Kiara Sparrow slipped her feet into her worn sneakers and sighed when she heard the yelling start. Everything was always the same and would never change. They would never change how they acted and she wished there was somewhere she could go away from them. One thing was for sure she was happy that the guy they were living with wasn't her father and never would be.

Her father, god to her what a concept. Too bad he deserted her and her mom, Nancy, in the end. He left and without a thought, and took with him a piece of her heart.

As she slipped out of the doorway nothing could disguise the cry of pain and the sound of flesh hitting flesh. More screams erupted against the night's blackness and she quickened her pace, before they found out she was missing.

The moon was a shining silver and it shown a silver path in front of her. And she found it a good idea to follow it, just to see where it led her. She prayed it would lead her to a better place, a better home.

A light breeze picked up sending her long black hair flying around her shoulders from the bun she had put it in earlier. It didn't matter to her where she was going, she just had to get away. Gingerly she touched the now yellowing bruise that James, her mother's boyfriend, had left a week ago.

She shivered against the coldness but continued walking away from her house. Nothing could of been more discouraging then the abuse going on in herhoom.

She wasn't watching where she was going and bumped into someone, "Oh god I'm sorry."

"Its ok," a deep voice replied and Kiara looked up into deep honey brown eyes, "One question though. Are you ok?" *************************************************************** Oh so much fun a cliffy. The more reviews the quicker I review. Thanks for reading. ^Angel.^