Forbidden

''There are many things in this world that make me angry. For example, the sound of water, because it makes me think of how helpless my sister was the day it happened. Another example is the feel of the sun on my face. Nothing deserves to feel so gentle, not in this world. Not in this life.''

''The worst is rainbows. Every colour that is beautiful, shining together across the sky, never clashing. While down here, different colours will never mix in the same way.''

That's what happened bewteen me and Kerrie.

Chapter 1- Alex
"Was school good today?" Mum asks as brightly as she could manage, her eyes not shifting focus from her piece of toast. I glare at her. She knows perfectly well that the most "good" my school ever gets is the days when teachers actually turn up and the other kids decide to throw stones at cars instead of beating up Year Sevens. Today was not one of the good days.

"It was great, actually." I snap.

"Ooh, temper." a scowling face almost makes me bolt from the room in fright.

"Gawsh, Harmony. You scared me!" I exclaim, reaching for the margarine tub. To my dismay, it is heart-sickeningly empty. I bet the Cross kids in posh magazines don't ever run out of food like this. Second thoughts, I don't think they run out of anything full stop.

Don't get me wrong, I do not want to be a traitor. It's just that... once you've lived with my family for so long, it starts to drive you round the bend.

(TBC)