#Chapter1

Prologue

/"LEAVE MY FUCKING HOUSE./" Benjamin came in shouting.

/"Babe, what's wrong?/" I asked but he just started laughing, I would always joke about saying babe to him. But today his so different.

/"I TOLD YOU TO FUCKING LEAVE./" He shouting again, glaring at me.

/"Please Benjamin, don't hurt me./" I couldn't help but remember my past when my step-father abused me.

/"JUST GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE SOFIA./" He said taking a threatening step and grabbing my hand.

/"What did I do to you?/" He asked pausing for a minute. /"I stopped everything for you/"

/"Nothing, I swear Ben./" I was so shocked. What did I do to him to make him hurt me like that? /"Please calm down./" I pleaded and started crying even harder and louder.

/"Acting like you didn't do anything when you went Stripping for my friends./" He took a long pause as I was about to explain myself he cut me off /"YOU FUCKING CHEATER. YOU CHEATED ON ME./" He said dangerously his eyes turned black.

They say you can run from the truth but you can never hide.

It always finds a way to catch up with you.

I believe the past is the same.

You may always run away

But it will catch up with you

When you least expect it.

Sofia's POV.

/"Elijah come back here or I swear to god I will kill you this time./" I shouted for the hundredth time. Elijah never listens, Anette and him both just love playing outside not giving a shit about life. It's been three years and six months since I last saw Benjamin.

The love of my life.

The guy I thought was going to be the one that will always have my back, but life proved me wrong. My mom was right. I'm a slut, a whore no one cares about. And she was right once again. I never had friends no one wanted to be my friend. Until the day I moved to New York, the city that never sleeps.

/"I'm here mommy./" He said after taking his time, I'm very happy that I made two friends that have a daughter.

/"Hey, why you looking at me like that Eli?/" I asked him. Today he finally turned three but honestly, I believe his clever than any three years old.

/"No mommy. I love momma./" He answered.

The person I love most in this world just told me that. I'm so happy don't get me wrong but I know he either wants something or he did something.

/"What did you do, Eli?/" I looked at him in the eye but he just smiled.

/"Sofia Valentines, I swear to god I'll kill you and your son./" Anna came shouting from outside. Shit, what did Elijah do to her this time?

Anna Coetzee Kingston Hendricks is my best friend, she and her husband were the first friends I made when I moved here. They are happily married and have a three-year-old daughter named Annette which if I'm not wrong is the one Elijah did something too.

/"What's wrong Anna?/" I asked knowing that Elijah did something again.

/"He painted Anette's face. Are you sure that he is only three years old today./" Anna was shouting and she didn't notice that Elijah was hiding behind me because he was pretending to be scared of her.

When I was pregnant I almost gave Elijah up for adoption, but Anna and Marko helped me keep him. Anna is like a mother to him and she is definitely going to be taking care of him if something ever happens to me.

Because life is always unpredictable.

/"Sorry, Anna but it is his/" Before I could finish talking Elijah cut me off.

/"It's my birthday./" Elijah mumbled, making Anna angry but she just started laughing and kissed him on the forehead.

/"You both such cute babies./" She said cleaning Annette's face.

/"I'm not a baby. Tell her momma./" Elijah was trying so hard to act angry he even rolled his eyes when he heard Anna say, 'my cute babies.'

/"Of course you not Anna's cute baby./" I told Elijah and he smiled until I added /" You are my cute baby boy./" He rolled his eyes and looked both Anna and me, thinking of a comeback until he heard Marko's voice.

/"Where's my big birthday boy?/" Marko shouted as he came in.

/"Uncle Mark yay. I wasI missed you./" Elijah was so excited that he forgot how to actually speak right. Anna and I both started laughing because we know he is going to tell Marko everything.

/"Uncle Mark Mommy called me baby./" Elijah said. I wouldn't have liked Elijah telling Marko or any other guy what I say to him, but it's actually not his fault that his father is gone and Marko is the only thing he has close to a father.

/"Don't worry I'll punish Aunty and your dad/" Marko paused. What the fuck was he even thinking saying that today of all the days.

Your dad! Seriously?

/"Where is daddy?/" Shit, I hate you Marko Hendricks I hate you so much right now.

/"Dad is going to be here soon baby his just umm, very busy right now./" I always knew his going to be asking about his father. But what can I do if he doesn't exist for me anymore? Every time he asks this question it's going to be a reminder of my past. I left London for one reason. And that is to forget everything and everyone there.

But how can I when Elijah is a reminder!

/"But mommy/" Before he finished the sentences I cut him off.

/"No buts Eli, let's go./" As I picked Elijah up, both Anna and Marko mouthed 'We so sorry.' And I just smiled at then giving them to assure them that it's fine and I kissed Annette before I left.

/"Elijah come bath right now./" I called him again.

This kid will be the death of me one day.

/"I'm coming Mommy./" I can't believe I believed him say that to me a thousand times for the last ten minutes. So I walked to his room and I found him already in bed sleeping. Didn't he just tell me his coming? God, his just like him.

flashback

/"Sofia Valentines Carson let's leave./" Benjamin started shouting again.

/"I'm coming Benji Carson. No need to tell me a million times./" I told him coming downstairs /"Benji let's leave I'm ready./" I said after a few minutes. He was shouting at me so we could leave but now where the hell is here.

/"I'm coming Fia./" He said.

/"I'm coming to get you, Benji. You better be ready because I don't want you to blame me again./" I quickly went back upstairs and just like that he was already in bed. Hell, we won't be going anymore.

End of flashback

/"Mommy let's go let's go./" Elijah jumped on my bed and just like every other morning he always gets up before me and wakes me up.

/"Elijah baby what's wrong? It's not eight yet it's Sunday, my boy. Come sleep with me./"