Wish for True Love

Chapter One: Escape from the abused

Can I really escape from this hell I am living in?? Can someone or anybody help me out??

I am Cornelia Isabella Santos and I am sixteen years old. I am not allowed to speak at all since I was four years old because it bother everyone in my family.

I remember clear it was like it was just yesterday it happen. I was getting beaten up on my birthday. My brothers and sister including my parents beat me up badly.

I honestly do not know how in the world I survive all the beaten up to now. well, I am used to it by now, getting beating up everyday by every family members is not a new thing for me at all.

I get busies, cuts, and even broke rubs but lucky, everyone thinks they are not that stupid to hit me in my face or arms only cuts but nothing else.

I hated that they do this to me, I still do not understand why me? every time my brothers or sisters did something my parents hit me not them but me. when ever someone dies it is my fault that they die and I actually think it was my fault.

I should have done something but I couldn't do anything. I never had friends to relay on, I have never once had a boyfriends only crushes but that did not even up well. I was the school laughing-stock. Everything happens only to me, do not get me wrong everyone has their problems to solve but I hate that every thing is my fault that I who did not do anything is thinking it is true. I am at fault. I even try to commit suicide more than once and always fail because there would be someone who would come in and see me

I honestly do not know what to do anymore. So I was thinking of running away from home tonight and leave town forever. I cannot be here anymore, I tolerated this abuse too much.

So right now I am in school, minding my own business when all of sudden, I get punch on my face for the first time and goddess, did it hurt as moon. I cried. I am easy crier but I did not let no sound to come out.

"Awe, the punishing bag is crying." it was Stephanie, she was the school number one bully and popular girl in school. I always hated popular kids because they were the ones who started with the bullying. "Come one, lets give her some lesson." she told her friends as they started to kick me and punishing me everywhere. I let them do that to me.

I do not have not the energy to do to move anymore. I just cried quietly without no sound. one thing I hate about myself is that I am too nice and very forgettable with everyone. I do not have the heart to hate them or despise them at all.

After they were done with me, they slit on my right cheeks. I was cover in blood. I started to cough out blood but I did not care, I struggled to get up and pick up my stuff and I walk to class as I struggled all the way there.

The teachers never stop them, because it wasn't "their business" which it was but that is okay I do not mind. I am the only one who can fix this situation. Tonight is the night that I escape from this town even though I do not know where I am going, I will find my way to a new world. New place and a life.

Once school was over I was already in pain on my sides and I walked home like that, once I got home I got ambushed by my brothers and sisters. I was hit with a pan on my head that made me dizzy and fall down quickly. my eye sight was getting blurry and then I got on face which my breathing to stop. I got scared, then I got kick on my ribs and hit on my head countless if times.

I wanted to sleep but I could not sleep it will be very dangerous if I do. I struggled to get up once they were done with me and carried my book bag and went to my bedroom, I started to pack my things that I really need, I pack some clothes, my perfume, lotion, and more in of my book bag. After I got all of my things, I took a quick shower and then I put on my baggy pants and put on a long shirt even though it is May.

I put on sneakers and I put my hair in a one braid because my head hurts a lot after the hit that i got on my head. I grab my stuff and I left the house as quickly as possible which meant for me to run even though I am in pain.

As soon as I ran out of the house, I heard my brothers and sister including my parents yelling my name.

"CORNELIA!!!" I did not stop at all. The only thing that my mind was telling me was to keep in running and do not stop. I stop in front of the station, I got a ticket somewhere in Arizona. I was planning to go far away from them as possible. So Arizona is like two days long so the train station has bed and pillow including covers which it is okay for me. I honestly never had this in my whole life.

I only had was a light cover with a hard bed and no pillows. I have saved up a lot of money to get out of that house. I never ate food in twelve years. I only ate was cookies and water or either bread and water but never a good meal. I yarn to have some but I did not get it at all. Once I seat down on the comfortable and warm bed, I just stood there without sleeping for two days straight.

That was my punishment.

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Will Cornelia be able to find the right person who can love her and protect? Can she escape from the abuse of her family members? And will she be able to make new friends?