"The world won't be the same without you"
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Layna's POV
Being stuck in a household that never treats you like you're worth anything is difficult. For 18 years, it's pure abuse. My mom Diana and my dad George fight all the time and I'm stuck in a corner for hours. It isn't fair. Why would abuse like that be fair? You might be thinking that I'm overreacting right now, but I'm not.
It pressures me when my mom asks me who I want to go with if they ever split up from their 20 year marriage. From a simple "I don't know" leads to punches and kicks. Just because I don't want to hurt my patents feelings about who I want to live with causes them to fight more.
To be honest, I don't want to live with any of them. Haven't they learned and seen that I've wanted to get out since I was 13? I'm 19 now. 6 years of being stuck in a corner. Our house has barely any food, not that I need it, and we have no money. I have clothes from when I was 16. Things don't run normally in this house.
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" You need to shut it, George."
" Me? How about you?"
This makes me sick to my stomach. On the bright side, Samantha, my best fried is coming to pick me up in 5 minutes.
*CRASH*
What was that? I look around the corner to see my mom on the ground surrounded in glass.
" What happened?" I shouted.
"You're mother needed this. I need a break! Okay? I need to get out of here."
"And you think I don't! Dad, wake up, I've been wanting out for 6 years. 6 ******* years! I need out! I need help! You and mom need to work this out. "
Then I heard a honk. I slammed the door and stomped out to Samantha's car. "Wgats up?" she asked. "Nothing much. Just got done fighting with my dad. He's so stubborn. He said HE needed out, now he knows how badly I want out." I replied and strapped my seatbelt.
"Have you eaten this week?"
"No. I had no time! Why would I want to eat if all I'm going to do is gain weight and weigh a tonn!"
"Laylay! You need to eat! Wake up from the dream you're in. You. Need. To. Eat. Or. You'll. Die."
"Start the car."
"Fine. By the way, I got invited to a party from my moms friend Anne. You know Anne Cox, right?"
"Uh yeah. I think I met her one day at church."
"Yeah. Well he son , Harry, is having a party. And I'm bringing you,"
"why? I have to study for my finals!"
"You've been studying for 3 months. You need a break! It'll be fun"
I just realized that r bad arrived at the clothing joint. I need new clothes. My old ones are to big. Sam is going to buy cause I'm broke.
"Do you like these?"
"What size?" I ask
"Zero."
"They're to big."
"You've seriously grown out of size zero?"
"Yep. Now c'mon. We need to meet Andrew in an hour."
It literally takes me 3 hours to find a pair of pants. I'm really skinny. I hate it, but I have no choice.
"You're total is £34.96 "
"Here you go." Sam said.
"Now let's go find Andrew."
Andrew is a friend of Samantha's. They have known each other for 10 years. "Okay."
After searching all over the Holmes Chapel Mall we finally found him in the food court. "There you are!"
"Hey Gurls!"
" Hey Andrew." I said
"Hey Layna. How's it going?"
"Fine. Still a little hungery." I laugh.
"I'll buy you something if you want."
"NO! It okay. I'll live."
"Not if you don't eat! Layna you haven't eaten in what, 3 weeks?"
"a month."
"LAYNA!"
Everybody heard that.
"WHAT?"
"a month?"
"Yes."
" I never thought you could not eat that long! The longest you've never eaten is 2 weeks. "
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Hey. I hope you like this chapter, chapter 2 coming soon. Comment and all that stuff.
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