Love Conquers All// A Jerika Story

~Chapter 6~

Day- Tuesday 

Emily PoV 

I woke up in the bathroom with the unforgettable and sickening memories of last night. I look at my flawed face in the mirror, the scar above my left eyebrow my red puffy eyes and tear stained cheeks made me feel miserable and worthless. The events that occurred last night had brought me to the lowest point in my life. I didn't even feel like I had a life, I felt stone cold almost dead. I knew I needed to leave this horrible place or I might actually be dead. I began thinking of a plan on how I'll escape Henry.

I decided I would wait it out until my 18th birthday which was in roughly 6 weeks. I knew that if Henry did find me once I leave he couldn't have custody over me seen as I would be an adult. Excitement grew in the very pit of my stomach as I thought about a life without Henry. I grabbed my duffel back and searched for any money that was hiding in there. The total amount I found came to $38.70. Great, not a lot of money to live off. I started thinking of ways I could make some money. And then it clicked, Henry had told me he kept a safe in his room, maybe there was money in the safe. Getting that safe was going to be a challenge but I was definitely up for it I mean I would do anything to have money and to be able to leave this rotten apartment.

I walked out of the bathroom and into Henry's bedroom,luckily he was passed out from his over consumption of alcohol to even notice my presence. I frantically searched his bedroom looking for a safe,when I found it under his coat in the back of his closet. I grabbed the safe which was pretty heavy and carried it back to the bathroom, I locked the door behind me. I began pressing random numbers into the keypad, none of which were successful. I gave up with the number code and started hitting the safe with my umbrella. The safe finally unlocked after about 7 or 8 whacks of the umbrella. Inside the safe was 2 envelopes and letter which had no name attached to it.

I decide to read the letter first. The letter had said...

My Dear Princess  

I began to wonder who this letter was actually for. Then I realized  it was for me when I seen the letter writer had wrote my nickname.

Em, your mother and I decided to write a letter explaining a few things. If you have received this letter then something has happened to us and that we are not with you anymore or it is unsafe to be with you because of our jobs. 

If something has occurred and you are still under the age of 18, you are probably staying with your aunt Mary because she would have custody of you, or at least I hope she would. If my awful brother Henry has custody of you please as soon as your an adult go live in the house we bought in Ohio

We bought this house in case something had occurred just so we know you'd be in a safe place when you do decide to live on your own. It is a friendly neighbourhood and there's is a great school around the corner from it. In the house there is a few more things you'll find out in another letter we have left you.

Em, please make this promise to not only your mother and I but to yourself, if Henry has custody of you please leave as soon as you turn 18, he can be very aggressive sometimes. Change your name as well if Henry has custody and you decide to leave he would not be happy that you left him and he will try and track you down.

My precious please go to Ohio and live your life to the fullest, become the model I always thought and knew you would become. Don't forget to go to school and to college and get a degree in something you love doing. Find a boy or a girl who respects you,cares for you,loves you,believes in you and overall makes you happy because once you do your life will fall into place. Don't judge people let others be themselves and let you be you. Make sure you smile everyday and make sure you make at least one other person smile a day 

Remember difficult roads always lead to beautiful destinations and things always happen for a reason. Focus on the good and let go of the bad. Don't be afraid of things going wrong be positives of things going right. Always remember that your are allowed to make mistakes,it is what life is about, but you are not allowed to just forget about those mistakes and repeat them,you must learn from them and become better. Appreciate everything you have in life and make the most of it. 

You will win,be a deserving winner when you do win and congratulate those less fortunate with encouraging words. You will love,love openly with all of your heart, if it breaks it will heal again,you must love again. In the end everything will be ok. If it's not ok,it's not the end.

Live your life to the best of your ability. Take chances. Date someone you think is wrong for you. Say no. Spend all your money. Get to know someone random. Be random. Say I love you. Sing out loud. Travel the world.Cry. Apologies. Laugh till your stomach hurts. Tell someone how much they mean to you. Tell a jerk what you think. Live life and regret nothing .

Your mother and I love you dearly and that will never change no matter what happens. Princess you are always on my heart and I hope we are in yours,we have gifted you a locket with pictures of us inside to remind you of this. 

Lastly, always remember that you are beautiful. I can't think of any better representation of beauty then you being you. Happy girls are always the prettiest.

With lots of love and hugs your dear father.

I retrieved the locket and opened it, looking at the pictures my parents made me happy,sad,angry all in one. Tears rolled down my face as I placed the locket around my neck. I opened an envelope which had keys to the house and more details about it. The other letter had some money which would be put to good use as I need to buy a plane ticket to Ohio so I can escape Henry. 

I read the letter a few more times then began to think of a new name for myself. I always loved the name Sarah. I sat up from the cold bathroom floor and looked in the mirror. I didn't look like a Sarah. I also wanted a new name that had something to do with the original name my parents gave me which was Emily Chesterfield. Maybe I could change my name but keep the starting letters the same. I took out my phone and googled 'girl names beginning with the letter E'.

A list of names came up. The list was as follows...

Ella.Ellie.Ellen.Eve.Erika

I then looked up 'second names beginning with the letter c'. A long list of names came up. I decided I would pick the second name of Costell, because it was different unique and I liked it.

I looked back in the mirror and imagined myself as 'Ella Costell'. I began talking quietly to myself not wanting to wake up Henry and and portrayed myself as the new name I was going to give myself.

Emily: "Hello, I'm Ella Costell nice to meet you'.

I didn't really like it.

Emily: "Hello I'm Erika Costell". (I laugh at myself...sorry I had to)

I loved it. Erika Costell,my new name. I began to yawn and so put everything in my duffel bag and returned the safe back to Henry's bedroom. I climbed into the bathtub covered myself with my jacket and fell asleep. That night I dreamt about my new life as Erika Costell!

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