Learning to Love

Chapter 2

My whole family ignores me, my brother moved out a long time ago he now has his own family so they don't really come around. My mom is normally to high to care if I even leave. Then there's my stepdad who wants everything to do with me when it comes to sex and money other than that I'm nothing but worthless. When I try to resist him or one of his friends they beat me till I can no longer move or am unconscious. I keep on pushing through the abuse for my heaven sent friends. Most of them are more like family to me than actual friends and they treat me better than my own family does.
Emma Pearl, is my best friend even though she's more like the sister I never had the chance to have. I'm over at her house more than anything during the day ,but as soon as the sun sets Jared (my stepdad's name) requires me to be home. I've learned to obey that rule, if I'm even a minute late it results in a cruel beating. I've learned that on numerous occasions.

My youth pastor's name is John, but he's more of my dad than he is my youth pastor. I'll fall pretty hard in life when it comes to tough choices but he's always there to say "get back up and try again, you'll never accomplish things in the world with a bad attitude". He reminds me each day, if I truly want something bad enough I'll do anything to make it happen. John is more like a sponge, he listens to everything you say then gives you advice on how to handle the situation.

Sky is probably one of the coolest people I have ever met. She's in her late twenties and knows exactly what I'm going through.Sky is a former cutter and survivor of sexual abuse. She always knows just what to tell me and how to tell me. She normally takes care of me during the day because Jared doesn't anything to do with me until evening. My whole world changed when I met John, he taught me more than anything I could ever have learned on my own.