Life < Death

2.

~Flash Back~

"Hi mommy!!" "hi sweetie! How was school?!" My mom asked me. "it was fine I guess. Tilly was back so that wasn't fun. There's this guy named Timothy. He's a jerk." I answered.

"Ella! Your 6! We don't call people jerks! Thats not kind of ya." "s-sorry momma but he is!"

"What did he do?" my mom had asked me with a concerned expression on her face. "He broke all of my pencils, ruined my new colored pencils and nice clean erasers! I was trying so hard to keep those some what clean!"

"that isn't cool! Want me to have a conversation with him??" My mom said looking really concerned but then started to tickle me. "haha Mom!! No!! Stop!" I couldn't hold in my laughter anymore.

"Are you sureeeee?!" "Yes I am sure mom!!" "Okay then. go run along and do your reading homework. And I'll bring you a snack in a second!"

"okay mommy thank you!!"

-Night time; 10:30 p.m-

I woke up in the middle of the night and hearing crying noises and other noises I didn't know what they were. With that I got out of my bed and headed towards my parents room to see what was happening or if it was outside if they could help the problem.

I noticed that the light was on and I could hear arguing and another noise I didn't know.

"mommy? Daddy? Are you guys okay?" I said while opening the door and seeing mom on the floor in the corner with tears in her eyes and my dad standing near the door with something in his hand I couldn't see what tho.

"Oh! I-u-h sweetie why are you awake why aren't you in bed?" My dad said to me

"I-i heard noises and c-couldn't sleep." "s-sweetie it's o-kay, momma is fine go b-back to bed please."

"M-mom.. what's wrong??! why are you crying?" I said running over to her.
"P-lease leave. Mommy is okay don't worry"

"She's fine darling." My dad said sternly grabbing my arm and tossing me out of the room and slamming the door shut.
Then I heard the noises again? Was mommy being hit..? What is happening. She's bleeding and has many bruises.. My eyes started to water and I panic of what was happening to my mom.
With that I started banging the door trying to open it but it was locked. Banging and yelling for someone to open the door to hear my mom break out in sobs.
Confused, panicking, worrying.
I was loosing my breath. I felt like I was drowning and no one was able to save me and I couldn't calm down.
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The next morning I woke up on the hallway floor without a blanket, pillow, and in unsettling silence. Just me curled up on the floor in a tiny ball and with my mind replaying what happened last night.
The fear kicks in again and I got up and looked at my parents room. The door was open. It was empty.

But there where things missing...

I run into the closet and see clothes missing to.

What happened?! Where's my parents..?!

"Hun? What are you looking for..?" My dad asked me.
"W-what happened.. where's moms things?!"
"She left hunny. It's okay. It'll just be us two from now on. But things will have to change."

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-Fast forward- 6 years. Ella is now 12-

"D-dad please stop.. I'm bleeding"
"You've had worse your fine!" He yelled at me and I could smell the alcohol reeking in his breath. He didn't stop hitting me tho. I am covered in blood from the pocket knife marks on my arms and my faces.
After a few more minutes of begging him to stop he finally passed out from another overdose and drinking.

I run to the kitchen and grab the nasal spray for over doses and run back over to him. I know I shouldn't be doing this but I can't help it I'm still a kid who needs a roof over my head. I can't get a job yet! But if I'm lucky I can babysit Mrs. Jackson's kids. She'll let me come over some days and help around the house.

She doesn't fully know my story but she can tell by the scars I have on some of the things that happen.

As soon as I did the nasal spray he shot awake right away and with that- it was my cue to leave. I grabbed my backpack that's always packed and headed for the door with a yelling parent behind me.

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OKAY! Hello!
Uhh thanks for reading this story! And bearing with me! It's really appreciated!
This is a short chapter, I just wanted to get it out today. There will be longer chapters in the future!
This was also mainly a flash back chapter so we can somewhat imagine her past ya know? Anyways-

Enjoy reading! Or happy reading!

-Blobfish