I tried to avoid his stares as much as I can but Linda kept constantly pointing it out. Looking at him made me remember the gash that Reta covered up with powder, and put my side bangs to cover the one on my head. I excused Linda and looked around for my mother or at least Nathanial but couldn't find them anywhere. A close friend of my mother noticed me looking and said IM sorry dear, but your mother didn't attend. Right away I heard murmuring of pity toward me, my stomach suddenly felt weak and I didn't feel good. I rushed outside on the balcony to get fresh air, but noticed a couple making out. They looked at me and I got the message and ran downstairs and outside. I didn't know my feelings, I mean I knew mama made it only to one party and that is the one before father left us for his prostitute. I tried forgetting my mother and remembered that Nathanial didn't attend anyways, because if he did his parents would have told me when I looked for him in front of them. I don't want to cry because they don't deserve my tears. I sat on the stair outside the party room and hugged my knees. It's my birthday and today I am 18, no one owns me anymore, heck I can do whatever I want now. I walked away heading a direction that leads to I don't know where but just kept walking, I heard fast foot steps behind me and turned only to see Linda chasing after me.

" Mi –Mila! She managed to say out of breath" "Where the hell are you going? I was looking for you everywhere"

"I don't know linda but anywhere but there, I just wanted fresh air"

"Well you got fresh air long ago, were you with that guy that kept staring at you?"

"What – no why?" I asked

"Well the moment you left I glanced over at him and he wasn't there, or anywhere"

"Oh, well that's weird I haven't seen him anywhere"

"Well can we go back now? Its kind of cold outside." She said with a slight shiver

"You can go, Im never going back"

"Oh don't be silly" she said punching me in the shoulder"

"ouch ! she punched me where I fell

"Sorry, didn't mean to hurt you"

At the moment she said that I turned only to see a huge ship, like the ones I hear stories about. It was parked with no one on it as far as I can see. Linda looked at me and I grinned.

"No! Nope not this time Mila!"

Oh come on linda we will just go for a second! For my birthday! Please?"

"Oh fine for you birthday, but just for a little"

As we walked on the ship I realized it looked cleaner then the stories,

"Hmmm I wonder whats in there" Linda said

We go in what looks like a mini bar with all sorts of drinks packed ready for a party. I look at all the drinks I was never allowed to try and smiled. I am 18 after all. I turned around and Linda was already out of the room. I rush to the first bottle I see.

"Yuck!" I scream." I- I love it" hahah

I gulped down the whole bottle and started with another one.

"Mila!" what are you doing! Put that down!

"Linda" this made my heart feel better quick quick ask me about mom!"

"Mila put it down!" she grabbed at the bottle but I put it in front of my head trying to read what it says, when Lisa lets go BOOM!

"I wake up to a room that's too ugly to be mine, what happened I think to myself but have no memory, I tried to get up but my hand is tied to a chair! I try to scream help but there is something tied around my mouth. I try shaking the chair and fall on the shoulder I fell on when it got scratched I grind my teeth in pain and feel tears coming out. I look around the room and saw Linda! She is tied up on a chair just like me, but she is still a sleep. I try to make as much sound as possible to wake her up when the door to the room opens. Not one but 3 men enter, one of them is the one I bumped into.

"Well well well, looks like our guests woke up! A man with a pirate hat said"

"First ones that are cute" another man with a bandana says"

"Which one is cuter Blondie or brunette over there?" the man with the pirate hat asked.

"Now the blonde one is hot but the brunette is more my type" the boy with the bandana said

He started walking towards me lifted my chair back upright, he put his face only centimeters from mine staring into my face, he was getting closer to my face when a voice says stop.

I look over and the one with the eye patch is walking towards me pulls bandana boy away,

"Whoa there fella, take the Blondie, I like this one" the guy with the bandana said

"The one with the patch looks at the captain and the captain orders him out, so his name is Nathan, ukh Nathanial! I felt like crying when I remembered what happened. I held it in and looked over at Linda who was awake the whole time with scared eyes.

Patch boy removed the cloth around my mouth and pushed my chair back so that its back is on the wall, I hit my head on the wall and squeezed my eyes in pain. Linda looked at me with sad eyes and I lipped to her Im sorry, patch boy was digging through a drawer and pulled out a knife, I felt like my heart beat was going to explode, he started walking towards Linda.

"No! Stop! Please don't kill her! Let her go its not her fault!"

He came closer to me and punched me in the stomach

"Ahhhhh I cried in pain"

I wanted to hug my stomach but my hands were still tied behind my back. I looked back at linda which started crying when she saw me, but when I looked at patch boy he was cutting the rope that had Linda's hands tied and removed the cloth around her mouth, I stared in shock feeling stupid.

"Stand up" he said to linda in a stern, harsh voice

"Don't talk to her like that you –BOOM

He punched me in the stomach again!

"Mila! Linda ran to be but fell on her knees"

"ugh" patch boy says angrily, he helps her up from her arm and opens the door he whistled and the boy with the bandana grabbed Linda and took her away.

"Let her go! Linda" BOOM

Another punch I felt like throwing up this time.

"Would you stop repeating the same damn mistake, dammit woman!

He closed the door and locked it, he walked over to me and bent down and put his face centimeters from mine, you misbehaved woman, your staying here longer fer punishment.

He harshly lifted and slapped me

"Ouch! Stop it!" you ass whole"!

BOOM another punch

This time I couldn't keep my eyes open.