1 Chapter 1

My life never seemed to go right. No matter how hard I tried to make things right to the family that never loved me, I never got the love and attention I wanted. I tried so hard, but it was all in vain. I ran through the dark woods behind my house to hide away from the pain, the fear. I just wanted to forget everything.

"Samantha! You'll never escape us!! You belong here, we are your only family!" They shouted after me. I suddenly felt like it was all a lie. Like I wasn't theirs. I felt like they were just trying to use me. How could I be so foolish? How could I have believed? I wanted revenge. I wanted them all gone and away from me.

After hours of running on with no end, I stopped and leaned against a tree, all me tears gone and having been washed away with the rain. My waist length black, silky hair stuck to my face and my neck. It was the first time I was feeling cold and alone. I wanted to be rescued from the pain and fear I always held so deep within. Who would help me though? There was no one that could save me from the deep black hole I had already planted myself inside. Crouching under that tree, I curled up and fell into the worst, restless sleep I've had in years.