Behind These Walls

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Crystal's POV

I wake up with intense pain flowing all over my body. I groan as the pain shoots straight to my head. I look around and I'm still on the floor and it's dark inside and outside. I grab my phone from my pocket and the time reads 2:56. I guess I'm not going to school today. I slowly try standing up to walk to my bedroom.

Succeeding about 30 minutes later I walk towards the stairs. With each step I took I could feel my fractured ribs rubbing against each other, making me wince in pain. I had silent tears falling down my eyes due to the amount of pain I was in. Finally reaching my room I open the door and go to the bathroom.

I stand in front of the mirror dreading to see what it held for me. I slowly look at the mirror and the tears fall faster. My right eye was swollen and purple blue, I had a cut on my eyebrow, my lips were busted and chapped. I had dry blood on my nose and on cheek from my mouth. I slowly start cleaning myself, wincing every now and then.

I got to my bed check the time and see it was 04:35. I spent 30 minutes on just standing. I groan and lie down on the bed. I decided to take two painkillers just so I can sleep for at least 2 hours. I feel my eyes becoming heavy and I finally fall into a dream less sleep. If only I knew I wouldn't have fallen asleep.

30 minutes later

I jolt up ignoring the pain that shoots through my body as I feel a bucket of cold water being thrown at me. Looking to my side I see my father smiling next to the bed. "Wakey Wakey sleepy head."He said and laughs. I groan as my ribs start throbbing."Oh is my little disgrace of a daughter in pain." He asks me faking a pout.

I look at him and feel the tears drop. Suddenly I feel him yanking my hair and pulling me by it of my bed and down the staircase. This causes my pain to grow stronger that it already was because I had to take two steps after he took one in order to avoid falling. We reach the dining room and he stopped in front of the dinner table.

"You bloody useless girl, I thought I told you I needed my breakfast on the damn table by 6!!" he yelled banging my head on the table. Immediately blood gushes out my nose. He drops me on the floor and kicks me twice in my stomach. He lifts me up and makes me look at him." When I say six I mean six.!!" He yells and slaps me. I look at the clock on the wall and see it is only 10 past 5. "I'm sorry sir but it is only 10 minutes past 5."I say to him with tears flowing down.

"Oh yes it is. My bad."He smile and walks away to the kitchen. I am left there in pain, and blood running down my nose.

I hate my life.