Prologue

Sam

After saying goodnight to the last of my friends, I cleaned the tables, drew the curtains and threw away the wilting flowers. I locked up and stepped into the dark alley, tugging at my mini-skirt which I was required to wear at work. It was pitch-black outside, I hated walking down the darkened streets of London on my own- I didn't know who or what was watching from the shadows.

I walked on the side of the street reaching closer to my house; I could hear snickering behind me. I glanced around then gasped as a man jumped in front of me, "Hello my lovely." He sneered. I jumped back, into the open arms of another thug. I struggled as the arms clamped around me. I screamed out then felt myself be thrown against my neighbors' wall "Can't go walking around, looking like that all on your lonesome sweetheart. There are a lot bad people out here." He smirked at me as I cowered under his gaze. He shoved his face against mine and stole a kiss. I squirmed, my scream muffled.

He dragged me to my house to find my mum and dad already in the thief's car. They shoved me in the back with my mum and dad. I laid there as they I glanced up the guy from earlier. He had now perched himself in the driver's seat with another male I recognized from earlier who had visited the café. He didn't look down at me, instead his eyes were firmly placed on the road, he looked nervous, he hands carefully placed on his lap, he slowly turned to the driver and whispered something to him as we finally set off into the night.

Hey I'm Sammy but prefer Sam , I'm 19 years old , for the last few years of high school my life was great, I was the captain of cheerleading club at my college , I had the best boyfriend Luke we went everywhere together and my parents owned and lived in the most amazing place you could imagine. That all changed last winter a few days before Christmas also my birthday … now I live alone in the suburbs of Arizona with two awesome boys in a small desolated apartment also one of the many outcasts and rejected students in the local university. I have only a few people in my life which are equal to family members. This is the story of after the car crash which my parents died, my life was turned upside down adding a few surprises along the way .This is my story.