In the Dark

Chapter Three

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I woke up the next morning with the smell of burnt flesh in my nostrils. My entire body was numb but I knew I would feel it soon enough. A
little slit of light shined throw the covered window across the room and I could faintly see my dads work. There were burns all over my body but the right side of my body and stomach got the worst of it. I tryed to move and a sharp tearing pain shot through my wrist and arm. I heard the lock on the basement door and then it opened and my dad came down the stairs. He unlocked my hand and ankle then stepped back. I whimpered as I tore the handcuffs away. " You need to get in the shower. Hurry up your going to be late for school." He said calmly as he threw my shorts and underwear at me. I looked up at him with fear and shame in my eyes. For a short second I thought I could see just a glimpse of regret in his eyes but it was quickly replaced with anger. Then he turned around and walked up the stairs slamming the door behind him. I slowly rose and tryed my best to walk. The cold concrete felt kinda soothing to the bottom of my scorched feet. I walked up the stairs carefully and opened the door covering my eyes when the blinding sunlight shined throw. The kitchen was full of empty beer bottles scattered all over the floor. How could one man drink all this alcohol in one night and still get up in the morning? "What are you gawking at?" Daddy demanded as he walked in from the living room. " oh ummm.... Nothing I was just going to take a shower like you told me I'm sorry." I said faintly and walked past him to go upstairs. I could feel his icy stare as I struggled up the stairs and around the corner. I walked into the bathroom shutting and locking the door behind me. I looked in the mirror and saw a teenage girl with a bruised face and burns all over and her long aburn hair matted from being pulled on. How could this girl that stared back at me in the mirror really be me? But the point is it was. "Please
God if your not going to bring me home then please protect me. This pain is to great so give me the strength to bare it. Amen" I walked over and turned on the water. I got the water kinda cool and got in carefully. I shrunk back when the water hit me but then stepped back up and just stood there letting the water run over me trying not to scream. I washed my hair and what I could of my body. I got out and wrapped a towel around me and picked up my clothes and unlocked the door. I cracked it and peired out to make sure daddy was not upstairs. I opened the door the rest of the way and walked into the hall and around the corner and into my old room shutting and locking the door behind me once again. "There has to be somthing warm that I can wear in here." I though out loud. I checked the closet and dresser but only found an old gray zip up hoodie. It was about 4 sizes to big but it was going to have to work. "How am I going to go to school with only a hoodie and a pair of worn-out shorts? I thought. I looked around the room and spotted somthing new. It was a night stand on the left side of my bed. I Walked around the side of the bed to it and opened the drawer. Inside was a tie-dye tank top and a pair of knee high socks. I pulled them out and slid them on. They were kinda old so the top was a little short but the hoodie would cover it up so it wouldn't matter. I pulled my shorts on and was relieved that the socks covered the burns and bruises that I had on my cafes. I brushed my hair and let if fall over my shoulders covering what burns I had on my face. I turned and looked at myself in the full length mirror that hung on the back of the door " Ok Kat let's see if you can pull this one off" I said out loud. I had no clue if I could pull this off or not but I had to at least try. I did some last minute touch ups and unlocked the door and walked down stairs. "Kathrin hurry your ass up!" Daddy yelled as I walked into the living room. "I'm ready" I said softly. "Well I can't take you I have to go to work." "Can't you just drop me off on your way? You go right by my school." " And risk being seen with the likes of you? I don't think so look at you! You look like a bum you can just walk. Your fat ass needs the excerize anyways." Daddy yelled. I looked at the floor in shame. " Daddy please it's only like 19 degrees outside and I don't even have any shoes." I pleaded quietly. " I know you dumb ass isn't arguing with me?! Did last night teach you nothing?!?" Daddy yelled and I shrunk back twords the door. "Get you dumb ass out of my house!" He yelled. I ran twords the door but he grabbed me by the arm and stopped me as I was about to rush out. I winsted in pain from his tight grip on my arm. "If you tell anyone what happened last night you'll wish I would've killed you last night. Do I make myself clear?" I stared into my dads eyes and saw nothing but darkness. "Ye....yes sir I stuttered. "Now get the hell out of my house" he said and pushed me into the door. I got up and ran out the door and down the street as fast as I could. When I finally stoped running I was about 7 blocks from my school. After I cough my breath and started walking again I tryed to think of anything else but my father and what happened last night. New York was really a beautiful place in the winter time expecially when it snowed. I was really surprised we were still having school but then again I'm really glad we were. As I walked I admired all the Christmas decorations people had up. People rushed by me with arms full of presents and I smiled at the site. I finally got to school and walked into the building. It was still kinda early so I just kinda stood in the middle of the hallway glad to finally be out of the cold. Just then my algebra teacher Mrs.Carter came up behind me. "Hey there Doddle Bug! How are you?" She asked me. I totally panicked inside. I loved Mrs.Carter and I really did not want to have to lie to her. "Oh hey... im...well I'm ok I guess." I said pulling my hood closer to my face. "is everything ok?" I hesated and looked at the floor. My mind flashed back to earlier this morning when daddy basically told me that if I sniched I would be sorry but I'm already sorry. I mean what more could he really do to me? Kill me? That would only put me out of my misery so what's the diffrence? But what If he tried to hurt Mrs.Carter I thought. That was something I was not willing to risk at all. He could do whatever he wanted to me but not her. Not the only person who cares anything  about me. I was pulled out of my thoughts by Mrs.Carter talking to me. "Kat sweetie what's wrong?" I looked up into her face and saw compassion and worrie. "Ummm nothing I'm fine" I lied and looked away again. I crossed my arms and I could feel my right side start to sting a little. "Doodle Bug you know you can tell me anything right?" "yes ma'am I know" " so then talk to me. What's wrong?" "Mrs.Carter I just... I dont... I cant. I just can't tell you right now." "Kat honey come on talk to me please. I know somthing is wrong I can tell." Mrs.Carter said almost pleading with me. "I'm sorry I cant. I don't want you to get hurt." The words came flooding out of my mouth before I even had time to think. She looked at me puzzled. "Kat why would I get hurt?" "Mrs.Carter please just drop it. I can't tell you I'm sorry!" She stared at me her chocolate brown eyes wide. Mrs.Carter was my favorite teacher. She was the only one who ever really noticed me and understood me. But I just can't tell her there is no telling what my dad is capable of after last night and I have to protect her. She reached out her hand and I just stared at it. "It's alright baby girl I'm not going to bite." She said playfully. "I just wanna go for a walk." "Where too?" I asked fearing if I took her hand she might notice the burns on mine. "Just around" she said smiling. Then all of a sudden I felt this blanket of comfort and peace cover me. It was like her and I were the only two people on earth. I felt safer than I ever had before. Nothing or no one could ever hurt me again. I never wanted that feeling to go away so I pulled my sleeve down a little more and slowly raised my hand and she took it in her's. I never wanted her to let go again. Never leaving this spot with Mrs.Carter.