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Chapter One: Prologue

Justin was sitting in his living room, doing his homework. His parents were down at the sandwich shop that they owned, and his little brother Max was with them. All that was left to be accounted for was his sister Alex. She went over to her boyfriend's Dean's, probably to break up with him. He doesn't know all of the facts, and he preferably left that alone.

Justin looked up, and saw his sister, Alex come in the front door, and this time, she was wearing a pair of snglasses she didn't leave the house with.

"New fashion sense, Alex?" Justin joked, referring to the glasses.

"No." Alex shot back. She closed the door, and walked towards her room.

"What's wrong?" Justin asked his sister.

"Nothing! Just leave me alone, okay!?" Alex shrieked. Justin was shocked and taken aback by her sudden outburst. Alex went into her room, and slammed the door. She took off her glasses, and stared at herself in the mirror.

David would have never have done this to me. Alex thought. David wold have never have laid a hand on m, he actually loves me. Alex put her hand up towards her swollen eye. She remembered just how she got that eye...

ONE HOUR EARLIER...

"Dean, I have something to tell you." Alex said sitting next to him.

"Sure, Russo, what's up?" Dean said.

"I still have some feelings for my ex-boyfriend, David." Alex said silently.

"That loser?" Dean chuckled. "What does he have that I don't?"

"Heart, for one." Alex said, getting kind of angry. "Look, he is a really nice guy, and you don't have to put him down like that!"

That is when it happened. Alex turned around to grab her purse, but Dean grabbed her arm. When she snatched it away, Dean responded with his right hand, knocking her to the floor.

Alex looked at herself in the mirror, and she knew that most of this was her fault. She had let the most perfect guy go, and now her present boyfriend was an abusive jerk. She needed help, and she knew that he was the only one to go to.

How will he take what has happened to her, she asked herself.

"Alex, what's going on?" Justin asked from behind her. Alex quickly put back on her sunglasses, and faced him.

"Nothing's wrong, why?" Alex said sweetly.

"Alex, look, is there anything yo want to tell me?" Justin asked with a hint of concern. She looked away, and silently said, "No."

Justin calmly smiled, and said, "Okay, I am here if you need to." Justin walked away, feeling a little more than uneasy. Alex watched him leave, and she threw herself on her bed. She began to cry uncontrollably. She was trapped in a loveless relationship, and there was no way out.

Or was there?

AN: Okay, stay tuned for more!