• Lost in a world of money
    chapter 1

    I sat down in my 'castle'... or at least thats what everyone called it... I sat down in my bedroom and i was just sitting on my bed. My room was a master bedroom with hardwood floors. My walls were a lime green, and my bedspread matched. I was 13 years old, and had really no friends. They just used me for my money. I go to a private school, with the uniforms and all that... My mom called my name from downstairs. "Ugh." That meant that her fiance was here no doubt. I walked slowly out of my room and down the stairs. A girl my age was at the door.
    "Hi Hun, this is Emily, she lives in the lofts across the street."
    I checked her out. She had blonde hair, had a fake smile on her face, and she was dressed in Hollister clothing. I rolled my eyes and said "Mom, i don't feel good..." I lied.
    She flinched. "Okay hunny, go in your room and i will get you some medicine. Um... Emily... I'm sorry, but maybe some other time."
    She nodded and left.
    My mom looked at me furiously. "Why can't you make FRIENDS?!"
    "Mom, you coud tell that she was another one like Katie."
    "You don't know that!"
    Katie was my ex best friend. We caught her family steaing from here after Katie saw where we put the key. She also used my money.
    "Well, i didn't like her anyways. I want a REAL friend who woudnt ask me for anything expensive, or anythigng that costs money!"
    "I understand honey, it was this way for me, and i learned it the easy way, u learned it the hard way."
    I nodded then went back into my room.
    I looked in the mirror. My straight, black hair with the lightest highlights and dark green eyes looked back at me. The doorbell sounded and i ran to the window. It was my mom's fiance. I sighed and walked down the stairs as slow as possible.
    He greeted me with a handashake as usual. I frowned at my mom. I knew that he only wanted our money. His son walked in and gave me a hug. I didn't hug back. He was only a year older than me and took drugs. My mom lightly hit me on the shoulder and mouthed "hug him!"
    I rolled my eyes and carefully and slowly put my arms around his back. As soon as possible, i let go. He smelled of cigarretts. I coughed. They started walking towards the kitchen and i ran to my room.
    I grabbed my cell phone and called my dad. He lived far away in a log cabin with his wife.
    "Hello?"
    "Hi, Dad?"
    "Speaking."
    "Hi Dad, whats up?"
    "Just got home from work."
    "Oh, cool... so hows life?"
    "Good. Is uh..."
    "Yeah, they are here."
    "Oh... well when are you coming over?"
    "I dont know... soon ... i hope."
    "Yeah. Well sorry hun, but i got to go."
    "'Kay, love you."
    He hung up. I sighed. I walked over to my walk in closet.
    I grabbed my orange bikinni and threw it on my bed. I undressed and put it on. I poked my head through the door and the hallways were clear. I ran to the bathroom and grabbed a towell. I walked out of the hallway and to the kitchen. I turned the doorknob and opened the door when his son grabbed the bottoms to my bikinni.
    "Where are you going?"
    "LET GO OF THERE ANDY!!"
    He smiled but didn't let go.
    "I'm going to the pool! Now let GO!"
    "No."
    "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!"
    My savior walked in the room and slapped Andy lightly on the arm.
    "You do not touch her there!"
    He let go and glared at my mom.
    I walked outside and saw my pool. Inground with a diving board and there was a huge wall you could climb ontop of and jump into. This was my paradice. I went over to the heater and put it to 70 degrees.
    I jumped in the pool from the wall. It made a big splash and when i rose to the surface one of my two dogs jumped in.
    "Pumpkin!" I yelled.
    The little maltese yipped at me happily. Both dogs were terrified of Andy, so when he came over, normally both came to me.
    -Where is Rascal?-
    The big bull mastif never came... that was bad news. I got out of the pool quickly and grabbed my towell. I ran inside the door i had come out of and ran to the games room. Andy normally was there playing pool. I opened the door and ran in to see nothing.
    "MOM WHERE'S RASCAL!?"
    "With Andy, they went for a walk." She was right behind me.
    "NO! NO!"
    "Cant you trust him?"
    "No mom. I-"
    "Not now. I dont want this talk now."
    I rolled my eyes. "Well, im going swimming again."
    She nodded. "CARRIE!!"
    The maid rushed up the stairs. The sad thing is, she was my best friend... I waved and she smiled.
    "What Master?" She asked.
    "Can you please clean up the mess she made?"
    She nodded. I looked down and i had created a puddle...
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    I jumped in the pool and Pumkin jumped in too. She was playing with a pool toy. I laughed, but still was worried about Rascal... Soon I heard his bark. He ran into the backyard and jumped in, making the water shoot up above me. I pet him and Pumpkin dropped the pool toy to lick her campanion. The door i had come out from, opened up and Andy came outside of it with a bathing suit on. I gasped then made my way toward the pool steps.
