Slightest Hope

Slitest Hope; Chapter 1

I sit looking out the window playing my guitar. "You won't be like them." I mumble tears rolling down my cheek. I look at my guitar. The strings warn down and what's left from the stickers I use to place as a kid. A tear falls on the guitar joining the other few already there. "You don't have talent." I mumble. I think of the things people have told me. I start singing a song I learned from my childhood, a song my dad use to sing to me before he tucked me in. Before I knew it I was interrupted by the door swinging open. "Casey, change Adrianna's dripper!" My mom shouted furiously. "Right away." I mumbled. "What did you just say young lady!"My Mom Asked, "Right away." I repeated louder. I stood up and put my guitar away. "You better be getting rid of that thing soon!" She yelled. I headed to Adrianna bedroom. Adriana is my little sister. I could here her crying from outside the door. Right when I walked in her eyes immediately lit up. "SIS!!" She said in her adorable little baby voice. "Hey adri." I said. I picked her up and placed her in my arms. "Hows my little adri?" I asked not expecting any answer. Then the smell filled my nose. "Eck!!!" I said as I placed her on the changing table. After changing her dipped I placed her back in her crib. "Night night Adi." I said hoping today wouldn't be like all the last. I was wrong- the crying started as I stated to walk away. "You better shut that baby up!" I heard my mom yell from the kitchen. Shes probably enjoying a nice bag of Doritos while I struggle with the baby. "Yes, mother." I didn't enjoy calling her mother since she is actually not my real mother.

I picked Adri up and held her in my arms. I started singing a lullaby but she continued to cry. "Adri please. Don't get mother upset." I pleaded. She of course didn't understand and continued to cry. "Cassey!!!" I heard mother yell. "I'm trying Mother!" I replied. I started to rock Adri, she still continued to cry. I heard footsteps enter the room. Adri slowly calmed down and stopped crying. I placed her in her crib and looked at my mother standing by the door. "Mother, I'm sorry. She just-" My mom stepped closer and I stopped. "Mom." I said. She slapped me hard on the cheek. The pain rushed in. She must have hit me as hard ad she could. The pain was so bad. I felt water fill my eyes. "I said shut. That. Baby. Up!" She said Angrily she took one last look at me and walked out of the room. I fell on my knees and began to cry. This isn't the first time this has happened, many times she has hit me, kicked me, slapped me. The pain never seems to stop. I stood up wiped the tears from my cheek. I looked over at Adri. Feeling sorry that she would have to Stand this pain that I go through when she gets older.

I walked into the bathroom looking at myself. My check being Red as a cherry, and my eyelashes soaked. I picked up one of the towels and wiped off my eyelashes. They still looked wet but I didn't care. I always looked like this, I looked like I stayed up all night crying and had been beaten for months, its somewhat true. "Cassey get in here!" I heard my mom call form the living room. I walked into the room and stood in front of her. "I tell you so many times to keep that baby quiet, and why do I still hear her?!" She asked rudely. I wanted to defend myself saying "I tried, or she's a baby she doesn't know better, or even why dont you keep her quit." But I knew that would just bring more pain. Instead I replied, "Im sorry mother, I'll try harder."