Ronnie's POV:
"Are you serious, Veronica!? Fighting again?" My mom scolded
"You know mom, you're really not the person who should be getting on to me about fighting, didn't you just get bailed out of jail for fighting at work?" i added
My mother went quiet, i know that deep inside her head, she's trying to figure out what to say
"I am your mother, I don't need you always bringing me down, I do everything for you!"
"Oh really, like what!? All you do is work at the bar, party, and only come home to steal money from me!" I shouted, then i laid my feet on the back of the passenger seat
"Ronnie, get your feet off my seat!" Jack shouted at me
"No!" i said as i snapped
RONNIE GET YOUR FEET DOWN NOW!" Jack screamed at me
"No! MAKE ME! You're not my father, I don't have to listen to you!" I exclaimed
"Okay, okay, fine, just wait til we get home" Jack muttered
I can see how worried my mother is, and i know that whatever happens at home she's not gonna put a stop to it
Finally, we got home, and Jack violently got out of the car and came to the back door and opened it, then grabbed my arm and pulled me out
"Ow! STOP JACK!!" I cried out
"Jack just let her go!" my mother cried out
"STAY OUT OF THIS GABBY! She's gonna respect me no matter what! Even if I gotta beat it in her!"
Jack grabbed me by the hair and slapped me, i fell down i didn't know what to do, so i just stayed down, then he walked away
"Mama, please help me" I sobbed
"I can't, you got yourself into this, you can get yourself out" my mother quietly said then she walked away and closed her bedroom door, i heard jack walking back, he went and got his big black belt and started beating me, he kept grabbing my hair to beat me even more
Finally he stopped when the house phone started ringing, Jack didn't answer it, he turned around and threw his belt on the couch i quickly got up and once jack turned around i punched him, my mother heard him go down she quickly came, she started crying, screaming, begging me to stop
But i didn't, i kept hitting jack, finally he managed to get his strength back and pushed me, i slipped and fell, he was heading towards his belt then my mother finally stepped in
"NO! NO! STOP! That's enough, both of you!" my mother commanded
Jack walked away and slammed the bedroom door
I got up and walked to the kitchen and got me a bag of ice and i walked to the bathroom, once i got in there i opened up the first aid kit and i looked in the mirror and i noticed all the cuts and bruises on me due to the fight and Jack's belt
The first thought that came to my head was
(Ronnie's thoughts)
What is Cole gonna say? I know i can't tell him i got these bruises and cuts from just the fight, he'll know that i'm lying
If he finds out that Jack did this, he's gonna go back to jail
After doing a lot of thinking, after patching up my bruises and cuts once i get out of the bathroom i go to my room and notice all of my clothes missing, then i turned around and notice jack standing in by the doorway
"Where is all my stuff!?" I shouted
"You're leaving Veronica" my mother added as she walked into my room
"What! You're kicking me out?"
"Yeah all your stuff is outside on the porch" my mom said
"I'm not leaving! You can't do this" I trembled
Then jack walked towards me, grabbed me by my hair and dragged me out, i kept punching his hand trying to break free from his grip
He opened the door and threw me out, i got up and saw how all my clothes was in trash bags as i started getting my stuff, my mother came out
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The Shameless Life
FantasyVeronica (Ronnie) has always had a rough life. Her mother was a struggling addict and her father left when she was just a baby, Ronnie grew up in the ghetto with Cole. They both have been bestfriends since they were babies they all made friends in...
