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My Backstory

Hi I'm Holly and this is my story. I lived in a small house in LA, you would've thought we were a happy family, but we were the complete opposite. My parents were alcoholics, they drank all day, all night, non-stop. My mother always insulted me and beat me. She said things like :

"You ugly ungrateful cow! You will never amount to anything!"

But my father was no better. He never spoke to me unless he was insulting me. Until one day, I decided enough was enough. I ran away, I knew they would never know I was gone. I ran and ran, it was pitch-black but I didn't care, nothing would stop me from leaving those days behind. l ran to a bus stop and lay down to rest. A blonde-haired girl came up to me, she was wearing all-pink and had an expensive handbag hanging on her arm.

"Hey, are you from around here? I think I've seen you on campus," she said.

"No, I ran away from home," I said.

Oh. Well I'm Poppy, you could come live with me!" she replied.

"Oh no I don't want-" I said.

"Its okay, I live on my own and my dad is SUPER rich, it gets kinda lonely so I would actually enjoy your company," Poppy explained.

"Okay, if you insist," I agreed.

Little did I know, that was the daughter of STERLING BANKS and if you don't know Sterling Banks, then he is one of the richest men in the country. He owns TONS of companies. Poppy lives in a mansion with 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 ensuites, 1 kitchen, 3 living rooms and a spare room which she is using for an activity room that has a pool table, a TV, a PS5 and some exercise equipment. Poppy got drunk and insisted on driving so we drived into a tree and she got a DUI. I helped calm her down because she was going mad, throwing fists and everything.

"Hey, my brother is coming to keep an eye on us, just to let you know," mentioned Poppy.

"Wait, Bentley?" I asked.

"Yeah, here I have a pic, its kinda cute, its him after winning a charity tournament," said Poppy.

I was NOT prepared. He's fine with a capital F. He is HOT. But damn I wouldn't mind if he came watching us.