Paper Airplanes

Forget

"Lucy what happened? Why didn't you come over Saturday?" Matt asked me in the hallway. "Sorry I got..... caught up with chores and homework." I lied. I avoided his eye contact so he couldn't see I was lying. "Oh, okay well wanna hang tonight?" He asked. "Can't, I'm grounded." I explained. I was grounded to my room for trying to run away. "Oh, we'll maybe some other time. Lucy are you sure your dad has been okay lately you seem upset?" He asked he knew me all too well but I couldn't tell him. "Yeah, I'm fine." I mumbled before taking off to third period.

After a couple more hours of school I decided to do something different today. I was gonna have fun no matter what the consequences were. I was gonna get beaten anyway so what's the rush? *Hey Matt I know I said I was grounded but I'm skipping it today. Meet me at the park ASAP* I texted. I got to the park and moments later Matt arrived.

"Hey!" Matt said as he came over to where I was sitting on the swings. "Hey. So would you wanna do me a favor?" I asked as he began to push me. "What favor?" He asked. "Take me to get some ice cream, I will pay." I replied trying to sweeten the deal. "Of course! Lets go! He said stopping the swing. "Race ya!" I called and began to run to his car. Sadly my small twig-like legs wouldn't carry me as fast and Matt won.

"I would like a triple chocolate swirl in a bowl please." I asked the cashier. "And I will have a Strawberry Avalanche." Matt ordered. I handed the man twenty dollars and we got our ice cream. Matt grabbed the first booth he saw and I sat across from him. I ate the first bite and was instantly in love. "What's wrong, you look like you haven't had ice cream in years." Matt joked. "I haven't." Danny never bought me sweets, I never deserved them. Matt just smiled. "We'll then, dig in!"

"Thanks Matt!" I waved goodbye and went up to my front door. Danny opened and gave me a terrible look. I already knew I was in trouble. I calmly walked in and stood still. He slammed the door behind me and locked it. "You were supposed to be grounded today." He barked. "I f-forgot." I stuttered. He grabbed my hair and smashed my head against the wall. I bounced back and tried to regain my vision. He punched me in the side caused me to fall the floor. "That'll teach you to forget!" He screamed and left me.

When I came to I went up to my room and crawled into my bed. I laid there and cried. I was tired of my life. Why was God putting me through this. If he truly loved me he wouldn't make me suffer this torture. I was slowly losing faith that he was really out there, with me 24/7. I'm done.