Falling For You || Shawn Mendes

Prologue

"GET UP YOU WORTHLESS ASS!" my mom yelled throwing my blanket away from my body. I groaned and opened my eyes to look at her.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Go get me bottles of beer." she growled.

I managed to get up out of bed and stand in front of her. It's always like this in the morning. I wake up to the sound of my drunk mom yelling and sometimes hitting me.

"But it's 8 in the morning!" I said.

"I DON'T FUCKING CARE! NOW DO AS I SAY AND SHUT THE FUCK UP." She yelled slapping me across the cheek before leaving my room. I felt my face burn as I held my cheek groaning from the pain.

By the way, I'm Lily Watson. 17 years old. Long brown hair, blue-green eyes. I love black. I like dark colors. It always described my life. Nothing but darkness surrounding me. I live with my mom in this hell-like house. My mom basically hates me. My dad died when I was seven, which sucks. He left me with this monster. I'm an only child. And since my dad died, my mom has been like this for as long as I can remember. I got used to it but sometimes I just wanna fight back. But I can't. Not yet. I planned on leaving this house, I planned on leaving her. But I got no where to go. We live in San Francisco, and I don't have any relatives to run to. My life sucks, I know.

I walked in the shower and stripped my clothes off me. I turned the water on and let the cold water run down my pale skin. After washing my body, I wore a pair of black skinny jeans, black converse and a grey hoodie with a black tank top under it. I grabbed my phone and wallet then headed downstairs and went out of the house.

I walked on the streets with my hoodie pulled over my head. I'd like to hide my face so nobody would notice me even if no one here knows who I am. Good thing the supermarket is just around the corner so it wouldn't be so hard walking. After a few minutes of walking, I made my way to the market and went straight to the drinks section. I grabbed a few bottles of beer and then paid for them at the cashier. The guy gave me a weird look before scanning the bottles.

"Aren't you a bit too young to-" I cut him off before he even finished his sentence.

"First of all, this isn't for me. And second, I'm 18, so don't tell me what to do." I rudely said and handed him the money. Of course I had to lie about my age.

To be honest, I don't like people judging me because of my appearance or what I do for my mom. They don't know my story. It's my life not theirs. I wasn't always like this. Pain changes people. My mom changed me.

"Thank you, come again." The guy said handing me the bag of beers and my change. I got out of the store and walked home.

I got in the house and saw my mom on the couch drinking a bottle of beer.

"Here." I sternly said handing the beer to her.

"It's about time." She said opening a bottle. I rolled my eyes and went to the kitchen. I'm starving.

I made myself a sandwich and took a bite.

"What's the point of you eating? It's not like you need it." My mom slurred.

"You're never gonna be noticed. You're just a nobody. No one will ever like you. You're worthless." She continued.

Hearing my mom say those things shatter my heart into a million pieces. But I always tell myself to stay strong and never mind what my mother say.

But sometimes her words hit me like rocks. Painful and hard. It left scars in my mind. Scars that would never disappear. Scars that are meant to scare me and never believe in myself for a long time.

Sometimes I blame my dad for all this. He left me with this living hell. Sometimes I even think to myself..

What if I died with him? Would anything change?

Of course there would. My mom would probably be in prison or in a mental institution by now. But no. My dad just decided to go off by his own and leave me and my mom be. So here I am, living my life in pain, hoping that things would change for the better.

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The next chapter will be published when I get the time that I could release it.

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- Sophia