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Hi again sorry for the delays in updating thanks to everyone who has been patient though. Here we go again this next chapter is really gonna fill you in on the background behind Ella Wright I feel the story needs to tell you guys about her so as I continue my story you'll understand her and her ways more better. Anyway here we go…Disclaimer: I do not own anything do not sue me!

Chapter 3: Breakaway.

Somewhere In the Night

By Marilyn

Somewhere in the night a child cries,

A woman weeps and someone dies.

Somewhere in the night, humanity hides.

Somewhere in the night, a soul screams,

As people fade and die, lost in dreams.

Somewhere in the night, reality lives.

Somewhere in the night loneliness dwells,

As people die, no sounding bells.

Somewhere in the night, she dies alone.

Somewhere in the night...

Where is the light?

"Ella Wright?" The teacher called over the now silent class. The teacher had begun the register and that's when the children knew not to disturb her as she was a bit of an old gal and despised noise when she was speaking.

"Yes miss!" Ella spoke and the teacher continued

"James Cartwright?"

"Yes miss!" after a few more names the teacher smiled and handed the register to a small blonde girl up front who dashed her way through crowd of children to run to the office with the register. When she returned the class had begun and Ella had taken a seat at one of the tables with her friends and began whizzing through the maths questions, for a 5 year old she was very bright for her age. Of course this didn't stop the endless teasing she got from her class mates…

"You're a nerd!" a little boy next to her said and pushed her so she made a mark on her paper

"Leave me alone Jake or I'll tell miss on you!" she replied and he did it again this time a bit harder so Ella fell off her chair everyone turned towards her and laughed Ella got up, grabbed her book and moved to a different table now sitting on her own.

Break time soon came and Ella walked out the back door looking up at the sky, she then looked across the field and saw Samantha her best friend. Running towards her one of the older lads from a different class moved his leg out and Ella fell smack down on her stomach. Turning over she watched the lads run off laughing, tears now filled her eyes as she sat up and looked down at her knees they were all cut up as was her chin and hands. Pulling her knees to her chest Ella curled her self up into a ball and cried her heart out until a teacher noticed her and came running over…

"Sweetie are you okay?" The teacher asked touching her arm. Ella lifted her head and arms off her legs. The teacher was stunned she had cut her chin pretty badly and the blood had mixed in with tears that had stained her white shirt. Picking her up, the teacher headed inside and into the nurses room. An hour later and Ella sat up.

"You feeling better hunny?" The nurse asked smiling and brushing the hair from Ella's eyes. Ella nodded and looked up as she heard the nurse's door open, Ella gasped a little and stared at her mom now stood in the door way with a what the heck am I doing here? Look on her face. Ella's mum was no ordinary mum and it was very obvious to see what she did when Ella was at school. Ella's dad had gone off with some other woman when she was only a baby so Ella had no real recollection of her father. All she knew is that ever since a she could remember her mum would make funny noises in the night and shout at her self a lot. Ella hated it when her mum came to pick her up from school. Everyone else's mum's looked normal all the same but her mum had wavy hair and wore short skirts with short tops and had lots of make up on that looked horrible.

"Mum?" Ella asked looking up at her. Janice looked down at her daughter slightly dazed still form the amount of alcohol she had consumed that morning. She loved Ella it was true she couldn't deny it but in her own way she wished Ella was never born she had created nothing but problems for her now. She had to cut down her alcohol amount to buy clothes and books for her daughter. Every since that waste of a space husband of hers ran off with that blonde bimbo from the garage he worked in she had just gone down hill and felt like nothing mattered anymore. She couldn't handle her self let alone her daughter. Alone she would try to be a good mum; as best as possible and never let on her little problem to her daughter. In front of her daughter she behaved like a mum little did Ella know in private her mum was dying.

That afternoon Ella got home from school early and her mum told her to eat the sandwiches that she had made her for the day. Ella did as she was told and went and played outside until it got dark and it was time for bed. Ella walked in the back door and her mum smoking in the kitchen again. The air was blue and Ella coughed as she made her way towards her mum, walking up to her she was really out of it, although Ella didn't know that. She kissed her mum's cheek and said goodnight, with no reply she went upstairs and got washed and into bed with her teddy.

