Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Sophia is played by Kimmy Hays :)



*Sophia's POV*

I sat in my room with my eyes closed and my hands over my ears. Mommy and daddy were fighting again. They always fought but today their fight was louder than usual. "We are getting a divorce!" Mommy yelled.

After that it was all silent. I slowly took my hands off my ears. It was silent. I could hear nothing other than my loud breathing. I heard distant footsteps approach my door. My door slowly creaked open to reveal mommy standing there. I ran up to her and hugged her.

"Mommy, what's a divorce?" I asked. My mom picked up my small body and sat me down on the bed.

"Me and daddy are just taking a little break away from each other. He's going to find his own house and we will stay here, but he will come and visit you every weekend, alright?" She explained.

"But I don't want you two to live separately," I said. "It's fine. It'll all be alright soon," She said as she enveloped me into a warm and loving hug. A month passed and I saw my dad every now and then. One day he got married and moved away to America.

After three months my mom got remarried. His name is Keith Calder. She met him at her job. My mom and I moved in with Keith or now I shall be calling him dad. He had a daughter about two years older than me. Her name was Eleanor. We all got along pretty well.

One day mommy decided to take me to the park. We walked there and after about half an hour of playing, we decided to go back.

This time I wanted to take lead. I ran ahead of my mom and she followed. She warned me not to go so far onto the road alone, but I still did. "Sophia! Stop running!" She shouted.

I shook my head and kept running ahead. I turned around and saw a truck coming near me. It was going as fast as it could and it was about to hit me. "Sophia!" Mom shouted. Mom ran towards me and pushed me out of the way.

I fell onto the pavement and cut open my knee. I turned around and saw mommy laying there with a huge puddle of crimson blood.

"Mommy?" I quietly asked.

Mom was dead and she wasn't coming back. Ever. I went to the hospital and they sewed up my knee with stitches. I came back home, happy to see El and daddy.

"What have you done?!" Daddy spat out.

"I-I didn't mean to," I stuttered.

He slapped me as hard as he could.

"You killed your mother!" He shouted.

"No! No, I didn't!" I argued.

He slapped me again.

"This is all your fault!"

"Daddy, please don't hit her," Eleanor said.

"Eleanor, she killed your mother!" He shouted.

"El, no, I didn't, I promise!" I protested.

Eleanor's eyes were filled with tears and horror.

"Stay away from her, Ellie. She might kill me or you, too," He said as he pulled Eleanor away from me.

"Stay away from us!" He spat as he walked away.

The days went on like this. I'd wake up, go to school, come back, get abused, eat the leftovers, and go to sleep.

When I was 11 years old, I start cutting myself. I started getting bullied at school because I was too quiet, apparently. When I was 13, I started getting treated like a maid and I'd get slapped if I did something wrong.

I kept cutting, but I stopped when I was 15. I still did cut, but not every day.

I just finished school. I was excited to go to college, but I can't. Dad won't let me. Oh not dad, he doesn't like to be called dad by me. I usually call him Sir or Mr. Calder. He wants me to become a maid. Only for him though, and for free. He told me I don't need a degree to become a maid. But I don't want to be a maid. I want to be a singer.

I think I'm a really good singer, but Mr. Calder would never allow me to be a singer. Dad also got a new job. He works for a company called Modest Management, I think.

I'm 18 now. I would've moved out by now, but dad had told me if I moved out he would kill me. Also I don't have that much money that I can just start living on my own.

*Beep. Beep. Beep*

The intercom in my room rings. They put that in my room so they could give me orders and tell me what to do and wouldn't have to come upstairs. I press the button the answer the call.

"Yes?"

"Come downstairs to my office, now!" Mr. Calder commands

I put on the locket that my mother gave me. It was a beautiful necklace with a shiny heart that opened to a picture of me and her. The other side was empty. She told me to put a picture of the person I love there. It was the only thing I had left of her. I tucked it inside my shirt so no one would see it.

I go downstairs and knock on the door of his office. "Come in." He says. I walk inside. Eleanor's already sitting there she's chewing gum and texting away on her phone. I've never had a phone. I sit down on one of the chairs.

"Today is a very important day for me. The boy band I signed with is coming over for dinner. They are very important people. They have a lot of fans and make a lot of money. Which means a lot of money for me. You have to clean the house, prepare the dinner, and set the table," He says. I nod my head.

"Oh and you don't get dinner. You can either make some later on for yourself or if there are any leftovers, you can eat them and remember to hide your hideous face when they arrive. Just stay in your room the whole time and don't show any of them your face. Especially Louis. Don't even think about him. He is mine! Got it?" Eleanor says as she loudly chews her gum.

I silently obey and nod my head. "Oh and me and daddy are gonna go dress shopping. I gotta look nice for the boys." Eleanor says. "Go get started." Mr. Calder commands again.

I get up from my seat and walk over to the kitchen. Little did they know I love cooking. It reminds me of the times when me and my mom made cookies. I remember getting a small burn on my finger and it was the biggest event in my life. Now I have countless burns from the abuse. Only if time could just turn back.

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