Harper Sins

Chapter 4: This isn't Home.

It took 6 months. 6 months to lose my family.... Lose my sister. I could still hear the ringing of the gavel in my ears. The sound of my own heart breaking. Mom crying while packing up my stuff. Lynne holding on to me... Lynne still holding on to me.
Mom and dad were holding her as she screamed gripping my hands. I resurfaced to the moment and cried out.
"Watashi wa yukitai ikemasen!" my breathing was chopped. "Don't give me away mama, please let me stay papa!" Venn's dad was holding on to my torso, trying his hardest to rip us apart. He finally succeeded, I screamed at the top of my lungs as he forced me into the car.
"Kore wa tada no yumedesu!" I covered my ears and buried my face in to my knees. I was broken, I just kept repeating the words mama use to say when I woke up afraid as a child.
I turned around to see Lynne sprinting after our car. Her hand our stretched to me.
"Anata wa ikanai to yakusoku shimashita!" She slipped and fell on the ground. Mama and papa raced up to her.
"Anata yakusoku shimashita!" I punched at the window cracking it, breaking my hand as my blood stained the window. "I did promise." I whispered as she disappeared from my view.
Venn sat in the front seat, looking straight ahead. His father smiling at me.

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We pulled up to a decaying building. The paint was practically gone, the wooden boards were coming undone, and the brick stairs were crumbling away. Venn's dad got out the car and opened the backseat door. I scurried to the other end. "Ima ie ni watashi o torimasu!" His face aged instantly from anger. He reached over and grabbed my foot, I flew out of the car and onto the ground. He kicked me in the stomach. "Stop making those stupid sounds, we speak english her got it." He grabbed me by the collar of my shirt. "Dad stop, your hurting her!" Venn yelled at him. "Shut up you stupid piece of shit!" He threw me at Venn. We tumbled onto the ground.
he walked over to us. "Get up and get in that damn house!"
Venn grabbed my hand and led me inside.
I looked around, it was even worse on the inside. The carpet was molded, the sofa was falling apart, and the only working light was in the kitchen. Venn walked me slowly to his room, which only had a mattress and some sheets in it. The window was nailed shut. "Its no use trying, Harp."
"Venn..." My voice was almost gone. "I can't... I won't stay here. This is wrong, this isn't home."
He looked down at the floor tears stained his plump cheeks. "Harper please don't leave me." I heard loud footsteps coming towards the room. It was him again, he had a beer bottle in his hand. " What the fuck our you looking at you stupid bitch." He took a swig of his drink. I looked away. "I AM TALKING TO YOU!" He threw the bottle at me, it nearly hit my face. He charged at me, grabbing my collar again. "THAT WAS AN EXPENSIVE BOTTLE YOU IDIOT!" He punched me repeatedly. When his arm finally got tired he slammed me on the ground. "Your going to pay...." He dragged me out of the room, and down a dark hallway. I assumed it was his room. He tossed me on the bed. "Its been 16 long years.... I've been wonder if you got your mom's sweet, sweet pussy." My eyes bucked, He started to undress. "Tasukete! Someone help me!"
He laughed, it was a nasal ugly laugh. "Scream.... Scream just like your mother did."

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The bed was still stained with my blood... My innocence. The sun rose again taking away any hope that this was just a bad dream. I crawled out of the bed for the 10th time this month. I picked up my clothes, and quietly left. I walked out the door. The sun bathed my skin, the sky was glowing as if nothing had occurred the night before. I wanted to call Lynne but he took my phone and made it his own.

I walked over to my favorite dessert shop. "One slice Hershey pie with whip cream." I said as I sat at the bar. I heard the bell ring. "One slice of hershey pie with whip cream and 1 cherry." I turned around with tears in my eyes. I couldn't believe it was her. She stared at me, I stared at her.
"L...Lynne?" She nodded the tears poured out and we held each other. Just like before.
She looked at my face and I watched the smile disappeared. I knew she could see the bumps and bruises. She knew how they got there. "Sir, make it the whole pie, and 2 bottles of milk.