In the Dark

Chapter One

  The Norm
Kat's POV:

My room was pitch black and very cold. It was early December and my house didn't have any heat. Mama had given the money for the bill to her girlfriend again for more drugs. So I just laid there on the thin mattress I had on the floor in the corner of my room shivering. The small blanket I had over me did me almost no good because it was covered in holes. I heard a car door shutting in front of the house and then a key in the front door. My mom and her girlfriend walked in and I could tell by how loud they were that they were both high as a kite. But that was the norm around here anymore. I did my best to drown them both out and sleep but it was just way to cold. Why couldn't she just pay the damn heat bill so we don't all freeze to death I thought to myself feeling angry. Wishing I had my teddy bear to hug instead of this raggedy only blanket. I closed my eyes then all of a sudden I heard someone pounding on the front door and the sound of splitting wood making me jump." What the hell Daman! I don't know who the hell you think you are busting up in my house like that and at 2 in the morning!! Get out now!!" Mama yelled at my dad. " Shut the hell up stupid bitch." Daddy yelled back at mama. His words were slurry and fast only meaning he was totally wasted. " Where the hell is my daughter?" Daddy asked. " You can't just take her in the middle of the night. She has school in the morning. Get out before I call the cops on your drunk ass!!" Mama yelled back at him. " I can do whatever the fuck I want" Daddy yelled. Then I heard the sound of glass being smashed and screaming. " Daman stop it let her go!! Please stop!!" " Tell me where the hell my kid is now!!" "She's asleep in her room! Please Daman!!" Mama yelled. I heard two giant thugs and then nothing. Total silence. I laid there moshionless terrified of what would happen next. Then i saw a sliver of light shine throw on to my wall. My Dad stumbled into the room and I could smell the alcohol. I closed my eyes tight hoping he would just leave me alone. Chills ran up my entire body as he ripped the blanket off of me. " Regina get up" he said his voice demanding and sinister at the same time. I just laid there scared to even breath." Get your ass up!" He said again grabbing me by the arm and slinging me across the room. " Daddy please dont! I'm sorry!" I pleaded. " I told you twice to get up and you didn't listen now did you. " I'm sorry daddy please don't hurt me!" Yea well its to late for sorry." I slowly stood up and daddy started twords me. I turned and ran out of my room trying to make it to mama's room. Her door had three heavy-duty locks on it and would keep me safe so I turned the corner and bolted down the hallway twords mama's room. As I ran into the room and tryed to close the door daddy hit it full force slamming me up against the wall like a squashed bug. I tryed to get up but I couldn't seem to get enough air. " I'll teach you to run from me you stupid bitch." Daddy yelled as he took his belt off and grabbed me by my hair. He raised the belt high in the air and brought it back down full force across my stomach. He repeted it 7 times and finally stoped. I laid there my stomach on fire. Oh God what's next I thought as daddy dragged me out of mamas room and into the living room. He threw me to the floor again and I saw mama and her girlfriend Erin laying moshionless on the kitchen floor. "Mama!!" I yelled trying to crawl to her side. Daddy grabbed my hair and said " you see what happens when you don't listen to me. So now your coming with me so I can teach you a lesson too.