Complicated Love.

Chapter 1 - The Early Morning Rush.

~1989~
Marnie's POV -

*Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.*
Urgh I know that sound too well, it's my alarm. which means it's a school day. My head is absolutely banging.. Why? Well why'd ya think? I was out late last night. Joel had somehow managed to get me home in one piece.
I slam my hand down onto the little alarm clock & bundle up under the duvet. No way am I going to school. It's the first day back this semester. Last year I almost got kicked out, so I'm in no rush to go back to that hell-hole. Nuh-uh. Just as I begin to doze off again, I Suddenly feel a strong hand grip my duvet & tear it off of me. I open my eyes to see my father standing over me glaring at me.
"You're going to be late. On the first day." He says sharply.
"Oh am I?" I answer rather stupidly. I try to quickly stand up and charge towards the bathroom but I instantly feel rather dizzy & almost fall over. I stumble forward and regain my balance by holding onto the wall.
"Careful." My father says sternly.
I nod my head & disappear into the bathroom bolting the door shut behind me. From what I have done in the past, I know not to mess with my father, he has serious anger issues & if you push him to breaking point, you may never live to see the next day. Like this bruise on my upper arm for example. It's from last week, that time my father had found me on the front lawn. I had barely made it home that night and well in the morning when he was leaving for work he almost trampled on me. I was completely wasted and had no idea what was going on, so he dragged me in and dumped me in the hallway. When I finally came around, I had this major bruise on my arm and well it wasn't rocket science to guess how it had got there. My mum had died when I was 8, so I've been stuck with my father for most of my life. He used to be really nice, your average dad, funny and kind but after my mum died, he changed. He changed into a bitter & horrible man, that sense of humour faded & that kindness was replaced with poison. I hate him but I'm also scared of him. He could kill me if he wanted to, to be honest, I don't know why he hasn't done so already. I glance up my reflection on the mirror. I screw my face up in disgust at the person in front of me. It's hairs all tangled, make-up smeared all over its face & its eyes are slightly red..great. My father already knows I was out last night, but he doesn't even care anymore. He doesn't bother with me much. If anything, he doesn't like being involved with me, his own daughter. When the school has parents evening, he doesn't turn up, makes me find some excuse of why he can't make it. People can change in the blink of an eye and never be the same ever again. I despise him. I want my mum back, I'd rather him be dead and not her and I mean that. Bad things happen to good people, it's not fair.
I sigh to myself, how did my life ever become like this?
I quickly hop into the shower and wash off all the make up off and attempt to also brush out the knots in my hair while still in the shower. Within 10 minutes,I'm out. I wrap the towel around myself and go back to my bedroom. I dry my hair and stand in front of my wardrobe with my towel trying to choose something to wear. I finally decide on an outfit (The one above in the header thingy) and put it on. I then apply some mascara and winged eyeliner as I usually do. I look over at my clock beside my bed, no surprise I'm late. Oh well. I'll make it a statement for the start of the year, as I always do. I run my fingers through my freshly dyed red hair as I pick up my petite backpack and sling it around my shoulders. I take once last glance at myself in the mirror as I open my bedroom door and make my way to school.
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Hey guys, so this was the first chapter. It's just an introduction to Marnie's life, since most of this story will be from her POV. I'm excited for the next chapter since its when Marnie meets Dinger for the first time😏👏💖! Anyway love yall xx

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