Delilah

Chapter 5

I got home like three hours ago and I'm still not ready for work. I had to make Ricks dinner else I'd receive "punishment". For the past few weeks he's turned controlling and if I don't follow his orders I get beatings so I stick to his rules and demands I guess. I was hoping he wouldn't be home when I got back but he was. He said he had to leave work early when I asked what happened to working till ten.

I walked up to my room and got myself dressed. I packed my other clothes as I've got a night shift in the bar tonight. I finish at 3:00am I think? Whatever I dunno.

I walked down stairs only to be met with a fist too the right side off my cheek. Why does he hit me for literally no reason. I haven't done anything. He hasn't been sober for like four days now. I've never been scared off Rick but right now I was.
"Where the hell are you going?!" He gritted his teeth so tight yous think his jaw would break.

"T-to work" I clutched on to my cheek wiping the tears that I let slip. Mom always told me crying was for the weak but sometimes I can't help but not cry.

"No your going to whore around like you always do you dirty bitch!" What?

"I've n-not long turned 17 and y-you think I'd be a whore. I'm going to work " god I can't talk properly. But Fuck him I ain't a whore.

"What was that??!!" Shit

"N-nothing I'm sorry" I avoided his eyes and stared down at my shoes.

"That's what I thought" I finally looked him in the eyes and I saw nothing but disgust. What did I do too deserve this? Why is it always me.

I walked over too my car, my hands shaking as I put the key in. I checked my face in the visa. My cheek is already bruising, I bruise really easily you know, mom said it's down to my anemia but I always thought it's because of how fragile my skin is, I only have to knock it of something and a little bruise will form. I don't wear much make up, it's rare when I do really. j don't really know how to us it properly but mom buys, used to by me it and taught me how to use some of it like concealer, mascara and eye liner. I only ever where eye liner and mascara and sometimes lip gloss. I pulled out of the drive way and drove down to the diner. I'm only doing a 4 hour shift today as I have to be at the club for 8.

I got into the parking lot checking the time and I'm already 25 minutes late. Great. I quickly locked the door and speed walked into the diner.

"Where the hell have you been I thought you got into an accident!!" Ladies and gentlemen Sarah . I opened my mouth too talk but no words came out and before I knew it she cupped my face scanning the bruise on my cheek.

"What have you done are you okay??" The worry in her eyes makes me feel sick too the stomach. She really cares about me.

" Yeah, I fell over by the stairs and caught my face on the end off the railing"
She looked at me as if she was expecting something else but she sighed and just gave me a hug in which I gladly accepted.

"Oh you clumsy girl. Well come on you've got work too do Lilah" she realised me from the hug and lead me behind the counter towards the till and told me to get too work after kissing my temple and walking out too the back.

My shifts ended and I barely had any customers too serve. I sat on my phone for the majority off the time out off boredom. I leave college in exactly 17 days thank god.
"Bye Sarah" I shouted before walking out towards my car.

I pulled out the car park and drove too the club absolutely dreading this shift. All those thirsty men I've got too deal with. Stupid really, I wish I could quit but I don't want too leave Abbie by herself and I tell myself, I need the money.