Once Upon A Me

From the outside, my life seemed perfect. I had the perfect family--two married parents, beautiful house, and a lot of toys.

But most people never bothered to "open my book and read it." It turns out, my story isn't a typical fairy tale. There is no prince charming, and I was in much worse conditions than Cinderella ever was as a maid. I was verbally and physically abused by my father, was bullied in school, and grounded forever outside of school. Three weeks after starting high school, my p...