Drink it Away

Chapter 1

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“God dammit” she cussed. “Turn off the god damned lights” she yelled feeling sympathy for the by standers of her little outburst.  “London calm down I’m here” Whispered Tyler her little brother.

“Tyler where am I”? She asked a little softer trying to ignore the raging headache in her temples. “Well London you’re in the hospital you overdosed……again” Tyler aid the last part under his breath. “You need to stop this Lon-“. She cut him off mid-sentence. She couldn’t stop. “Look Ty you and I both know I can’t stop, so stop trying”. She said feeling a little guilty for making them worry about her.

“Ty where’s Mom”? She asked quietly. “Talking to dad…..” He said regretfully. “Oh god” She whisper/yelled.

Just then the door opened to reveal their mother with a bruised eye and a gash on the side of her cheek. “Oh god. Mom are you okay”? asked London. Her mother looked at the floor in sorrow but quickly covered it up and looked up at London with a face of no emotion. “Yes I’m fine” She answered bluntly. “More importantly how are you? London you are ruining your body you have to stop”

London looked up to meet her Mothers pleading eyes. “I’ll try” London replied softly. She couldn’t stop not until the beating stopped not until she could have the feeling of safety and knowing she was protected.

“London?” Her mother asked. London forgot about her thoughts and answered her Mother “Yes?”. “I love you” London’s heart swelled. The one thing she could count on was the love and support she got from her mother and brother.

Just as London was about to reply the door to her hospital room opened and her father slowly made his way inside. She knew by the look on his face he was full of rage. His face was blank with absolutely no emotion showing. “Please leave” He said sternly to my mother and brother.

Her mother and brother obeyed and left the room silently. “London do you think that staying in the hospital is cheap?” He asked her. “N-no Father” She answered timidly. “And do you know where we are right now?” He said in a tone holding no emotion. “A hospital” London whispered quietly.

“You worthless piece of shit if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have to pay this money” He said with each word he spoke his voice getting louder and louder. He advanced on her quickly holding up his hand. She closed her eyes and anticipated the impact. Smack! Her father slapped her across the face. The flesh on her face throbbed from the impact it would surely bruise.

“When we get home you will get the full beating”. She winced at his tone “Yes father” she replied. She hated calling him father. He wasn’t even her father just a waste of space. Her real father left when she was only two. She despised her father for that, for leaving our family with him. Her step-father came into the picture about two years after. He was a nice man at first always taking her and her brother out for ice cream and buying them lavish gifts. But then he got fired from his job and started to drink. After the drinking started her mother and her step-father started to fight and after a while he would start to abuse her mother and one thing led to another and he eventually started to beat her and her brother. London cringed remembering the night when she just wanted to crawl into the corner and die.

Flashback

“Daddy stop, you’re making mommy get bruises” her nine year old self cried. “If you don’t shut up then I will give you some bruises” She looked up at her father in horror at her step-dad. “No you won’t daddy” She replied defiantly. “Just watch me” he snarled.

The next morning she ended up in the hospital with two broken ribs and a fractured elbow.

End of flashback.

London dreaded going back to the house but she knew she had to get it over with soon enough.

“London…..Lon…….LONDON!”. London awoke from a start. “WHAT!” She yelled at Ty now very irritated. “Just wanted to tell you that it’s time to go”. Ty answered trying to hide a smirk. “Okay thanks. Now get out I need to get ready. “Okay, Okay sorry just trying to help” He muttered walking out of the room.

London forced her aching limbs out of the bed. After she got home from the hospital her step-father had beaten her so bad that she couldn’t walk but she had had worse before.

She made her way to the bathroom her feet making soft thuds on the carpet. Once her feet hit the cold tile floors cringed at the sight in the mirror. The girl in the mirror had soft brown hair that fell in waves around her face that was salted with bruises that severed from blue to purple. Luckily the bruises had faded enough so that they could be covered with makeup.

She dragged her feet into the shower and turned on the water. She let the cold water wash away the remains of any dried blood left over from her beating.

She stepped out of the shower and onto the cold floor. She decided to let her hair air dry while she got ready still wrapped in her towel she made her way over to her bathroom cabinet and took out the container of pills. She chose a purple pill out of the container not really knowing what it was and not really caring as long as it numbed her pain.

She swallowed the pill eager to let herself drift away. As the pill started to take effect she started to become more distant. She pushed herself off of the cold tiles swaying slightly as she made her way out of the bathroom. The room was spinning slightly as she made her way to her closet nothing she couldn’t handle though.

One thing though was that her family was in no shortage of money. Her step-father was loaded what he did to earn all that money she didn’t know and she honestly didn’t care. Her step-father would also buy her expensive clothes and made her have the image of a well-cared for teen.

She scanned the racks for a suitable outfit. Her eyes landed on a sweatshirt that said ‘cool story bro’ on the front and a picture of a dinosaur on the back. She smiled at the dinosaur she would call him roger. She rifled through her drawers till she found a pair of light blue American eagle jeans. She looked at her watch and realized that she was running late. She jogged into her closet and pulled out a pair of grey vans hastily pulling them on her feet.

She quietly walked downstairs trying to avoid getting noticed by her father. She crept behind the couch and made her way to the kitchen. Her brother was already there eating a bowl of lucky charms. His brown hair fell over his for head as his green eyes met hers.

“Hey sis’” He greeted her tiredly. “Morning” she replied. “You need a ride Ty”? she asked while her eyes searched for a suitable form of breakfast. Her eyes landed on the toaster strudels. Yes unhealthy but gross? No. “Sure” Ty answered her.

Her and Ty had a very strange relationship for a brother and sister they were more like best friends than siblings, Maybe because they both had to grow up faster than normal. Tyler was only her half-brother his father was unknown. To put it bluntly her mother was kind of a slag but she loved her anyway.

By the time London had finished her toaster strudel it was time to go. Once her and Ty stepped out of the door a weight was lifted off her shoulders knowing she would be away from him.

London couldn’t wait to see her friends. London and Ty were very attractive and were very well liked in high school Ty for his good looks and charming personality and London for her good looks and bad-ass attitude.

Her and Ty made their way to school in a comfortable silence. London drove her mini-cooper into a parking spot not too far from the school entrance.

“All right Ty meet me here after school I love you”. She said to him gathering her bags. “Okay sis’ love you too”. London stepped out of her car to be greeted by Tiffany and Ashley. “Hey girls” London greeted them. They both smiled warmly at London and the three made their way to the school entrance.

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