The prettiest angel

14-Britta

This whole chapter will be in Britta's perspective 
Italics is a flashback from her past

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I sit further away from everyone
It's today, that cursed day, the day I've hated for years, ever since I was five.

It's Christmas.

"Daddy daddy! Look what I made!" I yell running up to daddy, and he smiles

"That's brilliant,well done" he congratulates me

"Want to go for some ice cream?" He asks and I nod my head up and down so fast it makes me dizzy

"Alrighty then" he says and leads me to the store, humming a tune that's familiar "having a good Christmas?" The man asks me handing gem my ice cream

"Yes!" I reply happily, oblivious to the rest of the world

I got strawberry, we were walking by an alley way, when a shrill scream rang out

I feel a tear roll down my cheek, I quickly wipe it away

He runs into the alleyway, ignoring my pleads for him not to

There's lots of shouting, I don't like shouting, and there's a sharp bang and another scream and a thump

A man with blood all over him runs out looking panicked knocking me over na snaking me spill my ice cream

I run to find dad

He's lying on the ground a hole in his head

"Daddy! Wake up! Please" I scream, shaking with sobs

"Little girl, I'm really sorry, your father is a hero" the woman says, why is she saying sorry

I told him not to go

"Britta, you hungry?" I hear Harper ask

"No" I reply

"Are you sure?" She asks, why can't she just leave me alone

"Of course I'm sure" I snap and instantly regret, I'm about to apologises when I realise she's already gone

I sigh and then back to the wall

The sounds of guns ringing in that pitiful day al those years ago still haunt me

It's not just Christmas but it's my mums birthday

She didn't think about her actions, she forgot that she had kids to look after

"Charlie?" I say tugging my brothers shirt

"What" he snaps and my eyes water

"When's Daddy coming home?" I ask and he rolls his eyes at me

"He's not coming home, stupid" he replies and walks away, I don't follow him

I run to my room, trying not to cry, Charlie will just tease me for it

I'm half way there when I hear an odd sound

I walk cautiously into Mummy's bathroom, her eyes look the same as Daddy's did that day in the alley

Why does that mean?

I scream for Charlie

I hear laughter in the distance, I wish I was a part of it but I just can't, I hope they understand. I will never belong in this world, I should never have agreed to be immortal, I never should have saved Charlie that day

Reasons why I hate Christmas:
1. Dad was killed on Christmas Day
2. Mum killed herself out of grief for her late husband that she love more than her kids
4. My brother left in Christmas Eve
4.I died on Christmas Eve

"Where are you going?" I ask Charlie angrily, grabbing his bag, so he wouldn't be able to leave

"Give it back!" He shouts at me

"Not until you tell me what's going on" I shout back

"I'm leaving, I've joined the army, I'm not coming back, I hate it here, I hate you" he snaps snatching his bag back

"Charlie John Cartwright! You will not leave, you promised Mum you'd always look after me until I graduate" I scream

"I lied" he laughs "why would I have? Dad is dead because of you" he adds venomously and I punch him

The laughter turns into shouts, and screams but my brain doesn't register it quick enough

Not until a hard and big hand grasps my shoulder, crap

How do they always know where we are?

Wait a minute

It's Sacha. Sacha is a traitor, she infiltrated us to get information on how to take us down

"Got ya" the guys says proudly letting his guard down, taking my chance I punched him hard in the face

He doubled over in pain, I didn't punch him that hard, at least I don't think I did

I run for it and on my way set the others free, and making the mine collapse and I accidentally on purpose push Sacha into the collapsing mine

"Oops" I shout and we continue running as fast as our legs can carry us

Well the ones who can fly are flying

I followed him to wherever he's going, he didn't tell me the truth, he hasn't joined the army

No instead he parked int he side of a deserted road, getting out the car and sitting nearby, nope, not suspicious at all

Suds sky wheels screeched in the distance, and a car came speeding towards him, he stood up and brushed off the dust, the car isn't stopping or slowing down, Charlie is frozen

Any second and I will have lost my brother

I don't even realise I moved until I feel something hit me hard and I'm in pain everywhere, it's hard to breathe and it hurts to, the world is going blurry

"Britta! Please, you can't die, I'm sorry, I really am" Charlie sobs

I try to say something but I can't and everything disappears

"No!" I faintly hear, I have no idea who it is

But I do know that I'm dead

"Good job" Evelyn says and I smile at her

"What do we do now?" Harper asks

"Find a new place" Crimson answers grimly

Find a new place I've heard that before

"Where are we going?" I ask Charlie

"To find a new place" he says firmly

"Why?" I ask

"Because we can't" he grits

"But what about mummy and daddy?" I ask him and he just glares

"I'm turning six next month" I say jumping up and down

"Does it look like I care?" He asks
Rude

"But where?" Rosie asks

"We'll have to wait and see" Blaire answers, she's showing off again