Strings

Chp. 2

I woke up as sunlight streamed through the windows and into my room. The birds where chirping outside in the trees, I looked over and read my bedside clock 10:58 AM 'Moms probably already home and in bed by now' I thought before getting out of my warm and comfy bed and heading into the bathroom

"Good thing its a Saturday.." I thought aloud before looking at myself in the bathroom mirror and saw my tear stained cheeks and washed them off.

"JOSEY!! GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE NOW!!!" A voice yelled down down the hall and into the bathroom 'Oh yay, Moms half drunk...Again..' I walked out of the bathroom and into her room
"My names not Josey mother, Its Alice" I harshly spat at her once I saw her face. Immediately I regret it as she walked up to me with a slight hop in her sideways steps as she grabbed my short shoulder length raven black hair by the top and threw me into side of the bed "Its josey dear, Now go get me my things..." She half yelled "Im leaving, Forever" mother then started complaining how I was the child she never wanted it, I was used to this by now. Living 11 years in a hell hole was normal for me.... Since Dad left us.

~Flashback to when Alice was 5~
~3rd Person POV~
Laughter of joy filled the living room as Janice (Alice's Mother) was playing dolls with Alice when the front door swung open to relive a drunk hangover Father who was threatening to hurt us if we didn't give him food.

Janice told Alice to go to her room and lock the door, she did as her mother told her. After about 30 minutes of Alice waiting in her room, screaming, yelling and things breaking where heard through out the house, and the sound traveled threw an open window and to the neighbours house.

As soon as the neighbours heard they called the cops and within seconds sirens of police and ambulance filled the air outside of the their house. The front door was opened and footsteps were heard. Voices were also heard but hardly audible due to the noise, Then suddenly Alice's door was bashed open by a police man who quickly went over to her once he saw and took her out of the house.

Janice went to the hospital with Major bruises and Minor cuts. While the father was dragged to jail. Alice stayed with her Aunt tell her mom was out of hospital. And after that Janice started drinking and coming home drunk yet she still got her work done, so Alice had to basically grow up by herself.

~Le End~
~Alice POV~
"JOSSSEEEYYY" Mother yelled at me from the kitchen "WHERES THE FOOD!!!" I mentally face palmed for her saying that "Its in the fridge in the kitchen, where you are!" I half yelled from the living room where I was playing my favourite video game.

My phone then went off and I looked at it.

Messages:
New Message!

I opened up the app and looked at the new text message

Kate: Hey girl, just parked outside your house. Lets go to the mall!
Alice: Kay, be right out!!

Shutting off my game my mother walked into the living room and all hell broke loose.
"I SEE YOUR FRIEND OUTSIDE!" She yelled like a banshee "Going to leave your poor old mother here all alone?" She then grabbed my shoulder tight which made me wince "Go ahead and run away while your at it, You worthless shit" Mother then seemed to drag me out of the living room and throw me toward the front door obviously wanting me gone.

So I put on my sneakers and left. As I walked up to car I saw someone in the passenger seat so I opened the back door behind that person and went in.
"Hey Alice, Meet Adrian, He's my Cousin" Kate said as she turned on the car and started to drive to the mall.
The boy in the passenger seat turned around enough to face me "Hello, Nice to meet you Alice" He held a hand for me to shake and I took the offer "Hey, Nice to meet you too" I made a small smile, after that he turned around to face forward in his seat so we wont be in trouble if pulled over.

'Wait, he looks familiar....' A thought popped into my mind as I tried to remember, Which lead my thoughts to think out about my dream of the dead friends around me 'He couldn't have been one of them, I haven't met him until today'

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I'll be continuing this mall trip in the other chapter, also plz know that I am not a great writer and would love it if you shared your ideas about this book with me in the comments :3 Have a nice day/evening/night, Bia and thanks for reading!