~SCARLETT~

'Chapter one'

*lights*

I couldn't see or hear anything apart from the lights shining through into the house from the moon. I was shivering uncontrollably not just because I was cold but also because of how scared I was.

Finally, I was able to hear a little, mumbling to be exact. I looked ahead and saw my mum on her knees begging for my life.

"Please just let her go, I promise we'll go and never come back." she said. The next sound I heard were loud bangs which I was guessing were gun shots.

*thuddd* my mums lean body hits the ground and her hands try to reach out to me with that I rush out from where I was hiding to meet her, tears streaming down my face.

"Mommy!!!" I scream out, crying and hugging her tightly. I didn't know what to do. I was only 6 and my mum was all I had left.

"Scar...... I love you so much and I will always be with you, no matter what." she struggled to say with blood coming out of her mouth.

"Mommy, I love you too but I don't understand. What's going on?" I say through tears.

"Scar run! Now!" my mums last words before shutting her eyes knocking me back to reality, I see one of the men striding towards me.

I ran and ran and ran and ran till I was sure no one was following me and stopped to catch my breath. I continued to run shouting and screaming.

*blank*

"Scar!! Scar!! Wake up!!  Scarlett!!!"

I open my eyes immediately shouting "Mommy nooooo!!!"

I wipe the tears in my eyes sitting up straight.

"Another nightmare?" Violet asks.

I nod. She hugs me tight assuring me that it's OK and it was just a dream. Only it wasn't a dream it was something that happened 11 years ago,  which I thought I had gotten over but I guess not.

Violet Peterson is my best friend. She has been my best friend ever since we were 3 because our mums were close friends too. She was about 5'8 with golden skin, hazel eyes and black hair. She looked like a model with her slim but curvy figure.

I love her and her family so much. After my mum died, I got put into the foster system. When I was 15, I escaped the hell hole cause all the houses I went to treated me like shit and I was sick of it. They took me in immediately and told me I could stay with them as long as I wanted until I was ready to go back to my family house because it was built by us and under my name so it was basically mine.

I shared a room with Violet cause I didn't want to stay alone. Her brother Thomas Peterson always looked out for me like I was his sister. Although I won't lie. I used to have an itsy bitsy crush on him when I was 13..... I mean who wouldn't? He was our schools star athlete and he was good looking. He had black hair, dark skin and brown eyes. He is about 6'0 with a toned body which made him super hot. But it all disappeared when I started living with them and figured he saw me as his little sister so.......

I stood up to get my phone and check the time which said 7:00am so I had to get ready for school. I showered, packed my very long ginger hair into a messy ponytail and wore my black top which had the words written 'purpose' from Justin Beiber's world tour, my dark blue knee ripped jeans, my black Nike sneakers  and a grey wool coat.

As soon as I was done Violet came out the bathroom, dressed up and applied some make up.

We headed down stairs for breakfast. After greeting Mr and Mrs Peterson, I ate toast and eggs with orange juice while Violet ate cereal.