This is just a small prologue to get the story started. I'm not exactly famliiar with Courtney's history, so if anyone can help me out, or correct me if I'm wrong, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

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Prologue...

The cracked window let a gentle night breeze into the little girl's room. Courtney Matthews sit, lightly fingering the pictures of Cinderlla and her prince, her eyes slowly devouring each word. A light flickered and she quickly closed the children's book she was reading and tucked herself into bed. Her long golden hair spread on the pillow and she shivered to herself, clawing for the soft, fleece blanket ontop of her. She lay, listening as the sounds of the outside world echoed into her room. Cars on the street outside, a drug bust down the road, and her parents constant fighting in the next room. And it scared her. All of it. A six year old was suppose to dream of the future, of the Prince Charmings Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty had, not live in fear of what was next. A love like that was foreign to her and happy endings didn't look possible. It was a shame, though, for if anyone deserved those things, it was her.