Today was the day, she was going to do it! Cinder was going to ask Adri if she could go to the college she had been dreaming of going to since she was 15. Adri was Cinder's stepmother who absolutely hated her, she only kept her so she could buy all of her fancy things, while Cinder got nothing. But it was all about to change, in the next month she and Iko would leave Adri and that would be it for them.

CINDER! Where is my breakfast?

Cinder cursed she had totally forgot about Adri's breakfast

I'll be down there in a minute!

Cinder rushed downstairs and in ten minutes had made breakfast for Adri and Pearl and Peony. She quickly gave them the food and rushed upstairs to get ready for work. Cinder worked at the local mechanic which was a half hour drive, since she had to drop off Peony and Pearl for their piano and ballet classes. Cinder had wanted do one to but she wasn't allowed to since she wasn't an actually Adri's daughter.

In the car she waited for Peony and Pearl, and then finally Peony came.

Pearl, isn't coming today she has to do some fittings for some shoot or whatever.

Pearl was a model in the working she had gotten her first job with a magazine Cinder didn't care for at at all, and had never read in her entire life.

Ok, then I guess it's just you and me today Peony.

Yeah, this should be fun Cinder, no one in the back seat always yelling at us for doing something "stupid"

Ok, let's go before we're late for your class

Cinder was close to Peony mainly because Peony had actually accepted her. Like Iko had shown her the ways of how to live in the Linh house when you weren't wanted and "different".

So, Peony what do you want for your Birthday?

Oh! Cinder you don't have to get me anything.

I'm getting you something better you tell me now rather than later.

No, you don't have to you already do so much for me.

But it's your birthday Peony, You have to want something.

Nope I don't want anything.

Fine, Cinder stopped at the red light but in still getting you something.

Cinder go it's green!

I'm going calm do-

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Cinder woke up on a strange bed with a bad headache and no feeling of her real leg.

Hello? she called

But she got nothing, Cinder couldn't remember what led her to be here all she remembered was she was in the car with Peony. PEONY she had almost forgot about her, where was she was she hurt? Cinder needed to find her, she got up and slowly put her feet on the ground and when she was about to take her first step Adri burst in.

YOU! YOU KILLED HER YOU KILLED MY DAUGHTER

What are you talking about Adri?

YOU GOT IN A STUPID CAR CRASH, IF YOU KNEW HOW TO DRIVE SHE WOULD BE ALIVE AND YOU WOULD BE DEAD!

But it wasn't my fau-

NO! DONT COME BACK TO MY HOUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU NEAR ME OR MY DAUGHTER EVER!

Cinder didn't know what was happening but all she knew she didn't have a home. No she had a job she could get herself an apartment. What about Iko they would kill Iko without her she needed to get Iko out of their too.

Ma'am you need rest please lay down.

What? Ok yeah I'll rest.

Ma'am can you tell me what you remember from your accident?

Yeah, me and my sister were driving and she told me to go cause the light was green and then something hit us.

Ok ma'am you need to sign these checks so we can confirm to take it out of your bank account.

Her bank account had money for her and Iko's college tuition, and now she was using it on herself.

Cinder signed the checks, she was going to need another job.

Ma'am you are good to go your injuries have all been tended to.

Ok thank you so much um .

Your welcome Cinder.