ghostboys

three

it was the next morning and i had just woken up from a horrible dream. it was about bruce. it felt so real. my eyes teared up as i thought about it more.

"STOP IT!" i heard a scream from downstairs.

gwen.

i jumped off my bed and rushed downstairs, finding dad beating gwenny with his belt.

"what are you doing!" i shouted at him, seeing glass all over the place.

"this little brat smashed all my beer!" he yelled, slapping her once more.

"don't touch her!" finney yelled from next to me.

gwen was hysterical and it was breaking my heart.

"i will buy you beer after school dad, please! just stop hurting her." i said to him, hoping he would stop and he did.

gwen walked away from him and wrapped her arms around me, crying.

"i hope that taught you a lesson, young lady." dad said, then sat down at the kitchen table.

the three of us walked upstairs.

i saw the time and realized we would be late to school but i didn't care. gwen meant more to me then stupid school.

"hey, hey, you're okay. you're okay." i said, trying to calm her down. finney was trying as well.

"i-i didn't mean to do that, allie. i-i did it by accident." she sobbed.

"i know, i know." i held her in my arms as i rocked her back and forth.

"YOU THREE BETTER BE OUT THE DOOR IN 10 MINUTES, YOU HEAR ME!" dad shouted from downstairs.

"go get dressed guys." i told the two.

they soon left my room. i changed into a pair of flare jeans with a green top as well as my converses. i put my hair into a half up half down. i wanted it out of my face.

i met up with finney and gwen downstairs and we left for school.

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i walked into school late. it was second period. it was dads fault we were late. but if i told him that, he would beat me and i know it would be much much worse then any beating i ever got.

i stopped at my locker to gather my things and i swear i felt someone watching me.

i turned and saw vance standing by the other set of lockers from across the hall.

i sighed, "where were you?" he asked, approaching me.

should i tell him? i mean he knows my dad beats me and gwen but would he even care about gwen?

"i overslept. that's all." i lied, closing my locker.

"you never oversleep. you're here everyday at the same time." he said.

i looked at him weirdly, "um, well today i did so why do you care?"

before he could reply, the bell rang, meaning it was third period. teenagers began filling the hallway and before i knew it, vance was gone.

i met up with my friends and we all walked to gym. i also have gym with vance and half the time he doesn't show.

we are in the middle of a track unit right now but with all the disappearances, the gym teachers decided to keep us inside and we play kickball.