Authors note: this prologue will be very short just so you could get in on alora's backstory and understand her character a but more.
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Prologue
My life has never been extremely easy. I've had to fight for everything from having to put food on the table and take care of my family to getting a scholarship at university . I've worked hard for where i am right now and i can't t say im not pleased.
Its hard having two jobs to handle everyday, paying the rent, giving your 4 year old brother what he needs and taking care of your old aged mother at 17.
I dont know what i could have done wrong in my past life for the universe to give me such a shitty time. Like seriously is my parents loving me too much to ask?
I mean i couldnt have been that bad that my biological parents had to sell me off. I was only 2. What type of human does that!! I wasnt even a full todller yet and they decided they didnt want me. If only they would have waited a couple more years i would have shown them how amazing i could be. And what i could achieve.
Oh well, its not like they'll come back. And i dont want them to. They left me, they dont deserve me after everything they've done.
Im completely happy with layke and mother. They might not be my biological family but they always made me feel like i was theirs. And never let any harm come to me. They are the reason im in uni right now and get to have a good education.
I'll always be grateful to them .
On a normal day i would go to the restaurant and work my shift there and at night i'd go to the strip club and work as a dancer. You get good pay there and i mean i do have a good body.
After that i would come home late, go to sleep and repeat the cycle again. It caused me to not see my mum and layke a lot of the time or sometimes only in the mornings because i came home late. But they understood.
Other than that if my day went good and i had some money left over i would buy mysef a drink form starbucks. That was my only other spending of money. Everything else went to my brother so he could have a good chilhood.
I was okay woth this life, yes its bad but people have it worse than me right? Plus i always had my best freind corinna to help me out. Shes been my freind since we were in 6th grade. I love her, we've always been together, she was my ride or die. cos unlike her im not the most sociable person.
We moved from canada to NYC when my father got a job there. But after he died things soon went downhill. But we live.
I still love my life, i made some new freinds at the strip club and I've worked at the restaurant for nearly 6 months now and i have been able to get close to a couple people. Just enough so that if i ever get kidnapped or something someone would know.
But what are the chances of that happening. Right? Yeah obviously.
You can never be too sure.
Columbia university - first semester is tarting soon. Im so excited! Its been my dream uni since I've know. And i've worked my ass off to get here.
I could finally meet new people, have fun, let go a little. Maybe.
I could just imagine myslef walking down the halls with my bag and books. Yes im a nerd. I love books and school, what can i say. They're amazing!!
The first day starts tommorow and i think im all ready. I've not got an outfit out but i would probably just end up wearing light pink joggers and a matching hoodie. It wasnt that big of a deal.
Corinna and i go to the same uni so shes going to pick me up cos she has a car. And wnated to make a BIG entrence as she says. Whereas i wasnt so comfortable with the idea.
God tomorrow is gonna be one hell fo a day