Heroes that saved each other

Chapter 6-After something good always comes something bad...

Joanna's POV :
I go upstairs and wash my hands.
I feel happy.i feel... confident.
I do my homework. And i hear the door. I go downstairs to see who it is. And i smile as i see Mark with his school bag behind the open door. He went to school today. That's a good start right? I hope he's getting better.
Later that night my mom comes home and i take care of her as she is tired. I make some dinner and we sit as a "family" together. He isn't part of our family. He'll never be.I have only one dad and he is away.But when i am off to college,i'll try and visit him often.
I think i'll do a gap year. Before the Drama goes on again i want to get away for it a bit. i'll find a job and try to pay off that son of a bitch and then happily go to enjoy my college life.
I have applied to one of New york city's college. One because i will be close to my dad and because New york is the city of Art. Is there a better place to study Art besides NY? It will be expensive but as i said i'll find a job.Besides i will be staying on campus. Maybe i'll find a job in NY as well. I don't think my schedule will be busy anyway. how hard could it be to find a job in NY? Maybe in a pizzeria or something. Yeah something simple,so i can keep up with everything .
"How was school?" Bart asks. like he cares.
"good" Mark and i say the exact same time.
"Ooh you went too?" He said with a giggle.
"YES" Mark raised his voice.
"that's really good" says mom. she realizes what's happening and is trying to calm down things.
"Yeah whatever" Mark answers.
Bart stars to look at him angrily.
Mark stands up and starts to leave the table.
"Where are you going?" Bart raises his voice.
"Upstairs" Mark answers with a disgusted look in his eyes.
"You didn't excuse yourself from the table boy" Mark returns to his chair and says "can i excuse myself?"
I don't stop myself from laughing a little.
"Is that funny to you?"
"No just..."
"Save it. This is how you've been raised. what can anyone say."
"You don't know anything about how we've been raised. you're not our father." i stand up and shout at him.
"How you dare raise your voice like that in front of me?"
"please stop" my mom says to him.
"But don't you see what is happening here?"
"Please just let it go"
"I can't believe this"
"Please they're just kids"
"Well those kids need a lesson"
"NOOO" my mom shouts. He just gets her out of his way.she's on the floor.
He grabs my hair.
"Will you behave like that the next time ?"
"NOO" I shout. it hurts.
"let her go" Mark runs for me. but he slaps him. "i'll deal with you later.Now you go to your room and tomorrow i want this place to be cleaned."
I go to my room. I don't know what he's doing with them downstairs. i put my headphones on so i don't hear anything. The only thing i know is that Mark won't go to school tomorrow and tonight he will start again. After something good always comes something bad. It always happens like that. It always happens to me.

MARK'S POV:
I have to stay strong. For my sister. For my mom. He will pay for this.
I made some money and i will get this son of a bitch out of here.
I just need more time. When my sister thought i was high, i was actually trying and selling it. If i hadn't use it, people wouldn't buy it from me. i just... i just need some more time.I found some kids at school that are potential costumers. So i will continue going. Not only because i could make money but also because i have been sitting here and doing nothing. It's actually time for me to be who i really am.
When the "lecture",i would call it torture,is actually over. i go upstairs. yeah he beats me and my mom. But mostly me. That's good. Better hurting me rather than hurting them.
I can take it. Now i will do my homework. This year i don't care if he is burning the house down(his money he will be wasting anyway) i will do anything to succeed in school. i have to upgrade my image. Like i care but everything counts.
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Hey... okay that was intense. so i will let you here to take it all in.