Chapter 1
On a bright and sunny morning when the weather was chilly and it smelled like flowers, a baby girl was born. Everyone had smiles on their faces, this happened in the most likely place, their home. Oh how joyous it was that day, the parents loved her so much at first sight, but after a year they had to let her go.
She was adopted by a family of one, the parents and another baby girl, Claris who was about her age though only a few months older. At the last sight of the girl, her biological parents named her Ella, kissed her and left. The new father vowed to love and protect her with everything he had. Ella grew to be a lovable child that everyone who got to meet her would adore her.
Claris and Ella lived like twins and loved each other so much and were inseparable. They would always play together fight for each other and a few times against each other. Their father took them to the same schools all the time till at one of them, they met Peter whom Claris really liked. The three of them became the best of friends hence always moved together to whatever school.
When Ella and Claris turned six, tragedies began to happen one after another; first their father got really ill and died, a year later when their mother didn't want to keep staying with Ella and wanted to get rid of her, Ella's biological parents mysteriously disappeared. Constantly they would contact her, but it had been months since they reached out. So her step mother was caring for her unwillingly. It was at this time when she saw how cruel life can get when her best friend and sister, Claris started siding with her adopted mother, Patricia treating her like a maid.
She was only nine when she first did all the house chores on her own. She was so young and not even taught how to do it, but beaten up badly for not doing it properly. It was then when she vowed to look for her real parents.
In the deep dark forest beyond the mountains and lakes is a dark place with a huge, majestic yet very spooky palace known by everyone as the badlands where a queen lives. Every night lightning would strike at the palace meaning there was someone inside desperate for a deed. She would grant wishes and give whatever was asked even to kill someone for as long as you give her a sacrifice in return. One would need to hunt for more gems stones to increase her power which was a very hard task or bring her a girl she would use to take away her beauty and soul so she can't age.
There were and are people who would seek help from her almost every day, but if one went without a sacrifice she would give you a gift of her own one she would call a gift of good will which was obviously a curse.
Hours turn to days, days into weeks, weeks into months and months in years, Ella continues enduring the pain and sorrow, though Peter becomes her knight in shining armour. He is always there to comfort and encourage her through it all. Eleven years of torment from them is increased when Claris makes a new friend Naomi. Apparently Claris hated Naomi when they were kids because she was a bully, but since she began siding with her mother they became close because they were neighbors. They still went to the same schools till finally it was time to go to university.
Patricia didn't want child service to be at her throat so she unwillingly let Ella go to the same university as Claris in Austria, Boarding Universitat Wien to study medicine. As always Peter was also at the same university and would always help Ella because he knew the hardship she had been going through.
Claris would treat Ella like her bodyguard make her follow her around, carry her bag or books, get her food, do her assignments and Naomi would do the same. Peter would always want to confront them, but Ella was too kind and would deny him to do so hence all he could do was help her whenever he could. This was, is and will be her daily routine. Right now it is class time and as usual........
Claris: Ella........ Ella!
Ella: (was day dreaming) yesss! Sorry .......
Claris: how many freaking times must I call you huh! Take these away I need to talk to someone
Ella: okay [she carries the bag and goes]
Claris: Peter, where are you going I have been waiting for you
Peter: [looks in Ella's direction] aahh what is it? [Stands next to her]
Claris: I hear you'll be going out with John and June
Peter: yeah who told you th......
Claris: that doesn't matter. Listen I was wondering who your date is going to be
Peter: actually.......
Claris: you know it's my favourite restaurant
Peter: Claris.....
Claris: are you really going to turn me down
Peter: no, listen.....
Claris: great I'll be expecting you to come pick me up [she starts walking away]
Peter: I already have.....
Claris: bye!
Peter: [says to himself] if only Ella wasn't so kind I would.......... Argh!!!!!
In class Ella is more active and smart than the both of them while Peter and Ella exchange a lot in terms of who gets first and second place.
Mr Danfort: a tumour is an abnormal growth that changes the morphology of an organ. Examples are lymphoma which is a malignant and.......... [Claris and Naomi walk in] the both of you need to understand that this is a medical school. In a real hospital a minute wasted your patient will die.
[They both just walk in silently and sit down]
Mr Danfort: I'm talking to the both of you!
Claris: oh would you just quit it please like you said in a real hospital, for crying out loud I know that. Besides this is just a damn lecture anyway I don't see any patients here
Mr Danfort: not only will you both fail your exams but be sued by patients for rudeness
Naomi: seriously she just told you!
Mr Danfort: are you yelling at me?!
Naomi: ..... [Rolls her eyes]
Mr Danfort: anyway .....
Naomi: [laughs sarcastically] you know what, actually I just realised when I complete I won't be a dumb ass lecturer like you. I will own a school one day and hire you so respect what you say to us
Class: (murmur) whoo....
Mr Danfort: that's if you'll even make it in life which I highly doubt
Naomi: .................
Mr Danfort: great now your assignments please
Claris: do you really want to go down that road?
Mr Danfort: that's it!!!! I've had enough the both of you follow me!!!!!!!
Both: [just sited]
Mr Danfort: GET UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [They got frightened and followed him]
Mr Danfort: sir, I.........
Principal: wait, sir.... The two of you again for third time, this time your parents won't save you
Naomi: actually....
Principal: shut up!! [She kept quiet] what happened this time
While back in class the students were talking and murmuring about it
Tom: mahn they should just get expelled seriously what's their deal
June: Ella how do you cope with them
Ella: I receive worse
Peter: by the way I wanted to ask you if you could join us tonight, but Claris argh
Ella: [laughs] just go with her I don't want to deal with her besides she's already mad right now.
The day goes quiet for a bit since the two have been chased for three days and given fails on their GPAs in Mr Danfort's course. Claris changes the story blaming Ella when she complains to her mother so Patricia stops giving her money for food and only pays her fees. Naomi also gives a lie of her own to save herself. Later that day Peter goes to pick up Claris though he doesn't want to.
Now at the date it's been an hour and all three aren't happy to have her there, hence keep silent while Claris talks alone.
Claris: what a great double date
John: [trying to leave] I left my phone in the car I'll be back
June: actually, my sister is coming by tonight I just remembered
Peter: really, do you need a ride?
Claris: the food isn't here yet people
June: I really have to go I haven't seen her in a really long time and I don't know how long she's staying
John: peter why don't you wait here as I drop my girlfriend I mean we can't leave her alone [smiles sarcastically]
Peter: [makes an angry funny face at him] okay mahn, you do you
John: great. Ah Claris I'll see you later [they stand up] where to now [whispers]
June: there's a nice place across [whispers]
Claris: so......
Peter: wait, hey John! Let me walk you out I have to ask you something [he leaves]
Claris: (tries to shout for him) Peter!
Peter: (he ignores)
Claris: Great he's gone.
