The me that you don't see

Prologue

I guess you could say I was just like every other girl.

That I was your normal teen.

You could say that, but you would be wrong.

I grew up in a family that didn't care if I lived or died.

I had a father that would rape me on a daily basis.

A mother that drank then used me as a punching bag.

I thought by going to school I would have a break from all of that, but nope.

Kids call me names, and push me around.

They act like I have the plague.

No one would sit by me, and if they had me in their group they would make a big deal out of it.

Even the teachers would put me down.

I had no one to turn to.

All I seen was abuse.

So I did the only thing I could think of to do.

I ran away.

I stole money from my parents, and took a bus to Colorado.

I didn't know anyone there, but it looked so pretty on tv.

I needed a fresh start.

To be someone else.

To forget my past, and start over.

I was scared that someone would come after me.

If my parents found me they would kill me.

I looked over my shoulder in constant fear.

I didn't eat.

I never slept.

I decided I was just to close to home.

There was a group that helped abused women so I lied about my age, and went underground with them.

I got a new idenity.

No one would be able to find me.

I cut, and dyed my hair.

I looked in the mirror, and didn't see myself anymore.

I was no longer the kid that everyone pushed around.

I had to make it on my own.

Going home again was never an option.

I needed to leave it all in the past.

I had to forget about the me that you don't see.