Sapphire

My name is Sapphire, today is my birthday. Today is also the day I die. I brought it on myself, I guess. I mean, what did I expect would happen when I started dating the local mob boss' son? I always thought I would die of old age, in my sleep and death would be peaceful. Nothing could have ever prepared me for the agonizing pain that coursed through my body. It felt like somebody set my organs on fire and I burned from my insides out. I guess I should start from the beginning. My real name is Helena Barton and I am adopted. The orphanage director started calling me Sapphire because of the color of my eyes. When I was a little girl, couples would come by and they would tell me how beautiful I was, but they never took me home.. When I was 5 I was adopted. My parents would buy me a bunch of beautiful dolls and my mom would let me sit in her lap while she played with my hair until I fell asleep. I was special, I was so lucky. Or so I thought. Not long after being there, my dad would come visit me in my room. I would wake up to him laying next to me. He would be kissing me and telling me I was the most beautiful girl in the whole world. When he would touch me, he would say this is how daddies love their little girls. What did I know, I had never had a daddy to love me. This went on for a few months until momma found out. When she walked in and found us, she wore an expression that made her look evil. I had never seen her angry before, it scared me. When he noticed her in the doorway, he immediately stopped. Jumping out of my bed apologising. I woke up the next morning, not knowing that this was the moment my life would change forever. Where there used to be a bowl of cereal was an empty space. Where my mother used to greet me in the morning with her warm, loving smile was instead a dark being. She looked like my mom except her face was dark. There was no warm smile. There was no love. There was just hate and disgust. When I went to climb into her lap she kicked me across the room. I didn't understand. What did I do wrong? I just laid there shocked, scared, hurt.