4. Broken Crown - Mumford and Sons
[Elliot, Age 15]
THUD.
Elliot’s head had hit the ground hard, that time.
“Get up.”
Her father’s slow, menacing voice swept into her. Her father’s questionable lessons had begun since she had turned fifteen. The age ever Morganzo started ‘training.’
“I’m tired.”
“You’re weak. Nothing but a weak, little gi—“
But before he could finish his sentence, Elliot had hopped up, her face red, panting heavily. The words she wanted to scream at him drilled through her head, but instead of screaming, she spat at his feet. A sign of disrespect.
Darius stepped closer. “Nothing to say, girl?”
Elliot shook her head.