Thread: Cinderella and the Beast: A twisted fairytale (Charliesweb7 & Sleepysausages)

The young girl frowned as the step-mother gave once again, another long lecture to her. To be honest? She had zoned out a few times. Calleigh? Calleigh! The shrill voice yelled at the girl. What? Calleigh asked, blinking her eyes at the woman in front of her. A large, exasperated sigh from the woman. You werent even listening! I mean here I am, spending quality time with you and you cant even be bothered to listen to me. The woman replied bitterly, sarcasm dripping in her voice. And yes, she even used air quotes as if she was a teenager. Then again, she probably thought she was one. Brandy Crystal Devereaux was the woman's name. And boy was she a sight. She looked like she was trying to be a barbie doll. She had every part of her body biped and tucked. Fat taken out here and put there. Fake this and that. Fake nails, fake eyelashes, fake hair, fake breasts. Extensions and platinum white blonde hair. Honestly, Calleigh wondered what her original hair color looked like. Her dark brown eyes were now covered with blue contacts, obviously a shade of blue that was not natural. Almost like alien eyes. Calleigh shuddered as she looked into them. She didnt look real. And that hot pink lipstick was distracting from her porcelain skin. Well, she did have good skin. That was a positive. This woman was her step-mother, had been for 7 years now. 7 years of hell that is. Calleigh Tara Devereaux felt that she had the perfect life when she was younger. She had a beautiful mother who's taped at home, taking care of her. Calleigh remembered getting off of the bus in elementary school, seeing her mother standing there waiting for her. Calleigh would run into her arms, hugging her before they headed home and spent their days together. Her father worked during the day but he was always home at night and there for dinner. The perfect little family with a small little suburban home where all the neighbors said hello to each other. And her mother was expecting another little baby boy or girl. Everything was perfect. Until that one day. Her mother had been rather sick. It just seemed like the flu. After all, it had been going around. But that quickly turned into a grim situation. Calleigh was only 6 so she didnt understand just how serious it was. But within a few weeks of her being sickshe was gone. Calleigh didnt understand what had happened. It was just something simple! Like when she got the sniffles! Why was she gone? She would be back right? She was just sleeping.... Calleigh was a mess but her father Hunter was a mess as well. They both were having trouble coping with the loss. He had lost the love of his life, she lost her mother. Since that day, is had been Calleigh and her father. Just the two of them facing the world together. Hunter ended up quoting his job, heading back to California to be near his parents. He needed a change. A change for his daughter and himself. Having Calleigh's grandparents around was helpful. And as much as Calleigh missed her mother, her father was her world. And Calleigh was Hunters world. They did everything together. Calleigh could never see any other woman ever coming close to replacing her mother. No one couldor would. That was for sure. But somehow.Brandy weaseled her way into Hunter's heart. Perhaps she tricked him into believing him she was perfect. Maybe her father had been lonely. Either way, when Calleigh turned 13, Hunter and Brandy married. Brandy then brought along her two twin 14 year old daughters, Michelle and Jocelyn. Normally, Calleigh would be excited. She had never had a sibling before and wanted one. But Michelle and Jocelyn just loved to make life miserable for Calleigh. A living hell really. But any time she would tell her father, Michelle and Jocelyn would cry to Brandy and say how awful Calleigh was. They were older so it seemed as though they were believed more than Calleigh. It was unfair. And high school didnt fair well either for her. Michelle and Jocelyn ran with the popular crowd. It was because they had money. Well to be fair, it was her fathers money and her grandparents who passed away when Calleigh was 14. It seemed to be everyone she loved was gone. At least there was her father. But Michelle and Jocelyn made it their lives mission to make high school a nightmare for Calleigh. And they did. Teasing, taunting, pranks, trying to embarrass her. She would come home crying, telling her father who just said that they were probably doing it to fit in. That they didn't mean to hurt her. Michelle and Jocelyn of course denied every bit and tried to pin the bullying on Calleigh. Thankfully Hunter didnt believe that. There was another male who had been in her live since she moved to LA. That was Ben Richardson. Her best friend. They met when she first moved in, them being neighbors. He