Author's Note: Lux is forced into prostitution by her foster father, enjoy!
Return to Sender
Fifteen year old Lux sat alone in her closet size bedroom, given to her by her newest foster family. She liked being out of the crowded shelter but her foster parents were another story. Her foster mom, Katherine Andrews, tried to make her as welcome as possible, every attempt was always interrupted though, by Katherine's boyfriend Lars. Every day for the three months that Lux had been there, she had been slapped, beaten, cursed at and worst of all felt up by Lars. Every intervention by Katherine was thwarted by bail posting by Lars from his million dollar bank account; money that was earned illegally through drug dealing. After two hours of silence, Lux heard Lars enter the house, "I need more money!" he screamed at Katherine, who knew that the money he was after was to be used for alcohol. "But Lars, I've given you all I've got." She pleaded for him to stop his rampage.
Suddenly the door to Lux's bedroom flew off it's hinges and Lars entered the room, gave Lux up and screamed "If you won't give me money, I'll just have to make my own." Lux held her nose "Ugh, your breath smells of hard liquor, is it too much to ask-." She was slammed to the ground "DON'T YOU TALK TO ME THAT WAY!" Lars screamed at her and threw some revealing cloths toward her, "PUT THOSE ON!" he growled After she dressed in the revealing apparel Lars spoke "Okay now, you're going to work the streets. Give the people what they want."
Lux was embarrassed at the fact that she was raised by such animals that made her dress and work like a whore. For a week she worked, bringing her earnings to her foster dad. At sunset on the seventh day Lux walked into the apartment and immediately met with a fist, "WHERE'S MY MONEY?" Lars barked
When Lars found out that there was no money for the day he became enraged. He threw the front door off its hinges and threw Lux onto the street. "What's the deal?" Lux asked "YOU'RE OUT!" Sobbing hysterically, Lux ran down the bustling Portland Street. A woman on her way to work stopped her, "Are you okay honey?" the woman then caught sight of the blackened bruises and cuts. "Come with me, I'll get you help."
Author's Note: After Lux is healed is when the pilot begins, with Lux meeting Cate and Baze. To answer the question that I know you must be thinking, no, the woman mentioned at the end of the story is not Cate, she's just a random composite. Please read and review!