"Good gracious where's the fire?" My father looked at me as if I were crazy.
I had come rushing through the door to tell him of our good fortune.
"You'll never guess not in a million years," I twirled around in circles laughing.
"Well tell me then," he chuckled a little at my antics.
"I'm getting a promotion as manager!"
"Oh sweetheart that's wonderful news, I'm so happy for you," my father hugged me, kissing me on the cheek.
"I'll also be making an extra two whole dollars. This will help us out so much. Now maybe we can get out this dump."
The apartment we lived in was very run down looking and practically everything in it needed fixing.
"Well sweetie, first let's just see how you like it. You may decide that being manager is a complete bore and you'll want your old job back," he kidded.
"Oh father, I know I'll just love it. Which reminds me I need to be leaving I have some errands to attend to but I'll be back soon," I waved goodbye and almost ran out the door.
He just shook his head and laughed at how full of energy I had. One minute I could appear to have the world on my shoulders and the next act as if I were a queen.
My boss had told me before what street he had lived on as I tried to remember the address, I completely forgot to ask him that.
A couple of streets later I came across a house and saw the name B. Jones painted on the mailbox, so this must be it.
The house was a huge three story mansion. It had an iron fence all around it with a seven foot gait in front. There was a beautiful fountain in the yard as I stood in awe of it all. Before I walked up to the front door I went over and leaned over the fountain, feeling the mist gently hit my face.
I loved water, even though I hardly ever went swimming. I could be perfectly content just having my feet dangling, letting it softly lap over them.
Remembering that I needed to sign the document, I straightened my dress and went to knock on the front door.
A servant greeted me. "May I help you miss?"
"Yes, I'm here to see Mr. Jones."
"Please come in," he told me to follow him and wait in the study.
A few minutes later he arrived. "Ahh Sabrina how lovely to see you. Would you like some tea? I can have my cook bring us some," he suggested.
"No thank you," I declined.
"Well to get right down to business, here's the letter with the regulations and so forth, and I'll need your signature at the bottom by the x."
I read it quickly and smiled happily as I finished signing my name.
I thanked him and was about to leave when he gently pulled me back.
He looked at me for a moment and then reached his hand up to my face, causing me to almost stumble from alarm.
"Don't be frightened my dear. I'm not going to hurt you."
"Please let me go, it's getting late and I need to be home," I said trying to remain calm, but on the inside I was getting very scared by each minute that slowly ticked by.
He grabbed both my shoulders roughly, "no. I've had my eyes on you for a long time now. After all you still want to be promoted don't you?"
I looked around desperately but no one was in sight. As if reading my thoughts, "don't even think about screaming. Besides it's just you and me here, the servants are in the sleeping quarters out back."
I went to slap him to make him release me, but his fist reacted faster as he punched me over and over. I couldn't feel my face, as I'm sure it was three times it's normal size. I saw the blood dripping from my nose on to my sleeve. Feeling weak and disoriented, he carried me to his bed, without any struggle since I didn't have the strength to fight him off and I blacked out.
Sometime later on, I woke up feeling very bruised and sore. I looked down at my torn dress and felt as if I were the lowest form of life on earth. I slowly climbed out of bed and went to the nearest window to crawl out and somehow get some help.
Thanks to the people who have reviewed this fic, you've been so nice!!! I wasn't to sure about it in the beginning but after seeing the reviews, I feel much better about it. I hope you all liked this chapter. So please review and tell me if it was awful, great, needed improving or whatever, hehe:) Much more to come.......
P.s. Don't worry the newsies will be in here. If not the next chapter then the fourth one. I just have to have these chapters first before she's automatically with them, so that she'll have at least a little bit of character:)
