-1CHAPTER ONE

Looking into the mirror I could hardly believe how much I and my life has changed, pulling up my T-shirt and tracing the scar that ran from under my left breast down to my belly button remembering the day that changed my life for the better.

Flashback

My aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon were taking their son Dudley into the London for his 7th birthday. Now usually I wouldn't care what they were doing because of the fact they didn't give a rats arse about me and the feeling was mutual now all my life I have tried to win their approval getting top marks in my class and acting like a lady but uncle Vernon soon corrected me on that. Now when they took Duddley out I normally stay at the cat ladies house Mrs Figg but this time around she was going visiting and couldn't take me, so here I am sitting with Dudley in the backseat of the car on the way to London. We pulled up to a theme park and got out Uncle Vernon came up to me and pushed me up against the car and whispered to me no tricks or you will never be allowed out of your cupboard for 2 months I could feel the car handle pressing into my back as I told him I wouldn't do anything. He grunted and let me go I could see Dudley smirking at me from the corner of my eye.

As we entered the park I looked around with large eyes. After 2 hours of watching Dudley go on the rides we went to get something to eat, while they ate their hamburgers and chips I looked at all the different types of people around us they were fascinating. Our next stop was the reptile house which I had been looking forward to, I watched as Dudley tried to wake up a huge boa constricter in the end Dudley got frustrated and moved onto the next one while I stayed to watch it a man came up to the window as well

"do you like snakes" he asked in a soft voice

"I do they are beautiful" I replied and looked at him and grinned

"yes they are, so whats your name"

"I'm not supposed to tell a stranger" I cheekily said

"well my name is Jake so now I am not a stranger can you tell me your name?" looking at me with a huge grin

"well I am Amara" Still looking at him

"well Miss Amara it was a pleasure to meet you" he said walking away

"same to you" I yelled after him

I could see my Uncle Vernon glaring at me, and in an act of defiance I glared back. Turning back to the snake I told him that I was sorry that he was locked up I and wished I could free him because I knew how he felt as I said this his eyes opened and looked up at me and said maybe one day we can both be free. Next thing I know I am sprawled out on the floor, I looked up and saw Dudley pounding on the glass, I felt a anger I have never felt before the suddenly the glass exploded, I watched laughing as Dudley fell backwards and the snake slithered out of it's cage and over Dudley who had wet his pants. I couldn't believe my ears as the snake went past me and hissed thanks.

I could feel someone lift me up off the floor and ask me if I was alright I said yes and looked up and saw the man from earlier. I could see my aunt and uncle both lifting up my overweight cousin he looked at me and yelled that it was my fault I did it. I shook my head and said I didn't do anything, I watched as Vernon went red then purple in the face as he stomped over to me I started shaking this is going to be bad I thought to myself. He grabbed my arm and threw me down I heard people yelling at him but I could only just look in his eyes he had lost it, he threw himself at me I never noticed the glass in his hand until I felt a burning sensation above my belly button I looked down and saw red liquid, I'm bleeding I thought in shock I then felt uncle Vernon's weight be taken off me, I looked over and saw him being held down by several men including the one that had spoken to me earlier I then felt something being pressed down on my stomach I looked and saw a lady with tears in her eyes she was telling me that I would be alright. I must have passed out at that point because when I woke up I was in a white room with a heap of machines, I must be in a hospitable I thought looking around

" ah your awake" I heard a voice say

My looked around quickly flinching as I did, I saw a doctor looking back at me with a kind look on his old face.

"sorry about that I didn't mean to startle you, now how are you feeling" he asked while checking the chart on the end of my bed.

"I'm really sore here" I told him pointing at my stomach

I looked on feeling a bit shocked when he got an angry look on his face, he must have seen the expression on my face because the look soon went away and he smiled again.

"that understandable considering what happened, now you will be fine if you don't put any pressure on that wound until it is healed, also do you feel up to some visiters?"

"visiters?" I don't know anyone who would care to visit me I wonder who it could be I thought to myself.

The doctor must have left while I was lost in my thoughts because I heard the door opening again