Her mum woke up as she heard Ella say goodnight and walk up the stairs. Ella was a beautiful young girl Janice thought as she watched her in the mirror on the hallway wall. Janice let her tear stained face lift up off her arms that were cut up and torn away not purposely just tattered away she caught her self many a times and would shrug it off even if it was deep. Standing up she turned off the light and lit a cigarette on her way up the stairs. Not really thinking and being totally drunk she flicked the cigarette over the banister and into the old pile of news papers and junk mail that was at the bottom of it. Walking into her room she locked the door like she always did and walked over to a corner of her room falling down against the wall she curled up and cried her self to sleep.

Coughing a little Ella stirred and woke up taking a sip of water she laid back down and looked towards her door. It was glowing bright orange around the outside through the cracks. Sitting up quick Ella quickly grabbed her teddy and ran out of the room when she did she fell over at the shear heat that hit her. The house was on fire she needed her mum! Running up to her bedroom door she tried to open it but it wouldn't open. Crying now and screaming Ella banged effortlessly on the door before she finally passed out only waking up just in time to see the house she knew collapse down to the ground.

Ten years later…

Jill sat bang up straight in her bed and breathed hard, Tim woke up and sat next to her putting his arms around her he cuddled her close.

"It's okay Jill I'm here…" Tim spoke softly; Jill had been having the worst nightmares of all lately. She thought maybe eating late was doing it but when she stopped eating for a whole day she still had the same recurring nightmare about a little girl lost in the darkness. Jill tries to run after her she screams a name she never knew has never even heard before but can never remember it when she wakes up then when she thinks she found the girl she grabs it and ends up falling into a dark crater for what seems like eternity until she wakes up and Tim is there to reassure her.

Jill turned in Tim's arms and she lay back down with him in bed.

"You okay now?" Tim asked gently

"Yea I'm fine that stupid dream it's driving me nuts!" she half smiled trying to relieve the pressure she was under.

"I think I must be working too hard, Tim do you think we could go somewhere really nice this year just you me and the kids no other family or friends a proper holiday none of the tools!" she laughed at the last part a holiday away from his tool set would be worth it any day.

"Ok hunny but…" he half spoke before Jill cut in…

"Great I'm gonna get up its 7:30am anyway we can get down the holiday place before 9am!" Jill smiled and jumped out of bed before Tim got a word in edge ways.

Molly was the first up now 15 years old she had really turned out a stunning young lady blonde as the high heavens though, Jill could never work out where she had got the blonde hair from she figured it must be Tim's side.

"Morning mom!" she said jolly as she walked down the stairs and took a seat at the dining room table with her mobile firmly in hand. Molly had grown up so quick life had been so wonderful now they had a girl in the house mind you she was the only child in the house now she was 15 going on 20. Their eldest Brad had moved to New York to be with his wife and two kids, Randy had also got married and had two kids now he lived in Chicago and Mark lived down the road with his wife although their marriage was on the rocks, they had done nothing but argue since they had come back off their holiday.

"Morning sweetheart did you sleep well?" Jill asked and kissed her head as she put down a bowl of cereal in front of her. Although Jill and Tim were now getting old they didn't look it that was the only thing Jill felt as young and fit as ever she had the obvious age wrinkle but plastered her self every morning with anti ageing creams; top of the range stuff. She looked great and felt it. Even Tim felt and looked great neither of them looked or felt old and continued their lifestyles as they normally would.

Elsewhere…

Ella stood up and walked over to the guy her hooded top covering most of her face she pushed him hard and he fell backwards to the ground, her friend now stood shocked at to where her friend had come from. Ella took off her hood and looked at him

"What the hell happened to you?" He said before jumping up and running off down the street. Putting her hood back on she turned to her friend but her face was covered by a shadow of her hood.

"What's behind that hood that you keep so secret from everyone Ella let me see…" her friend walked closer to her and pushed back her hood to reveal a scared face not disfigured face but you could tell she had suffered some abuse in her time. Lighting up a cigarette she pulled on her hood and walked back down towards the homeless shelter…

ok guys hope ya are enjoying this I needed to get Ella's background sorted so I did  please read and review and let me know what ya guys are thinking as its bank holiday tomorrow I think ill be able to cram another chapter in tomorrow keep reading and thanks to everyone who is!