Fateless: Chapter 1

Sora didn't think her day could get any worse. First, she had woken up 2 minutes late because her alarm was somehow set to go off at 8:37 instead of 8:35, causing her to miss her bus by a few seconds, causing her to have to walk to her job at Panera through the crowded and busy streets of New York. It was always something that she despised, constantly bumping into people she knew nothing about. Second to that, she absolutely hated having her schedule ruined, something that had occurred that very morning. Today, her soft rosy-white hair was slightly frizzed near the top, a result of skipping over the last few minutes of hair brushing in the morning. Like usual, she minded her own business, sub-consciously scrunching herself up in order to take up the least amount of room as possible. She stared semi-awkwardly at her feet, shuffling past the throngs of people passing around her. She came to a stop at the edge of the sidewalk as she, and the others around her, waited for the cross-walk light to go.

"Yes, honey I'm sorry I'm late." Lie.

"I know I know, I got held up at work and ended up pulling an all nighter." Another lie.

Sora didn't like hearing lies, which is a problem, considering that she's a daughter of Apate, the Greek goddess of Lying and Deceit. That's another thing she despised, her mother, and her demigod abilities. She could always tell when somebody was lying, being deceitful, or even when something was a lie. Secondly, she always felt like lying, and she couldn't help it. Sora moved quickly away from the swarm of lies that had surrounded her as the walking signal activated. As she was walking, she took out her cellphone and looked at the screen. She tapped a few buttons before placing it back into her pocket. She was already three minutes late for work, so she increased her pace as she dodged her way through the crowd of taxis and cars on the street. She reached the other side and looked forward in order to see what was causing the massive back up. She saw orange construction signs and tape, and noticed a large cement truck up ahead.