Marilyn stood in the study like someone who was being placed in a courtroom for trial. If this judge was to pass a judgment she very well knew it would not be in her favor. Her aunt Magaret has never passed a judgment in her favor, no matter how obvious the truth was, Marilyn was always wrong in her eyes.

Magaret cleared her throat, and gave a glaring 'go ahead and explain yourself' look to Marilyn, not like she cared about whatever Marilyn had to say but she always enjoyed seeing her in misery and pain, it gave her some sort of power and showed her superiority over Marilyn.

"I didn't seduce him, he was trying to kiss me and...i... i.. pushed him away then he got mad and lied to Agnes," she cried as she defended herself.

The winter cold had penetrated through her light, wet chiffon dress and was freezing her to death but there was just so little she could do. If she talked too much she could get another glass of cold wine on her body.

"Shut up, just shut up your useless mouth. Mum she's lying. This was how she scattered my last relationship with Colin, she's a slut and she has to be dealt with," Her cousin Agnes screamed on top of her voice.

"I didn't scatter your relationship with Colin, we were only friends and you misunder..." Her words were cut off by Magaret.

"Shut up! You are a devil and the only reason I'm still keeping you here is because your good for nothing mother happens to be my sister and it would be inhumane of me to throw you out," Magaret scolded.

"But I swear I didn't do...." She pleaded but was cut off, followed by a slap on her face from Agnes.

"Shut up, you liar," Agnes screamed "Mum you need to punish her."

"I will. definitely," Magaret said. "You are grounded. And don't even come up with the bull ltalk about how you're 19 and above the rules. Now give me your phone."

"I have it with me already mum," Agnes smiled and raised the phone up making Marilyn shocked at the sight of her with it.

"Now, get out of my sight," Margaret said and gestured her hands for Marilyn to leave

"Wait! Unlock the phone before you leave," Agnes commanded

"I will not do that," Marilyn replied with a stern tone.

"Well then. Say goodbye," Agnes smirked as she smashed the phone on the floor

Marilyn stood in disbelief and shock as a tear rolled down her face. Not like this was even a big deal to her, she had been through worse situations in their hands but she was expecting a call for a job she had applied for at one of the biggest modeling industries, now her shot at happiness has been ruined yet again by the people who ought to be her family! Sometimes she wondered why she was cursed with her beauty. She always caught every Man's attention and this has been only a source of pain to her because her cousin was always jealous and envious of her.

She ran through the stairs angrily as she made her way to her room. She was bothered about her fate if she kept living with them, but what even plagued her more was finding the mysterious man she always saw in her dream since childhood.

For every dream she had about him it's like a new chapter of a story is being revealed and she gets to see more disturbing details. She had seen the man in her dream again, but this time he wasn't alone, he was with a woman that looked exactly like her and she looked like she was in great danger.

She grabbed her diary from the table and scribbled the latest details she had seen in her dream overnight. 'I saw him again, but this time he was with a woman that looked exactly like me and what bothers me is that she seemed as though she was in great danger, as she was being chased by some weird men till he saved her and gave her some place to hide'

She let out a deep sigh as she completed the words. Looking out the window at the beautiful blue sky she wondered what her fate was going to be. She had a lot going on in her life, an abusive aunt and cousin who hate her, and a mysterious dream man she wants to find

****

"Emily is bacccck," Agnes shouted as a car pulled over in front of the house. Marilyn stared out the window in excitement. Emily really is back. During their childhood Emily, who's a younger sister to Agnes, was the only one that showed her care and was good to her, till she was selected to be a part of her dream school of ballet in Australia.

"Emily," the words escaped her mouth as she looked out the window in excitement, this diverted emily's attention from the tight hug Agnes had pulled her into

"Marilyn!" Emily smiled "why aren't you coming down? I will be right at your room, there's so much to talk about," Emily waved towards the window

Marilyn nodded and smiled. She also had a lot to talk about, who knows maybe things would change now that Emily was back