Most of the time, I spend my days on the street. Alone and frightened. It taught me how to look after myself and I didn't trust anyone. At the age of 13, I got caught by the police and they sent me to a foster home where I still am today. Even though they decided to foster me and feed me, that was all they did. They never gave me the love they gave their three children, I never achieved any of it and for a long time, I wondered why no one could care about me. I have been abused since I was a little kid and here it wasn't any better. I ran away multiple times but everytime, the police caught me and brought me back. When my foster dad, Edward pushed me off the stairs and locked me up in the basement, something inside of me snapped. From that point on, I changed my behavior. I didn't want anyone near me, I didn't want to talk to anyone or socialize with people. All I wanted was to lock myself up in my room and spend time on my own.

Everything changed when Sophie, one of my foster sisters befriended Sam Witwicky and got in touch with the Autobots. I have seen a couple of them, but never spoke to one. I didn't want to believe that they were any better than the people I have met so far. The more they came over, the more I started to lock myself up in my room, away from all the chit-chatting. Sometimes, I would listen at the staircase and hear how my foster sisters would make fun of me and tell me how crazy I am. They loved the power they have over me and they loved to tell the outside that it was all my fault, that I am mentally unstable. I stopped trying to get people to know the truth and decided it was better to just be on my own.

"Amethyst!" I poked my head out of the door and glanced at my foster mother, Jade. She marched over to me like she owned the place. "What did I tell you about stealing food?" she snapped. I arched a brow, I hadn't eaten any food but before I could even remark that, she hit me. I backed off and fell backward on the ground. "I specifically told you to stop eating food without permission!" she snapped. She barely fed me and I am already skin and bones, so sometimes it occured I stole some food to consume but I didn't do it often because I got beaten up for doing it. "I didn't take some food!" I snapped and jumped back on my feet. Jade turned around and left me alone. I slammed the door shut and locked it, sitting down on my bed and stared at the wall thinking. Maybe this is a good day to go outside and spend my night on the streets.

As soon as I came up with this, I left the house and wondered off into downtown Washington DC. At some point, as I neared the park, I saw Sophie surrounded by a group of Autobots, they were just chilling and eating some snacks. I decided to walk around them so I didn't had to face them and could continue my walk. "Amethyst!!" I halted a kid ran up to me. Barely older than I am, homeless and drugs addicted. He was one of the few I trusted in the inner circle. Jack came to a stop and flashed me a smile. I felt bad at the kid at first, he's only 15 years old and spending most of his time outside, using drugs. I felt him. "Jack..." I said stiffly and continued my walk. The group had seen me unfortunately. "Are you high again?" I asked. He shrugged, "nah, not yet..." he said and walked in reverse.

"You should try some you know... I am sure you'd love it," he stated. I shook my head, "I don't drink, I don't smoke and I don't use drugs. You should know that by now," I stated in a matter-of-fact tone. Jack sighed, "you look really bad," he said. We settled down on a bench for a moment. "You need to see a doctor, Amethyst," he said as I showed him the bruising on my flank. "It's fine... nothing I haven't been through before but I do get tired of it," I sulked. "You can't keep doing this. This will get you killed at some point," Jack stated. "Look, Jack... you just look after yourself and I will look after myself. This world is cruel. We are nothing more but parasites and people hate us for obvious reasons. I don't have any faith in other people and I know for sure that one will ever look back at us. jade hit me this morning because she thought I stole food. She hasn't fed me for 48 hours and I am starving. I got no money, no one hires a misfit like me. I tried it at several stores and companies. Even just cleaning is already good enough, but no one hires me."

"I am sorry to hear that, Sky. I know it's hard for you to fit in," Jack mumbled quietly. "I don't want to be a criminal and steal food... but if I don't eat I fear I am going to die. I don't want to die... it's scary." I never pointed out my fears to anyone but I couldn't stop rambling out about my problems. "Have you tried to beg for food?" Jack asked. "It would be the last option... it's humiliating to beg for food," I sulked. "Better than dying though." I agreed silently and watched Jack get up. "I have to go, but I will catch up with you later. If you need work, you can always come to me... I know some people," he said. I shrugged and looked down. "I know what they want from me... I don't want that," I sulked. Jack shrugged and walked off.

I got up and searched through some bins. I found a half eaten piece of salad and banquette. I sat down on the ground and started eating. It's not the first time I got seriously ill from eating out of the bin and drinking from a fountain. I just didn't have much of a choice. A shadow fell upon me and I looked up, assuming it would be someone who's disgusted by me and tells me to piss off but to my surprise it was the twins, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. I jumped back on my feet and glared at them. "Hey, it's alright... we don't mean to harm you," Sideswipe said. "Leave me alone!" I snarled and turned around, sitting down underneath an old tree.

"You'd like to have a proper meal?" I ignored them. Why would they offer me a good meal? They don't even know me. "Leave me alone," I snapped and turned away from them. "You get ill if you eat that kind of stuff." I stopped and looked up to them. "I am just hungry. It doesn't matter what I eat, even if it's molted, I would still eat it!" I snapped. "Then let us buy something for you. Anything you want," Sideswipe stated as he crouched down. "Just stop eating that." He took the food from me and threw it away in the bin I Just got it from. "I don't trust you.... just leave me alone," I growled and walked away. I will find another way to get some food, but not by some people I don't know and who are befriended with my foster sisters.

I searched in the alleyways, in the dumpsters behind restaurant for some food. Sometimes, they do have good things and I could eat something that actually fills my stomach, but today, I didn't succeed. "Amethyst." I looked up and jumped out of the dumpster. Sunstreaker walked up to me and handed me a plastic bag with food. I peeked inside and stepped back a little bit. He's too close. "Eat that... don't eat from dumpsters and bins in the park. It will make you sick," he said before he turned away and walked off. I sat down on the ground and consumed everything he had given me.

When the night fell, I found a place to sleep. I am not exposed to gangs or other people who mean harm and it was isolated in an alley underneath a dumpster. I curled up and fell asleep.