Chapter 1

Sarah could not believe she had been sent to her room. She could not believe that her dad was on her stepmother's side. She couldn't believe that he believed what Karen's lies; he should have been on her side- he knew that Sarah wasn't a thief, and she certainly would take that tacky necklace that Karen seemed to like so damn much. Sarah was tired of being blamed for things that she had not done, and tired of the fact that dad never took her side.

Jareth Pov

Meanwhile Jareth was sitting in his throne thinking about his precious Sarah. He thought about looking into a crystal to see how she was doing. Jareth could not believe it had been two years since he had last seen her . Since Sarah had said those damned words the goblin king was preventing from even seeing her in a crystal. Jareth hoped that Sly, the goblin he had sent to keep an eye on Sarah, would return soon and let him know how she was doing. He hoped that things were getting better for his precious one.

Sarah POV

Sarah had been doing some thinking, and she had decided that she would run away from home that very night. She pulled her two duffle bags out of her closet and started packing. She put her clothes into one and the rest of her things in the other. She couldn't wait to leave her father and stepmother but she would miss Toby but he was staying with Karen's mom for a while and so she could not even say she had finished her packing, Sarah sat down on her bed and took out her notebook to make a list of everything she would need to think about for her life on the road.

Jareth POV

"Jareth was still sitting his throne waiting for Sly to return. As if on cue, the throne room door opened and the goblin entered.

"Ah, Sly, there you are." Said Jareth as the goblin approached his throne. "How is my Sarah?"

"The goblin bowed told him about what had happened between Sarah and her parents. When he was finished Jareth nodded.

"Thank you, Sly, that will be all."

"Thank you Your Majesty," Sly bowed again and left the throne room. When he had gone, Jareth rose and left the throne room.

Sarah's POV

Sarah knew that she had to wait for her father and stepmother to fall asleep before leaving the house. The house had fallen silent and so Sarah left her bedroom and crept across to her father's room and placed her ear to the door. Silence. As quietly as she could, Sarah opened the door and peeked inside. Her father and Karen were both fast asleep. So she closed the door again and returned to her own room

Sarah put on her coat and picked up her purse, then went to the window and opened it. She pushed her two duffle bags outside and then, taking one last look at her childhood bedroom. Sarah climbed out after them, sliding the window shut behind her. She crawled over to the edge of the roof, dropped her bags to the floor and jumped into the tree and climbed down it. Sarah lowered herself to the ground, picked up her bags and took off down the road.

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After entering his bedchamber, Jareth had changed out of his clothes and got into bed. He could not believe the way that his precious Sarah was being treated so poorly, he also couldn't believe that her father would believe his wife over his daughter. Jareth knew that he had to do something, and soon. As he drifted off to sleep the Goblin King had no way of knowing that his precious Sarah had run away from her home.