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Rouge 17

Amy 15

Blaze 16

Nights 15

Cream 9

Knuckles 20

Chapter 2
Rouge P.O. V
The sun was going down. It was almost time for work. Everybody in the room was quiet. Amy deep in thought. Blaze reading a book. Nights playing with some board game she found in a dumpster, and Cream sleeping in the corner. I looked out the dirty apartment window. The weather outside was cold and windy. The girls and I had found the old abandoned apartment months ago, after it started getting cold. I looked at my watch, 7:30 it read. I started to get ready for work. I put on my trench coat, bid the girls farewell and headed out the apartment. The wind stung my face as I sat on the bench waiting for the bus. After waiting 20 minutes I saw the bright headlights of the bus. Once settled in my seat I felt a feeling like someone was watching me. I looked up to see a 40yr old raccoon with cricked yellow teeth smiling at me flashing money at me. Even though I needed the money I wasn't that desperate to sleep with him eww, gross! Fortunately the old man got off at the next stop.

The sky turned black as I got off the bus and walked to the place I worked. The Black Cat. I walked around to the back door and was greeted with the smell of cheap perfume, hair spray, and tanning spray. I headed to the makeup room where some girl did my hair and applied my makeup. I sat down in one of the chair and some lady started working on my hair and makeup. When she was done I looked in the mirror. I had on blue shimmer eye shadow,silver eye liner and red lipstick. My hair was in ivory waves that hung down my back with lose stands that were colored shimmery blue. After my hair and makeup was done I went to my dressing room and put on a sexy police uniform, with fishnets and high black boots.

"Ay Rouge your on next."The back stage manager Cory yelled. I stood up and made my way to the stage.
Once on stage I started to twirl and do flips. The crowd of old drunk men cheered loudly as did a split in front of them. As the music got louder, my heart started to beat faster. This was the part where I took my top off. Even though I've been working here for a few months, this part still made me feel uncomfortable. I danced harder and faster making the men spill their money in frenzy. I even saw some twenties in there. The song ended and I collected my cash. I dashed out of the stage. After changing into my waitress outfit and started to attend to the men out in the audience.
As I stepped outside I noticed it was close to morning. I walked to the bus stop counting my money. I had made a little over $ 300. After I got off the bus I headed over to the nearest health clinic.

"Hey I was wondering if I could get a refill." I said handing over the blue inhaler and the prescription. Since Blaze's parents still had her covered under their insurance we were able to get Cream her medicine to help with her asthma.

After leaving the clinic, I went to the nearest Wal-Mart to get something for Cream's 10th birthday. I picked out a new Barbie, a few extra toys and a new blanket. As I was waiting in line I spotted a little girl with her mother. While watching them I thought of my own mother. We used to be so close until he came.
I remember it oh so well. My mom and I used to do everything together that is until he stepped into the picture. The man who ruined mine and my mom's life. The day we meet him was a bright and sunny day. My mom and I were eating at IHop, like we do every Saturday. Everything was going great till he came over. He introduced himself as Ace Gadget the Mercat. Just thinking about that name still gives me a bad taste in my mouth. Ever sense we meet him, he always had to tag along everywhere we went. It was no longer my mom and I. It was now my mom, me and Ace.

After about a year my mom and him married, and he moved in. When he moved in everything changed. His friends were always were always there. He never made them leave. While they were over at our house all they did was smoke and drink and making passes at me. My mom changed too. She and Ace were always going clubbing leaving me by myself. I'd often wake up seeing her lying on the couch passed out with a major hangover. Before she meet Ace she used to never drink. Also when she went out she'd always take me with her. Now she would always leave me alone with Ace. Sometimes when my mom went out without he used to sneak in my room and touch me.

It all started when I hit puberty. My breast was growing. My hips got wider and I was starting to get hair in all different places. He used to tell me how grown I was getting, and how I was becoming a women. I thought nothing of it as other people tell me how grown I was getting all the time.
One day while my mom was out Ace came into my room while I was playing dolls.

"Hey Rouge,"he smiled while running his hands up and down my thigh."

Rouge your becoming women, he said as he leered at me. "All little girls have to go through a rite of passage to become full women. "He told me.

Me being the stupid girl I was asked him how." All you have to do is set back and let me touch you ".He cooed.

As I sat back he started to fondle my newly sprouted breast. After reaching down he started rubbing my no no spot. "Ace this doesn't feel good," I cried.

Don't worry Rouge I'll start to feel good. "Rouge you're so beautiful he ", he moaned in my ear.

