short storys based off songs

The Best Life Gets

Lizzy grew up in a broken household. No matter how hard she tried, she could not escape the fate life had for her. This is here story told by her.

Age 5

The house was a war zone like normal. I went to my shelter, my small room, with the door closed hearing mom yell at dad about the money. All I could do was pay attention to the fight and hug my pink stuffed bunny my grandma made before she passed away. About a hour later the fire seemed to stop. I opened the door and looked out to the hall to see if the fire ended. I walked out and saw her dad in front of the TV watching the Raiders game. I counted down the hall. My first 5 years of life I learned not to talk after my parents fought.

"Lizzy I need another bottle" daddy said not taking his eyes off the game.

"OK" I squeaked and headed off to the cooler grabbing the empty bottle. Handing the new beer to dad, I walked to the window. 'another empty takes a life' I thought remembering what mommy told me. I looked at my mom as she pass here she saw her mother fake a smile. There was no real smiling from my parents. That night I ate stale bread with peanut butter by myself and went to bed.

My dream are so much better then my life. There was a handsome king and a gorgeous queen they never fought and I was there princess. All the kids loved to play with me and I love to play with them. the king and the queen both loved each other very much but the love there little princess more.

Age 10

I woke up to the annoying sound of the alarm clock. I got dresses grab a small amount of food and waked out the door to my elementary school. I saw my best friend Sam.

"Lizzy were going to be late" Sam yelled

"I'm coming" I yelled running to him

I smiled as we heed to the class. At lunch Sam gave me his veggies because he hates them and I don't buy lunch thanks to daddy stealing the money so I can only have old bread and peanut butter. Then recess came and me and Sam ran to are tree hideout.

"Hey Sam do you think Neverland is real" I ask climbing to my branch I claimed.

"Ya peter pan lives there with the lost boys" he replied looking at me.

" Do you think he takes lost girls?"

" Ya but the tries to date them"

" I wish he would take me away"

"A leave me behind?" Sam looked hurt saying this.

"No you would come with me" I smiled reassuring him.

"Why do you want to go so bad?"

"Mom and dad fight worse now"

"My mommy and daddy don't fight"

I looked at the sky "that must be nice"

The bell rang so we climbed down to race to the line to go inside. After school I walked home after telling Sam that I should go home to help my mom. I walked inside and heard the yelling. I picked up are black cat, peter, that I found and kept a while ago when mom and dad were to busy fighting to tell me happy birthday. I put the black cat on my little bed and did my homework. that's when hell broke out. A bottle crash and broke, a scream and a yell, all I could do was lock my door and cry. "it's going to be OK Peter" I told the cat as I cuddled with him. I went to bed that night without a meal.

I had a wonderful dream. I was in Neverland with Sam. we ran around not worrying about a thing. I felt so alive. I smiled and ran off a cliff and started flying with Sam and Peter Pan. The world looked so small from up above. The only noise I heard was the song the birds sang.