Cecilia's POV
I almost laughed at the look on the faces of my friends and family. It makes me wonder if they thought I always walked around with my head in the clouds. Surely to goodness they should realize that as intelligent as I am, that I am also very aware of my surroundings. Living in the same household as Candace and Eric with all the crap they pulled made me hyper vigalant.
I had to be if I wanted to avoid Candace with her flying hands, and Eric with his nasty attitude towards me. Mind you, I never told Gramps or Grammy about the slaps dealt to me by Candace whenever I had the misfortune to be anywhere near her. I learned early on to stay far away from both Candace and Eric. I knew if I said anything to my grandparents about it that my life would have been intolerable. So I shut
