~Nick's POV~
I walk quickly to the other side of up stairs and go to grab her door handle when I hear a lock and something colliding with the door. Of course it's her back. I start slamming on her door. "Open up!!!" I yell. I can't yell she hacked my laptop like I would of liked to do cause she'd just eat me. By 'eat me' I mean she'd ruin my life. I hear her door unlock. I wait patiently. In a bolt her door swings open and I'm thrown into her room onto the floor. "Ow!" I yell. Mum and Dad wouldn't give two shits if I hurt myself. Charlotte has long caramel blond hair and deep blue eyes. Actually when you look at her face you'd notice the freckles on her nose first. Then her eyes. But thats she has no make up on. I stare at her and she glares at me in return. "You tell our parents I'll rip your head off of your shoulders! And you know I can Nickolas! I can!" She quietly screams at me. "Ok geesh," I say uncertanly scared. I've never liked Charlotte but she's my sister. I slowly get off of her bedroom floor. She hasn't put her posters up yet? Nor put her bedsheet on? Ok my sister is slow. I quietly walk out of her room. To see dad with a belt in his hand.
~Charlotte's POV~After Nick left I heard a slight whimper of sadness and a mix of nerves and being scared? Nick is finally getting his first belting I got mine when I was 3! By Mum. I unpack each poster, Mumford and Sons posters and Krewella posters ((Who ever knows Krewella is my new best friend I mean WOOT)) I also have posters signed by Dan Howell and Phil Lester. You may think: I thought this chick was meant to be treated badly, why does she so many awesome things? Here's your answer I paid for them and went to places by myself. I hear a scream most likely Nick but it was deeper. Like dad? I run out of my room. I honestly was worried about both of them. I run downstairs to see mum with a butcher's knife in her hand and dad lying on the floor bleeding and Nick hiding behind the couch, "Mum!" I yell staring at her in disgust, she doesn't look at me. I sneak up behind her and grab the knife from her hand. Nick gets up. I give him a look. He comes up behind mum and grabs her arms she fights for her freedom. I help Nick by pushing Mum to the ground. She lets out a loud grunt as Nick holds her arms behind her and his foot resting on her neck. I run out the front door throwing the knife into the bin. I run back inside to see if dads ok, but instead I run in to Mum with her knee on Nick's throat, I can't help but scream. There was blood all over the tiles. I run and tackle Mum off of Nick. Today I didn't want anyone to die, at least not now. I start punching Mum's jaw. "Nick, Help, Dad" I yell in between punches. Mum kicks my ribs. I let out a shriek. Mum flips me over so she's on top of me and starts punching me. I put my hands up and try to block her punches. "Mum. Stop. You're. Going. To. Kill. Someone!" I yell in between punches to my arms. She is so focused her short brown hair hangs in her face. I scream and use all my might and push her off of me quickly jumping to the ground and kick Mum once hard in the face. She was out. I kicked my own mother. I forget that and run to tend to dad who was patched up pretty good. I turn to Nick, "Nick, what's happening to this family? We're all fucked up. We have terrible parents and I have a brother that's forced to help them," I want to cry, I have never thought that if Nick died I would be nothing. I feel a tear slide down my face, Nick comes over to me and wraps his arms around me. This was a first. Having my brother actually hug me. The first hug I have ever gotten. "Charlotte I just realised if you died I'd be nothing," We were thinking the same thing, "I would to Nick," I tighten my arms around him. My little brother for once is being a nice brother.
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Short StoryCharlotte was always abused. Her family is cruel and wanted by the police. But when her family settles down in a town in the outback of Australia her life changes. Experience the journey of a girl who challenges her fears.