Ray of Sunshine

Prologue

Isobel watched in horror as her brother was dragged from their family home by one of Miguel Galindo's men. She kept quiet in her hiding place as she tried to calm her racing heart. Tears streamed down the poor girls face as she closed her eyes, silently praying in Spanish as she gently shook.

The closet she hid in was not very big, but it was perfect for her. She curled up in a ball, hearing the front door shut. She covered her ears when she heard her brother begin screaming like a wildcat. She shook gently, but she never made a sound. Soon everything was eerily silent. Isobel carefully crept from her hiding spot and peered out the front window.

She then snuck to her room and packed all the clothing she had owned. She also packed toiletries, her electronics and their chargers. She then crept to her brother's room, digging in his closet until she found her brother's safe.

She grabbed all the cash she had seen and the throwing knives she was fond of. A fresh round of tears streamed down her cheeks, dripping gently off the tip of her nose. The sixteen year old then grabbed her brother's dog tags he had kept in his safe.

She slipped them over her head and looked down at the when they rested against her chest. She shut the safe and opened a window, climbing out with her bags. She patted her pockets making sure she had the keys she needed.

She briskly walked to the teal, bluish green 1969 Ford Mustang parked in the back. Once she had the door unlocked and the car started she began to drive away, deeply breathing as she got onto the road.

After a mile of driving she saw police cars racing towards the way she came. She sent up another silent prayer as she continued to drive. She glanced at the sign at the town limit, fighting back more tears; Charming, California.

She shook her head and kept driving, going south and hoping to never come back.