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chapter is a PlayOn of the song. Alyssa lies by Jason Michael Carroll, except with the happier ending.

The story is from Scarlet's The story is from Scarlet Point View, her POV

Point of View, her POV

I want to apologize for all the different points of you things I just put up at the top all right that's that

This chapter will tell about how early Towel I thought Scarlet went blind and she lies to people around her about it.

at least in the way, I think it happened all right let's begin

I am sitting at my table getting ready for school. I was only about three years old at this time. My brother burst into the room. Hurry up says we're gonna be late cheese are you? Are you hurting me so quickly soul I said Scarlet we have to go now OK OK I'm almost ready. Can I just finish brushing my hair and be ready to go I don't know what I was gonna wear that day and we left the house. I hope you guys have a good day at school today or Dad says as he gets us ready or since it's off. We arrived at her first day at our school, which was a preschool-like school with younger kids. The schoolyard was full of kids and it was hard for our dad because our mother left so left last year so we were missing a mother figure in our life I don't remember mom much so remember her just a little bit before she left but I don't remember her very much. She was just like my brother always demanding wanting things attention. If no one loved her then she would always get upset about it. She left because Dad dislikes someone else or something else like fishing For example one day I did of arts and crafts project better than my brother and he got super upset about it I did the teacher didn't praise him for his cause. It wasn't as good as mine but mine was better.

We argued about it back home. I can't believe you did better than me and everybody loves you more than me. I want more attention Scarlet then do better and you'll get a better price I suggested I won't. I want you to give me the attention sister, I am no I won't. I said You need to earn people's respect and praise brother before you demand it out of other people are acting just like mother, who left father because she wasn't satisfied with us. She ran away and left us. I don't want that to happen with you, especially leaving you and me just leaving me alone Scarlet It'll happen eventually one day we'll separate one day brothers will always be together. We will be no I don't like what you're suggesting. You're only a little girl Scarlet you're only three and I am for you don't know what we want, no I guess not.

add brothers home no I have things I need to do. He said the two of you behave yourselves while you play. I will show you so sad as he reached his hand to hit me. Hang me so hard that it almost knocked me over my eyes were swollen now, I started to cry that's for doing better than me and getting all the praise and now you'll be mine forever bound to me little sister no one will be able to take care of you better than me after this stop suggesting things that will not happen that I will be with you always I father came back into the room. What have you done Scarlett Your eyes my sweet one something wrong I can't see I cried my eyes. My eyes were swollen and so it wasn't done yet When my dad's back was turned on our dad's back was turned he shot a fire Beam fire at my eyes and sent me a toss. He said Amy straight into the face burning my eyes and changing them to where they couldn't be fixed. Not even with an ice pack. I screamed out in pain as my eyes burned I really couldn't see my eyes were burned now crying away the pain, but nope, no relief came.

so whispered in my ear now scar you are mine you'll be under my control, but I'll have to find another way to keep you completely under my control soon little sister, you'll see everything I do for you will be for us our future's little sister around my eyes, but no relief came tanning my eyes my eyes have been burned Kane tried putting ice. Dad tried putting ice on my face. No relief I still cried do something do something I am. I am my sweet one, but I can't do anything about it. You are now my no good son Dad said for hurting your sister you'll always be my no good son of mine. You still have to live here because you're young but when you're older, I can't wait for to you leave or better yet maybe my sis my daughter should leave she's not safe here with you but I'll have to find another plan he spent soul for the cover-up all that when he got back to school, he beat up other kids.

kids who tried to talk to me or I would just pick fights with kids for no reason at all. Don't talk to my sister he would say to one girl one day wanted to speak to me. Don't speak to her don't mess with my sister I just wanna be her friend, well you won't get that chance the girl beat up my brother, though for a while I didn't command my brother's actions, and every day he would beat me at home show me in my place being younger than him even though it was just a year and I remember mother leaving and why she didn't take me with her All I wanted was a mothers love. Also wanted love from my father which I got but still, I didn't see him very often because he was always fishing.

