Chapter 1
Prologue
My name is Maria Stone but most people call me Mia. I am 19 years old. I am a plain Jane. I have long brown light hair, green eyes, freckles on my nose and under my eyes and I’m a Whopping 5”3.
I grew up bouncing from one foster home to another. My parents died when I was 6 months old in a car accident leaving me alone. My only grandparents didn’t want me. Apparently they didn’t like my moms husband choice so i sent into the system.
My parents left me a little bit of money that I got when I turned 18. Life wasn’t great growing up. Some people were check cashiers, some wanted easy pray, others already had two many kids and didn’t care if you were there or not.
The day I turned 18 I told my check cashiers to f*ck off and left. I called my system agent and told them I left and picked up my parents info to keep.
I work 3 jobs to survive. I work at a daycare M-F 6am-1pm, then I work at a coffee shop 5 days a week(mainly evenings and closing 4pm-9pm) and I work cleaning office buildings Saturday and Sunday mornings. I live in a little studio apartment with almost no furniture but I pay rent, bills and get to buy enough food to eat at least two meals a day.
Mias POV
Today is Friday and I just finished my shift at the daycare. I quickly go home to change and get a bite to eat before I start work at the coffee shop. I decide to take a short nap.
I wake up a 30 mins before I have to be at work. This is my life. I work/work/sleep and repeat.
I get to work with 5 mins to spare.
S-“Hey Mia” my boss Sarah says as I walk in.
M-“Hey Sarah”
S-“Hey Mia would you mind closing alone tonight for me, Anna has a dance recital tonight.” Anna is Sarah’s 5 year old daughter.
M-“Yeah no problem, record it so I can see it tomorrow” I say while putting my apron on.
The coffee shop closes at 11pm tonight since it’s Friday. It’s 10:30pm and the coffee shop is empty. I start to clean up and start the closing up process. I hear the bell for the door ring and a very attractive man I have ever seen walks in with 2 other equally attractive people walk.
M-“Welcome to East Side Coffee shop. What can I get you?”
The head one-“I’ll take a expresso”
The second guy-“-are you in the menu sweetheart” (I roll my eyes at him)
The girl-“ I’ll have a mocha”
M-“I’ll be right back”
I walk back to the counter and get the orders ready.
I drop them back off at the table with the bill.
Its 10:55 and they are just getting up to leave. I have closed out the register and cleaned everything off. I clean up there cups and lock the doors. I hate closing because I have to walk home alone. I decided to take a short cut through two alley ways. I look down before I enter. They are both empty. I walk down the way with my switch blade in hand ready to defend myself when I hear.
“Well well well if it isn’t the pretty lady from the coffee shop”
I flip around to see the 1st hot guy right behind me. Did he sneak up on me. How did I not notice him.
“I’m just heading home if you will excuse me” I say politely as I keep walking. Suddenly he is in front of me and his eyes are yellow and fangs show from his mouth. What the hell!! He pushes me against the wall and tries to bit me. I flick the blade open and stab him in the shoulder. He steps back.
“Tsk tsk tsk. You shouldn’t of done that pretty one”