I woke up at 6:00 like usual and crawled out of my bed and went to my wooden dresser. I got out a white mini skirt and a pink tank top and walked to the bathroom.

The bathroom door was closed so I knocked on it about fifteen times until my brother, Bret, yelled at me to show some existence of life in there.

"Maxie! Do you ever have any respect for my morning routine?" He asked.

That's my brother Bret. Bret is a sophomore in Maple Green High. He is a total jock and all of the cheerleaders love him and would love to screw him. He has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. To put it nicely, He is an arrogant, conceited jerk.

"Yes Bret, I respect it but I am a girl with things I need to do in there." I replied.

"Stop whining Max, go in your room, get dressed and I'll tell you when I'm out." He said.

"No I need to take a shower." I whined.

"Fine go take your shower so that I won't have to smell your filth on the way to school." He said.

"Go to hell." I whispered under my breath and ran into the bathroom and slammed the door before I could find out if he heard it or not.

"Maxie, make it quick." He yelled.

My name is Maxine Cordin. I am fifteen years old and a freshman in high school. I have light brown hair an hazel eyes. I live with my step father, Jon, brothers Bret and Carson and my half sister Janice from my mother and Jon who is just about ten months old.

My father is in prison because... well the only way to describe it is he was an asshole. When he lived with uhe beat my mother and he beat my brothers. He never beat me only because my older brother Carsonwouldn't let him. He is in prison from child abuse and domestic violence. I am happy though because that way he won't ever think of hurting Janice.

As of my mother...She died giving birth to Janice. We all have never been the same since her death and well... we never will be. We live with Jon and he is nice most of the times. He has anger issues and he tried hitting me a few times. Carson told me that he is taking custody of us when he turns eighteen. He doesn't trust Jon with anybody besides Janice.

"I know I will." I replied undressing and getting in the shower.

Ten minutes later I got out and got dressed in my outfit for today. I fixed my make-up and brushed my wavy brown hair into a ponytail.

"I'm ready." I announced as I walked back to my room and got my purse. I walked into the hall only to see very frustrated Carson standing there with a very uptight look on is face.

"What's wrong, Carson?" I asked.

"Change." He said simply; pointing to my bedroom.

"But why? I think it's cute." I said.

"Change." He repeated.

"But.." I began.

"No...change." He said sternly.

I walked in my room and changed into a pair of low-rise jeans with sequence around the pockets.

"Thanks Max." Carson said as I entered the kitchen.

"Your welcome." I said snobbily sitting down across from Jon.

"You look nice, Hon." Jon said.

"I would have looked better in my mini." I commented.

"No you would have gotten in trouble with the school and possibly taken advantage of by some perverted guy." Carson said.

"But you would have rescued me dear brother." I said.

"No I would have let you face the consequences." He said.

"Screw you." I said.

"Watch it Maxine." Carson snapped.

I walked to the staircase and screamed up the stairs, "Shotgun"

You could hear Bret punch the door.

"Whatever. I will be in the car, Carson." I said walking out the back door.

"Okay." He replied.

Five minutes later both of them came out.

"I get the front seat." Bret said opening my door.

"I was here first Bret." I said.

"I am older therefore...it is mine forever and for always." Bret said.

"No." I said pouting.

"Bret back seat. You can get it tomorrow." Carson said getting in the car and starting the ignition.

"Fine but when I get a car those are my rules." He said.

"Yeah WHEN you get a car." Carson said.

"I will eventually and when I do neither of you can ride in it." He said.

"You are so full of it." I said.

"Max, sit here." My friend, Andrea said as I walked in the lunch room.

"Hey And." I said as I said down.

"So why are we sitting here?" I asked.

"Oh the janitors disposed of our precious lunch table. I guess there was so much gum at the bottom of the table that they couldn't remove all of it." Andrea explained.

"EW." I said.

"Oh I know." She said.

"But what are you doing on Friday?" She asked.

"Oh I dunno, sitting at the house babysitting while Jon gets drunk." I said.

"Eh screw that...we have a party to attend." She exclaimed.

"What? Omg I haven't been to one is so long.." I said.

"I know." She said.

"But whose party is it?" I asked.

"Mark Daniels. He's a sophomore." She said.

"Oh crap. He's friends with Bret. There is no way I could go." I said.

"Convince Bret or blackmail him...whatever comes first." Andrea said.

"I could but come on it's Bret...he has so much blackmail on me it's not even funny." I said.

"So...get some on him." She said.

"Yeah your right I should but how he's so gross..." I said.

"Forget it. Sneak out." She said.

"Ooo I like the way you think." I said.

"Me too." She concurred.

I took out my purse and threw it on my bed carefully.

"Perfect...now all I need is to get dressed and I can continue my plan." I whispered to myself.

"What plan, Maxine?" Carson asked standing outside my doorway.

"Shit." I thought.

"To get a good night sleep." I said.

"Sure about that?" He asked.

"Positive." I answered with fear written completely across my face.

"Good night." I said.

I closed my bedroom door and locked it. I got in my white mini skirt with a green halter top, fixed my hair and make-up and I opened my window.

"Carefully..." I whispered as I stepped on the sturdy tree branch that came perfectly to my bedroom window.

I stepped on it and I sat. I pulled my purse out of the window and I climbed down the tree.

"Excellent!" I exclaimed.

"I thought it was too." A voice said behind me.

"What?!" I asked turning in all directions praying to God it was just Carson, Bret or Jon.

"Don't scream." The voice ordered.

"Why not?" I asked about to disobey the orders.

"Shh." It said again wrapping it's arms around my waist and pulling her to the side of the house that contained no bedroom windows.

"What do you want me for?" I asked.

"I need you to be one of the three girls to give as options for my little brother." He said,

"Who are you?" I asked crying hysterically.

"My name is Rick." He replied.

"So what is your name, beautiful?" He asked.

"Maxine...my name is Maxie." I answered stuttering tremendously.

"Well we better get home." Rick said.

"What?" I asked and passed out in Rick's arms.

Shocker there...