I would come to school with bruises, and I would lie to everyone at school about how I got these bruises on my face I would hurt I would run into things I say, being blind I could do that I fell down the stairs I fell and hurt myself I burnt myself with my magic I would say which was one of the fears I had with fire magic with hurting myself, or hurting others with it I was hoping I would be tune to something else besides fire. The fire also helped me by helping me around the schoolyard when I was lost Sometimes my brother would be mean to me in school, maybe not hit me or anything but he would be mean and make fun of me in front of everyone, especially when I hurt myself I was always scared about everything.

Turn the times I was lying one little girl went home and told her dad all about me getting hurt. She said Daddy Scarlet lies about everything. She talks about how she lies about how she gets hurt and all that stuff at school Does the teacher know about it The girl's father would say no, but I am her friend and I try to help her, that's a good thing to do even though lying isn't good maybe something will be done about it one day father but I don't know the blue girl would say she would come home and tell me not about what she told her father but tell me what she did that day when she got home I wish you could come over and hang out with me she would say We're friends Scarlet, right the girl would say yes I found out her name was Claire My name is Clara. By the way, I never got to introduce myself Nice to meet you Clara Can I just call you Claire course now call you Scarlet. That is my name Scarlet Call me Scar. That's weird I'm just gonna call you Scarlett OK Scarlett, Claire I said so you What do you like to do Anything and everything Claire would say Too bad you can't come over to my house I said no because my father would hate you, but my brother would he doesn't like me having other friends and he's probably mad that I'm having a conversation with you he thinks I'm mad he thinks you're mess with me or messing with me right now I just want to be your friend and hang out like friends do I wish you could.

I love and care for you, Scarlet will we always be friends of course no matter what happens or where I go we will always be friends Claire I like that they will always be friends no matter what. I smiled at the thought of being friends with Claire for a long time having a good friend is hard I told Dad when I got home about her I made a new friend today. Oh really he asked another friend. So sad. I'm your only friend it's all said to me and private when we got back home that girl Claire I don't like her. Why because she can't be your friend you like Claire more than you like me you're my brother there's a different kind of relationship you don't owe me brother and I'll prove it one day that you don't own me how Are you gonna prove that I don't on you sister he says he hit me again hitting you wasn't enough that's why I burned your eyes so that you could be bound to me sister now tell me sister what do you see in this Claire girl, a friend someone who would be there for me Besides you beat up other kids I'm gonna beat up Claire no you're not you better not beat her up brother Because her mom will tell our dad and that won't be good and what bad Felicity would we get if you did that brother.

He didn't take my words don't hesitate you didn't answer my question you're my own your iamb your only friend Scarlet I will be only the one there for you and take care of you forever so you better not abandon me abandoned me he said you don't understand what that means and you're only four I'm only three we don't understand these things You don't understand what that means brother, neither do you sister You took away my vision brother I can't forgive you for that. Yes, you can. Let me be there for you in your darkest moments and then you'll be there for me. What if I don't wanna what choice do you have sister?

lots lots, Scarlet says, or I say, as I looked at him like Clara for example I want her to be my best friend at school not you you regret turning on me one day and banding me sister no so I won't regret it. Dadi is right about you. Oh, you will trust me you will sister never she said to herself and her brother, or I said to my brother and myself...

Little did I know, though that my life was about to change forever, but I still kept lying about how I got hurt, and why I was beaten up every day when I got home when I came to school with bruises on myself, Claire would always be worried and she would tell her father about it all the time I'm always worried about you she said to me I'm fine I said you're not fine you end up with bruises all the time you get bullied and get picked on because you're blind. I'll keep you safe Scarlet Claire I'm fine are you sure yes? I just worry about you. She said as she touched my arm will be best friends forever, Scarlet's yes friends I like the idea of that.

