(Raven) Broken HEARTED

Murder

6 hours before the murder.

Standing at the counter, looking over at my soon-to-be ex-husband. I couldn't believe the things I'd found out. The thing he had done behind my back. The light was dim. The tension in the room was dark. I swallowed my saliva, looking over at him.  "I think a divorce would settle everything," Ronda said, talking to her husband

"YOU WANT A DIVORCE OVER SOMETHING THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT? " Ester yells, turning around from the stove and looking at Ronda.

"Getting somebody else pregnant wasn't an accident. " Ronda said. She was hurt. But she wasn't up to deal with any of his bullshit anymore. 

"Ronda, we not getting a divorce," he said, slamming the plate down on the counter.

"I can't be with a man who continues to cheat on me.  I'm getting a divorce, and that's final! " She said, turning around, looking down at the counter, shaking her head. Her eyes became watery

"YOU GONE REGRET SAYING THAT," Ester said, yelling. 

Raven comes walking in seeing her mother and father go back and forth.  To her, it was normal. Her father was gone most nights. But when he is around, he yells and is always angry. Like he didn't want to be here.

"What's going on? " she asked, coming into the kitchen. 

"Nothing you should be worried about.  Go pick up your sister and brother for me. " He turns towards Raven, pointing his finger.

"Ain't that your job? " Raven responded to her father

"GO GET THEM! " He yells, making Raven jump

"You didn't have to yell," Raven said, seeing her dad come up and choke her. 

He squeezes her neck, "WATCH YOUR MOUTH."

The look in his eyes was like I wasn't even his child. Like I was just a bitch on the street. I will never forget this moment.

Ronda comes over grabs his hand from her neck slapping him "Get your fucking hands off her"

Ester slapped Ronda back, making her fall into the cabinets. "Go, GET THEM!  AND WATCH WHO YOU TALKING TO," Ester says, pointing at Raven. 

Raven walks out of the house, calling her favorite cousin Steven, who lives in Minnesota.  But he didn't answer. 

This was just like any other day: waking up and going to school angry most days. Sometimes, I'm happy. But seeing your parents argue, if not every day, it's any other day. Being that it was just me as a sister having two younger brothers. It was hard for me to grow, knowing my dad was sleeping and still is sleeping around on my other.

"Hey, Raven," Lola said, coming up to the bus stop with her. "I didn't see you today," she said

"Didn't want to be bothered by anyone today, but do you mind if I can come to stay the night tonight if your parents wouldn't mind?" Raven asked, not wanting to be around either of her parents.
"You know my but grounded from lastweek. but, ill still ask just for you. just dont get your hopes up," Lola said

Raven and Lola stayed acrossed the street from eachother. they grew up close always at eachother houses and stayed going on familu vacation with Lola every year.

the bus puls up. Raven sees her brother hop off the bus with his friends running up to her. "Hey, baby boy,"Raven said grabbing his head kissing it.

"Dad back?" he asked walking back towards the house.

"Yes, he is unfornately," raven said as they walked back into the house. Raven could hear her parents still argue from the kitchen. "Lets go," Raven said to her brother, as they went upstairs to his room.

10 pm

BANG... BANG..... BANG

I jumped up out of my sleep to three gunshots.  I creep up to my door,  opening it up just a little, seeing my father go to my brother's room.  BANG! I jumped as I saw him coming from my brother's room shutting his door coming towards me.  I close my door slowly walking towards my window.  I slowly opened my window looking down to see how far it was to jump.  I started hearing my dad banging on the door trying to get in. The loudness from hearing his fist on the door was frightening. I was scared.  He let off a shot that went straight through the door right passed my eye.  It was like in slow motion. The adrenaline in my body starts to pump. Taking a deep breath in and out "Fuck it" I jumped!  "OUCH," I scream seeing a car pass me. I grabbed my leg holding onto it feeling the pain running down my leg. I seen my father in the window staring down at me.  I get up limping as far as I can away from my family home.  Two more shots can be heard hitting me right in the shoulder.  i fell. I grabbed my shoulder feeling blpod rush down my shoulder. I shed a gear not knowing what had came over my father and his feelings. Why he didnt just talk to me? I manage to get up and run across the street to the neighbor's house.  I banged on the door as hard as could screaming seeing blood coming from my shirt.  A woman opens up the door grabbing me. 

"HELP ME! " I scream in fear my father would come across the street to get me. 

Her husband runs to the door, helping me inside. They shut the door carrying me to the couch and laying me down.  Thankfully, this woman was a nurse.  They called the police.  They made it within 20 minutes, getting out with guns drawn.  The ambulance pulled up.  They come inside, putting me on the scratcher while the cops surround my house.  As they call out for my father to come out "BANG" another gunshot goes off.  Everybody ducked, thinking he shot out the window.  But he shot himself in the head. 

2 hours later

I woke up in the hospital screaming and crying, not knowing if my mother, brother, or sisters were alive.  "Are they okay? " I asked over and over again.  "Please tell me," as tears come down my face.

The nurse didn't want to be the one to tell me.  So, a detective came in looking at me. 

"Ms.  Fares, how are you feeling? " Detective Linda asked

"Just tell me," Raven said

"I'm sorry.  They've...

"ALL OF THEM?" She asked, looking at the detective and shaking her head yes. "NOOOOOOOOO" as she slams her fist on the bed.

"Ms.  Fares, i wouldnt say everything would be okay. But, I'm am here for you," Detective Linda said, coming to sit next to her.  She felt horrible she couldn't even say the words they had passed.  She hugged her like she was her daughter.