Yuna Anderson

Eight years of Love

The Shatters are one of the most influential people in the world. The family consists of the CEO Ashton Shatters, His wife, Amanda Shatter, and their young child named Lilly. That’s what the public knows about them anyway, little did they know Mr. Shatters had another child and wife before his new family. The first wife died of illness and the child was kept in a separate house far from the publics’ eye or her fathers eyes. She was left all alone, with no name, no family, just a house to live in; she learns how to cook, to clean to survive. At the age of ten, she was in the woods when she came across a boy around her age, maybe older, he had nice ginger hair and freckles from head to toe. The boy happens to see the girl, after that he came back every day; his name was Liam and they would play together, he even gave her a name. Willow, that’s the name she was given, nothing made her happier than to have a name and a friend. Months go by and they would play together. One day, Liam came over in a rush telling Willow to keep something of his incase of emergencies; A big bag filled with paper Willow had never seen, but of course, she agreed. Liam never came back, Willow waited, a week, a month, years, Willow became impatient after she turned seventeen, she just wanted Liam back. Willow decided she would look in the bag for clues, The paper was all she could see, throwing it out of the bag Willow finally found a book! She was so happy. Maybe this will help me find Liam before she could open it; there was a note. “To the Love of my Life, Willow. If you are reading this, I am being forced back to the city to live with my father. He is not a nice man until I know it is safe, I want you to stay as far away from me as possible. I will find you when the moment is right, just wait for me, my love.” Willows eyes never went back to normal after that night or week, or month. She felt like Liam would never return, summer left and winter was fast approaching, with little to nothing to eat Willow rushed to stock up on supplies. Winter came like usual but this time it didn't leave, Willow didn't have enough time to gather food for this winter, She had no wood to burn, She was alone and she only felt the darkness. Willow watched as her fingers could not move, or her legs, she just laid there praying for someone to find her body at least. Willow wondered if Liam remembered her? Or if he would ever come for her? It didn’t matter anymore, Willow thought, she could not even move, she was going to sleep. The darkness had taken over and willow unconsciously huddled into a ball for warmth, little did she know the man in front of her was the one she has been waiting years for.