Amy's pov
Finally, school is out for the day. I grab my shit and head for the door to let me out of this prison. But I stop just a few feet remembering that Mark has detention for beating Cory's ass. I turned around heading to the detention area.
"You are not on my list Miss. Nelson." Mr. Trevi said, looking at his list.
"I know." I sat down at the desk next to where Mark was.
"You are not on the list, so you can leave."
"I am okay being here, plus I have to wait anyways for Mark. He drove me here."
"Amy, you know that you can't sit here." He was starting to get mad.
"Then tell Mark that he is free to go, it is total bull shit that he is here. Cory was sexually harassing me, Mark told him to leave me alone. Cory reached to grab my ass and Mark stopped him. Cory should be here and not Mark. So, unless Mark is free to go then I am staying here, I have homework to do anyways."
I kept my gaze locked on him, after a few seconds he turned around and started to write some shit on the chalk board.
I looked at Mark who was still shaking his leg, he is still pissed at Cory.
I put my hand onto Mark's trying to get him to calm down, it worked a little.
Everyone hates Mark, he is not a bad guy, terrible things just happen to him. He is really a sweet person who deserves more than this life has given him.
My homework was done long before the dentation was over, so I took Mark's homework from his desk and finished it.
"You are all free to go." Mr. Trevi said.
We cleaned everything up then headed out.
"You didn't have to stay or do my homework." Mark said as he wrapped his arms around me pulling me into him as we left the front door.
"I know, but I would rather have stayed with you."
"I am not done with Cory."
"I know, but please don't go to juvey. He is not worth it."
"If I go there then I can't do this." He pulled me in for a heated kiss.
"Get a room." Someone called then threw an empty pop bottle at us.
"Relax." I said to Mark, "I will take care of them. Right now, we need to go get your sister."
He nodded his head then helped me into the car.
The drive to Mark's sister's school was not that long, I stayed in the car while Mark ran in and got her.
We both live almost the same life, my dad passed away when I was young, my mom remarried a horrible person who makes my life a living hell every chance that he can. Mark's mom was never around, she left his dad when she saw how much of a piece of shit he is. She tried to take the kids, but she didn't have enough income, so the courts told her no. She moved trying to save up enough money to get the kids, but his dad told the courts that she does drugs and now she can never see them.
"Amy!" Lucy said as Mark got her into her car seat.
"Hey! How was school?" I looked back at her.
"I GOT A STICKER ON MY MATH TEST!"
"Good job!" Mark said, "See look how smart you are."
I smiled at them then watched Mark get into the driver seat.
As we drove to Mark's place Lucy talked all about school and this kid who ate glue.
"Crap." Mark said low as we pulled into the driveway.
I looked and saw his dad's car.
"Dad is home." Lucy's voice was soft.
"When we get in, go right to your room." Mark said.
"I will make dinner and bring it up, then I can help you with your homework." I looked back at her.
"Thank you." She smiled.
I helped Lucy out of her car seat as Mark went into the house to see just how drunk it was. Mark doesn't see him as a person, no person would do what he is doing to them.
"I got you." I said to Lucy as we walked to the front door.
When we got in, the smell of booze was strong.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Mark asked as he slammed him into the wall. "You brought a drug filled chick into this house?"
I covered Lucy as much as I could, so she didn't see Mark like this. I ran up the steps with her still in my arms taking her to her room.
Mark painted her walls purple and put-up unicorn stickers everywhere for her.
"Are you okay?" I asked her as I put her on her bed.
"I am okay." She smiled at me.
"You are safe."
"I know, Mark and you will never let anything bad happen to me."
"We will always keep you safe." I smiled at her. "Let's see that homework."
As I helped her with spelling, I was able to smell food cooking, it smells like Mark is making dinner. As soon as we finished her last spelling word Mark walked in with some pizza.
"Hi." He said low.
"She is okay, and her spelling words are done." I smiled up at him.
"Just intime for food." He said as he put her plate down Infront of her.
"Yay! Thank you!"
"How bad?" I asked as she was munching away.
"I walked in and some girl was getting ready to do crack." He said low, "I told her to get the fuck out then threw him into the wall. He stumbled outside to find the chick when he came too."
"I got her up here when you asked what is wrong with him, she is okay. She knows that we will keep her safe."
"Thank you, for everything you do. You help me keep her safe so much."
"It is okay." I kissed him on his cheek, making him smile.
"Soon, I will be 18 and can rent a place, I will be able to adopt Lucy and we can get away from this place."
"Just a few more months." I smiled at him.
"You have work soon." He said.
"Yeah, then I have to go back to my hell whole."
"I wish you could stay the night again." He said low.
"I know, but if I don't come home then she will say that I ran away again. I can't have that on my record again, they will take me away and that is what she wants."
"I know, I will pick you up and take you there."
"Nah, stay here with Lucy. She needs someone to watch over her."
"You need someone to make sure you get there okay."
"I have a knife." I smiled at him. "It is okay, remember our deal. You get us a place to go and I will hide the money to get us away."
"I know." he said low.
"It is going to be okay." I gave him another kiss then finished my dinner.
