my heart was pounding as I landed on the other side of the wall and I didn't look back once at the Mansion as I ran away when I was far enough I collapsed on a park bench oh my God I did it I'm free I am never ever going back this is the life sleeping under the Starry Sky breathing in the crisp night air I leapt up in panic and saw a rat scurrying across the bench e okay I don't have to be out here forever just a few days enough to scare my parents now I just need to find a decent place to sleep I fell on my butt as a white thing came zooming towards me only to realize it was a flying paper bag I nervously laughed and got up but everything around me was beginning to feel Sinister maybe Mom and Dad have been punished enough they'll be pooping their pants by now and suddenly I had a strong feeling that I was being followed I abruptly turned around to find nothing but then I saw a huge shadow in the alley and my blood ran cold I started running like crazy and was crossing the street when I tripped and landed hard on the ground as I turned over I froze upon seeing a tall cloaked figure towering over me with no face the creature bent down closer to me then drew a long breath the creature recoiled and stepped back and just then I heard a heavy bike roaring down the road coming straight at me I clamped my eyes shut and kept screaming till I felt someone shaking my shoulders Marion you're fine for the love of God shut up I stared at the familiar face in shock Jake Jake oh my god oh my god holds me I've had the worst night let's get you home and you can tell me all about it can you just hold me for two freaking seconds I need to be held right now as Jake hugged me I looked around to see the faceless creature was gone hi my name is Maran and I know y'all have a lot of questions like how come she's so pretty and what's the deal with her unique eyes and who does her amazing hair okay maybe you also have some questions about what just happened they'll all get answered if you stick around for my story and please like And subscribe about my eyes and hair I wasn't born like this you see when I was five I was vacationing in the Swiss elps with my parents when one day I woke up with streaks of white running through my dark hair and I'd also veloped heterochromia my parents who were big worry warts really freaked out they had me examined by every doctor in the world but no one could figure out the reason what was even funnier was that every time my parents dyed my hair it turned back white overnight which drove them crazy but I secretly loved it it's like my hair was rebelling long before I started my dad was a rich politician and over the course of his career he kept going after big criminals and making enemies so my parents were always super paranoid about my safety and I had a security team on my tail all the time can you guys please move away from the bathroom door you don't need to hear all the sounds my butt makes Let me poop in peace for the last time the poor lunch lady is not trying to kill me oh for crying out loud he was just giving me a box of chocolates not a bomb your security team is ruining my life no boy at College will even look at me now do you want me to be single and Loveless forever sounds good to me he's kidding honey but it's so hard to trust new people you know Jake is back in town after becoming the state's youngest police detective you mean your best friend son and my ex Jake are you serious Mom it could be different this time you haven't seen him in 4 years hasn't been long enough Jake was 3 years older than me and we'd known each other since we were kids we dated for a few months when I was 16 but we were completely wrong for each other and saying it hadn't ended well was an understatement Maran have you heard a word I said uh yeah no we're hosting a banquet at our place this weekend at the end of which I'll be announcing that I'm running for president the president of what the country of course what are you kidding me listen I know my political career places restrictions on your life but we have to look at the big picture here which is what Dad the chance to do good I have the power to make change and with great power comes great oh my God don't finish that sentence you're not Spider-Man or some other superhero with a cliched line you're my dad but all your life you've put your career first that's not fair I don't care because all I know is you're making me miserable of course nothing was going to change dad's mind so the least I could do was sulk and reject all his peace offerings and on the evening of the banquet I pretended I was having the worst period cramps any woman had ever experienced pulled out my running away plans and then use this opportunity while everyone was busy to escape and well you know the rest just about what happened that night what were you thinking running away like that and what do you mean there was a faceless creature and he sniffed you I do smell very nice and I don't know if it was a he or a she or they it looked like a tall man he ran away as I came towards you on my bike I would have followed him but you were screaming like you'd been stabbed now can you describe the creature how I'm telling you no face NADA there was a black hole instead maybe he was just wearing some mask you do have an overactive imagination weren't you always writing some dumb horror novel I'm not making this up oh God he could be someone from one of the mafia gangs I busted recently maybe he's been stalking you and followed you from the Mansion when you ran away we'll just have to amp up security you mean besides the eight morons who follow me around all day already with all due respect sir I think we need a more qualified personal bodyguard I can interview some candidates for you that would be wonderful Jake hey no one's choosing a personal bodyguard for me without my approval okay your highness I'll bring the candidates here and you can interview them with me if there's nothing else I'll get going now why don't you see Jake out honey he's a detective he'll find