Walking down the dusty road, I tried not to focus on the burning side of my face that my uncle had slapped me on. I felt like crying, but I wouldn't bring myself to it. If I can take sixteen years with a evil family member, I could certainly take pain. I kept walking until I made it to the city. People laughed, walked and ate freely. I had my hoodie on, so they couldn't see the hand print on my face. People always notice things you don't want them to see, but when you want them to see it, they act like it's invisible.

"Hey, young lady, would you like a free hot dog?" a hot dog vender asked, approaching me. I didn't want to be rude, so I accepted it I tried to hide my face from him, but the wind had blew my hood off.

"What on earth happened to your face?" he said, disturbed. I ignored him and walked off "Thanks!" I yelled back, approaching the gym. I stood up straight and walked in.

"Hey, Victoria!" Peter called out. I looked around for him. "Over here." Peter said. "Oh, hey," I said, looking down on the floor. He was doing push ups and he was struggling. His face was as red as a tomato. I was surprised that he didn't give out.

"Hey," I said again. "Hey, why don't you take off your hoodie?" Peter said. "Um, I'd rather not," I said to him. Peter looked at me, puzzled, but nodded his head. "Alright, that's settled. Where's Sam?" I asked. "Over here!" Sam called. Luke was helping him lift weights. Oh my gosh, Sam is so cute. I can't stand it, I thought. Ava and the gang walked over to me. "Glad you made it," Ava said, hugging me. I was shocked. No one had ever hugged me since I was a child.

It felt comforting to be around people that actually showed human emotions. Doom stopped hugging me when I was ten years old. Ever since then, Doom has been anti-Victoria. "Come on, let's do something," Luke said. Luke flexed as he picked up the heavy weight. "Man, these things are lame. I'll lift you girls instead." Luke said, picking me and Ava up. We both laughed, as Luke pretended that we were the heavest things on the planet.

"Hey, we lift weights, not ladies." a trainer said. "Whoops, sorry," Luke replied, putting us down. Sam came over to me and my heart almost skipped a beat. "How about me and you-and the gang of course- go get some snacks and go see a movie?" "I'd like that," I told him. I wanted to smile, but my face hurt too much. "Well then, let's go!" Sam said, taking my hand in his.