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Prologue:
Her big blue eyes looked to the heavens. This was it. Her childhood... everything felt lost. Why did they do this to her? She was only a child. Really, she was only 9! An innocent 9 year old girl. She didn't deserve this. This pain. Responsibility. She lost her childhood long ago. Yet... It still hurt. Everyone talked to her as if she were an adult! Honestly, when they saw this young, scared girl with tear filled blue eyes, did they not feel anything? Guilt? Sympathy? No... She had tried to look up, think positive but this was it. She couldn't handle it anymore. She had to escape. Of course, she didn't have the balls for that. But they'll see. One day, she'll break free. Run away to a distant land. Marry a Prince Charming. Have a fairytale life. Have three beautiful children. Live in a castle. Change the world. Her dreams WOULD come true. They weren't silly fantasies. They would come true. She felt it in her soul.
"Stop dawdling and get to work, idiot!" She heard her mother yell. Soon after, a series of stumbling and bang sounds erupted. Her mother was drunk. Again.
"Sure." She called back and walked outside. The little girl quickly looked left and right, checking no one would see her. Once she was sure, she sprinted across to the park on the other side of the road. She walked up to a tree and moved, using all her strength, a large rock. Her eyes focused on the hole which the rock usually covered. She checked no one was looking then fell down. She hit the hard floor with a thud.
"Never good at landing..." She murmured as the pain of the impact hit her. It slowly dulled and she stood up, wiping off her dress. Her face suddenly lit up as her eyes became accustomed to the darkness. This was her place. Only hers. No one could take this from her.
"My rose garden." She whispered...