his way Maran all right as I walked with Jake to the main door I couldn't help giving him a side glance he was cuter than I remembered even though I wasn't a huge fan of the unshaven look and I wish he'd tuck his shirt in if you want to check me out just say so I'll let you do it without hurting your eyes so much as if I was just wondering why you're aging so badly can't say the same for you you're definitely prettier now I could feel my face going red but your annoying personality totally ruins it what were you doing out there tonight anyway your mother Panic called me after they found out you'd run away I knew you couldn't have gone too far on foot so I was scouting the area you still haven't thanked me by the way uh okay thank you you're welcome I'm glad you're all right suddenly his hand was on my arm and he was leaning in closer and he was looking at my lips I felt kind of lightheaded in got it you had a leaf in your hair wait you didn't think I was going to kiss you did you ew barf puke why would you even say that cuz you're pouting it's the face I make when I'm disgusted which I am with you so close to me good we're on the same page then I got to go I'm laid for a date G of course he had a date it was just me who was going to die Loveless in alone oh wow I forgotten how good your chefs are there's ketchup on your shirt and mustard on your face can we just start the interviews nope too old his reaction time is probably slower than mine nope too chatty he'll chew my ear off all day did you see his long nose hair ew Jake ew what kind of self-respecting bodyguard wears bright pink socks his tie was crooked and so were his teeth you're just finding stupid reasons to reject everyone my team took 3 Days To comp compile this list look this person has to spend every waking moment with me and it has to be someone I'm comfortable with next as the door opened and I looked up my jaw dropped to the floor the guy who'd walked in was tall dark handsome and then some he had skin like marble cheekbones you could grate cheese on and intense blue eyes that pierced my soul he was immaculately dressed and you could tell through his clothes that he was ripped uh your name is Magnus right your references seem um excellent yes very good he's hired what the interview isn't over it's not even started excellent references right that's all I need to know you're hired magnet his name is Magnus I know I'm not stupid so you can start tomorrow yes I certainly can miss Maran oh my God that voice I was melting like butter on warm toast Welcome to our home after I've run on a background check and consulted with Miss maran's parents Magnus will'll be in touch as Magnus nodded and turned to leave Jake suddenly grabbed an apple from the table and shot it straight at him seconds before it was about to hit the back of his head matus turned around and caught it with one hand what was that just checking his reflexes not bad Magnus smirked and tossed the Apple to Jake before leaving and I sat down in a days you are unbelievable what you were dying for me to hire one of your candidates and I just did the only reason you hired him is because he's devastatingly handsome I always had a feeling you were gay and hiding it Maran I don't have a good feeling about this guy something's off yes his good looks are off the charts if you're having a problem just do your background check dude oh I'll definitely be doing that have fun by the way your fly's been open the whole time uh what no it's not but I made you look Jake's background check didn't reveal anything suspicious so my parents were happy to have Magnus on board and had him settled into a room close to mine the next day and I was ecstatic I just had to work on acting cool around him and not make my giant Crush super obvious and when I walked into college with Magnus by my side I could see how everyone was flipping out even My Philosophy teacher was so distracted by his presence she dropped water on her desk sat on her glasses and tripped over a wire girl you're so lucky your life is in danger I'm so jealous right now oh I know you're going to make a move on him right no that is so inappropriate the thought of overstepping boundaries with an employee would never even cross my mind how do I look in this red dress it's not my job to have an opinion about your clothes Miss Maran okay then oh gosh the zip seems to be stuck I'm not kidding it's really not moving help out a damsel in distress as Magnus came closer and I felt his hand on my back my heart started racing I'll call a store employee why don't you order something too I don't eat or drink on the job but you're on the job all the time by the way does it bother your girlfriend that your work involves taking care of a pretty girl I don't have a girlfriend oh thank God I mean I'm glad because I have a knack for setting up people no one specific in mind for you right now but I could look into it so what kind of girls do you like the non-existent kind the car is here ma'am let's go hi I was just wondering if you'd do me a huge favor see I've been working on this horror novel for a few years now and I'd love to get your opinion I think it's great actually okay I don't want to oversell it but I really like the first 10 chapters no wait five the first five chapters are good okay fine the first three pages all right I love the title and maybe the rest of it is all bad it's years of work and I'm terrified it's not good and I just need someone to read it and tell me so did you start reading my book yes I actually finished it last night wow that was fast what did you think of it it's not my job to have an opinion about anything except your safety Miss Maran this beautiful demigod Was Made of Stone and he couldn't be less interested in me later that night I was sleeping deeply when I woke up to the smell of smoke I ran towards my door but I opened it to find huge Flames sweeping across the hall I screamed for help but no no one was around I had no choice left but to jump out of my window the Flames were roaring in I had to jump now