~ Bloodmoon City ~

The Fight.

~ Start Of Day 17 ~ November 24 ~

I woke up around 10AM, I was still annoyed at Andrew from yesterday, but it was fine, I walked out of my room, made some toast, ate it and since Alice wasn't in the dining room already I decided to knock on her bedroom door, I wasn't sure if she was awake or not but usually, she was awake when I'm awake.

Claire: Alice...? You awake...?

Alice: Y-Yeah...!

Claire: Alright...you ok?

Alice: M-Mhm...!

Claire: Alright just wanted to check on you, usually you are already out in the dining room by the time i wake up...

Alice: Y-Yeah...I know...

Claire: Hey...why do you wake up so early...? I know I wake up early too but...you wake up before I do most of the time...

Alice stayed silent for a while before speaking again.

Alice: I-I just...got u-used to it I guess...M-me and Andrew's parents used to go to w-work really early in the m-morning, so they'd wake me and him up before they l-left...

Alice's voice is shaky...almost like she's trying to hold back tears...

Claire: Alice...? Can I come in...? You sound upset...it almost sounds like you're holding back tears...

Alice: I'm fine...

Claire: You sure...? I just want to help...

Alice goes quiet for a bit

Alice: Alright...fine...you can come in...

I open her door and walk in to see her laying in her bed with tear marks on her face as if she'd been crying before I walked up to her door. I walk over to her and sit on the floor next to her.

Claire: Do you want to talk about what's wrong...?

Alice: I...I don't know...I've never had someone to talk to before...

Claire: Well...now you have me...and I'll always be here to listen...

Alice: Thanks Claire...

Alice sits up in bed and tries to force a smile...

Claire: You don't need to force a smile for me...

Alice goes silent again and starts to cry, I stand up off the floor and hug her.

Claire: Hey...It's going to be ok...

Alice: Th-Thanks...but I doubt that...things normally don't get better...and for me well...Andrew being how he is is just gonna make everything for me worse...

I start feeling angry again at the mention of Andrew's name. I try to keep myself calm for Alice's sake but it's difficult to.

Claire: Why does he hurt you...? Do you know...?

Alice: He hurts me because his mind says the more he breaks me the more I'll be forced to stay with him most of the time because I'm too scared to do anything about it...everyone else he's ever had in his life left him or never cared about him...including our parents when they were alive...so he hopes he'll keep me around by hurting me enough to break me down...to make me rely on only him...and honestly...it's working...I'm too scared to leave him fully...

I get even angrier hearing her words. I feel bad for Alice, and I feel angry towards her brother. Alice is shaking and is barely able to stop crying...

Claire: That. Fucking. Bastard...

Alice: H-Huh...?

Claire: You don't deserve to be treated like that by him...he's your brother...he shouldn't be hurting you, he should be caring about you...