imaginary friends

new friend

*crackle*

*crackle*

*crackle*

The sound echoes as lydia's father hits her with his belt for not buying him the correct beer

"You lousy brat! This is what you des-"

he was about to finish his sentence then her mother runs in back from work to try and stop her husband

"Peter please stop..she is just a child"

the woman tried to reason but then-

*slap*

The sound of skin getting slapped rang across the room, her mother was hit..again...lydia went to her mother's side as her mother protectively shielded her from the dangerous man infront of them, he started yelling profanities at them before putting his belt back on then walking back to his room to sleep, slamming the door behind him

"are you okay dear?" Lydia's mother Sarah asks, lydia notices a new bruise forming on het mother's face

"y-yes mommy" the young girl replies

as the two hug, sadly this is the reality for the two...they couldn't escape this man even if they tried, the two  have tried nearly everything even calling the police but to no avail. After checking on the bruises on lydia's legs and back she puts ice on them to prevent futher swelling

"can i play outside?" The young girl asks

"after the treatment hun" her mother says

and once her bruises started to clear up a bit she was allowed to play in the playground nearby..there weren't many kids her age nearby and around this time most of the kids were at school so lydia was alone then she heard a voice call out to her

"lydia.." A soft female voice called

as she spun around she saw a beautiful woman...she had lovely brown skin, she wore a dirt stained nightgown, and she had white rose in her hair.

"H-hello" lydia said

"hi.." The woman greeted back

with a soft, loving tone and a gentle smile on her face but her smile fades when she sees the bruises on the legs

"what happened to your legs?" The woman asked in a calm yet concerned tone

"i-i fell.." Lydia said

she was told never to tell people her father hits her because if he finds out her will beat her up even worse. The woman walks over to lydia and caresses her tear stained cheeks then gives her head a soft kiss, the woman's soft expression gives lydia a sense of happiness and calmness a feeling she hasn't felt in a long, long time

"can you be my friend?" Lydia asks

as the woman nods as the two smiled at each other and played games, once the sun had set the two made it back to lydia's house hand in hand...

"will i ever see you again?" Lydia asked her new friend

"you will just call me by my name and i shall come back to you lydia.." The woman replies

"what is your name?" lydia asks

as the woman gives her a smile then mutters the words

"charlotte"

before she seemingly dissapears...the girl then returns home to tell her mother all about her new friend.