Melody Of Slipknot

Chapter 1

I woke up from my nap as I heard yelling downstairs. I already knew it was from my aunt and her boyfriend arguing about her cheating on him, so I didn't really mind it much. After I moved to the United States with my aunt, things have been really hard since my aunt was abusive and a whore. But tonight, I'll finally leave this hellhole.

I checked the time on a digital clock my aunt had in the spare room I'm staying in, it was 11:37 pm. 'I should leave now while I have the chance.' I thought. I grabbed my already prepared bag from under my bed, and went up to the open window near my wardrobe. I jump down from the window landing on my knees and hands.

I quickly got up and made a run for it, I didn't really know where to go since it was dark outside. I ran until I got tired and just started walking, I was already far away from my aunt's house. I looked at my surroundings and noticed an open Cafe, I wondered why the Cafe was still open when it's literally midnight.

I entered the Cafe and walked up to the worker, she was half asleep on the counter. I nudged her shoulder until she was finally fully awake.

"Oh hello! Sorry about that, I'm just really tired from my shift. What can I get for you?" The waitress said as she looked at me up and down. She notices that I was breathing heavily and sweating.

"Damn, you look like you've been running a whole marathon the whole night. Here let me get some water for you, you can go sit down on one of the stools." She walks on to the sink behind the counter and grabs a glass of water.

I sat down on one of the stools and let her head fall down on her arms. "Yeah I was kinda running away actually. By the way, I saw the looking for employees poster outside the Café. Is it alright for me to get a job here? Even if I'm just 10?" I asked.

"Oh wow, why were you running away though? And well if you really do need the money to get by, you can start tomorrow. But you can also just stay with me if you like, I'm the manager here so I don't really mind it." She replied, "My name is Trisha, how about you? What's your name?" She hands me a glass of water and I quickly jugged it down.

"Really? Well I'd love to live on an independent life so I do plan on being on my own maybe. But I do appreciate it if you can let me stay for a few months." I smiled excitedly. "I ran away from my abusive aunt actually.. And my name's Melody" I sighed.

"Oh dear! Do you have any injuries? I'll treat them, and of course! You can stay at my place for a while." Trisha softly patted my head.

"Yeah I have some." I pulled my shirt to reveal some bruises on my stomach. "Thanks for being kind by the way, I appreciate it." I smiled with a bit of sadness.

"I'm always happy to help a customer in need." She grinned. "Or should I say employee?" She joked. I grinned and followed her to the back to get my injuries treated.