Disclaimer: I own HARRY POTTER! Just kidding. I don't even own a car let alone harry potter.
AN: So I'm kinda new at this so Reviews would be very appreciated. Just to see if its worth continuing. Let me know!
8 year old Haley James Potter was sitting in her cupboard. She had been in there for the past 2 days without food or water. She was used to this though she did hope her Aunt and Uncle would let her out sometime soon though. This time she wasn't even sure what she did wrong. Haley was starting to get older and wiser. She always believed that she deserved her punishments but lately she was starting to think that her family just didn't like her.
A few months ago a teacher gave them the definition of abuse because it turned out that a student had been abused by his step-father. There were 5 types of abuse that she mentioned; physical, emotional, verbal, mental, and sexual. Haley listened intently to each of their definitions. If she understood correctly she could think of several examples of each of them. Why hadn't she told anyone that day? She just couldn't bring herself to do it. She wasn't sure if her punishments counted. She still wasn't completely sure. For now it was best to just lay low and take her punishments like she always did.
Finally her door opened. "Get out, girl!" Uncle Vernon snapped. She hurried to stand up and got out of her cupboard. "Kitchen! Now!"
"Yes, Uncle Vernon," was all Haley said in return as she walked.
When she walked in she saw Aunt Petunia putting a couple slices of bread and a glass of water on the table. She pointed at it and commanded, "Eat."
Haley didn't need to be told twice. She sat down and quickly ate and drank before they could change their minds.
When she was done her uncle entered the kitchen and said, "Now listen here girl! Your aunt, Dudders, and I are going out of town to a drill convention."
'That sounds like fun,' Haley thought sarcastically but thought it best not to say anything.
"Usually we would leave you at Mrs. Figg's but unfortunately she is out of town for a few weeks. Obviously you won't be coming with us! But you also cannot stay in our house alone. You would touch our things and eat our food! No, that is unacceptable!" Uncle Vernon's face was turning red at the thought of her being there alone.
"What do you want me to do then?" Haley asked getting worried. Where on earth would she stay?
She was pulled out of her thoughts by her uncle slapping her. Hard. "Don't interrupt!" Vernon spat. "You will leave the house until Tuesday evening. You will be locked out so don't even bother trying to get in! I don't care where you go just be anywhere but here. We are leaving in an hour so you better hit the road right away!" Vernon finished and left a stunned girl alone in the kitchen. TUESDAY! But today was Tuesday! They were going to be gone for a whole week? And she had nowhere to go the whole time.
She ran to her cupboard and grabbed the few things she owned. This was only an extra pair of socks, a sweater, one of Dudley's old books that he never read (Charlotte's Web), a bag of crisps that she smuggled in (just in case she was locked in for a little too long), a small plastic water bottle that was empty, and the only thing she actually cared about. Her watch. Not that the Dursleys gave it to her. They didn't even know she had it. Haley only ever had one friend. His name was Joey. He too was an outcast at school but it was for a different reason than Haley. Haley's cousin scared everyone away from her. Joey, one the other hand, was very sick. He had something called cancer. Haley didn't fully understand it but she knew that after sometime it was going to kill him. Haley wanted to spend as much time with him as possible before he left her. It was Joey's watch. He gave it to her on her seventh birthday. He was getting sicker and said he wanted her to have something to remember him by. He died five weeks later. Haley cried for weeks. No matter how many times Uncle Vernon hit her to try to get her to shut up. She had to morn.
Haley quickly put everything into Dudley's old backpack and left the house. Now what? Which way could she go? If Joey was still here she could go to him but he was gone and she needed to stop thinking about him. She was in trouble. 'Haley, you are a smart girl, no matter what Uncle Vernon says. Think. What are the basic necessities to live?' she thought to herself. 'Food and water.' She had the crisps. That would have to do for food considering she didn't have any money. Water. Well she has and empty water bottle. Haley snuck around to the back of the house and filled the bottle with the hose. 'Okay, now shelter. It was only noon so she would have some time to find a place. She ran off and started heading down the street. She didn't really know where she was going but she needed to find someplace.