    "DONT RUN AWAY OR I'LL HURT YOU!"
    My eyes widened and i backed back into the pool. Both of the dogs whined and i just stood in the pool. He jumped in close to me so i could get wet. He came over to me.
    "SWIM!" He yelled at my face.
    I swam toward the steps and got quickly out of the pool. I ran for my life as i grabbed my towell.
    I ran inside as both dogs followed. I ran into my room and locked it behind me and the dogs. I got into my normal clothes, a green shirt with a black pair of skinny jeans. I called my mom's cell phone so i wouldnt die out there.
    She picked up after 3 rings. "Hello?" It was Phil.
    "Hey, can i speak to mom?"
    "Yup."
    "Maya? Where are you?" It was mom.
    "I'm in my room, i want Andy to leave!"
    "Hun, he's gonna be your brother soon. You are just going to have to except him."
    "MOM, HE SAID IF I GOT OUT OF THE POOL, HE WOULD HURT ME!!!!"
    "Well, he was just fibbing."
    I burst out into tears. "NO! YOU DONT UNDERSTAND!!"
    "Are you crying right now? Really?"
    I hung up and opened my window, screen and all. I got ontop of the roof that was just below it and sat there, my hands wrapped around my knees. Tears were strolling down my cheeks.
    I went back in my room and grabbed my journal. It was in a place where nobody would find it, and dont think im telling Y.O.U.
    I took it and a pen and then went back out on the roof. I opened it up and looked at the first page, this journal was from when i met Andy... so very old.
    "Today i met a boy... Mommy said that he was a nice boy. He was SOO cute!! Then his dad came... and his dad kissed my mom on the cheek... whats going on? what happened to dad? The boy wasnt nice to me after that, but i didnt care... I went up to Mommy and they were kissing again. I sighed, then Mommy noticed me and i asked her what was going on. I hadnt seen Daddy in forever..."
    "The boy came over again today. He tried to raid Mommy's dresser. I told on him and he slapped me. I cried for hours, and even now my nose is still running... I have a big red spot on my cheek. It hurts. I called Katie and told her about it. She then said that we should go to the mall. I cant wait!"
    "The boys name is Andy, he is only a year older than me. I could go out with him later on in life, after Mommy and Daddy approve. Dad hasnt come back for 2 months now, and i have not talked to him on the phone, just letters when he draws pictures for me. i hold them every night before bed... I miss you daddy. Where are you?"
    I skipped to a resent one.
    I totally hate myself for saying that Andy is cute. But as i said before he is my soon-to-be stepbrother. I feel wicked bad for saying this, but i hate his guts. Im not the kind of person to hate people, but lately... i hate a lot of people, but not as bad as i hate Andy. Katie is out of my life, and i wish Andy was gone too.
    I had to write a new entry.
    Andy has messed up today. I feel like he is one of the bad people who do bad stuff to children. He wants to do something with me but i dont know what . He grabbed me by my bathing suit bottoms today, took Rascal without my permission on a walk, and even worse... said if i dont swim, hes gonna hurt me. So now im officialy terrified of him. And i will sooner or later have to go downstairs to eat in the same room as him. Why does my life have to be so difficault. If only it was the same as it used to be... for when i was happy... when all of us were happy. I have too many bruises to count from him. I still have the slash he gave me on my arm from last month. Pumpin is still tramatized from the eating her own poop situation when Andy did not feed the dogs food, yet there poop. I have had ENOUGH of this guy. I have a million curses i could say to him, say about him. WHEN MOM WALKS DOWN THE ISLE AND THE PRIEST DUDE SAYS "DOES ANYONE OBJECT?" ILL BE THERE TO SAY "I OBJECT SIR! Im sorry mom, but I CANT TAKE THIS LUNATIC ANYMORE!!"
    that will be the day..."
    And that was my plan. It was my plan for a long time...
    Some random number called my phone. I picked it up.
    "Who are you and why do you have my number?"
    "This is Katie, your best friend."
    "I am NOT your friend."
    "Why?"
    "YOU STOLE FROM MY HOUSE!"
    "No i didn't!"
    "KATIE I SAW IT!"
    "YOU DIDN'T 'CAUSE I NEVER DID IT!!"
    "KATIE THE COPS HAD TO TAKE YOU AWAY!!"
    She didnt answer for a while. "Well... i guess you cant forgive and you can REALLY hold a grudge."
    "I DO NOT! FIRST OF ALL, YOU NEVER APOLOGIZED!SECOND, YOU LIED ABOUT IT! THIRD OF ALL, YOU NEVER GAVE IT BACK!"
    She hung up.
    I sighed and went back in my room.