Never Give In

Prologue

Prologue

"Dad.... Please... Stop it!" I cried as he slapped my mother repeatedly. He was abusive and an alcoholic. He attacked me and my mother for as long as I could remember. He had come home from "work" early today, before my mom had dinner finished, which resulted in the beating.

I ran to my mother as my dad continued to punch and kick her. Blood slowly trickled from her mouth. "Mom! Oh my God mom! Wake up!" I turned around just as my dad hit me in the head with an empty vodka bottle, and everything went black.

I woke up to flashing lights and a woman talking to me in a soothing voice. I realized I was laying on my back and I tried to lift my head, but after feeling a sharp pain in the back of my head, I let it flop back to the grass. I looked around and saw crime scene tape surrounding my yard, four squad cars, two ambulances, and lots of police officers.

"Wh-what's going on?" I shakily asked the woman who I quickly recognized as my aunt. With tears in her eyes, she said "Your mother is... she's dead. Your dad ran off after he killed her."

I lay there in a stunned silence. Mom's dead? Dad's gone? I could barely breathe as my thoughts suffocated me. I closed my eyes when I heard a familiar deep voice.

"Excuse me! Hey get the hell outta my way! Move! Scoot over!" I heard running footsteps and a heavy body plop down on the grass beside me.

I opened my eyes to my bestfriend's beautiful hazel eyes that were filled with concern. "Jake..." I whispered, and wrapped my arms around his strong, lean body. He held me tight, and made comforting noises. We lay there for a while until he picked up my limp form. He carried me down the block to his house and up to his room. He pulled off my shoes and jacket and covered me up with his thick blanket.

He went down to explain the situation to his parents and to tell them I was sleeping over which wasn't anything new. We were best friends, and after he found out my dad abused me he talked to his parents and always let me stay over. He climbed the stairs and came into the room. He grabbed a couple of pillows and a blanket off of his bad, getting ready to sleep on the floor. I patted the bed beside me and said "Sleep with me tonight. Please."

He looked up and nodded his head, and climbed in the bed with me. I curled around him and slowly fell asleep in the arms of my best friend.

A/N: Ok guys so this is my first story ever and I don't really know if it's good or not, so please vote and comment and I will upload more!(: