I don't know what to think. My parents are dead. I don't have a family. My grandparents died when i was young, my mum didn't have any siblings and all dad had was...Billie. Billie moved to Europe when she found out. So, that leaves me. Sixteen-year-old Melanie Fir. The whole thing is messed up like hell and I have no idea how to fix it or what to do and the truth is, I am just so freaking scared. Scared that I can't look after myself. Scared that nothing will ever get better. My mother, Donna Keel-Fir and my father, Raymond Fir are dead. They will never live again. I have nobody, now. Nobody.

School starts on Monday. My last year of school. Ever. And truthfully, I am dreading the moment that I have to walk into homeroom. All the teachers and students with fake apologetic faces and 'heartfelt' words. Life sucks.

Basically, the closest thing I have to a friend is my cat, Donna, named after my mum. There are the kids next door, Kim and Noah. But they don't really ever go anywhere. Sometimes there's an occasional hello or a wave, but nothing more. It's a shame, Kim seems really nice and Noah, well he's the biggest heartthrob I've ever known. But, my chances with him are hopeless.