Looking For Freedom

Gotta get away whatever the cost

My father came home from the shop again tonight his breath smelled like beer and his voice was slurred. He had been like this since mom died your brother had ran away a long time ago but you had gotten a call two weeks before that he had been killed in a street fight. He had abandoned you but he was still your brother and your heart dropped when you got that call. At this moment your father charges towards you his hands are bloody from the poor animal that they butchered at the shop you knew that if he didn't calm down right now your blood would be there as well. You backed away into the wall and closed your eyes waiting for the impact of his fist to hit you.

"D-dad ....I-it's me (y-y/n)  ple-please stop."
Your voice was a whisper and you were afraid he didn't stop you felt him hit you and you fell to the ground he kicks you screaming curse words at you when you try to crawl away he grabs your hair and pulls you back up.

"STAND UP STRAIGHT WHEN I'M SPEAKING TO YOU GIRL YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF"
You cover your ears against the screams and try to stop the blood pouring from your nose you feel your stomach churn at the blood rolling down your face. Your left eye is blurred and you mumble to the man you call father standing in front of you.

"I-I'm sorry sir....it won't happen again...."
You hold your shoulders straight back and hold your head up trying to look confident and not scared but you receive a hard slap from him and you nearly vomit from the pain your head spins and you stand back up straight quickly knowing your father hates sloppy posture. You heard your dog barking in your room your father turns and starts towards it you know he will kill your dog it's the only thing mom left behind that dad didn't barter away so you rush up and pull on his arm.
"Dad no don't h-hurt Andy"
Your father turns on you and slams your head into the stairs.
"DID I TELL YOU TO SPEAK WENCH!"
He screams at you and you crawl up the stairs you can't take this anymore he grabs your ankles and you kick him in the head and run. You scramble up the stairs hearing him load his gun and you slam your door locking it you put Andy's leash on grab a bag full of food and money you packed the night before and jumped out the window climbing down the siding Andy jumps you catch him and hold him to your chest climbing down with one arm his weight and yours was to much. The trellis breaks and you fall a good five feet onto the ground immediately you know your left ankle is broken mostly because the bone is sticking out of the side of your leg. Andy nuzzles you and tries to get you up but the blood and bones are intoxicating your vision blurs worse you hear Andy bark and growl turning your head you hear your dad shoot his gun and a bullet misses you by two inches you force yourself up. The pain in your ankle and where you have been beaten drives you forward. Your backpack sickeningly bounces on your back as you move every step is agony like the worst pain you have ever felt. Andy slips between your legs and you fall forward and the dog runs you cling to his back he's limping and is obviously struggling to keep you balanced but you can't do anything. You finally let go darkness consumes you.

When you awaken pain shoots through you as your dumped by Andy onto a wooden floor as he barks rather loudly for help. A man clears into view he seems to be made of fire he is wearing a suit and is looking at you rather curiously fear strikes you because the man is standing over you and your mind immediately goes to the worst possible thing and you try and squirm away the fire man backs off but says in a smooth tone.

"No need to be frightened I pulled you and your dog off the streets you looked like you were dead."

"Well I'm not" you reply trying not to sound scared but fail horribly "who are you "

The man smiles "My name is grillby this is my restaurant you can call me grilbs that's what all my friends call me."  His voice sounds like burning fire it pops whenever he speaks just like a campfire and your guessing he is a monster from the underground the barrier had been broken for a good three months but you had never seen a monster before.