Before he got any farther we heard a car door opening.
Before he left my room he told me not to tell my mom or she'll be very sad. Week and after week he'd still touch me. Sometimes adding new stuff that I didn't like. I really wanted to tell my mother but, I didn't want her to be sad.

One day my mother finally caught him. She and Ace fought all night. While they were arguing my mom told
told me to wait in the car. While waiting in the car I heard a gunshot. After what seemed like hours red and blue lights came hurrying down the street. I stuck my head out the window as the paramedics covered my mom's body with a black plastic bag. I didn't realize what was going on tell I saw Ace with handcuffs and police taking him to their car. He shot my mom. My mom was dead. I wasn't going to see her anymore. Sometimes I wish I didn't get in the car. Id often wished I could travel back in time to the day to that day at IHOP to warn here about him.
After my mom's deathI was put in the care of several foster homes over the years .Every home was the same even though my foster family was nice to me I couldn't help being angry at thim I didn't stay long in each foster home because of my attitude. After my mom's death I was angry, hurt and confused. I wanted to bust open Ace's jail cell and beat the shit out of him. I wanted for him to suffer. I wanted him to beg for Mercy as I beat him halfway dead.

As soon as I got to Dane Olga's group home, I thought I wasn't going to be here long.

"Rouge this is your new home, "said Ashley my social worker. She always said the same old thing every time I went to a new home.

During my first few months at Dane Olga's I had to fight all the time. The kids there were hardly angels. Everyone had to fight for everything. When I was new to Dane Olga's I would always getting bullied and my stuff stolen. Sometimes I didn't even get to shower because one of the older kids always took my turn.
During my early time at Olga's I meet someone who taught me a how to survive living in this hellhole.
One day afternoon in the backyard, after getting beaten up for my extra blanket, a boy approached me. He told me he could help me. He introduced himself as Knuckles. The boy or rather man was the color of crimson. He stood at 5'11 and was built like a football player. I stood there staring at him like for a while, before he got irritated at yelling at me about if I was going to answer his questions. I turned and nodded my head slowly.
After having knuckles mentoring me for so long I felt on top of the world. None of those started to mess with me anymore. I owned them. They basically lined up to give me their lunch money.
One day while eating lunch with Knuckles he told me some news that broke my heart. He told me he was Turing 18 in a week. At first I didn't understand why that was so bad until he explained to me.

"Rouge when someone turns 18 it means they get to leave the group home and start their own lives." He stated as he look away from me.

"Yeah so you could still visit me." I interjected.

"You don't understand Rouge I'm not ever coming back here."He screamed in my face. After calming down for a few seconds he said I'm sorry Rouge we can't work this one out he frowned as he stood up to leave.

"Wait knuckles, can we be together one last time, I'll be yours and you'll be mine, just for tonight!" I exclaimed looking down at the floor, trying to hold back the tears that kept on the threating to spill out.
I felt knuckles pull on my hand and said ok just for one night.

A few weeks after Knuckles left I'm meet Amy. She was a quiet kid, she mainly kept to herself. One thing I noticed was she always had her head stuck in a book. One day while I was doing kitchen duty I heard some commotion outside. I ran outside and spotted a group of kids gathered around. One who was holding a book high out of reach from a girl who was desperately trying reach for it? While I was watching the scene I started to get angry. This reminded me of when I first came to Dane Olga's. Those kids were bulling her just like those others who used to bully me. I dropped my dish rag and ran full speed to the boys. I beat the living day lights out that boy. After being him I was still angry. How could they pick on someone just because of their hobby?

"Hey are you ok ?" I asked the girl. "Yeah I'm alright." This kind of stuff happens all the time she smiled cheerfully.

"Anytime those boys start messing with you give me a holler, ok. "I smiled proudly.
After that day I and Amy became super close. She was like the little sister to me.

"Hey lady $26.95 the cash register guy yelled causing me to snap out of my flashbacks of my old life.

After paying for my stuff I took the bus back to the apartment. After stepping off the bus I scanned the area. This wasn't the life I wanted the girls and me to live. Everything was so dirty and filthy. The abandoned apartment we found was falling apart. I wanted to do better for them. I wanted them to have a home, instead of moving every few weeks to find the warmest place to spend the night. Living on the streets would get you nowhere in life. The girls and I all had dreams. Mine was to become the biggest fashion designer. Nights wanted to become hair stylist. Blaze wanted to become a doctor. Amy wanted to be a singer, and Cream wanted to be a teacher. Since you couldn't ever reach your dreams if you lived on the streets, I promised myself that I would make all are hopes and dreams come true no matter what.