Chapter 1 - Ella!!

: Ella POV"Wake up, sleepyhead, all you know how to do is sleep " my mom said tapping me angrily. I groaned silently sitting up."Go wash the dishes " she instructed "But mom, we have a maid " i whined sleepily. "I must not meet you here when i come back " she said and with that walked out. I carried my legs sluggishly to the bathroom . I took my bath, brushed my teeth and walked out of the bathroom. I applied my body lotion and wore my clothes. I headed downstairs, Mia my little sister was having breakfast, she looked at me and frowned, i ignored her and walked to the kitchen. I had already washed all the plates when Mia walked in and dropped her plate in the basin. She turned to leave "Come wash the plate " i said to her She turned "I don't want to " she said rolling her eyes at me. "Are you nuts?!! " i half yelled "Well do your worst " she sneered " I'm not going to repeat my words Mia, because I'm not your maid " i replied . " I'm not gonna wash it and that's final " she replied I raised my hands about to hit her when my mom walked into the kitchen. "What were you trying to do " she asked me. "I was about to slap Mia " i sneered "And you still have the guts to say it huh?, how many times do i have to tell you not to try to lay your filthy hands on Mia " she yelled. A drop of tear escaped my eyes. She turned to Mia " Go to school dear " she saidMia looked at me and smirked before leaving. "Mom, what... " i started but i got interrupted by her. " You are grounded " she said " But mom, i have test today " i replied " I don't care, but you are grounded " she replied and walked away. I walked to my room and shut the door. I slumped onto the bed."Oh God, why, why do i have to go through this all the time, why do i have to be the hated one, i can't do this anymore, I'm tired " i sobbed silentlyI thought of running away but the idea, just frightens me the more .But I can't just stay home, I have a test to write I can't miss this test, what do i do. I walked to my closet and took a black hoodie, i wore it and carried my bag. ' I'm going for this test and nothing is gonna stop me' i said to myself as i walked to the window. I pushed it open ,i climbed out and rested on the branch of the tree close to my window. I reached out to the window and closed it a little bit . I climbed down from the tree and looked around cautiously to make sure no one was there , when I was sure none was there I raced to my bicycle, wore my helmet and rode straight to school. I peddled as fast as i could and got to school at the nick of time. I immediately ran to my class and took my seat. "Hey,why are you late " Chelsea my best friend asked as I took my seat. "The usual" I simply said.Chelsea is my best friend, she's always there for me , she's everything to me . when I told her *the usual * she already understood what I meant. It was no secret how my parents treated me. We started the test and ended it sooner than I expected. After the test Chelsea walked over to me "Girl ,what happened this time ?" She asked as she sat on my table " My mom grounded me " I sighed "Why?, doesn't she know you have test today " she replied surprised " I seriously don't know ,but I need to go now ,she must not find out I sneaked out " I replied as I carried my bag. "Okay " Chelsea nodded and we walked out of the class together "Oh no " I muttered as soon as I sighted Miaa ,I ducked quickly before she saw me and hid . "Where's Ella " I heard mia say as she approached Chelsea "Don't ask me, silly...I don't live with you " Chelsea sneered "Oh ,I thought she sneaked out after being grounded because of me " Mia mocked and laughed with her friends. Classic Mia!. " Haha ,funny " Chelsea said in a sarcastic tone. When I was sure mia had gone I came out of where I was hiding. " Thank goodness she didn't see me ,if not I would have been a dead meat " I sighed as we walked to the bicycle lot. "Okay ,I'll come to your house after school " Chelsea said as I put on my helmet. "Okay ,thank you " I forced a smile and got on my bicycle before riding away faster than I did when I was coming. I got home and parked my bicycle carefully, I walked cautiously to the tree ,climbed the tree , opened the window before jumping in. I shut it tight when I got in and flung myself on my bed. I sighed in relief, thank goodness I wasn't caught ,because I don't know what I would go through if I was caught. I took off the hoodie and placed it in my closet. I took my favorite novel ,why!, actually that was the title ,it was like the novel was talking about me ,just that the girl was married off to a total stranger. I lay on my bed and flipped through the pages of the novel to where I stopped reading. Suddenly the door opened "Mom" I whispered surprised "Did you go anywhere?" she asked Oh my!!" No I was just in my room ...on my bed here " I managed to reply " Someone told me he saw you " she said "Me ? ,me? No , I have been here the whole time " I laughed nervously." Really ? ,really Ella ?" My mom asked doubtingly making me to shiver in fright.......