The next day at school things changed for the for I don't know if her worst or not. I still kept lying, though, as I didn't want people to know about what happened to me. Kept beating up the soul or punishing him at least but I always took the worst of souls, not soul punishment, but of soul anger, one father would beat him. I already knew that Father beat Sol so Soul didn't have to tell me that. but I would lie about my bruises and I'd wear long outfits like long clothes to hide my bruises so no one would notice even Claire, who is my best friend in school. I didn't like lying to her, but it was the only way I thought.

with something extraordinary happened even though I was still lying a new teacher came and joined us. She introduced herself Hi I am Helena. She says I'm joining you as your new teacher. I hope you have. I hope that you'll treat me with decent respect even though most of you were young kids, She didn't notice me right away, and my brother's soul. I hope that we have a great time and be great students and teachers and I hope that you do I hope that I can provide you all with a decently good future I don't know what will happen after I stop being your teacher if I ever do, but I hope that I don't. I just moved here to Ravenswood and I am so happy to be here.. also as your teacher, I demand respect so I hope that you all always respect me and always know that you can come to me for anything whatever bothers you. I couldn't see Helena but people around me described Terry's pretty with Sandy's light-colored hair that was kind of a blonde color and violet eyes. There is purple amethyst whenever I'm at the store and her hair was nice to Claire described her look to me, she looks like an angel. Claire said an angel yeah and angel. Maybe she sent to help us what are angels? I asked, You don't know where angels are in the human world There's an equivalent of a religion of Christianity, which is in the human world, said Claire, Are you human Claire? Claire nodded her head. Yes, I am human. Why? I'm just wondering why you act like you are. I just heard that bad things are happening to humans that's why I asked usually young to be worried about those kinds of things and so did I said Claire I needed to go to the bathroom, and I knew how to get there even though I wanna asked to help me I told her I could find my way to the bathroom on my own.

I can do it myself I said to Helena I know Helena said early so I don't know but thanks for letting me know. You just look like you needed help because you're blind People told me that so I thought that's how blind people act I can do it on my fine, Miss Elena, Miss Lena she said, I said, that's what I want you to call me as Miss Lena she said smile, saying Helena's name, Miss Lena. I want you to watch out for my brother, Miss Lena who wants to vie for your attention. 00 and how so I want you to be well he wants to give he wants to let you know that he is the best.

Thank you for warning me about him. I will not give him the praise. He deserves them if that's what you're asking me to do Helena asked me yes I said don't give him any attention like that. He's so prideful he already thinks he owns me, but he doesn't own me, what do you mean by that would be hard to explain I said, but I am glad you gave me the warning she said being your teacher is amazing and I will help you as much as possible but I won't help your brother if that's how you think about him yes, I said so don't give him any ideas I think he can own me or any ideas that he is the best one and don't give him special treatment and I give you special treatment. Instead, she asked me I want to be treated like anyone else Miss Lena well, then I won't give you special treatment either Scarlet..

The day went fast and it was almost over and it was time to go home. I guess it's time to get ready to go back to your house it is and my dad will be here to pick us up soon. OK, we were the last to be picked up today Claire hugged me. I'll see you tomorrow Scarlet, yeah I'll see you around two Claire I heard Claire Clara speaking to her father Scarlet lied again about things. I think something is going on in her home life something terrible She said to her father What I don't know, but she keeps lying about how she gets hurt and how and in-laws about different things like how she gets those bruises on tell us that she runs into things because she's blind, or she falls down the stairs or something that's concerning I mean about her lying and her injuries Helena heard everything something isn't right she said thinking to herself I have to pay them a visit she said. In some way, I will try to figure out how to get the truth out of her but for now, I'll let it be.

I returned home. Dad brought us home. It was time for dinner. If this is something good to eat tonight for Scarlet for doing well in school today he says what again souls added Scarlet did better than me. How can she? He said storming off come back here I just stood there should I go after him? I asked my father no, let him go off on his own, he is my no good son of mine now he ain't gonna hurt you daughter has he been hurting you my sweet one no I lied again and Home even are you sure my brother finally came home it was time to eat.

