My name is Celina Evergreen I am a 21 year old woman living in a small town called "Ojai" right outside of L.A. I have been living here since I was about 4 years old, I have always had my own dreams of opening my own bakery and calling it "Evergreen's Delight's". Growing up my grandmother "Ella" used to teach me how to cook and bake and always said that when I was older I was meant to do wonderful things with my life, and to always follow my heart. She was my whole life from the very beginning she never once let me forget who I was or what I could/would become. My mother "Grace" was a single mom working over time hours at multiple job's to provide for me growing up we are very close and have a very wonderful relationship, she is more than just my mother she is also my best friend we tell each other everything we hide no secrets from one another. As for my father "Chris" I have no clue where he is or what he does he left my mother when she found out she was pregnant with me and said she was keeping me it made him so furious and said she will be ruining both of there life by keeping me, but she didn't see it that way she already fell in love with me and was not about to give up her happiness for a man who couldn't and wouldn't see her point of view. I am grateful she had kept me and that she saw her worth! I hope and pray one day she will get her happily ever after she deserves that and so much more! I was raised by not one, but two beautiful and strong woman who would give everything they have to help anyone and eveyone. They taught me so much and showed me so much in my life time I always felt loved and cared for. When I was 15 I got my very first crush his name was "Blake" he was amazing, smart, funny, handsome, and very popular. I liked him for almost two weeks before he noticed me to be honest I didn't think he would even pay me any attention I mean I was a shy girl that always kept to herself unless I was with my best friend "Alice" then I would be comfortable enough to let loose alittle bit she was my rock, my everything, a sister I always wanted. We were sitting outside the school on a bench during lunch just messing around on our phones and being silly laughing so much at each other we didn't notice when Blake and his two guy friends was walking by us and stopped just a few feet away watching us trying to figure us out for a minute. As time stood still for what seemed like forever they came up to us and started to have a conversation I immediately froze not sure what to do or say as for my bestie she was an open book, I just stared at them talking and laughing trying to get to know each other Blake kept staring at me while talking never taking his eyes off of me, as for me I was looking from him to the ground alot of times I mite add. When Alice told them who I was and greeted us I had no choice but to speak up and say hi. Once that was out of the way and I started to get some confidence the bell rang to let us know that lunch was over and we needed to head to class very soon, we all said our good byes and I grabbed Alice and we took off as fast as we could before I could get to far Blake grabbed my elbow to stop me and turned me around to look at him, his eyes were so beautiful they were a golden brown color that had me mesmerized by them. He was the first one to speak and asked if he could walk me to my next class not sure what to do or say I said OK. We walked for a minute before either of us said anything and I guess my nerves got the best of me and I asked why he was wainting to walk me to class and talk to me when another time I tried to say hello he just acted like I wasn't even there. He simply looked me in the eyes and said I have noticed you for along time now but everything I went to say something I froze and didn't know why, never feeling like I would of had a chance with you I just kept everything to myself until I saw you and your friend laughing outside and it caught my attention in all honesty if it wasn't for my two friends I probably wouldn't have came over to you guys like I did today. Hoping that this whatever this may be can grow into something special. We finally make it to my locker and I get my books that I will need for the rest of the day out and start walking again to my next class with him right beside me the whole time. As we reach the class room we say good bye to each other and make plans to meet up after school to talk alittle bit more. Not going to lie I was so happy and excited and couldn't wait for school to be over! From the day on out we spent all the time we had together talking about all our dreams and goals we wanted in life. We were inseparable and after time has passed he got very controlling over her and where she was, who she was friends with, what she ate, she wasn't allowed to have guy friends he didn't even want her to look at another guy or for guys to look at her. He watched her every move some might call it love but other will call it controlling. He wanted her for himself all of her belonged to him now in his mind. At fist she didn't mind it as they were both new to the whole relationship thing and then it started to get worse to where she had no say anymore. By the time she was 18 she was stuck into a relationship she didn't want anymore every time she would break up with him he would flip out on her breaking stuff and then charging at her he would hit her multiple times until she would say she was sorry and it would happen again then he would hold her tight saying he was sorry and he didn't mean to hurt her. He only wanted what was best for both of them never really taking in the way she was feeling about it all he would just dismiss her anyway possible. She wanted to tell someone about it all but he swore to hurt her mother and grandmother if anyone ever found out about there problems so she said nothing to Noone at all she would hide the bruises on her body. She kept repeating in her head that one day she will be free to start living again until then she needed to keep her head down and just keep saving. After some time had passed she was able to get a job as a maid at one of the hotel's that was around her town she loved working because it meant she was away from Blake and had time to think and plan out how she would one day be free. She had graduated with all honors and was planning on going to collage to get all the degrees she would need to own her own bakery. The only problem with that is Blake said she would never make it through college or to have her own bakery. The only way she would he able to survive is by being with him he could give her anything she ever wanted and he would love and cherish her forever. All of it was lies he was slowly manipulating her everyday putting her down making her feel like she was the reason for all the bad things that happen in her life. He on the other hand had everything he wanted in life all the friends he could want weather it be man or woman, his family behind him, a job, Celina, a home of his own, and was always down to party and have a good time while she stayed at home and was miserable, she wanted to leave many times but always thought of her family if he can hurt her she can only imagine what he would do to her mother and grandmother and she couldn't let that happen. She was defeated and always feeling hopeless. All she could do was wait and plan everything out, she would keep everything at her mother and grandmother's house hidden in her old room in a false floor board to where noone would find it if they ever looked, she also had written a letter out that stated if she ever went missing or ended up dead who to look for she went into gross details about her relationship and everything she had went through and continued to go through everyday.