he walks over to me with intimidating strides but i stand my ground. "do you enjoy disobeying my orders" he growls with a death glare that could send me 6 feet under but i glare back. "your not my parent" i growl. suddenly he does the in thinkable. i hold my left side of my face that burns. i don't know. did he just slap me. he just put his hands on a girl. "i regret saving your life" the words come out without thinking. but i dont care. i turn and run up the stairs. i never thought he would put his hands on me it hurt me. i feel like someone just pulled out my heart and stomped all over it. why me Emma winters is 19 years old. she graduated from high school 2 years before she was suppose to. she works as a waitress for a small diner in new york . the big apple as they say. what happens when the Alessandro Marino crosses her path the past that emma tried to forget about comes back to haunt her and she becomes the person she was when she graduated from high school when they both start to fall will they catch each other or will will they be pushed away by deep dark secrets