Then there was a knock at our door. Dad said anyone there. Yes, a female voice said on the other end of the lot on the other end of the door. I think smells great. What's being cooked fish he said man come and have some who are you? I am Helena I am Miss Lena I am Scarlet and Soul's teacher. I want to talk to you about Scarlet, has she done something wrong in school? Oh no, it's not that way, but I feel like she's hiding something from everyone and I'd like to talk to you about it sir Mr. Ignace, of course, come in. Thank you very much and I wouldn't be posing if I ate dinner with you not at all OK so I will eat with you and talk with you about Scarlet of course how's she doing in school any way she's doing great in school. I just fear all the lying that she is making about things. Some of the kids are talking and they're worried about things about her here at home. I'm just worried that her life here at home isn't safe, she says it should be I mean how else would it be?

I'm just worried about the other children to about what father asked I mean like them talking about her if she would tell the truth and tell what she's been going through and what's bothering her I can help her I have no idea what's going on much except things, and I can't tell you in front of Scarlet, or front of my no good son of mine so sit there in silence picking at his food me what about me? Nothing that you're the worst student I've had she says I wish you'd be more like Scarlet. I wish she would be more like Scarlet to send Kane. I wish that he would be more like my sweet one.

Go to your room Dad says it's garlic Comes to no he says Scarlet ain't coming upstairs with you you go alone and I'll take care of you later and don't make a scene fine I won't make a scene, Miss Helena, you and Scarlet stay down here I need to go take care of something and then you and then I'll speak with you OK maybe I can talk to Scarlet Hwy you go and take care of some business. So Scarlet, will you tell me the truth about what's going on why it's just because you're telling so many lies at school I want to know the truth about what's going on between you and your brother and your family here I know you have a great relationship with your father but your brother, I know you told me not to give him praise. Something is off about things with you and your brother and he has. Additionally, It's fine said Scarlet and he said I said to her Are you sure she asked me yes I believe it is why do you ask Because other kids are worried, especially your friend Claire. She told her father that you lie about where your bruises come from and that you hurt yourself you can tell me I won't tell anyone not even Claire is it have to have to do with something your father has to do with your brother upstairs?

Meanwhile, upstairs now, father says to Kane and father says to soul what have you been doing to your sister behind my back? I'm not aware or not completely clueless about what you do to my daughter Your sister when I had my back turned like might beat her or you are using her as target practice for your fire magic. She wouldn't need to lie about things if you just didn't beat her for that I'm gonna punish you son what are you gonna do? Yes, you're the fairest punishment one you're not getting any dessert later after supper you'll come back downstairs and eat dinner, but you will not get any sweet stuff afterward. Fine, I'll take your punishment Dad Good, so got spanked. Father beat him. I could hear the beating from down here, but I stayed sitting down with my teacher she was still talking to me. Scarlet should begin again tell me tell me the truth what goes on between you and your brother when you get home from school every day you come back to school every day with bruises after that day and all night so what happens what happened to you and why did your brother get beaten for it or spanked for it punished every day like this I'm afraid this is not a safe environment for you to grow up in Scarlet. Is it because of my dad no it has nothing to do with your dad. I think that your father Kane is a great guy I fear for your safety with your brother, not your father. The safe environment is not because of you or your dad. It's because of your brother and the way he treats you, I want you to tell me the whole truth of what happened to you and also, how did you go blind? I don't believe you're telling me the whole truth.

