Why Me?

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

It was a day after the night with Evelyn and I walk inside the house after 9:30pm,” I’m home!” I call out to no one in particular knowing that Mom is probably asleep upstairs and Dad is drinking a can of beer while watching a football game.

“Wwwhereee ‘avvve ooou bbeen?” Dad stumbles into the hallway in front of me.

“At school Dad, now I have a lot of homework to do, so goodnight.” I try to step around him but he moves back in front of me.

“Iiii ddon’ttt thinnnkk sooo,” he grabs my wrist and slams me against the wall. “Yooou’rreee sllleeppping aarrouund, arrenn’tt yooo? Yoooou litttllle whhhoooree,” he slurs and breaths heavily in my face. All I could smell was beer, it almost made me want to gag.

“No Dad, I haven’t,” I said trying to slowly move away from his face.

“I dddon’tt trrrusstt yoouu, buuutt allwwayyss knnnow tthhat yyyouuu’rre mmmy babbyy giirrlll,” he whispered the last part and gave me a slobbery kiss on the cheek.

“Yea ok Dad, I’ll remember that,” I mumbled as he loosened his grip on me. Then when I was about to walk up the stairs, Dad’s grip tightened and he yanked me down onto the ground. He started kicking me in the ribs; I was too slow to cover myself from the blows and was getting short of breath, every time I tried to breath Dad would knock the air out of my lungs. Then, when I was about to give into the darkness, I heard footsteps on the stairs.

“Rick! Rick stop it you’re hurting her! STOP!” I heard my Mom scream trying to push him away from me. When I finally felt the kicks stop, I opened one of my eyes to see that he slapped Mom on the cheek, leaving a big red circle. She had tears in her eyes, looking at me as if to say ‘I’m so sorry.’

“Dooon’ttt yyouu ffuuckkinnng teeell mee wwhaatt too ddo!” Dad sneered and walked back into the living room. I saw him lay down on the couch and a few minutes later I heard deep, thick snoring.

“Mom, are you ok?” I asked but it didn’t sound very audible.

“Oh honey, I just got slapped and you got kicked in the ribs repeatedly and you ask if I’m ok? I’m so so sorry, come on; let’s get you to your room.” Mom whispered, not wanting to wake him up.

“Come on Mom, I’m fine,” I tried to smile but it turned into a wince. My ribs and stomach felt like they’re on fire. We took our time walking up the stairs and into my bedroom.

“You are NOT fine! You are injured very badly and you need time to let it heal.” Mom said and settled me down onto the bed; she pulled the covers on me and left to go into my bathroom. She came out with some water and Tylenol pills. I swallowed the pills and finished the cup of water while Mom left the room and came back with a bag of ice and a damp towel. She put the bag of ice on my stomach, slightly soothing the burning pain I was feeling and the damp towel on my head. “Now you are staying home until I say you can go back to school, and that’s final.” She gave me a stern look and left no room for any dispute. I just nodded my head and relaxed my sore body.

“Thanks Mom, I love you,” I said.

“I know, and I love you too,” she kissed me lightly on the cheek and started walking out of my room, turning the lights off on her way. “I’ll see you in the morning dear.” She gave me a small smile and left the room, shutting the door softly. I couldn’t help but feel overcome with weakness and hatred. I hated that I was always so weak and stupid, ‘Maybe it would be better if I was never alive,’ I thought and fell asleep with that thought in my head, replaying itself.

Two days have gone by and it’s Saturday. I talked to Evelyn and Pierce during that time. Evelyn said she was busy today because Wyatt wants to take her shopping but that she would come by later to give me my homework from this week. Pierce told me that his Great-Grandmother was in the hospital because she had a very serious stroke and was now in the hospital. They wanted to see her before anything else happens and she dies. I just sat in my bed and watched reruns of The Big Bang Theory. It was on the episode of when Sheldon’s mother comes to visit and Sheldon has all the cats in his room since he stopped being friends with Amy, I love the Mom. Suddenly my phone started singing ‘When I Grow Up by: The Pussycat Dolls,’ I recognized the ringtone and person, Maisie.