𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋𝐒 ᶠⁱⁿⁿ ˢʰᵉˡᵇʸ

𝟎𝟎𝟏: 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫

Aurora Thorne wasn't the type of girl to fall in love. She wasn't the type of girl who thought she could be loved. Ever since her older brother Freddie went and got married to some Shelby whore, she felt that was it for her.

She felt that Freddie had given up on being her brother. Aurora and Freddie's parents were long gone. Their father hadn't been in the picture since she was really young so she couldn't remember a thing about him.

But their mother. Oh their mother was a beautiful woman with tan skin and dark eyes — Aurora looked so much like her mother that it made her sick. It was a mystery what happened to the Thorne woman during the war.

Some say she ran off in hopes to start a new life. Some say she couldn't handle being a mother anymore. Both were true really.

Aurora had been left in the care of Freddie at the age of 12 — right after the war had ended. Before that, she practically fended for herself. It was either that or live under the roof of one of their awful neighbours.

She knew how to care for herself. She always knew. Ever since their father left them, Aurora and Freddie's mother gave up on parenting. So Freddie was left raising his little sister which he struggled doing.

So when Freddie secretly married the sister of his old best mate, Aurora felt like she'd been left in the mud once again. With nobody by her side. She knew Freddie would hardly be around anymore — who was she kidding, he was hardly around anyway.

But for Aurora, that just meant one thing. Freedom. Something she always craved. Freedom was something Aurora couldn't get enough of.

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"Come on, Rory." Freddie began, looking in the mirror and fixing his hair like he usually did. She rolled her eyes dramatically at how vain he was.

"I've told you already, Fred. I don't care what you do. It's not like you look after me anymore anyway. I'm almost fourteen and I can look after myself." Aurora said bluntly, leaning against her fist as she smoked a cigarette. "It's not like i'm going to go and get pregnant," she whispered slyly.

Freddie was hardly listening to her.

Rory glanced down at the bag beside his feet and pushed her leg forward, sending the bag toppling over which caused the contents to spill out onto the floor.

Freddie looked down at the bag then up at his sister with pure hatred on his face.

"The fuck do you think you're doing, eh?" He shouted.

Aurora raised her eyebrows in surprise and blew smoke into the air. "Who're ya talking to like that?" She asked seriously. Freddie kneeled down and began putting the things back into the bag. "I'm fucking talking to you, Aurora." He hissed.

Rory sat with a snarl on her face and scoffed. "Well I don't know who you think you are speaking to me like that."

Freddie shook his head. "Shut up, Rory. Haven't you got something better to be doing?" He asked. She shrugged and put out her cigarette. "Other than watch my brother abandon me— no. You really can't wait to get away from me, can you?"

He scowled at her and picked up the bag. "I ain't abandoning you. Don't be so bloody ridiculous."

"Don't make me laugh, Fred. You're leaving with Ada and you ain't taking me with you. You're leaving me in this shit hole — and in the eyes of the law, that's abandonment at its finest." She argued.