Behind closed doors

Chapter 2

*2 hours earlier*

I sent Lane upstairs right after we got home from school. We rushed into the house me pushing him to go up the stairs into the room because we know to stay out of our 'father's' way for when he gets home at 5:00 pm.
Lane went into his room and sat down on his bed and opening his bag to pull out his homework that he told me about on the drive home.
"I'll be back okay? Don't leave your room" I say as he nods not looking at me.
I shut the door and head back downstairs in search for my mother.
I found her sitting in the makeshift library she has in the back of the house. We use it as our sanctuary to get away from the outside world well I do. I don't know about my mom. I entered the room to see her looking at a little wooden box that was sitting on the table in front of her.
"Hey" I say barely audible. She looks up at me and back at the box.
"Are you alright mom?" I ask Sitting across from her.
She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath then finally says "No."
"Wha-"
"Skylar take this and hide it in your room. okay?" I nod and was about to ask her what was wrong when the front door slammed. She looked at me with fright in her eyes and I knew mine looked the same too. I grabbed the box stood up and sneakily rushed to my room. I stuffed the box under my pillow and ran back out of my room towards the living room. On my way down I noticed the clock read 6:34pm.
He got home late today which only means he went out for a drink. I ran down the stairs and stopped dead in my tracks. The living room was already a mess.
Dan, my step father, was drunk and stumbling around the living room knocking things over in the process.
He was about to fall over so my mother reached out to grab him which made him angry.
"Bitch!!! Don't touch me!!!" He screamed leaning against the wall that he was currently by.
My mother backed away but bumped into a table sending it over. The table landed right on Dans foot.
I don't know how it landed exactly on his toe but it did causing him to flip.
He grabbed his foot cursing and then something new happened but it wasn't good.
Dan stepped back pulling a gun out from the back of his jeans. My eyes widened along with my mothers.
"Dan where did you get that?" My mother asked.
" None of your business. I'm tired of your attitude, the way you treat me when I do every thing for you" he slurred pointing the gun at my mother and them me " and I'm tired of you. You disrespectful bitch."
I clenched my eyes shut and took a deep breath.
The noise that sounded made my heart stop in my chest.
Bang!!
That noise ringed in my ears as I opened my eyes to see my mother on the ground holding her side. She looked up at me and mouthed "go."

What do I do?
Take a chance of saving my mom and attacking Dan
Or
Running for Lane and leaving.

I didn't get to choose when she finally screamed "GO!!!"
I ran as fast as I could up the stairs trying to get away from the stumbling footsteps behind me.
I rushed into Lanes room grabbed his wrist pulling him with me to my room.
"Sky what are we doing? Where's mom?" He asked quietly. I didn't answer but grabbed the box from under my pillow and a bag under my bed full of our leaving stuff.
I opened the window right when there was a loud bang on my bedroom door and a scream from Dan "open this door now you little bitch."
I rushed Lane out and we climbed down the garage and onto the drive way. We got Into my car and I sped off down the drive way right when I heard another gun shot go off.

When did it get this bad?