oor to look upon, furnished with a bed, a table and chair, reading lamp and a small wardrobe. Laura lay on the bed fast asleep, it was 7am in the morning

ough her morning chores, washing the dished hurriedly she knew Mr Oconnor her boss at the Local grocery shop she worked will not be happy with her today, lateness to work was a habit Mr Oconnor detested. She had just finished washing the dishes when her uncle Greg came downstairs glaring at her, she knew better not to be in his way whenever he was in this grumpy state, he m

beside him, the last thing she remembered was a bright light from a truck on high speed ramming into their vehicle her father tried to swerve off the road and drove their vehicle into a ditch killing both her parents, Laura woke up in the hospital three days after the accident to the news that her parents were gone and she had to go live with her uncle Greg and his family in a small town called Little Borough. Uncle Greg although a brute was her only surviving family and her guardian. Life took a turn for the worst for Laura who was the pride and joy of her parents when she went to live with her uncle at little Borough, uncle

s could easily go to each other for a cup of sugar or a jar of jam. The houses in Little Borough were small except for the Macstereen Manor, owned by the Macstereen family, they owned half the town, known for their generational wealth and kind nature, the Macstereen family were well known in Little Borough,

alled Clevy had once asked her out on a date to which she declined; he did not possess the quality she wanted in a man whom she will entrust her heart to. As she quickly brushed her shiny hair, Laura though about her life before the crash, she remembered her childhood filled with laughter and Love, her father was a surgeon and her mum a high school teacher, they both loved her so much as their only child and she never lacked anything. She remembered her dad had set up a trust fund for her college, he had always wanted her to attend college, after the death of her parents her uncle Greg managed to get a hold on her trust fund money as her legal guardian, Laura never knew what became of her trust fund, but she felt deep down the money had been

out it he hit her and took all the money she saved up to get her own apartment. Laura walked past Shingle Street and took a turn for Greenwich Avenue, the Grocery shop she worked was just a short distance from her house so she walked to work every day. Her walk to work was one of the routine she delighted in every morning as it gave her time to think and allow her mind wander to more pleasant things, she allowed the cool early morning breeze blow against her face as her long black hair flapped in the wind, the walk to the grocery shop was just fifteen

ning Laura my love, he responded. "Darling you look bright-eyed and beautiful this morning he told her, hope that grumpy old uncle of yours Greg isn't giving you any worries? Mr Oconnor asked, "oh well, it can only get better Mr Oc", Laura responded. Laura you don't have to put up with that brute, I have told you to take the loan I am offering and get a modest apartment here in Little Borough for

gh was a small town, most indigenes were hardworking honest fellows who indulged in farming and other crafts such as welding, molding and carving. Laura had wanted to go to college and become a school teacher just like her mother, she loved to teach, to impact knowledge but it was not to be as her uncle had squandered her trust fund, the money meant for her college set up by her late father. Sometimes she really felt the weight of being an orphan in this small cozy town of Little Bo

Laura told him she liked her life in Little Borough just the way it was and was very content living in this "hell hole". Clevy starred at Laura as if he had seen a ghost, who she think she is to reject his proposal of being his girl, every lady in little Borough wanted him, she should be happy he wanted her instead. He grabbed her just as she made to walk away from him, "look here baby, you will be mine, you will love me, you will be my girl Laura because I always get whatever I want, and if I say I want you, I will have you". Laura pushed him away but he still held on to her waist, she angrily slapped him across his face as she wriggled free from him Clevy laughed out and glared shamelessly at her protruding soft breast under the thin layer of her cloths and her long black hair. I will never be your Clevy, you will never have me, I will never Love you Laura screamed at him. Mr O'connor heard the nosise and quickly came to the front of the store to see Clevy Davidson backing away from the store and shutting the door behind him. He looked at Laura to find