Isabella Rich

Chapter 1. "The Beginning"

It was a frosty chilly day, it's December in Chicago

really chilly.

I looked out my window and giggled at the icicles on my box window

pretty, I think and hop off my bed and run full speed downstairs and into the kitchen where mommy stood baking something steamy over the stove

"Mommy I wanna go outside!"she turns the knobs on the big cooking box I made a face as she knelt to my level

"Sweetheart it's freezing icicles!"she exclaim I put my head down and sniff

"Now sweetheart don't go all pouty pout"she pulled a hair out my face I folded my arms and she unfolded them as I stomped-then the doorbell rung I shot my head up and ran to the door as mommy chased me to halt

"Adam!"I hugged my best friend ever! he laughed his goofy laugh and walked in leaving a trail of snow on the door step and floor I giggled and pulled him towards the staircase

"Adam"mommy stopped him we stopped and Adam waited

"Does your mother and father know your here?"

"I kinda, sorta told them I was coming"he was red mommy gave him the be honest look

"No l snuck out"she nodded and went back to the cooking device I pulled Adam upstairs while explaining what all we can dress up in!

Some hours passed with Adam and me playing dress up he didn't want to but I gave him kisses then he wanted to

he so silly

"Isabella can I play with your Nintendo I broke mine"he picked at his eye I nodded and pulled out my pillow and dug until I felt something in the case

"Don't get it sticky"I said while biting my tongue

"I won't you wussy"he laughed and layed on the floor

"I ain't no wussy"I cried

"Is to!"

"No you are!"

"Is not!"

"Is so!"I pushed him and he bumped his head I fell to the ground laughing

"Your mean!"he stood and pushed me into the wall I fell and layed there not moving

"Isabella stop playing"he shook me but I layed there trying not to laugh

"Ahh!"I screamed scarring him

"Your mean!"he growled while playing with my hair I laughed and ran to my window after hearing a horn

Daddy

"Should I stay?"Adam asked looking out the window with me as we watched my daddy get out his truck with beer

"Don't leave me"I let tears fall he hugged me and soon as I heard my mom scream for him to stop hitting her my tears turned to a waterfall.

You good for nothing low down bastard is what I wanted to yell at my daddy as he sipped his beer while making mom sit while he sipped his beer and go through her purse

bastard

"Ain't a goddamn thing in here- woman do I have to beat money out you!?"he demanded and took another swig of his beer

can I buy you a brain, I thought bitterly as he slapped mommy and she hit the ground

"Woman get your ass off the ground!"

you hit her there you ass!

He stood and walked passed mommy and walked into the bathroom near the guest room next to the staircase I waited until he was out of sight and stood and headed to mommy as she coughed out her poor lungs I knelt to her and just held her as she cried in my arms until the moon shone through the kitchen window casting a shadow on us.

The next morning I woke up I immediately went towards mommy who was coughing her lungs out

she's getting sick

"Mommy lie down"I instructed and laid her back I knew that low down man called daddy was gone because I seen him leave last night

bastard of the world- just die

I crawled in next to mama and felt her breathing deepen worse I cringed as she kept coughing and coughing I watched her eyes close then quickly went downstairs, got on phone and called the number I was taught to remember when anything bad happen

911.

She has pneumonia. and something else about her heart. she has to take pills for it.

Daddy just hits her when the doctor told us. I cursed him out in my head

Don't think he doesn't notice the hate I have for him. he knows it

I don't care.

Mommy breathing is weak

she looks so sick

I went to the kitchen and returned with her heart medicine

"Mommy open"she opened her mouth and I put the pills and she swallow with water

It's pathetic I'm eight taking responsibility of daddy job he has nerve to even be breathing- the doorbell just rung I look at mommy she's asleep I run downstairs and open the door

Adam

"Isabella I gotta tell you something-"

"Adam I can't play today mommy is sick I need to care for her before my daddy come home and beat her"I say he saddened in the face but trys again I close the door and lock it

he leaves. I don't open and apologize I just watch him disappear

sorry Adam but mommy needs me your news will have to wait

I ran upstairs as mommy is coughing up a storm I crawl in bedside her

she's shaking and crying

"Mama don't cry"I say pulling the sheets up to her chin she nods but keeps crying I watch her sleep then fall with her I'm half sleep when a door is slammed downstairs

he's home.

"Get the hell off your mother look at her she's soon to be in the coffin as we speak now"he slurs as he throw his beer bottle against the wall above mommy's head

I kick him and run the hell out as he swap for me but misses

He didn't get me. but mommy was on the ground

I found her there after hiding over hours I ran to her and stayed strong as I seen some of her pills on the floor and the bottle completely empty

none left

I picked her body up and cradled with her

she was all cold.

her chest wasn't moving. nothing was.

"I'm not leaving you I'm staying mommy, do you hear me I'm staying" I say as tears fell on her clothes and her ghost body set still.