My Life in Ashes

Callie Rose –

I am not who you may think. Sure, I can be strong. But I can also be weak. I can fall into depression and stand at the edge of a bridge, contemplating death. There are so many things a am capable of; so many bad things. I hurt people, even when I don't try. I get angry. I fail classes. I have almost no friends. I am a disappointment. Before I was adopted, my parents told me how much they hated me. How much they had always hated me. Because I'm not as perfect as they want me to be.

Riley Cariole -

I see her cry. Often. I know she isn't as strong as she tries to seem, but I don't know what to do to help. I barely know her. I've seen her only a few times, and she only smiled at me every now and then. Surely she'd think I was strange if I tried to talk to her. I can't say "Let me help you" if I hardly know her. But I feel like a have to do something. I know how it feels to not be loved by your parents. I know how hard it is to put on a fake smile. I know a part of her that nobody else knows. But I want to know more. I want to know all about Callisa Rose.