Chapter 1

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Originally Written: August 2, 2016
Updated: January 28, 2022

"Kids, go pack your things now! I don't know how long he's down for but we need to take this now." If it were a regular night she wouldn't be this demanding, but I could understand why she was given the intense situation we've been thrown into. My older sister and I nodded before running up to our rooms. I almost couldn't believe this was happening. Mom stood up to our father who was about to inflict pain on all three of us yet again. That would warrant an even worse beating for us normally, but this time she managed to hit him with a heavy vase over the head, leaving him knocked out cold. I packed as many things as I could into two suitcases and a backpack, before also digging out the guitar I had buried in my closet. My father would often come into my room and break my things so when I had anything valuable to me I always hid it in places I knew he'd never go. Once I was done I hurriedly packed my things into the trunk before also helping Mom and Jenna with their things.

"Do you guys have everything?" Mom asked as Jenna sat in the passenger seat with her backpack. "Shit I forgot the money," Mom mumbled, turning the car on. "Kellin, Jenna get buckled up as soon as I get outside we're leaving." Mom ran back inside, and after I had gotten settled I watched the door waiting for her to come outside. As soon as she was out the door I saw her bolting toward the car. I sat up straighter in alert seeing the worry on her features. My dad was stumbling behind her, yelling words I couldn't quite make out. Jenna reached over and pushed the driver side door open so Mom could just slide in. As soon as she was in the car, she locked the doors, and it was good thing she did too. My sorry excuse for a father nearly had nearly caught up to her, if he wouldn't have stumbled due to his head injury he could've reached her.

"How could you fucking do this to me Mary?!" My father asked angrily beating on the hood of the car. The hair on the back of my neck stood, I've never seen him so upset. I mean he was fuming. I swear I just watched steam come from his ears. "I've given you everything! I've made you everything you are!" The rugged demon eyed man flung his fist onto the hood of the car again. He shouted more words as Mom began to pull the car away. He ran after the car, managing to hit my window before she turned and sped away from the house. With labored breaths Mom asked, "Are you guys okay?"

"Yeah, never better now honestly. I'm so happy we're finally leaving," Jenna said relaxing in her seat. "Me too...I could've gotten you two taken from me. That was a thought I couldn't bear." Mom explained, her voice now softer. I watch all the familiar buildings pass by, finding that there was a new lens I was looking through. One that made even the familiar seem new. Maybe it was hope, or maybe I was just relived to have left our situation. Either way, I also wondered where we could be going at this time of night.

"Where are we going?" I heard my mom take a breath as if she were going to speak, but after a moment she responded, "I don't know yet. I've got to make a call, I do have an idea though. We'll stop at a hotel tonight and get gas in the morning. Prepare to travel a lot tomorrow."

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I see nothing but trees and walls of rocks as mom continues on the long road it seems we've been on for hours. I wonder where we're going now, and if we'll really be okay without that asshole. The same nightmare just about every night. It would start out with him getting angry over whatever he found to be upset about. Then he'd tell us how worthless he thought we all were because we gave him headaches just by existing, and then he would put his hands on at least one of us to relinquish his anger. My body was covered in old and new bruises, he seemed to hate me the most. Especially since I'd always try and stick up for mom and Jenna, it was a lesson I could never learn. It wasn't like I could do much because he was a burley man compared to my small figure, but I at least could take on the pain so my mother and sister wouldn't have to. The man is a lunatic, I felt he just wanted a family to control and the fact that last night may have been the last night I'll ever see him again puts me at ease. It's like the world was finally starting to be lifted off my chest and shoulder. I let a sigh of relief slip from my lips. We were heading toward a new beginning.

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