Thanks to my beta Annilaia! (Go read her stories, they are awesome!) This is my first attempt. All reviews welcome. I want honest opinions! Hope you enjoy...


PROLOGUE

"I woke up when I heard glass break downstairs. I thought nothing of it at first, I just thought it was one of my parents getting a drink and dropped their glass. The next thing I remember is a loud bang and my mother screaming and then she was quiet. I wasn't sure what had happened, I waited a few minutes and then I heard a voice that I didn't know. They were laughing, I knew it couldn't have been good. I knew something terrible had happened. I grabbed my cellphone and called 911 and then I heard someone outside my door. I spoke as quietly to the operater as I could to tell her the information she needed and I tried opening my window, I think that's when he must have heard me. Then next thing I knew was my door busting open and a man standing there staring at me, he had blood everywhere and I was going to try and make a jump for the tree outside when he grabbed me. He threw me on the bed and..." I kept wringing my hands and took a deep breath trying not to cry, trying to blink back the tears, but they already had spilled over. I took one of the tissues from the box the attorney had presented me with, taking a few more deep breaths.

I couldn't believe all that had happened in the past year. I knew he was watching me, I couldn't even look at him. I knew he would have this smirk--the evil smirk he always wore. I cleared my throut and tried to continue, my voice breaking on the next few words. I heard him snicker and I cringed. "...and he started to rip at my clothes, I bit his hand and tried kicking him as hard as I could and scrambled to make it down the stairs, I knew that the police would be here any second and I knew if I could just make it a little longer I'd be safe. I ran for the stairs and I tripped over my father's--I-I-I think it was my father's body and fell down the stairs..." I was shaking now, openly sobbing. I heard him snicker again, but I pushed my fear aside knowing that my testimony would get him put away for life because of this.

"I just remember running out the door with him on my heels and I ran and ran till I heard the police and went for the sound. He was still behind me, but then he was gone and someone was holding me and I just kept fighting and fighting, I didn't realize it was the police until they turned me around. I saw him laughing as he was being put into the cop car and I'll never forget his face or what he said, he said 'I'll get you, I'll always be waiting and watching, you're mine.' He just lept laughing as they drove him away" I grabbed another tissue I never thought that I would be here right now, on trial as a witness for some man I barely knew, but he had taken my family from me. I knew there was no way that he wouldn't be put away, I wiped my face again trying to calm down. I finally got the courage to look up at him, he just smiled and waved at me.