Black Thorn

Chapter 1

I wake up to the beeping of the heart monitor and a woman crying.

Doctor: Calm down ma'am it's a miracle she's even alive. We had lost her for 2 minutes until we got her heart to start again.  She is also starting to respond better to the treatment. So you must calm down. You wouldn't want your daughter to wake up and see you like this.

Cordelia:  I know doctor but this is my baby girl. It kills me to see her like this and to not have known of what was going on sooner.

Why can't I open my eyes?
This women's voice... she isn't my mother. My mother's voice is colder. And she wouldn't cry for me ether. She wouldn't give a dawm if I lived or died. Well she would and only because she wouldn't have anyone els to pay the apartment rent and other bills. That's the only reason I could think of why she would want me alive. Not out of love for me , her only daughter, but for the dammed child that's only good for working like a slave.
I give up on trying to open my eyes and just let slumber take me.

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Blake Arthur POV

*beep beep beep bee-*

I took out one hand from under the cover to shut off my alarm. I lift my head from the pillow and look at the time. It's 5:45am. I lay my head back to the pillow a few seconds before getting off to get ready. I had to leave this house at 6:00am to get to the streets to hand out news papers. Then head to school at around 7:50am. Just to be late to class. As always.

I get up take a quick bath and skip breakfast. No time for it. Plus not much on that fridge. And if I to touch the little that is there my mother would beat me for it. Not enough I'm paying almost all the bills around here. I also have to starve to not have to hide the bruce's at school or work.

I put on the usual neon vest with some khaki pants and  a black shirt. I take my bag from the chair. Inside the essentials. Some money, ID and my school uniform to change in before I get to class.

I make sure not to make any sound as I leave. Wouldn't want to wake up the queen.

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Blake Everett POV

Blake: MERRY ! those are not the shoes I requested. Can't you take follow one simple order. I told you. In my closet to the left row. The peach color heals with the white laces !

Merry: B-But miss. This are-

Blake:Noooo. This are the Light PINK and as you can see the laces are light cream color. NOT white. I swear good help is so hard to come across this days.

Merry lowers her head. She had done the same mistake over and over again in the past week with every item of clothing I tell her to fetch from my closets. I hear a nock on the door and my best maid arrives

Cinthia: I assume all is going well my lady?

Cinthia takes a look at me then at the maid that looks like is about to cry

Blake: hardly. I tell this girl to get me a pair of shoes from closet 3 and still fails to do that

Merry thinks: 'Closet 3? She has more then one closer !? Which closet did I get those shoes from? I hope she doesn't figure out that I even went in a wrong room. She'll behead me'

Cinthia: my lady she is still new to the job. On top of that she was a-pointed as your maid less then a week ago. It'll take some more time for her to get the hang of things.

Cinthia walks on farther in my room and I notice she is carrying the shoes I wanted for today.

Merry: how did you...

Cinthia pulls her hair behind her ear to show an earpiece.

Cinthia: I am required to look after what you do for lady Blake. After all if you stay or leave is up to me.

Blake: and me I might add

Cinthia: of course.

Merry lowers her head once again and goes in to thought. That's one thing that makes me look down at her. She doesn't have a back bone. She never try's to defend her self. Yes I am her boss. But people like this, that don't have that back bone like Cinthia has. Just irritated me.

Blake: Thank you Cinthia for bringing the right pair of shoes for me. You can both leave now. Tell the driver I'll be down in 30 minutes.

Cinthia: Yes my lady.

I watch them walk out of my room. My stair stays at Merrys back on till she leaves my room.

Blake: no matter how I treat her... she just... GAH.

I sit down and put on my uniform. I find a tidy spot in my back pack to put those shoes in and head down to the car.

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Blake Arthur POV

After I was done handing out all the news papers I went in to a fast food restaurant changed cloths , washed my face and bought some breakfast. This will have to fuel me until I get hope late at night

As aspected I got to school late. I got to class and as the door screeched open. The teacher looked back from writing something on the board to me. Then back at the board as she continued talking about the subject.

I sit down and take out my note book. A girl at my side, Miriam , got me up to speed really quick after the teacher walked out about what I had missed and told me the pages of the book I had to review. We weren't friends. But for some reason she's always help me out this way.

I said my thanks not wanting to take up more of her time and let her do her work as the teacher walked in. No doubt informing the vice principal that I was late. Again.
I'll be expecting to be called to her office before lunch.