1975

"Alright, we're here babydoll!" A mothers perky voice said from the front of the car. Candice Levesque [la-vek slowly opened her eyes from her spot on the back seat. She was stretched out on her back, feet hanging out the window.

"Oh my gosh Candice, how long have your feet been out the window? We could have gotten a ticket! I swear, sometimes you just don't think." Paul, her father yelled at her. Candice just rolled her eyes and got out of the car. She grabbed her one suitcase, of three, and ran into her new house. It was a fairly large house;2 acres, white, maroon shutters on the windows, and a large driveway with a garage.

'I can get used to this.' She thought as she looked around the new house.

"Hey mom, where's my room?" She asked as her mom passed her with one, of many, boxes out in the moving van.

"Darling, take any bedroom. There are three plus the master bedroom. So besides the master bedroom, take any of the three.

"Sweet."She whispered as she walked up the long, elegant stairs.

After looking at all three rooms twice, she settled on the largest one. Her bed was already set up in there from last time they came to see the house. They had decided to get all the big stuff in the house, so all they had to do was bring the small stuff the week after.

"Well, I guess I should get unpacked."

Candice sprinted back downstairs to get the rest of her suitcases. After three hours of unpacking and moving things around, she was finally done. Her pictures were set up neatly on her nightstand, her guitar on its stand in the corner, and posters hung around the blue walls of the room.

'Damn. I forgot my skateboard in the car." She dashed down the stairs and out the door. When her bare feet hit the pavement, it felt as if they were being burned off.

"Fucking shit." She said as she hopped to the car, trying not to get burned from the fire hot pavement. When she got to the car she saw her black skateboard and black sneakers laying on the back floor.

"I wonder if mom will let me go for a ride? Who cares."She muttered before after putting her shoes on then taking off toward the road.

She rode around for about 20 minutes, she concluded she was, in fact, lost.

"Well this is fucking great." Candice got off her board and started walking in the direction she thought was right.

"There has to be somebody around here that can help me. But what am I gonna tell them? I live in a house? Yea, they'll laugh right in my face." She muttered to herself. Just then, there were loud voices coming from around the corner. Deciding it would be best to ask them for some sort of help, she sprinted to the end of the street where the voices were coming from. A group of four boys were sitting around, skate and surf boards in hand, on a step to an apartment building. Candice just looked at them, now debating on whether or not she should go over there. Deciding she should, she began her journey toward them. There was a gorgeous tall blonde boy, a short brunette, a Mexican, and another blonde with a cigarette in his hand.

"Excuse me?" Candice said when she had made her way up to them. They all stopped and looked in her direction.

"Hey, your the new girl that moved in next to me. My names Sid." The brunette boy said with a smile on his face.

"Hey, I'm Candice." She put a shy smile on her face and gave a little wave.

"Well, actually, I'm here because I needed some directions. Being I just moved here, I don't know my way around. Um...Sid...right? How do you get back on our street?"

' Wow Candice, you sound like a fucking idiot. I should walk away right now. Save myself from some embbaressment.'

The blonde with the cigarette gave a little laugh. Sid punched him in the arm. Candice just looked at him, then down at the ground.

"Oh, no problem. I was actually just heading home in about an hour, so I'll be more then happy to show you. Unless, you want to leave now. And by the way, this jackass is Jay, thats Tony, and thats Stacy."

The tall blonde, now known as Stacy, offered a smile in Candice's direction.

"Um, I guess I can wait."

"You skate?" Victor asked.

"Yea. Been skating all my life."

"Sweet. You need to come riding with us. You surf, too?"

"Si." She laughed.

"Narley. My kinda girl."

"Bet you can't surf for shit."Jay said as he put his ciggarette out.

"Shut up dick head." Stacy said as he punched Jay in the arm. Jay just gave a small laugh. Victor, followed by the rest of them, stood up.

"C'mon, Candy." Jay said as he lead the group up the stairs to his apartment.

"What the hell. Candy? I don't like him. Thats sad. I don't even know him and I already don't like him. And why the hell am I going up here. I don't even know these guys. Whatever."

As they entered the door, everybody was excited to see this woman sitting on the couch. "I'm guessing thats his mom."

Hey Phillaine, was heard around the group.

