Chapter 1: Wishes

Dudley was pulling her hair. Again. And it hurt.

She wished it wasn't that long- perhaps than Dudley's chubby fingers wouldn't be able to grasp any hair at all. She wished she was brave enough to cut it. She wished she was brave enough to yell at him to stop. She wished she was brave enough to do something- anything.

She wished, she wished…

And that's all she ever truly did. She would sit in silence while he pushed her, kicked her, screamed at her, pulled her hair and taunt her.

She would sit and wish.