There were very few things that "The Damned" could mean and none of them were very good. Deciding to hide the cross until she was ready to get rid of it, the open, bottom drawer of her dresser caught her eye. Slipping out of her bed, she crossed the room and knelt down next to the open drawer. Pushing one end of all the extra blankets to the opposite side of the drawer before she laid the cross at the very bottom, underneath all the blankets so it was less likely someone would come across it. Her stomach rumbled softly with hunger and she couldnt decide wether she should eat or not. Feeling both sick and hungry, she decided to listen to her hungry side and pulled out her cell phone. Pulling up the last conversation with Annie, her fingers flew across the touch screen rapidly as she typed out a quick message.<span style="font-style: italic">Any chance you could sneak me a box of cereal, a bowl of milk, and a spoon?</span>Flopping down in a big, green bean bag, Sophie waited for Annie's reply as her head rested on the stone wall behind her.<br/><br/>Sophie had tried as hard as she could to make her room seem mostly normal, but their house was so old it was almost impossible to put any modern twist on it. Their house was actually more of a manor, it was made of stone and styled like something from the late 1800's. Louise Deletrude, her stepmom, seemed to be pretty old fashioned herself. The parties she threw were more like balls and Louise never liked seeing Sophie in anything other than one of the fancy, new dresses she bought her each month. It was a waste of time and money because Sophie would just hang them up in the very back of her closet, letting them collect dust. The only dress Sophie ever intended on wearing was her real mothers, beautiful, white wedding dress. But thats a different story for another time. The manor was called the Deletrude Manor and was practically as old as the town itself was. Back in the early days of the town, Hudson, the Deletrude's were considered practically royalty, as they had often lent money to the town in order to keep it growing and prospering. In fact, they were still highly regarded and famous. Louise definitely loved the attention, but Sophie could live without it. The Deletrude Manor was built on top of the hill, overlooking the neighborhood below it. The manor accompanied with at least 300 hundred acres of land and half of the town. If Sophie had her way, she would sell the manor and the hundreds of acres that went with it. The house and property were cut off from the outside world with a daunting looking black fence surrounding it all, the gate latched closed to keep any unwanted visitors out. But if anyone wanted anything from the manor, all they had to do was reach through the bars and flip the latch, but somehow Louise thought that a simple latch would keep the "boogey men" away. Then go out somewhere far out into the country side and buy herself a good thousand acres with a nice, small country house on it. But it seemed that fate wasn't on her side when her father married that witch of a woman.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://www.broadlandgamesupplies.co.uk/broadlandimage/heydon%20hall1.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/>Being pulled out of her thoughts as her phone viberated and made a<span style="font-style: italic">swoosh</span>sound, Sophie looked down to see Annie's reply.<span style="font-style: italic">Louise has me bringing her tea and after that there are a ton of chores to do. Im sorry Ms.</span>Sophie sighed and shrugged, figuring she would have to do it herself anyway if Louise was envolved. Typing out a quick reply before getting up, she tossed her phone on her bed and walked over to her bedroom door. Well, time to do some sneaking.