Adopted

Chapter 1

I woke up this morning dreading to go down stairs because I know my dads going to have a massive go at me for coming in late last night.

It's not like I can run to my mum and complain because she left us 2 years ago and everyday my dads been getting worse.

Some days he can't even get out of bed and open the curtains and some other days he won't even go to the toilet at all throughout the day.

And my brother he's no help, he's 18 but he won't even go into my dads room to check on him the only thing he does is goes out to his girlfriends or party's and he won't even take me to school so I have to walk everyday.

I don't even enjoy school but I want to go otherwise I would have to do all the house work and I won't even get any rest.

When I go into school everyone just pushes me, kicks me and calls me bad names, this all started a few months ago when my dads illness went all over the newspaper because he got into trouble with the police one day.

Not only do they pick on me for my dads problems they pick on me for having messed up teeth and wearing glasses that I've had since I was 10.

"Scarlett" I jump out of bed and sprit down the hallway "yes dad"when I get into his room he asked me to go get his tablets and something for breakfast.

After I was finished with his breakfast and I cleaned up I went back into my room and got changed.

I decided to wear black high waisted shorts, dark red crop top with arctic monkeys logo on it, black and white shirt, knee high socks and some white pumps that look like converses but aren't and they've got massive wholes in them but there my only good pair. 

I don't have a phone because we can't afford it so when i leave school to go  home I have to walk home alone in silence or somedays I get a special visit from my bullies and they'll follow me home and shout at me.

After I was done getting changed I grabbed hold of my rugged backpack and head back into my dads room.

"Right I'm going to school but I'll be home at about 5.15 ok I will rush home today to make tea love you" he nodded then I headed out the door.

I got to school and obviously the bullies were stood right outside the school gates waiting for me. Like they do everyday.
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All day I've been trying to hide to make sure I'm away from everyone, it's 10 minutes before the bell goes to go home and I'm trying to rush my work so I can get out before everyone else.

The bell went and it almost gave me a heart attack, I got up but got shoved back down again "where do you think your going" I shoved them out the way and get up "home know leave me alone" one of them pulled my hair but I ignored it and shot out the school as fast as I could.

When I got home the house was really quiet which it is almost everyday but when ever my dad hears the door shutting he normally shouts  me.

I rush into my dads bedroom and he's not in bed "dad where are you" I run around the house checking in my room, Brody's room, kitchen, living room and he's no where to be seen.

There's one more place to check and if he's not in there I don't know where he will be.

I open up the bathroom door slowly and instantly I freak out "dad" i shot over to where my dad was lying "no please don't leave me" I look around him and his medicine bottle is on the floor and a few tablets scattered around him.

"No please don't let this happen" I lift his head a little bit and try make him chock them back up "come on work"

After about 20 minutes of nonstop trying to make him wake up the front door slams shut "Scarlett" Brody shouts from the hallway "Scarlett where are you" I tried to speak but nothing was coming out.

"Scarlett don't-" he stopped the minute he opened the bathroom door and seen my dad on my floor "what have you done" he pushed me out the way and lay my dad down in the recovery position.

"I didn't do anything I-" he looked up at me with tears in is eyes, you can tell he wants to cry but he won't show his emotions in front of anyone.

"I don't want to hear it Scarlett just go away, go see your friends, go get high what ever I don't want to hear or see you ever again" I couldn't hold back the tears they just streamed down my face.

"I SAID GO" he got up and screamed in my face, why won't he listen to me, I haven't done anything wrong.

I didn't listen to him and I tried to crawl over to where my dad was lying but he decided to lift me up and pushed me out the bathroom.

"I TOLD YOU TO GO" he slammed the bathroom door in my face and I could hear him crying in there.

I just got up and ran out the door picking up some change that was left on the side probably from Brody and I picked up my skateboard, backpack.

I couldn't see very well my eyes were to blurry, I tried to skate in a straight line down the street but it wasn't happening I was going everywhere.

But I was determined to get to my friends house and go get waisted and forget about everything.

When I got there he answered the door and new straight away why I was there.

"Here you go" he passed me a cup of vodka straight and a fag "thanks and I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate but could I crash here for the night" he looked up from rolling his fag and frowned.

"Why what's happened" I sighed and took a big swig of my drink, screwing my eyes shut from and burning feeling in the back of my throat.

"Well as you know my dads ill" he nodded and then carried in rolling his fag "well I got home from school today and I found him dead on the floor" he shot his head up in shock.

"Aren't you glad he's gone because you know you always come here complaining about how annoying he is and you come here to get waisted to forget them" I nod at what he said because it was true but it hurts to see him gone.

"But not only that when I got home Brody came in about 20 minutes after me and kicked me out the bathroom and told me to go get waisted and he said he never wants to see me again" the tears started streaming down my cheeks again.

"Hey don't cry I hate it when you cry, and of course you can stay, stay as long as you need" he came over to me and gave me a can of beer then rubbed my back "thanks your a life saver" he nodded and went into the kitchen.

When he came back he was in the phone "oh forgot to tell you I'm having a party you up for it" I forced a smile out and nodded "am I up for it what a stupid question I'm always up for a party" he giggled then carried in talking to who ever he was talking too.