Prologue

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I woke up in a cold sweat shivering. This could not be happening. Not now. I felt around for my duvet craving comfort and warmth only to find it had been strewn on the floor and was covered in my sweat.

I desperately wished I could just go and snuggle into my parents bed and have them both comfort me till I fell asleep, but that wasn't going to happen. My mum commited suicide three years ago and ever since then my dad has become a violent alchoholic. He's not very good at keeping his emotions hidden so most of his anger is taken out on me. At least it's better me than my brother Toby. He's only 5 and his bone structure is so fragile I don't think he would manage one of dads drunken blows. It's my job to keep him safe, if I don't then no one will.

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⏰ Last updated: Mar 13, 2015 ⏰

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