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Elizabeth Summers looked in the full length mirror. She had on a long, puffy party dress. Her family was sponsoring the annual Los Angeles banquet. Her long blonde hair was curled and left down. Her makeup was perfect. She looked beautiful, which was the only was she was permitted to look. In her family perfect was key. After her mother and father had gotten divorced and her mother moved to Sunnydale her father devoted his time to working and creating the perfect image. Elizabeth and her little sister Dawn lived with him, but rarely saw him because of his tight work schedule. He had married again, a noble woman named Francine Mills. Elizabeth and Dawn hated her, but neither her nor her father knew it.

"Lizzie, you ready?" Dawn asked as she came into Elizabeth's room.

"Yeah, I'm ready, how do I look?" Elizabeth asked.

"You look very pretty, what about me?" Dawn asked.

"Perfect" Elizabeth said and they walked downstairs together.

"Oh girls you look absolutely gorgeous, but um, Elizabeth, that isn't the right shade of eye shadow for that dress, do you have any other colors?" Francine asked.

"Yes, but I like this color Francine, I don't want to change it" Elizabeth said in the politest tone she could.

"Well I want this party to be perfect darling, and I can't exactly do that when you're looking all un matched now can I, go upstairs and change it, now" Francine said and went to talk to one of the guests.

"Uhg! I hate her" Elizabeth said to herself and walked into the kitchen to get a soda.

"Hello my dear, how are you this afternoon?" their maid Freda asked.

"I'm good Freda, what about you?" Elizabeth asked. Freda was the one person on her father's staff that she didn't absolutely hate. In face she was a good friend of Elizabeth's.

"I'm doing just fine sweetheart" Freda said with a smile. "Anything I can get you?"

"Um, I came in here for a diet soda, but you don't have to get it" Elizabeth said.

"Oh, no my dear it's no problem" Freda said and went to the fridge and got out a diet Dr. Pepper and handed it to Elizabeth.

"Thank you" Elizabeth said. Just then her father walked into the kitchen.

"Elizabeth, didn't your mother tell you to change the color of your makeup?" he asked sternly.

"She's not my mother" Elizabeth mumbled.

"What's that?" he asked.

"Nothing, um, I'll do it now" Elizabeth said and went upstairs and shut her bedroom door and laid on her bed in frustration. She hated Francine. He father didn't see the demon witch lady that Elizabeth and her sister did. He just saw, god she didn't even know what her father could possibly see in this woman. A couple minutes later Dawn came upstairs to join her big sister.

"Francine is looking for you" Dawn said.

"What now, my eyes aren't the right color? My hair? My height?" Elizabeth asked sarcastically.

"Not sure" Dawn said.

"You know, I just want to run away, go to Sunnydale and live with mom" Elizabeth. "I mean, do you realize that I don't have any real friends, I don't have a best friend I could talk to about anything."

"You have me" Dawn said and Elizabeth smiled at her.

"I know Dawnie" Elizabeth said. "You go, I'll be down in a second."

"Okay, but hurry before princess 'I have fake boobs and a fake hair color' comes up after you" Dawn said and Elizabeth smiled at her. Dawn left and Elizabeth looked in the mirror.

"There's nothing wrong with my eye shadow" she said to herself, but changed it anyway. she went back downstairs.

"Elizabeth, there you are, that's a lot better" Francine said, looking at Elizabeth's eye shadow. "This is Angel, the Mackenzie's son, Angel this is my step daughter Elizabeth."

"Hi" Angel said.

"Hey" Elizabeth said.

"Well you to mingle" Francine said and she left to talk to some other people.

"So, you go to Hemery High right?" Angel asked.

"Yeah" Elizabeth said.

"All girls school right?" he asked.

"Yes" Elizabeth said.

"You're a senior?" he asked.

"Yep, thank god" Elizabeth said with a smile.

"Hmm" Angel said.

"D-do you want something to drink, suddenly I'm very thirsty?" she asked.

"Yeah sure" he said and she went into the kitchen.

"Hey Freda, can I get two dinks please?" Elizabeth asked.

"Sure honey, what's the matter?" Freda asked.

"I'm just. . .I don't know" Elizabeth said.

"Well if you want to talk, I'm here okay" Freda said as she handed Elizabeth two glass of punch.

"Thanks" Elizabeth said and went back into the party area and gave the drink to Angel.

"Thanks" he said and she smiled. Soon the party was over and Elizabeth was getting ready for bed. She took a shower and dried her hair and put on her pajamas and got into bed. She laid there for awhile, waiting until everyone was asleep. She had made a decision earlier this afternoon and she was going to stick by it. At about two in the morning she went and checked on everyone and they were all asleep. She packed a couple bags with clothes, makeup, shoes, her brush, curling iron, hair dryer and hot rollers and Mr. Gordo. After she was done packing she tiptoed down stairs and out the door and she was off. She left a note for Dawn. She hurried to the bus station to get a ticket to Sunnydale. She was off, and she wasn't turning back.

Dawn woke up at about eight the next morning to find a piece of paper on her dresser that read.

Dear Dawnie,

I'm sorry that I didn't wake you or tell you I was leaving. I just had to get out. I couldn't stand being here anymore. I'm going away, to find myself. To find a life I can live with. I love you, you have to know that. I'll call soon I promise.

I love you sweetie,
Elizabeth

Dawn's mouth dropped as she dropped the letter and ran into Elizabeth's room. It wasn't a joke. She was really gone. Dawn's eyes filled with tears as she sat on her sister's bed. Where was she going?

"She really left me here" Dawn said to herself.