*Julia's Pov*
"I'm sorry mom!" I screamed. But I knew there was no turning back. I had crossed the line and I was going to be punished. "Mom please... " I begged as she stepped towards me with a raised fist.
She punched me twice on the arm. As she did, I could see my sister, Allie, looking through our cracked bedroom door, silently crying.
"Now get to your room!" I could smell the alcohol dripping with her words, "I don't want to see you until tomorrow morning!"
I quickly ran into the room I shared with my sister and locked the door behind me. My sister was crying on her bed so I walked over and engulfed her in a hug, "it's gonna be okay... " I said through my own tears, "we are going to dads tomorrow and it'll all be okay again." I did my best to comfort her but you can't fix a broken pipe with broken tools.
We went to our dads house during the week to stay with him, our step mom, Sarah, and step brother, Mason. Dad had remarried just after Allie was born so we grew up with Sarah and Mason. They were more my family than my own biological mother.
And I know that since I'm 18 now, I could just stay with my father full time right? Or move out? I could... But I don't have an apartment right now and I couldn't do that to Allie. I wouldn't leave Allie alone with our mother for an hour.
And I know you're probably wondering why my dad doesn't deal with my mother? He doesn't know. I can't tell him. As much as my mom scares me, and as much as I wish she wasn't how she is... She is my mother.
That night, Allie and I both drifted off to sleep holding each other tightly with the door locked.
~AN~
That was a slightly intense first chapter but you got a look into Julia's life.
Hopefully her dad is better 🤞🏼🤞🏼
(He is! He's an angle!)
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𝐻𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒- Chris Sturniolo
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