My bodyguard

1

THE BEGINNING

Kuina pov:

I walk down stairs and peek around the corner.

To see my mother and father yelling at each other again.

But i was starving, considering i forgot to eat dinner last night because both my mom and dad we're out working last night.

I sneak into the kitchen to get a snack to help me fall asleep.

I slowly open the cabinet and reach for the snack.

I flinch at the sound of the raper crunching. 

The room goes silent.

I hear foot steps come closer.

My heart sinks.

....

"Kuina, why aren't you in bed its 9 at night" my mom says softly.

I stand up and look down at my hands.

I can feel my mothers eyes on me.

I feel like crying, but i hold my tears back because my mother will just get more aggravated with me.

"I was hungry" I whisper, as my voice shakes.

My mother rolls her eyes as she huffs and puffs.

"Ok, take your snack and go to your room and go to sleep, your only 7 you need sleep." my mother says in a stern voice.

I run to the stairs but something stops me.

It was the sound of metal dropping. Coming from the basement.

"Go to your room" my father says without hesitation.

I run up the stairs and close my door, jumping on my bed.

I soon fall asleep after finishing my snack.

~the morning/around like 6 A.M~

I slowly open my door to see if anyone is awake yet.

I hear rattling in the kitchen.

I walk down the stairs and peek around the corner, to find my mom doing dishes.

"Good morning" she says with a small smile on her face. Like nothing happened last night.

"Sorry I startled you last night" she says with a cold voice.

I look down and scurry to the couch and get my coloring book and crayons from under the table.

I open the book and start coloring a page with a bear on it.

Out of the corner of my eye, i see my mom leave the room and go up stairs.

I think nothing of it and keep coloring.

But out of the corner of my eye again, i see a picture of my father.

Out of curiosity i grab the paper.

I hear the tv say fathers name.

I look up and soon see a picture of him in jail.

I jump from the tv shutting off.

I look over to see my mom there with my breakfast.

She puts it down and takes the papers with father on them.