Song:SHELTER-Birdy.

|A/N:OMG GUYS.

The last time I updated this book was in the middle of June so technically I haven't updated it for 2-3 months.I'm sorry,I've been busy with other books and life but not to fear because I'm returning to update it in a weekly update of Saturday so I hope you will enjoy this chapter.

Love,

Liz.|

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*I'm not afflicted with Disney or show's rights go to them but the fans fictions' ideas are mainly mine.I don't own the show too but if I did-you guys better run.*

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New beginnings.
Chapter 7.

Exhaling,I looked through the the morning traffic jams at the city liked them at the first place.

'Sometimes you got to let go..."I loved the little memos I recorded down when I was younger.I was more artistic in my writing,particularly songs.'Pearls don't keep their shine forever.'

Brushing my formally neat hair roughly with my thin fingers,I stared at myself and a frown appears on my face.What did I do that I must resort to running away?

Maybe once or twice did he never picked the call up but finally when I was about to give up hope,I could hear the rawness of his familiar voice."Hello who is this?"

"Hello Marcus."

Sitting down on a bench,I could finally eat my guilty pleasure:a subway breakfast egg wrap without the constant reminder that I was in public,consuming a ton of calories by Aunt Glenda.

A pair of shades and a fedora that covered my hair did the job and I was having a great time,taking bites of that delicious has been a long time since I have ate fast food and I always wanted to but Aunt Glenda and Ana would yell at me.

Marcus agreed to let me stay at his apartment temporarily,he had an extra guest room after all which he had been using as a music room but had graciously decided to bring his instruments to the music room to make space for me.

He was an old friend who could be relied wasn't a wasn't a cared,not for the sake of intending to hurt or fuck was a person who genuinely gave a thought about me.I appreciated that,never had I had such a saint in my miserable life.

For the last 8 years,I have been dictated by authority by authority and was brainwashed into thinking I should act in a certain way.

A human should be free,not chained.

Neither was I intending that I will be returning back to the castle,I wouldn't want to see Serena-the gold digger's face and the corrupted sight of my shameless father.

My siblings didn't even acknowledge my refused to take a look at me and James was too focused on other things.

Friends were scarce for me since now I have been dropped out of Maya and Emily's useless body wanted to be friends with me after I all hated me,except for a few such as Marcus,himself.

Hugo was busy chasing me all day with letters and gifts.

How did he not get that those materialistic items will never mend the hopeless girl who was left behind by him and the others?

The girl who got laughed when she was in ballet class.

The girl who threw up behind those bathroom stalls.

The girl who cuts.

The girl who was called a slut and a pig.

The girl who realised that she was unloved by many.

She died:many noticed and wanted her bad because she died already.

"This place looks dashing."I gushed as I gazed at the comfy sofa sitting metres behind a television as I dropped my bag on the floor."Flat screen telly?Your parents must be pampering you,right now!"

Jumping onto the sofa,I laughed as it bounced and Marcus stood there,amused at the situation." 's part of the apartment rent."

"How much does this baby cost?"I stood up and looked around,casually picking up a flower vase with golden spirals all over it and carefully inspected it.

"50 pounds."He says and walks over."I bought it at a thrift shop though- it has many hidden treasures."

"Amazing."A moment of silence hung over us before Marcus spoke up again."You can stay here for as long as you can until you manage to solve your family issue,Sofia."

"Marcus...I'm so sorry for troubling you,really."I looked down uncomfortably."I'll try to move out of here...maybe a month will it is,it will be done as soon as I a 1000 pounds sound good for the rent-"

"No worries, 's actually better that now I have a roommate in this place and you can stay for 're my friend after all."

A smile comes up onto my face as I embraced him in a warm hug,a shocked expression on his face."Thank you so much, 've been a great help."

His hand pats my back as my heart thumped and we were transfixed in this position for a minute before pulling out of each other's arms.

I decided for the time being I was to quit school for a while,with the fact that I have gone missing-everyone must be looking for me.

"Your room is at the end of the are available in the connected bathroom.I just placed the fairy lights up there to liven it up a bit,sorry there's just a tacky air mattress there.I rang the apartment services,there should be an actual bed arriving tomorrow-"

"Marcus!There's no need for such pleasantries,I'm staying for just a short period and you got me a bed?"I exclaimed.

"It's alright, there's anything that I can't do,it's nothing."He grins and I look at him worriedly."Won't your parents ever find out about the extra charge and question you for it?"

"I'll just pay for it with my pocket money."

"Marcus.I'm really sorry-"

"Sof,just pretend this is something I owe you,alright?Just stay here and try to eradicate what that screwed witch of your Aunt had taught you."Marcus places both of his hands on my shoulders,it relaxed my tension but it could not relief the fact that I could hear the rapid breathing of us.

"Alright."I nodded.

"Good girl."He sends me off and I skipped towards my room,grabbing my bag before stepping into a room with fairy lights decorating the blank white walls and an air mattress covered with black coloured bedsheets,sitting on the floor.

Brown coloured blinds covered the misty windows and a desk with a table lamp on was a sweet bathroom connected to it with both a shower and a was clean and room was simple but I fell in love with it.

"Do you like it?"Marcus lays against the frame of the door and asks.

"Do I like it?Oh how I love it!"I jumped on him and it probably scared the daylights out of him.

"I'm glad you're content with it."He says before asking again."Do you have any clothes with you?"

" a jacket,a bag and a pair of really conventional."I stated before he marched towards his room directly next to me and arrived with a set of clothes- comprising of a tee-shirt and some bermudas."It's ugly but-"

"It will do,Darling."I say and his eyes widened before I rectified."No!No!I didn't mean it like that-uh,I think I have to shower !"

Taking the clothing,he had the same expression stuck on his face,speechless at what I previously said as I brought myself to the bathroom where I slammed the door before dropping the clothes,staring at my bright red face in the mirror.

Combing my auburn tresses with my finger,I looked at myself and in my mind,the scene keeps repeating over and over again as if it was stuck in a fixed motion.

"Oh has happened to you,Sofia?Tell me you're not trying to get onto any funny things."I ask myself seriously,my eyes hardening with tears and worries what tomorrow might bring me.