OK, I said looking the calendar in the eye the best I could being blind. Of course, I use my Cincy a radius too since she and I said every day I come home and my brother beats me every day I come home I come to school like that every day, and I lie to everyone so that no one realizes that I have been through so much being young, I didn't expect to be treated this way and be mature about it and lie about it being small doesn't help me at all my brother is a year older than me he's four I am three he's always mean to me every day that's why I didn't want you to praise him because he doesn't deserve it for the way, he treats me and he was the cause of the reason why I went blind. He burned my eyes with his magic on purpose, and then beat me in the face beat my eyes till they were black and blue father, but an ice pack on my eyes, but it only got rid of the swelling in the burning sensation. When I finally blinked, my eyes opened, I couldn't see anything and that's how I went blind and how I went blind, he told me that the reason he wanted me to be this way was that he wanted to control me when I got older he told me that this will be the easiest way to keep me under his thumb one day he'll take me away from father, and he wants me to live alone with him I don't feel safe around my brother, Miss Lena but I don't have any other choice. He's my family just like my father is my family. Our mother left us when we were young I don't know her she left a little after I was born, so it's only been me and my father and my brother, for the last three years of my life, he was a single father, and only could take care of the two of us the best he could. Do you know much about your mother know no one I don't know much about her, to be honest. I have no idea what she's like or who she is. I see I bet it's a lonely existence scarlet. It is making friends difficult for me at school too because of the way my brother wants to be possessive. He won't let me make any friends. I finally made that one friend Claire she's my only friend right now, even though my brother wants to be my friend and my only friend and no one else, he doesn't like it when I give other people attention instead of him I bet it's very difficult for you it is And I bet it's hard for you to admit all of this truth to me I promise I will not spread any of this or tell your friend Claire or anyone, but I want to impose something for you. I want to ask you something Scarlet would you like to spend time with me in my house, what I said do you want to spend time with me in my house? You're a father who loves you but a brother who doesn't understand you you're a grown-up and a family or one person understands you and the other doesn't I'd like to take care of you, Scarlet I'd like to finish raising you as a mother figure to you.

Well, I still go to school. Of course, you're still going to school and I will make sure you get everything you need I'll even let your dad visit you I smile to myself My father to come visit, but not my brother living with my teacher, Miss Helena, and Selena, I go to school with her she take me home and take care of me, I just think it'll be safe for you that way to live with me. I will not let anyone hurt you scarlet. I'll let you come visit from time to time first visit my home before you make a decision. What do you think? I like the idea and the sound of it, but I'd also like to come and visit your home Miss Lena, OK all right then I'll let that happen Skyland, but I have to talk to your father first, and I am very grateful that you told me the truth, even though it was very difficult for you.

yeah, I thought telling the truth was more difficult but telling it to Miss Lena was hard but I trust her and I care for her now I'll wait for your father to come downstairs and I will tell him what you want to do. OK, I said hugging this Elena, Lena, you're the best and I'm glad that I sat and told you I'm glad I sat and listened. I love you Scarlet and your father loves you too. We barely know each other and Miss Lena are you sure you want me to live with you? We don't, you don't visit very often because your first visit to Europe is your air supposed opposing to live for me to live with you I'll let you spend a few days with your family first. I'll let you make a decision you come visit me I'll come visit you and will make sure everything is OK. I will check on you very often. OK OK, I agree with that.

My father came down the stairs, so came down later, but he was still in his room. What have you ladies been talking about? Well, she told me the truth about what's going on between her and her soul is it true that he fits her it is I was supposed to suppose that she would live with me, but we barely know each other, and I was thinking that we get to know each other a little more a stranger like you to raise my daughter, well I was hoping to come visit as much as possible and have her come visit me so we wouldn't be strangers. How's that sound Mr. Agnes I like the idea I don't want you to take my child without her consent. I will be her consent and yours I know I'm a stranger right now, but maybe I can become a friend of course I was also thinking of him and loving Scarlet go and visit and stay the night at her friend Claire's house tomorrow night to have a sleepover oh that sounds lovely. That sounds like a good idea. Get her away from the house for a bit Have her go stay at her friend Claire's house that daughter would you like to stay at your friend Claire's I'd love to. I'm going to stay at Claire's tomorrow night. That's good because she wants to have a slumber party.

I was excited about a slumber party at Claire's. I can't wait.

Is the end of this chapter For now I'm not in this chapter but this part next chapter will get to see Scarlet have a slumber party with her friend Claire and her decision on whether she's going live with Helena or not, I hope you enjoy this jampacked chapter of great stuff And I hope you enjoy this awesome great story as it unfolds. I hope you enjoy this first chapter as the prologue of friend and foe.