Beaten

Chapter 1

     So many people think of me as the one with the perfect life. The one who got whatever she wanted. The one with the sweetest parents.
     Well I don't have the perfect life, I'm not even close. My name is Paige, one of the most popular girls in the school. People think that being popular means having a perfect life. Well let me tell be the first popular girl to tell you it isn't a perfect life. My parents got a divorce when I was two years old. I haven't talked to my dad since then. I'm pretty sure he hasn't tried making an effort to communicate with me. Now my mom has a new boyfriend who I'm pretty positive will be the death of me. Literally. His name is Jeffery Hecimovich, he's 40 years old. Not only is he old but he always smells like bad beer. But what tops all of that is he well abuses me.
       I still remember the first time I met Jeffery. He seemed so nice but after a week he started to show his real self. He never acts like himself around my mom. When she isn't  around though. That's a whole different world.
       "Sweetheart will you please grab me a beer?" Seems pretty sweet right? Wrong. It may seem like he is super sweet but he is abusive and can't handle himself when my mom isn't around. I still have scars from him beating me to prove it. I want to tell my mom but she seems so happy with him and I don't want to be the reason she isn't anymore. But one day it will find its way out from the back of my throat and I won't be able to stop it.
    "Paiges time to go!"My mom yelled from the bottom of the stairs. I grabbed my shoes and ran down as fast as I could. I got to the bottom and saw my mom standing there with a big smile. I smiled and kissed her cheek as I grabbed my keys before leaving. I got to my car and threw my bag into the back seat. I started my car and pulled out. I started to drive up to my best friend's house. She only lived like a block away so it was easy to grab her and go.
       "I can't believe we are seniors this year!!!"Sydney said as she climbed into my car. I laughed as she buckled up.  I put my car into drive and we were on our way to school. This was our last year at Spanish Springs. It's honestly crazy how fast these past four years have gone.
      "Hey lets crush this year and make it one to remember!"She said as she turned up my radio and started playing One Direction. That was the reason why I loved her. She was a total goof ball.
      "Yea let's kill it!"I said as we sat in my car jamming out to One Direction.