Candice's P.O.V

"Well whose this, Jay." The woman now known as Phillaine, asked her son. Taking it upon myself, I introduced myself.

"I'm Candice."I said as I stuck my hand out to greet her.

"Nice to meet you. Make yourself at home." She said to me as the boys, minus Sid, made there way into the kitchen.

"C'mon Candy. Want something to eat?"Sid asked me.

"Um, I'm fine. thanks though."

"Candyman, you gotta eat something before we go surfing." Victor said to me.

"Candyman?"

"Yea. Nice feel to it, eh?" The tall blonde, known as Stacy replied.

"Um, I think I'm just gonna go. Sid, can you give me directions?"

"Don't leave. Hang out with us for a while, Candy."Sid said, then smiled when I said ok.

After listening to them talk about skating and being left out of the conversation, Stacy said something to me.

"Do you skate alot?"

I just looked up, not comprehending the question at first, being I was in my own world.

"Yea..sorry."

He gave a little laugh then a,'It's ok.'

"Alright bitches, time to go fucking surf."Jay yelled, getting the boys riled up. But as for me, I just watched and followed along.

When we reached the ocean, they all jumped in, already beggining to surf. But as for me, I just sat in the sand. Didn't have my surf board with me;meaning, no surf time for Candice...so I thought.

End of P.O.V

Sid came up beside Candice, 15 minutes later. He threw himself on top of her so that he was now laying on her.

"Hi." He laughed.

"Haha, hi. How's the waves?"He propped himself up on his shoulders so he could look at her.

"I don't know, you tell me. Take my board and go see for yourself."

"I don't think so. I don't have a bathing suit. My mom would kill me if I came home soaking wet...OH SHIT! What time is it?"

"Like 5 or something, why?"

"Oh my gosh. I'm so dead. My mom didn't even know I was gone. I'm in deep shit." She put her head in her hands, trying to think of a solution.

"Well, your out this long. Why not surf a little. You can take my clothes."He said with a wink as Candy pushed him, and laughed.

"OK, fine. Maybe I'll teach Jay a little something."She laughed as she pushed Sid backwards.

Candice grabbed the board and headed out to the water, kicking off her shoes in the process. The water was cold against her petite body. She just shook it off and started swimming out. Jay, Stacy, and Tony all looked in her direction as she caught the biggest wave that night. She rode it like a pro, not falling once, until she made too sharp of a turn and fell off.

"Fucking awesome, baby girl. You got the looks and the talent." Tony yelled from 15 feet away. He paddled up to her on his board and high-fived her.

"I've seen better."Jay was heard from behind her. She turned around and gave him a dirty look.

"What the fuck's your problem dude? She didn't even do anything to you, man. Lay off."Stacy said as he, too, joined the little circle that was forming. Jay just looked at him them swam away.

"Forget him, chica."

"Yea..."

They made their way back up to the sand, to be greeted by a lively Sid.

"Thanks, dude. But I really need to get back. I'm going to be killed."

"Alright. Well, we're skating back. So if you want to skate, of ride with Stacy and Sid. Your choice. See you later, bonita."Candice blushed.

"If it's ok with Stacy, I'll ride with him ad Sid.

"Cool. C'mon."

"Thanks so much guys. I had so much fun today."Candice said as she gave Sid and Stacy a hug.

"Tomorrow. Sid is going to come by and get you at 12. We're going to the shop. You can meet Skip. See you later Candy."Stacy gave his beautiful smile, then sped off.

"Tomorrow at 12. See Ya."Sid slapped her on the back then walked away.

'These guys are awesome." Candice made her way up to her house, dreading her parents at this moment.

"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN, YOUNG LADY? WE'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK! HUH? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Her fathers angry voice boomed through the now semi-furnished house. But before she could reply, thats when it started. The beatings. First a kick, then a slap. The blood started dripping from her head. When her father was finally done, he went to his bedroom and went to sleep like nothing happened. Leaving her there, laying on the floor. When she finally got up, she made her way to her bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror. The tears started flowing. She grabbed a razor and began to do what she always did after her beatings. There were now fresh cuts to go along with all the scars.

"Why does he hate me?"She asked herself quietly, as she continued crying.