Song: Simple plan untitled

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Prologue: Nowhere to Run

I open my eyes

I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light

I can't remember how

I can't remember why

I'm lying here tonight

And I can't stand the pain

And I can't make it go away

No I can't stand the pain

The flash of white light was all she saw as she climbed up the cellar steps and peaked through the door. With a gasp, her parents fell to the ground and were still. She gripped the doorknob until her knuckles were white and the strangers turned to her. Her heart stilled and her breath caught as she realized she was next. She gasped and turned on her heel, slipping and sliding until she found her footing, scrambling down the cellar steps and into the small bathroom, slamming and locking the door behind her. She panted, huddling into the corner under the sink.

How could this happen to me

I made my mistakes

I've got nowhere to run

The night goes on

As I'm fading away

I'm sick of this life

I just wanna scream

How could this happen to me

In the mirror on the floor, she got a look of her tearstained face, her strawberry blonde hair plastered to her wet cheeks, her amethyst eyes widened with fear and anxiety. She desperately willed her heart to slow, praying for it not to jump out of her chest and let her pursuers know where she was hiding.

Everybody's screaming

I try to make a sound but no one hears me

I'm slipping off the edge

I'm hanging by a thread

I wanna start this over again

So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered

And I can't explain what happened

And I can't erase the things that I've done

No I can't

She heard footsteps past the door and the doorknob rattled, causing her to gasp and cover her mouth in a hurry, before they heard. The door creaked open and she hid her eyes as her parent's murderers entered, turning his malicious eyes to her with a sneer. "Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Come on out little girl. I won't hurt you…much. I wonder what's under here," he said, bending slowly to peak under the sink. "Peek-a-boo!" She grabbed the first weapon she could find, the spray bottle of bleach, twisting the cap off and slinging it in in his face. He cursed and hastily started wiping the harsh chemicals out of his eyes. The second intruder lunged at her tentatively, seizing her by the wrists so she couldn't fling the chemicals at her. Her long dark hair fell in her face as she smiled maliciously at her tiny victim.

With one hand gripping her wrists and the other gripping her ankle, she jerked her out from under the sink, ignoring her squalling, kicking feet and flailing fists. "Give the little bitch to me, Lust," her companion snarled, rinsing the bleach out of his eyes in the sink.

"Hush!" she snapped at him.

How could this happen to me

I made my mistakes

I've got no where to run

The night goes on

As I'm fading away

I'm sick of this life

I just wanna scream

How could this happen to me

She gave a cruel smile as she faced her captive. The amethyst eyed child glared, narrowing her gemstone eyes with anger and malice. She had quit struggling. "We will let her go…for now," she said, dropping the child roughly to the ground. She landed, scraping both her knees and hands. She whimpered, wiping the blood from her hands on her jeans. The woman glared, her soulless black eyes meeting the child's amethyst eyes, eyes with the brilliance and luster of violet gemstones. Eyes beautiful in their uniqueness. The child was returning the hateful stare.

The wounded male interloper was sniffling and glaring at her, death in his eyes. "Envy, we're leaving," the woman barked. She gripped his arm tightly, her sharp nails digging into his arm, using her grip to pull him out the door. The little girl sat shivering on the floor of her cellar.

Alone

She was alone.

Maya Amethyst didn't cry for her parent's murder. She had no time to cry. She had to be practical. Crying would do no good, for her or her parents. She shoved fear from her consciousness as she stood and headed for the door, stepping out into the darkness, alone.

I made my mistakes

I've got no where to run

The night goes on

As I'm fading away

I'm sick of this life

I just wanna scream

How could this happen to me