The Weight Of Life. { A TNN Fanfiction }

CHAPTER 0 - FLASHBACK I

TW: ABUSE

Ever since I was a child my father has treated me like shit, he was always toxic to me, my sister and my mother but it wasn't too bad til' she left us.

"GOD ROGER YOUR SUCH A BITCH," she shouted. This was all of a sudden i knew it was my mother since she always argued with father.. i would usually hug Autumn and put my headphones on her to calm her but i don't know what happened. i just froze, it felt like the whole world was all on me and it was going to collapse in any moment. My throat closed up and it felt like i was being suffocated by my own troubles. I could hear Autumns faint sobbing, she was trying to be strong.. For me, but at that moment all I could think about is nothing. I was uncontrollably shaking, pale as ever.. I didn't know what to do anymore. I couldn't move no matter how hard i tried. I heard a bang of a door, i could move but i didn't know what to do, autumn was clinging onto me sobbing.

"Aut it's gonna be okay," i said, trembling the real thing is i didn't know if it was going to be okay.. Was it? She believed me and she calmed down and drifted off to sleep. It was late anyway. I slowly and gently picked her up and put her on my bed to rest. I was going to go downstairs because of the door-slam. I suspected that it was dad going to the bar per-usual. But I was wrong.

Slowly making my way down the stairs, I saw dad blacked out on the sofa but mum wasn't there.. I suspected she just went out for a drive after the argument but that wasn't me really thinking it was me just bringing light to the situation to make myself feel better. 'If mum leaves I've failed.' I thought to myself. As I walked into the kitchen I saw smashed bottles of alcohol on the floor. I guessed that father threw them at mum. The thought of that made me feel ill.

The next morning, I woke up to the sound of sobbing, it sounded like autumn. I jolted up from my bed and ran downstairs I thought it was father hitting her but it wasn't.. I looked at my distressed sister holding a piece of paper. Without a word I sat on the cold wooden floor next to her and read the note.

"I'm sorry autumn and Reece, I had to leave it was getting too much for me. I wish I could've taken you with me but I don't know where to go. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything."
The note read.

I felt sick to my stomach, I failed, shes gone, one of the only people I trust. Why did this happen. Why am I here. So many things were rushing through my mind I was trembling just seeing autumn in this position and seeing her gone. As me and Autumn sat in silence tears running down her cheeks I went cold. A large silhouette of my father towered over us..

"Where the FUCK. is your mother" he shouted. I trembled not knowing how to tell him, I didn't want to end up getting hurt. We both stayed silent until Autumn spoke up "she's gone" her small voice said. "What." He said, he looked pissed. "S-s-she's gone father." Autumn stuttered. I was scared. I really hoped he wouldn't do anything to autumn. I shut my eyes I couldn't stand to see him hurt my sister.

I heard a bang.

I slightly opened my eyes to see autumn laying there unconscious. I started uncontrollably sobbing she was only eight, why would he do this to her. My breathing quickened. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't call anyone. Father wouldn't let me.

She woke up

"R-Reece?" She said, trembling. I was so relieved. She survived. "Yes autumn, it's me it's okay he's gone" I said reassuringly. I thought this was the end of his abuse, he hurt autumn.

I was wrong. This was far from the end.

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This is the first part, the next one will get a lot worse.
Parts will be posted quickly.