised their hand. Mr. Harris chose the right person to ask:me. "Autumn, what is the answer?" I stared at him through my gold eyes. Do not ask. I have three sisters, and they are named or have a name related from the seasons. See, Violet has spring violet eyes and golden hair. Summer has orange-y like hair with green eyes. I have maple leaf red hair and gold eyes, as I have already told, and Crystal, she has white blond hair with deep blue eyes. We stuck together, and our personalities matched it. Violet was inviting and bright, but at times shy, and calm. Summer was very out-going, vivid, bright, popular, and relaxing, but may be hard working at times. Me? Chilly, like, mean if I have to, but can be fun and celebrating, and thankful for what I have. Crystal is like me, but a tiny bit different. She is joyous at times, but most of the time is a bit er, cold. Violet and Summer stick together mostly, and Crystal and I mostly stick together. We also have our birthdays in our season. Violet's is on May Day. It's an European holiday I believe. Summer's is on the 4th of July. Mine is on Halloween,(And I also get more candy!)and Crystal's is on Christmas. She gets double the presents, Summer gets double the fireworks, and Violet gets more treats. Violet is the oldest, then comes Summer, then me, and Crystal is the youngest. Same year. "I'm waiting." Mr. Harris singsongs. "Uh, 12?" I randomly guess. "Correct!" Mr. Harris congratulates me. We are in the 6th grade, and it's the end of the year, and the teachers are all pressuring us with exams, but we just finished it. It's the last day of school, and teachers think it's just a normal day. What is a normal day? At least 2 tests, a lot of studying, and homework. No fun. Everyday our heads are bent over, pouring over textbooks, tests, worksheets, you name it. Ms. Bryan is the only easy going teacher in the whole orphanage/school. Only the lucky ones get her, and that includes us. We savor our time with her. Ring ring ring ring ring!!!!!!! the bell alarms. We rush out the door to our dormitories before dinner. I lay on my bed, which is a metal bed with a thin mattress, with a pillow and a thin blanket. My sisters just seem to shrink at the exhaustion. Shy Violet steps up. "I can't stand this anymore." The others nod and agree, including me. "I want to do something to get out of this place." Crystal adds. We murmur in another agreement. Summer concludes it all. "Then maybe, we should run away."