The girls wondered into a giant shoe shop, row after row of shoes covered the walls. Small stools dotted in the areas near mirrors. Nikita caught sight of a girl with short layered blonde hair and a unique scar gracing her pale face. Realizing the girl worked at the shop Nikita stalked closer to her.

"Kelly, Kelly Indigo?" She blurted out and the girl span around and locked eyes on Nikita.

Alex came and stood next to Nikita taking a few steps following Nikita's movement as she began a conversation with the young girl.

"Nikita" Kelly said the words curling off her tongue.

"Kelly, I haven't seen you since you left Gary and Caroline" Nikita reminisced.

"Yeah, I know. You left me, I left you. I should get back to work."

"No Kelly, you didn't leave me nor did I leave you, you were taken out of care and put with your biological mom" Nikita told Kelly.

"NO, Nikita I wasn't!" Kelly almost shouting continued. "Gary called the police and said I had stolen stuff and I was the one being abusive towards YOU!"

Both Kelly's and Nikita's eyes started to water.

"No" Nikita shook her head "I would remember that Caroline said that your mom wanted you back. That she had been looking for you for years and then she won custody." Nikita said with a confused look.

Kelly looked at Alex then at Nikita then dragged them both in the staff only room locking the door.

"Do you remember when Gary hit you?" Kelly asked.

"Which time he hit us both a lot remember?" Nikita replied.

"You were about thirteen and you came running to me crying and screaming it was only a couple of weeks after you had come. You told me he wanted me but you kept screaming and begging me not to go. I went and because I was slightly older he wanted me to do stuff that only he and Caroline should do to put it clearly. Anyway I refused and he hit me across the face. Next thing he did was send Caroline to get you. He hit you in front of me. That was the first time he had us in the same room with him. The next day, I think you heard me screaming and crying because you came in my room and hugged me so tight. I thought you were going to break. You saw the blood on a shirt I was using" Her voice cracked as the vulnerability crept in.

"I remember" Nikita interrupted

"Next thing I knew Caroline came in my room and grabbed you. You started to cry but she was persistent." Kelly paused and Nikita continued.

"Yeah, I remember. She took me to the bathroom and shut the door. She told me to strip into my underwear. That's when she started taking pictures of my cuts and bruises." Nikita's eyes shed tears at the memory.

"Well they used that as evidence…I got sent to Juvy" Kelly informed Nikita.

"Oh my God. Kelly I had no idea. I swear" Nikita said holding her friend in a tight embrace.

"Look Nikita I don't want anything to do with you. I just wanna move on with my life please. Get the shoes you want and leave me alone." Kelly spat.

Alex took Nikita to a different shop and Alex couldn't help but notice the change in personality. Nikita chose some black pointy toe shoes. Alex called her dad and asked if he could come and pick them up after all the shopping it was time to call it quits.

Ten minutes later Alex got a phone call telling her that her dad was unable to come and get them but the chauffer he sent was waiting outside.

Nikita hugged Alex and thanked her for everything then climbed out of the limo. She collapsed in a messy heap on her bed and looked at red numbers on her alarm clock. Deciding to get ready at six thirty in the evening she turned it on knowing the ear shattering noise would lure her out of her calming slumber. Nikita's head crashed on the pillow and her everything went black as she drifted off to a world of magic and happiness. She was shook out of her slumber by her alarm playing a song called happy tears. Nikita then realized her past was her past and that she couldn't let it define her future as she was making the best of it.

Nikita dragged herself out of her black silk covers and wandered towards the bags which contained her outfit. She hung the grey dress on her wardrobe door and put the shoes on her bed. Walking into her en suite she switched on the shower and stepped in. She let out a deep shaky breath as the boiling water cascaded down her body.

Ten minutes later, Nikita jumped out of the shower with a white fluffy towel tightly wrapped around her tanned smooth skin. Nikita sat on her bed and began to massage moisturiser on her body. Rubbing her hair with a smaller white towel Nikita plugged her hair dryer in. Her hair soon dried allowing her to brush her dark locks.

Nikita pulled her dress down her fragile body. Her hair as straight as a ruler just flowed down her back ending just above her waist. She began to do her makeup, starting with foundation then moving on to concealer. After applying a light pink blush on her strongly defined cheek bones she then moved to swiftly applying dark eye shadow and eyeliner. Brushing her eyelashes with mascara. Finishing her look with a maroon coloured lipstick.

Grabbing her shoes, Nikita stalked downstairs to find Amanda, wearing a red knee length dress with a black belt and matching shoes with black accessories. Her make-up was slightly dark but not over taking the power her dress let off.

"Nikita, you look fabulous come let's take a picture" Amanda complimented.

Nikita stood in front of the white door her hands on her hips and a giant fake smile plastered on her face. Amanda noticed this and decided she had to pry.

"Nikita, honey what's wrong?" Amanda asked stepping closer to her daughter.

"Mom it's nothing… I just saw this girl from an old life. I don't want to talk about it." Nikita replied.

"Fine, you know I'm always here if you need me." Amanda said curling her hands around Nikita. "Come on, we best get going its five past eight."

Nikita put her shoes on noticing the extra four inches to her height. The pair walked out the door and down the path leading to the Rose residence.