Rescue Me

Chapter 9: Juliet

When I get up this morning I walk to the bathroom to brush my teeth but on my way i notice something is off. 

I walk around the corner from the hall and I see that the front door is wide open. My heart begins pounding so hard the noise floods my ears. I freeze before making my way towards the door, taking a few deep breathes to prepare myself. I walk deeper into the living room and thankfully see my father passed out on the floor. I breathe a sigh of relief that it's only him and not the man from yesterday. 

After shutting the front door and locking it, I leave him on the floor and make my way to the bathroom to  brush my teeth. Going into the triplets room I wake each of the up by gently rubbing their backs and kissing each of them until they stir awake. I love starting my morning everyday seeing their bright smiles. "Good Morning my beautiful babies, how did everyone sleep" I ask them with a sweet voice picking Rose up first giving her a squeeze.

 "ju et" I stop walking and look down at her in my arms "what? Did you just say Juliet?" I stare down at her repeating my name a few times "ju et" she says again. I squeal and jump up and down holding her too me 

"Yes! I am Juliet! Good job Rose!" I am so excited right now, I have been trying to teach them my name for so long. I have to admit that I was always a little upset their first words weren't my name but I'm proud either way. Ryan and Rose's first word was 'hi' while Renee's was 'no'. I assume that was her first word because she is the trouble maker and I have to constantly tell her no. 

My excitement is short lived when my father walks into the room. 

"What the fuck is with all the screaming?" he asks harshly.

"Im sorry I just got excited because Rose said my name for the first time." I don't hold his gaze for very long. Every time I look at him I feel sick and panicky. 

"I don't give a shit, I was sleeping and you are in here screaming, learn to shut the fuck up when I am sleeping" he turns and walks away. 

It always makes me so sad that the triplets will never have the father that I had before them. My father was a good man, he would play with me, take me fishing, and care for me. He always did have anger issues but since my moms passing he doesn't try to control it anymore. 

"Juliet!" I hear him yell from the living room. I sigh and set Rose down in the crib with Ryan and walk out of the room.

"Yes?"

He turns his head toward me taking a swig, of what I am assuming is whiskey, out of his flask. I will never understand the desire to be drunk all hours of the day. 

"Make yourself useful and get me some breakfast" 

"What do you want for breakfast?" the last thing I want to do is make him breakfast but I don't know how much he has had to drink or if he is still drunk from last night and god knows what he will do to me if I tell him no.

"Get me a breakfast burrito from the diner" he says taking another swing

"I can make you a breakfast burrito" he freezes and slowly turns toward me

"Did I say I wanted you to make me one? No. I said I want a breakfast burrito from the diner. You know I don't like repeating myself princess" I cringe at his nickname for me. 

"I'm sorry but I don't have the money for that. I just had to use the last of the money to pay the electric bill" I don't dare look at him and stare down at my shoes

Before I know what is happening he makes his way around the couch and grabs me by the neck squeezing hard enough to cut of my air. I try to grab his arm and he pushes me into the wall, punching me in the face. He releases his hold on my neck and I collapse to the ground.