Dark Side of Her Life
Chapter 1
Looking at the pink and white house, Mia was nervous but excited. Her mother Jessica held her hand while putting their bags down. 'Mia, this is our new home, please be nice to your stepsisters also don't make your new father angry or we'll be right back on the street. Do you understand,' Jessica said strictly. 'Yes, Mommy.' Mia replied softly.
Mia was twelve years old when her mother brings her to live with her new step-father. Mia and her mom had a difficulty life after her father left her mother two years ago; he just went out one day and never return. Mia knew that her mom was suffering, so she never asks her for anything and helps when she can. Mia is short for her age with pale skin, dark long curly hair which rest on her oval shape face and big bright brown eye, she looks just like her mom except her mom skin is tan and her eyes are hazel. Mia is quite shy that she would blush, feel shaky, or breathless when someone tries to talk to her. She was not like the other kids that like to play with each other instead she likes to stay by herself to watch the tiny ants march to their hole or look at the lizards that rest on the branch waiting for a tasty snack. Mia loves animals but she would never ask her mom for a pet when she knows that they could not afford it.
Everything is different now that her mom started dating a guy named Harry and now that we're going to be living as a family. Mia was anxious that her new sisters wouldn't like her. Playing with her finger, Mia looks up to see a man with a lean, bald human male clad only in black skin and with silver tattoos designs. 'Oh, great, you both are here already, I've been looking forward to meeting you Mia,' Harry said smiling. 'There no need to wait, darling, we both are excited to see you.' Jessica giggled. 'Isn't that right, Mia.' Mia shyly nodded. 'alright, then the girls are waiting inside'. Harry said, carrying our bags.
Jessica follows Harry holding Mia's hand. When Mia looked inside, everything was new to her. She thought the outside look pretty but the inside was a whole different whole. The walls were painted a light cream with white and clean furniture decorated the place. Harry led her mother and her into the living, three girls were playing on their tablets on the couch. Mia looked at their clean and pretty clothes, also the black flat square in their hands. Mia wondered what that was.
'Mary, Jane, Rose, Come here. There's someone I would like you to meet.' Harry called. 'This is Jessica whom I have been seeing and her daughter Mia, they would be living with us.'
'NNOOO DADDY, YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD MARRY AGAIN AFTER MOM.' Mary screamed angrily . 'There's no way we'll allow this.' Mary was the oldest of them. She was eleven with dark skin like her father, short curly black hair, and dark eye.
'That's enough, Mary. It's my decision whether you like it or not. I not replacing your mom but Jessica would be there to help you girls grow up to be proper ladies. You'll be getting an older sister that you can look up to, she is first in her grade so you girls should learn from her.' Harry instructed.
'It's ok Harry, I know how they feel. Let's take things slow until they get used to Mia and me living here.' Jessica said sweetly.
'You're an angel, the girls should be happy to have a mom like you.' Harry replied. Harry and Jessica continue their flirting, Mia looks at the three girls tensely. She knows that they wouldn't accept her and her mom but she was told to be nice to them. Mia builds up the courage to talk to the girls but they just looked away from her and went to their rooms. After Harry and her mom was finish flirting, he showed her to her room. 'This will be your room, Mia if it's not to your liking you can tell me.' Harry said fondly. The room was the size of her whole apartment with light pink walls, yellow curtains, a white bed, desk, and a large black closet. The room was bigger than Mia expected, it even had a bathroom. 'It's pretty, thank you, Mr. Williams but I do not want to change it.' Mia said timidly. 'Ok, if there's anything you want just come straight to me, Mia.' Harry smiled. 'Oh, yes before I forget I bought you a tablet just like the girls, it's on your desk. Hope you like it.' Harry said leaving the room.
Mia looked at the desk and saw a white box with a picture on it. Open the box, Mia holds the tablet in her hand not know what to do. 'You have to press the button on the side of the tablet to turn it on, idiot.' Said a dark figure floating in the distance behind Mia.
'How should I know that when I never had one of those things.' Replied Mia, nervously. 'You shouldn't be out here. Didn't you remember what happened last time you were out?'
'Yea, yea, cry me a river, Cry, baby. You should be happy that I defend you when you were cornered behind the school.' The dark figure said sarcastically. 'Poor innocent Mia, bullied by her former classmates. Nowhere to run, not even her mother. Oh, what our poor Mia supposed to do.'
'Can't you leave me alone? I'm going to be in a new family with my mother. So you should leave.' Mia cried. 'I wouldn't be sad and I'm going to a new school make friends, so the kids wouldn't bully me anymore.'
'Oh, Naïve little Mia. Do you think your mother would pay attention to you now that you're in a new family?' It chuckles 'Your mom is going to pay more attention to your step sister than you so that her new man will be more accepting toward her.' Mia slowly turns around and looks at the figure, she was talking to.