was the cute little shy boy that Calleigh thought the world of. He was the one who would come to her house at night when she was crying her eyes out. He was around for everything in her life. And Calleigh couldnt be more thankful. He was there when Calleigh had slipped into depressions due to the bullying from the twins. And yes, she had thought about ending her life more than a few occasions. Ben would just hold her through the entire thing, hugging her as she cried. Life wasnt perfect but Ben made her world brighter. And she couldn't thank him enough for coming into her life. And as if enough tragedy hadnt already occurred When she was 16 she got another shock. Her father was driving home from the grocery store. After Brandy had insisted that she needed Ben and Jerrys half baked ice cream. And that she couldnt possibly go herself. Her father got into a car accident on the way back. In the hospital, they thought he would be fine. Sure, there was some broken bones and he was pretty battered. But when he suddenly contracted a viral infection, all bets were off. It spread like wildfire through his body, ripping him apart. And before Calleigh knew it, everyone was gone. Her mother, her father and her grandparents. She hated hospitals now. They failed to save both of her parents. It was their faults. Completely. This sent Calleigh into her darkest point in life. Brandy, Michelle and Jocelyn didnt seem as broken up as Calleigh. Hell, Brandy probably loved the life insurance and inheritance that she now got. Maybe that is why she married her father after all Ben stayed by her side throughout high school and every incident. It was rare that you saw one without the other. Calleigh couldnt stand to lose him as well. So she made sure to keep Ben with her at all times. People used to joke that they were dating and Ben was whipped by Calleigh. With his help and some therapy, she was able to come around and she finally seemed to get better. When she entered college, she got into a nice small college that was known for great programs. Even if Michelle and Jocelyn were there, she wouldn't let that damper her spirits. Things really were looking great. The only thing she was missing was a boyfriend. And that is where James Masterson came into play. Quarterback of the football team, student council president. Homecoming King. He was without a doubt, the big man on campus. And what was craziest of all? He was into Calleigh. Calleigh was shocked a attractive guy like that liked her. She had never dated. In high school, she went to one danceand Michelle and Jocelyn did she really have to say more? Her first kiss had been with Ben. It was back in middle school and people chanted for them to kiss on the bus. It was both of their first kisses. Calleigh figured Ben only liked her as a friend, nothing more. So when James started showing interestshe was giddy. No other word. Little did she know what was in store for her and what the plans were Her cellphone beeped, her looking down. That is Ben, he is waiting outside. I gotta go. Calleigh excused herself. You better be back by 10. Otherwise I will make sure you are grounded! Brandy called to her, letting out another frustrated sigh before filing her nails and sipping on a diet soda. Yes, Calleigh had a curfew. And she was 19. Yet Michelle and Jocelyn didn't. Calleigh was a rather beautiful young woman. She had really grown into her looks. She was about 5 6, a rather nice height for a woman. She had golden blonde hair, tumbling is waved down to her middle back. It paired nicely with her lightly tanned skin. She had shining bluegreen eyes that brought out the light freckling on her face. It gave her an almost innocent charm. The light brown freckling splattered across her nose, cheekbones and under her eyes. There was a lot of light freckling over her cheeks, forehead and chin. They weren't glaring obvious but still noticeable in the right light. She liked to consider herself womanly. You couldnt see her hips bones, she didnt have a thigh gap or a protruding collarbone. She never fit into a size zero or wore and extra small in shirts. And she was alright with that because she liked herself the way she was. Big breasts, nice rear and all. It took a while before she finally felt that confident but now she was confident. Calleigh slipped into the car waiting outside of the house, her letting out a sigh. Ben was lucky enough to have his own little small apartment away from the house. Calleigh wanted to spend as much time there as possible. You know, you are my savior. She replied truthfully, buckling her seatbelt. She wore a pair of yoga shorts, one of Ben's old t-shirts that he gave her with the neckline cut into a v and a pair of flip flops. Seriously though, I really don't like being there. She explained to him. Of course he knew that but she felt the need to explain again.