Chapter 1 Lylana past
Lylana p.o.v
I woke up this morning thinking back on my life so far.My mother and father loved me very much.We loved spending time togather outdoors and have picnics in the park.The one Saterday morning my Dad had a business trip in Blackberry beach was the city name."I love Lylana and Mary"Dad said to me and mother before leaving for his business trip with his partner Mr Jones.Mother droped me off at Emily's house so we could play.She pick me up before noon we went home.Emily and I have been friends we met in kindgarden and is inseparable.We got home and my mother phone rang .Mother answered it Mr Jones dad was in car accident they where on their way to the hospital and that is in critically condition.After a hour Mr. Jones phone back informed mother has passed away.My dad funeral was sad day we cried alot at least Miss Bianca and Emily was there.My mother and I were staying in small apartment my mother found stabel job to support us.She met Stefan Brown when I was 9 . My mother and Stefan got married when I was 10 years old. He told my mother to leave her job he will take care of us.Stefan was a police officer.So things bad finical wise. So mother had to get job again as reception.How ever Stefan got dismissed from his job because he got caught for corruption.He started hanging out with the wrong friends.He became an alcoholic when he was in such a drunken state he would beat mother for no reason.I remember wake up the one night hearing a commission so I when down stairs to see what the commission about I saw drunk Stefan beating mother. When I tried to help my mother because she was bleeding.Stefan turn to me and started beating me as well.I cried. "Stefan stop" I cried I was only 12 years old.Next day was school I was sore and had bruise."Lylana" someone called my name. I turned around to see my best friend Emily standing there wait by my locker when she saw me."Lylana what happened ?" She asked me. "Emily it was Stefan he got drunk and start beating my mother again"I explained to her. She immediately phoned her mother.Her mother miss Bianca arrived at school and saw me ."Lylana we are going to phone the police so that we can help you and your Mother" Miss Bianca said. We did phone the police.Stefan only got a warning and policemen said if this ever happens again there be big trouble. So just before 15 birthday Emily mom got job offer in Luredock city .So they moved away. I decide that I was going to get job to help mother out.Emily and I stay on touch we would chat for hours.So the one night I came home and Stefan was busy heating my mother I losted it.I took the baseball and hit him with it but he was stronger and reapted out of my hands and started hitting me with fists I tried defend myself fail poorly.I had bruises and black eye the next day.Emily phone me."Hey Lylana" she said.I could bearly speak to her before bust in tears.She was really concerned about me.So she spoke to her mother to try and help us get away from Stefan because he was possesive and controlling.Her Mother help us when Stefan was out drinking again we only to the thing that was need and left that night took us two hour to reach Emily and them.After twee year hier we are safe and sound. Happy finely mother and I am working and have two more years of police academy left than I am police officer.I could interapted out of my thought when there was a knock on my door ."Lylana if you do not get up know your going to be late for college" mother said to me."I am up let me get ready " I said to mother.