Escape

Chapter 1

Life isn't perfect, but not everyone understands that it isn't. However, Eliza does as she has lots of problems in life. She is just after having her first baby and is a single mother. Eliza works as a model for Chanel. She finds it hard to balance her life, work and have time for her baby Helen.

This story begins on a beach in Conil, Spain. The sun is shining, the birds singing and the children paddling and splashing in the water. Eliza pulls out her phone and dials her sister Jenny who lives just down the street next to her.

"Jenny I have a favour to ask" says Eliza, "Is there any chance you could look after Baby Helen while I'm in New York next week for the Chanel Tour Week?" "Of course," she replies. I thank her and end the phone call. The phone is shaking in my hand. "I wonder when I'll be able to look after my beautiful child myself," Eliza wondered sadly.

Eliza splattered a little amount of suncream on Baby Helen's skin and then lied down on her beach towel to soak on the sunshine. She felt so blessed that Spain had weather like this. Suddenly Baby Helen started crying. I wondered what was wrong with her and came to a decision that she probably felt a bit sick. I decided to take her back up to the house. Great, more of my relaxing time taken away, I thought. I brought Baby Helen up to bed to bed as I wrapped the blanket around her I felt her lips kiss my hand. "Mama, " she whispered. "Oh my god, your first word!" I announced, quite surprised.