Stripes Backstory

CHAPTER 1

A/N This is my first story so let me know what I can fix and its not very long. Enjoy! Stripes is my own character too.

It was a stormy night and Stripes had nowhere to go. She huddled in the corner of an alley way shaking. She was terrified of storms. Stripes hugged her knees and started to cry. She watched all the people walk past with their umbrellas with places to be.  She wished she had somewhere to be or someone to see. She started to sob, that's when thunder clapped causing a flashback.

                                                                           ~FLASHBACK~

Stripes was sitting beside her mother who was very ill. It was her mom's last moments alive. Stripes was sobbing "I love love you mom mom" she managed to tell her mom. Her mom smiled slightly at stripes and handed her a striped shirt that was hers. Stripes grabbed it and hugged her mom. Her mom hugged back and passed away in Stripe's arms. People passing by could hear Stripes pearcing scream and sobbing. Her father came in and started yelling at her, she didn't know why " THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT SHE DIED! NOW HELP ME WITH HER" he screamed at her. She helped her dad with the body not saying a word to her dad who was glaring at her. After her mom's death Stripes would always wear her mom's stripped shirt, she gave to her before passing. Stripes dad just got worse after that night. He had started drinking and would abuse Her a lot. Her dad would mostly hurt her during storms. She had never known why until now, to cause flashbacks. Her dad got sick of Stripes being in the house. 1 and a half years had passed from when her mom passed and since her dad had started abusing her. Stripes woke up to her dad packing up her stuff and dragging her out of the house "NEVER COME BACK" her dad screamed. She remembered that day vividly.

                                                                   ~FLASHBACK ENDED~

Stripes snaped out of the flashback. She found herself sobbing in the corner of the alley way with two boys standing over her not knowing what to do. They introduced themself "I'm race. I'm not going to hurt you" the blue-eyed boy said. "I'm albert. Are you okay?" the taller boy said. Stripes just nodded her head wiping her tears away. The boys bent down to her level and tried to have a conversation with her, but she wouldn't talk. All it was, was nods and shaking her head. The boys finally convinced her to go to the lodge and they could get her a job. "Come on, it'll be okay goil" race says helping the girl up, wiping one of her tears away. Stripes had followed them silently to the lodge and listened to race and albert introduce her to them, they called her stripes. She didn't mind see; she liked that name. It reminded her of her mom. Stripes real name was belle she never really liked that name. She nodded along to everyone introducing themself and just waved. She was too scared to say anything. They didn't question why she wasn't talking because they could see the tear stained face and scared look. Jack finally introduced himself and showed her to the bunks. "heya stripes, I'm Jack Kelly but everyone calls me cowboy. Let me show you to the bunks" Stripes nods and follows him with the very little stuff she had. They all left her alone for a couple days to let her get used to everything. The boys were sad to see this girl flinch at everything. She was such a pretty girl to them. She didn't talk for weeks because she didn't know if she could trust them or if she would be staying with them

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