History won't repeat

Normal day

Poppy's Pov:

I rushed down the school hallways full of kids, chattering and speeding rumors, just to be on time to get my little brother Ryker he was in third grade, and my little sister Alexandra she was in kindergarten (K5).

I was going as fast as my legs would carry me, I was trying to be home before our parents, they were not the nice kind of parents from all those tv shows you'd see, or like they pretend to be in public.

They were cold, bitter,abusive and neglectful people.I always made sure that I was on the reserving end of it so my siblings could have a somewhat normal childhood.

I practically raise them as my parents are always to busy getting drunk, high, or something else. I reach Rykers classroom just as he walked out.

Poppy: Ryker come on we have to go get Lexie and get home before mom and dad

Ryker was always the shy quiet type who would shy away when called on in class but he was actually really smart he just didn't like to interact with others aside from me and Lex.

Ryker:Ok Poppy

We walked as fast as we could trying not to get separated in the sea of people, eventually we made it to the kindergarten rooms. Where Lexie comes dancing out with a bright smile and a pace of paper in her hand.

Poppy:What cha got there sweetie

Alexandra:I drew you a picture

Poppy:Really can I see it

She turned the page over, it showed five stick people two were away from a house and three were holding hands in front of the house, with the sun in the corner of the page. Each person had a name above them I red them in my head when I got to the two people standing away from the house I realized that Lexie had put their (our parents) first names instead of mama and papa.

I crouched down to her hight

Poppy:Why did you put Sal and Trina instead of mama and daddy

Alexandra: Because they don't feel like home to me and your family is your home ,and you and Ryry feel more like a home then they do

She stated looking at her feet, I lift her chin so she's looking me in the eyes.

Lex was the more honest and hopeful, outgoing and always wanting to make a new friend type of kid, but she had her moments where she wasn't sure and vulnerable too.

Poppy:That's ok to feel that way love bug, but just remember they are your biological parents

I tell her, god why am I even sticking up for those people they don't treat me right and if I didn't protect Lex and Ry they probably wouldn't treat them right either. I look at the clock on the hallway wall I realize if we don't leave now we would be late home.

Poppy:Come on we have to go now

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As we get home I open the door and tell Lex and Ry to go to my room and hide in my closet till I say, because I know as soon as our parents get home they are going to beat me like a boxing bag.

I try to tidy up the place so the it's less likely I'll get it to bad, around 30 minutes later my parents come stumbling in.

TW ⚠️: abuse/ swearing

Sal/dad:You greedy little bitch are you read to learn your fucking lesson

He slurred, I could tell it was going to be bad. When he's extremely drunk the beatings are worse. My mom never does anything but watch because she's to high to realize that it's not ok.

Before I could answer I felt a twinge of pain in my chest as Sal punched me repeatedly, knocking the air out of my lungs. I fell to the ground, and he started to kick me in the stomach.

He screamed words that I heard on repeat almost every day from him or Trina/mom, like 'You worthless piece of trash why aren't you good for anything' , or 'I wouldn't care if I got a call to tell me you were dead in a fucking ditch' ,or 'Your such a slut' , all that exiting shit.

TW ⚠️ over:

When he was done I felt pain every where, I limp to the bathroom and look in the mirror seeing that a nice shiner was forming around my left eye, I'd have to put some makeup on before school tomorrow.

I head to my room and tell Ryker and Lexie it's ok to come out, they hug me, they don't know how bad the beatings are they know that Sal and Trina are no good people who hurt me sometimes, but they don't know how bad it gets and I hope they never will.

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Author's note:

This is my first real attempt at a book so if there's any mistakes I apologize, anyway thanks for reading.